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Jack Mackerel home made bait for fox? #1159428
01/29/09 11:38 PM
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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?

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Re: Jack Makeral home made bait for fox? [Re: WAMjr] #1159475
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add honey and glycerin


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Re: Jack Makeral home made bait for fox? [Re: Cindy] #1159482
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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.


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Re: Jack Makeral home made bait for fox? [Re: mark] #1159502
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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.


Re: Jack Makeral home made bait for fox? [Re: WAMjr] #1159508
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Grind Mackerel, add glycerine and castor. Some rat glands wouldn't hurt nothing either.


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Re: Jack Makeral home made bait for fox? [Re: Bottomline] #1159524
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The mackrel and honey is a long time recipe Mel Hershberger, it works and works well


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Re: Jack Makeral home made bait for fox? [Re: Cindy] #1159672
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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...

Re: Jack Makeral home made bait for fox? [Re: Wade Lacey] #1159796
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Mel added a little Asafoetida (1/4 ounce) to two cans of mack.

Re: Jack Makeral home made bait for fox? [Re: kytrapper] #1159872
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I've used mackeral and peanut butter mixed in my PVC sets (on land) for coon... tends work great on fox too apparently.


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Re: Jack Makeral home made bait for fox? [Re: Rye] #1159949
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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.


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Re: Jack Makeral home made bait for fox? [Re: MJM] #1159966
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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.


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Re: Jack Makeral home made bait for fox? [Re: Trapper7] #1160037
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Re: Jack Makeral home made bait for fox? [Re: Cindy] #1160079
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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?


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Re: Jack Makeral home made bait for fox? [Re: NorthernNM] #1160157
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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


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Re: Jack Makeral home made bait for fox? [Re: NorthernNM] #1160209
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Originally Posted By: NorthernNM
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?


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Re: Jack Makeral home made bait for fox? [Re: wheelers] #1160267
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Jack mackerel and liquid smoke. They say it will call em in from long ways!

Re: Jack Makeral home made bait for fox? [Re: wheelers] #1160269
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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.


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Re: Jack Makeral home made bait for fox? [Re: wheelers] #1160274
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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?

Re: Jack Makeral home made bait for fox? [Re: coongrease] #1160299
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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.


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Re: Jack Makeral home made bait for fox? [Re: Cindy] #1160323
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Jack mack and vanilla extract. That's all you need....

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