My other adaptation is I don't tie line from the minnow trap to the shore to a tree or rock that people can spot or find I tie strips of para cord down the sides of the trap and I toss it in the water and then I want to pick it out I just use a piece of rope with a grapple hook on it and snag the Trap and pull it out works pretty good. I don't use live bait that much but sometimes I like to dip a minnow or crawfish. The little kids in the family really like a minnow and crawdad trap and to pull it out and see what they caught.
