Minnow price index

FishinMagician · **Posted:** Thu Dec 12, 2013 8:39 pm

Luckys in Trenton is $6.20 after taxes for 12 "exactly" the guy tried to give me a dead one. I'm not paying for a dead minnow when they are $0.52 EACH! If I could find a supplier I would buy a bunch and sell them to fellow anglers for no profit. What happened to the $6.00 for a "scoop"? Stacey at pro tackle probably still has the best price!

teppy · **Posted:** Fri Dec 13, 2013 1:38 am

Minnows/trappers are hard to come by now a days, we are lucky to still have suppliers. imo

Mike Rousseau · **Joined:** Sat Dec 01, 2012 2:22 am **Posts:** 43

Posted prices without sizes won't help much...
$6 a dozen is terrible for perch bait but it's not bad for 5"+ minnows...

Our local shop changes his price whenever he wants... One day he was charging $2 per minnow for 5-6" minnows then a week later .75 for the same size bait...

It's frustrating...

Pro Tackle · **Posted:** Fri Dec 13, 2013 10:05 am

Hey guys,

We are the same price as always and still have not learned how to count. You get extras!

As for business...You really don't make much money on minnows. (at least we dont)

As a retailer we have to buy a permit every year for $148.60. Plus you will get inspected. We are also regulated to what we can sell, how many are in our procession and where we buy minnows from. (Absolutely no minnows trapped south of the 401 or from Lake Simco area). We can only buy minnows from a licensed trapper. Their costs are extremely high. They also have to purchase a yearly trapper license and buy their territory just to be able to trap and sell commercially. It is expensive for them as well. This obviously raises the prices.

I have spent over $2000 in minnow tanks over the years and you do get die offs.

To be honest...its a pain in the a$$ business. We do it for you guys.

Plus we will open at 5am every day once Quinte Ice fishing really starts

I stock one of the Largest ice fishing tackle selections from Toronto to Ottawa. Its a huge gamble. Look at the last 2 years, A lot of businesses lost money because of poor ice conditions.

If you can trap yourself...it will save you a few bucks. But is it worth the efforts? You are allowed up to 10 dozen in your procession.

I hope this helped guys understand what it takes. It is hard to keep prices down.

Thanks for the support, please stay safe out there on the ice.

Stacy
Pro Tackle

redmandant · **Posted:** Fri Dec 13, 2013 10:21 am

Pro Tackle wrote:

Hey guys,

We are the same price as always and still have not learned how to count. You get extras!

As for business...You really don't make much money on minnows. (at least we dont)

As a retailer we have to buy a permit every year for $148.60. Plus you will get inspected. We are also regulated to what we can sell, how many are in our procession and where we buy minnows from. (Absolutely no minnows trapped south of the 401 or from Lake Simco area). We can only buy minnows from a licensed trapper. Their costs are extremely high. They also have to purchase a yearly trapper license and buy their territory just to be able to trap and sell commercially. It is expensive for them as well. This obviously raises the prices.

I have spent over $2000 in minnow tanks over the years and you do get die offs.

To be honest...its a pain in the a$$ business. We do it for you guys.

Plus we will open at 5am every day once Quinte Ice fishing really starts

I stock one of the Largest ice fishing tackle selections from Toronto to Ottawa. Its a huge gamble. Look at the last 2 years, A lot of businesses lost money because of poor ice conditions.

If you can trap yourself...it will save you a few bucks. But is it worth the efforts? You are allowed up to 10 dozen in your procession.

I hope this helped guys understand what it takes. It is hard to keep prices down.

Thanks for the support, please stay safe out there on the ice.

Stacy
Pro Tackle

Well said, I too am going thru all this headache to try and bring live minnows to our region (Orangeville) and we are ready to rock. It will be a learning curve but I am used to the Simcoe practice of $5 a scoop. The big problem with bait is the whole 'VHS' zones and the rules about buying and selling in these zones.

Stacey, any advice for a new guy on the block selling minnows? At 3+ hours away I am certainly not competition for ya :wink:

Thanks

Dan
Dufferin Outdoor Supply

Pro Tackle · **Posted:** Fri Dec 13, 2013 11:54 am

Dan,

Hey bud,

Give me a call, I should be able to give you some help.

Stacy
Pro Tackle

moto669 · **Joined:** Mon Feb 22, 2010 11:07 am **Posts:** 75

Trapping your own can be worth it if you have a good place to trap. I have a spot that I can put the trap in and have 5 dozen good sized minnows overnight. But it is hard to find a reliable spot to trap where your trap won't get stolen!

pickerel killer · **Joined:** Wed Oct 24, 2012 6:28 pm **Posts:** 648

Where do ya trap this time of year? Creeks with some fast water?

wayne · **Posted:** Fri Dec 13, 2013 3:22 pm

Beaver ponds is a good spot.

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