What is a "Chub Minnow"_How to get them?

[FlyLie]

Creek Chubs are what I think you are referring to.....they are in most creeks and I like to use them for croppie and bass....I don't stripper fish so don't know about that...I trap them with a legal size minnow trap but the biggest I get is maybe 3 to 4 inches which may not be big enough for what you are wanting them for.....they have a body about like a little bass but the fin on the back is a good bit different....there is a pic of the fish on this page,
that is if I got it pasted properly....if not you can find it at the dept of fish and wild life website.

http://fw.ky.gov/pdf/kyfishid.pdf

Hlleonard,

Thanks for the informaton. Anyone else have info?

[Hlleonard]

Hlleonard,

Thanks for the informaton. Anyone else have info?

I don't know where you could buy them but if you have a minnow trap and a creek someplace close to you, why don't you put a couple hands full of dry dog food in the trap and throw it in the creek for a couple days and give them a try the next time you go....I have kept them alive for a couple weeks here at the house....I have a 15 gallon tank that I put them in with a garden pump to oxygenate the water but I'm sure any tropical fish tank would do the same thing....I read at a website somewhere that they can grow to 11 or 12 inches but that they are normally much smaller than that....

For some reason or another the fellas on this board think that us fellas that like to use live bait are somewhat less deserving of respect than the rest.

[jamesdenson]

I don't know where you could buy them but if you have a minnow trap and a creek someplace close to you, why don't you put a couple hands full of dry dog food in the trap and throw it in the creek for a couple days and give them a try the next time you go....I have kept them alive for a couple weeks here at the house....I have a 15 gallon tank that I put them in with a garden pump to oxygenate the water but I'm sure any tropical fish tank would do the same thing....I read at a website somewhere that they can grow to 11 or 12 inches but that they are normally much smaller than that....

For some reason or another the fellas on this board think that us fellas that like to use live bait are somewhat less deserving of respect than the rest.

yea they can get to 11-12 i used to catch them with a ultralight rod then use them for catfish bait bass like them to but i dont think that you can buy them anywhere but may be wrong

[jamesdenson]

i checked the state record for chub minnows i see that its only 0.34 lbs im sure i can get one at least 0.5 think ill go try break a state record in a few days lol

[Hlleonard]

i checked the state record for chub minnows i see that its only 0.34 lbs im sure i can get one at least 0.5 think ill go try break a state record in a few days lol

lol....good luck to you.

[kygorski]

Have never seen any here in ky for sale. They are very popular way up north for walleye, most of them arwe about 3 to 4 inches long. Have you thought about suckers? On lake lanier small blue gill are used a lot.They are hardy.Some creek minnows are protected.so watch what you use.