catching bait

[Duck Butter]

Sometimes you can have too much bait and like the article said, the bait typically relieves themselve so all that will kill them quick. For shiners in freshwater I always change the water to the body of water I am fishing and place a frozen water bottle or at the very least a ziploc full of ice to cool the water down they will live much longer. If you put ice directly in there, the chlorine in the ice will sometimes kill them. Change the water out frequently and don't puy too many in one container

[Beach Bum]

Originally Posted by Duck Butter

Sometimes you can have too much bait and like the article said, the bait typically relieves themselve so all that will kill them quick. For shiners in freshwater I always change the water to the body of water I am fishing and place a frozen water bottle or at the very least a ziploc full of ice to cool the water down they will live much longer. If you put ice directly in there, the chlorine in the ice will sometimes kill them. Change the water out frequently and don't puy too many in one container

There are also additives you can buy that remove chlorine and ammonia and add oxygen to the water, but I've never needed or tried them. If you can't change your water easily, these might help.