I need some goldfish...

[Shake N' Bake]

Anybody know where I can get some cheap goldfish in the Denton area. I will be using them for bait.

[simsknives]

walmart

[EastTXHunter]

You might check the Annual...If you use them in public waters, you're stocking a non-native fish. Wal-Mart used to be the cheapest - 10Cents a piece. But like I said, if you're in public, fresh water, I think TPWD will nail ya...

[Shake N' Bake]

You might check the Annual...If you use them in public waters, you're stocking a non-native fish. Wal-Mart used to be the cheapest - 10Cents a piece. But like I said, if you're in public, fresh water, I think TPWD will nail ya...

Never thought about that?? I'm wanting big ones and they are $6-8 ea at Walmart..

[Larry]

Not sure if they're open any more or not, but it's worth a phone call:

Live Bait Outlet
990 N Mill St, Lewisville, TX 75057
(972) 436-2642

[texan16]

Goldfish work great for bait, but they are expensive. If you have the time, you ought to try to catch ya a mess of perch for bait.

[Shake N' Bake]

Using goldfish is a NO NO... So scratch that idea. Perch it is!!

[ground level]

Heck, find ya a friends pond or community lake pond loaded with bullheads, can't do much better than using a polliwog for flatheads.

[Larry]

Using goldfish is a NO NO... So scratch that idea. Perch it is!!

Whoa...wait...where'd you find that out? Everything I've ever read and known said that you can use goldfish for bait. TPWD even lists things like "Bass anglers have very good success using live goldfish from the west fishing pier" for Purtis Creek.

[yanta61]

Whoa...wait...where'd you find that out? Everything I've ever read and known said that you can use goldfish for bait. TPWD even lists things like "Bass anglers have very good success using live goldfish from the west fishing pier" for Purtis Creek.

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[yanta61]

mail order some ..... http://www.andersonminnows.com/fish_farm_species.htm

Pet smart sells them pretty cheap. The smaller ones (1-2") were $0.13 each and the bigger(2-3") were $0.23 each

[EastTXHunter]

lol I said Check into it...Not that you cant do it. With the way game wardens have been swarming mid lake on Rayburn this last month I don't fart without checking the book!

Check this out - http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/regulati...ceptions.phtml

[N.DaWoods]

Use goldfish, or crawfish for the really good holes on your trotlines and then fill the rest of it with perch. The crawfish and goldfish will last a long time on the lines. It will help you to catch the big yellow cats. There is nothing wrong with using goldfish for bait. Goldfish will stay alive on a trotline for a long time, days. They are a carp, almost impossible to kill

[Shake N' Bake]

I say it's a no no.. But would a Goldfish be a Game Fish???

[Shake N' Bake]

lol I said Check into it...Not that you cant do it. With the way game wardens have been swarming mid lake on Rayburn this last month I don't fart without checking the book!

Check this out - http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/regulati...ceptions.phtml

I wasnt going off of what you said but what the annual said.