The Bait Bucket narrowly avoids disaster after fire ... All of the store’s live bait was lost, and coupled with lost sales, Gohlke estimated a total loss of around $15,000.

Minnows are most effective as live bait, so they are best kept alive in a livewell or bait bucket, although some species, such as catfish, will still eat them dead. One of the most common -- and ...

CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Bait Bucket founder and previous owner Lenora Gohlke said the Flour Bluff-area business has survived its share of hardships. "We opened Memorial weekend of 1997," she said.