I am wanting to make some bait for fox and yotes. I heard that Jack Makeral works well for this. Does anyone have any ideas on how to prepare jack makeral for fox bait?

add honey and glycerin

I don't know about fox or yote, but I do know that mixed with Fish Oil (I use Menhadden) and a little glycerin it works great in a pocket set for coon and mink.

well mark, thanks for the info. i may have to try that too. I am working on a little experament for coon bait using bacon grease and smoked clams in oil, and some kind of preservative.

Grind Mackerel, add glycerine and castor. Some rat glands wouldn't hurt nothing either.

The mackrel and honey is a long time recipe Mel Hershberger, it works and works well

I made mine like bottomline said. Mushed up jack mack with a touch of castor and enough glycerine to make it a paste. Have not got to use it much but it has worked great the little i did. The grey fox sure will dig till they get to it. Even took a coyote with it.

Think i read about it in the archives from Tracy Truman...

Mel added a little Asafoetida (1/4 ounce) to two cans of mack.

I've used mackeral and peanut butter mixed in my PVC sets (on land) for coon... tends work great on fox too apparently.

Mackeral will work alone or with about anything you want to add. I have used a fair amount of it mixed with honey and asafoetida and had good luck. You can add shellfish, shrimp, caster, rat gland or about anything you want.

IMO, Jack Mackeral is the best coon bait there is. I like to add a touch of beaver castor to just about all my lures. It just seems to enhance the smell and seems to attract almost any critter.

yah I know

It slipped my mind

so where do you all buy jack mackeral at? i've been wanting to ask that for a long time, glad to get it off my chest lol. but seriously?

In grocery store by cans of salmon, I suppose some use fresh stuff but we use canned dont have to grind just mix with fork when adding ingredients falls right apart

Dollar Store

Jack mackerel and liquid smoke. They say it will call em in from long ways!

sorry, didn't mean to hijack the thread but i really appreciate the responses. i swear, i've checked all of our grocery stores in town and a place we have here called big lots (like a dollar store) and i cant find the stuff. this might sound dumb does it actually say jack mackeral? thanks again.

If the weather is warm do you need to refrigerate this mackeral mix between uses or do you add something to it to keep it from going bad?

Asafoetida (1/4 ounce) to two cans of mack. as said above

Yes it says Jack Mackeral and it is by the canned salmon & tuna fish , never seen a store that didnt have it. Lots of people use it as an alterantive to salmon patties, because of cost.

You dont refrigerate and we use it up when we make and we sometimes run out of asafoetida so it dont always get it.

Jack mack and vanilla extract. That's all you need....