Non-Organic Baits
As of January 1, 2007, to preserve the fisheries and prevent the introduction of alien species, use of live bait in the Quetico Park is prohibited. This means minnows, leeches, night crawlers (or crickets, or beetles and any other organic bait) is NOT allowed. I guess that I can't find fault with this law since I grew up watching people bring in buckets of minnows to our resort in northeastern MN (Northwind Lodge) from Indiana, Iowa and who know's where else. I used to comment on how that was maybe not the greatest idea bringing in alien minnows into Minnesota and I used to hear the retort that they "were saving money", "these were really special minnows" and other moronic excuses. For all I knew they could have been hauling buckets of baby carp. Stop and imagine caring for a 5 gallon bucket of minnow with a whirring aerator and Bubba having to "set there on that there bucket" for fourteen hours as there was barely enough room in the van. I saw this occur many times with many Bubbas and my guess is that it occured LOTS of times all over the state of MN. All that B.S. and dinking around to save $8 in bait costs on a trip that probably cost at least $1000 with travel, food and lodging costs combined.
So, if they are able to effectively enforce the non-organic bait law, the Canadians wil probably do OK. We have several very effective solutions for the non-organic bait rule. Funny part is that this is not unusual and we've been recommending these baits for years. After all, who really wants to take care of minnows over portages, changing water, running aerators, etc. Leeches and crawlers need to be kept out of the sun. These baits are the un-dead and never die when left out in the sun.
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Walleyes, Bass, Northerns |
Bass, Northerns |
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Walleyes, Bass, Northerns |
Walleyes, Bass, Northerns |
Bass, Northerns |
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