And old timer taught me that in the grass catches more big minnows and I have put mine near to or in the grass ever since, baited with all beef hot dog wieners, nothing else. I have a 7/0 hook wired into my traps and the wieners are threaded on the hook, which suspends halfway inside the trap. When the tide is low my traps are out of water, sitting in mud. If you are a little late checking them the mud minnows will burrow in the mud and be fine for a couple hours.