The first plunges were usually in vain, and when a minnow was caught it was undoubtedly one of the wounded fish that Koskomenos had placed there in the lively swarm to encourage his little ones.
"A Little Brother to the Bear and other Animal Stories"
William Long
I had two on for a second, and had a number of touches from small Mahseer that I saw following the minnow, but failed to land anything, so alas!
"From Edinburgh to India & Burmah"
William G. Burn Murdoch
There ought to be a little bait left in the minnow pail."
"Gone Fishing"
James H. Schmitz