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2010/02/02 12:00:04 (permalink)

minows

were is the cheepest place for minnows , thanks
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    RE: minows 2010/02/02 12:07:39 (permalink)
    Wal-Mart pet section...

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    RE: minows 2010/02/02 13:15:48 (permalink)
    depends where you live...
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    RE: minows 2010/02/02 16:58:08 (permalink)
    normally they are all the same price around 250 or 3 bucks a dozen. Now depending on who you get them from is a different story. Some bait shops give you 12 to 15 for your 3 bucks and some places will dump them in 30- 40 at a time for your 3 bucks. Find "those places" and your in business. Dont forget to buy other stuff while your their at "those places" cause the bait shop owner will remember that and keep you in business all the time.

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    RE: minows 2010/02/02 20:27:18 (permalink)
    i like in erie so i was thinkin smiths bait shop anywere but bac
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    RE: minows 2010/02/02 21:01:15 (permalink)
    Poor Richards west of Walnut on Route 5!
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    RE: minows 2010/02/02 21:09:45 (permalink)
    yea thats were i was planning on
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    RE: minows 2010/02/02 22:44:10 (permalink)
    Smiths bait (presque isle angler dockside) on state street. or poor richards in fairview.
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    RE: minows 2010/02/03 13:06:54 (permalink)
    East End Angler in Harborcreek has them also. Nice size emerald shiners.
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    RE: minows 2010/02/03 15:27:36 (permalink)
    I would drive the extra little bit to go to East End Angler, usually a little bit extra for your dozen. BAC is a last resort and Smiths bait isnt an option for me anymore. I bought 5 containers of waxworms there around 2 sundays ago and only one container even had any bait in it, the other 4 weren't even washed out.
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    RE: minows 2010/02/03 15:34:04 (permalink)

    ORIGINAL: captnkirk

    East End Angler in Harborcreek has them also. Nice size emerald shiners.


    Perfect size for me.
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    RE: minows 2010/02/03 17:33:24 (permalink)
    WHERE AT IN HARBORCREEK. ALSO IF YOU HAD AN ISSUE WITH SMITH'S LET THEM KNOW, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DON'T WANT THE REP OF BAC.
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    RE: minows 2010/02/03 18:25:03 (permalink)
    ...and they shouldn't get it.  I've been very satisfied with the service.  Even hooked the boy up with a deal on slim jims.  lol

    Don't bother asking for the "hot spots" but for service, they're just fine.  Open your bait containers and have a look.  They don't mind.  I only wish they were open past 4 pm, but now I know to get bait earlier. 

    Walking into a bait/tackle shop and NOT smell bait because of the perfume is certainly... uhm... different.  I'm not complaining... just saying...
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    RE: minows 2010/02/03 21:20:11 (permalink)
    excellent post havejeepcango. yeah good point just open your containers, when I go in to get minnows I ask for no large ones, they watch what they give me. They do have good service. But Joe Hansen was the best in town, Gary at poor richards would be next.
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    RE: minows 2010/02/03 21:49:21 (permalink)
    Joe Hanson is my Hero.

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    RE: minows 2010/02/03 22:09:58 (permalink)
    i dont know who joe hanson is, but joe hansen is my hero
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    RE: minows 2010/02/03 23:01:37 (permalink)
    ORIGINAL: Alaskan

    WHERE AT IN HARBORCREEK. ALSO IF YOU HAD AN ISSUE WITH SMITH'S LET THEM KNOW, THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DON'T WANT THE REP OF BAC.


    I will call them tomorrow then, i still have the containers.
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    RE: minows 2010/02/03 23:08:09 (permalink)
    He was the grumpy looking guy that was actually quite nice ( don't always judge a book by the cover ) past shop owner who had Hansen's bait shop at the bottom of the peninsula next to Joe Roots grill when they were down there before they moved. To the top of the hill. Hansen's shop had everything, I mean everything crammed in that store. It sucked he retired and now the show is a souvenir stand. I Joe never counted minnows.
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    RE: minows 2010/02/04 07:50:34 (permalink)
    I was happy with my bait there as well, seemed I got a VERY healthy portion....I'm sure just an honest mistake. Good luck.

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    RE: minows 2010/02/04 08:35:42 (permalink)
    Hanson was great i remember walking into the bait store the smoke rolled out haha and when you asked for a 2 dozen minnows you got 6 dozen.....


    he should have been on one of the movies grumpy old men hahaha 
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    RE: minows 2010/02/04 09:01:46 (permalink)
    YES blaze16412!!!! He should have played the roll of the bait shop owner not Chuck! He would have fit the roll perfectly even though under that rough looking face is a nice and kind man!
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    RE: minows 2010/02/04 12:17:27 (permalink)

    ORIGINAL: blaze16412

    Hanson was great i remember walking into the bait store the smoke rolled out haha and when you asked for a 2 dozen minnows you got 6 dozen.....


    he should have been on one of the movies grumpy old men hahaha 


    Wow! yeah the good old days!

    That bait-store down by the Public Dock in Erie is also a very good value...live-bait wise

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    RE: minows 2010/02/04 12:36:12 (permalink)
    Hanson also could speak ENGLISH 
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    RE: minows 2010/02/04 12:50:45 (permalink)

    ORIGINAL: blaze16412

    Hanson also could speak ENGLISH 


    ?Que?

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    RE: minows 2010/02/04 14:23:12 (permalink)
    lmao
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    RE: minows 2010/02/04 16:53:26 (permalink)
    I would order 2 dozen minnows at Joes. They put so many minnows in I would have them take half out, cause I would have trouble keeping that many alive in the summer. And I knew that I needed 6 doz for perch fishing. Of course I bought lots ov other tackle off of Joe. I even bought my ice shanty off Joe, and that was a great deal. Andy, at Smiths and his other shop has been great too.
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    RE: minows 2010/02/04 23:47:44 (permalink)
    2.50 to 3.00/dozen? thats disgusting, i wouldnt pay more than 2.00/dozen, in the south central region we pay 1.50 t0 2.00/dozen. thats quite a raquet those bait shops got going on up there...
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    RE: minows 2010/02/05 07:36:27 (permalink)
    Yeah, you don't have to go far south to get them cheaper though.
    1.95/dz for smalls or mediums 1 county down. They're fatheads though, not shiners.
    I think that has something do do with the difference in price too.
    I usually still buy the shiners when I'm fishing in erie.
    Seems like they work better up there & fatheads better inland.

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    RE: minows 2010/02/05 08:12:15 (permalink)
    its $2 a dozen at Poor Richards
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    RE: minows 2010/02/05 09:49:50 (permalink)
    BAC down near that Tom Ridge Environmental Center accross from Waldameer is very expensive in my opinion. And the guy is real stingy with the minnow-net..

    he doesnt understand the magic business formula and still can't comprehend that a "return" customer is worth more than a single sale..

    I almost feel sorry for the poor guy...

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