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Shelf stable fish bait #8650736
08/19/26 08:51 PM
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Yellowbelly Offline OP
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Anyone make one. I have a bout 50# of menhaden or pogey taking up room on my freezer

Re: Shelf stable fish bait [Re: Yellowbelly] #8650749
08/19/26 09:44 PM
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Salt cured fish is a pretty good way to go

Re: Shelf stable fish bait [Re: Yes sir] #8650752
08/19/26 09:56 PM
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Yes sir, when you use salt cured fish for bait, do you do anything to freshen it up, or do you just dig it out of the salt and throw it in the bait hole? I've been reading about it for years, but I've never played with it.

Re: Shelf stable fish bait [Re: Big Sam] #8650753
08/19/26 10:15 PM
08/19/26 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Sam
Yes sir, when you use salt cured fish for bait, do you do anything to freshen it up, or do you just dig it out of the salt and throw it in the bait hole? I've been reading about it for years, but I've never played with it.

When ive used it it was mixed in a formulation with other ingredients for coyotes or bobcats. Im not much of a water trapper. But if i was after water critters id maybe try some shellfish or shrimp essence if you wanted to stay with a fishy theme. But im sure better water trappers probably have better input.

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Re: Shelf stable fish bait [Re: Yellowbelly] #8650754
08/19/26 10:21 PM
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… you got to salt it … then marinate in exotic tinctured peacock bass urine … or you won’t catch anything

Re: Shelf stable fish bait [Re: ColdspringKidd] #8650755
08/19/26 10:24 PM
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Originally Posted by ColdspringKidd
… you got to salt it … then marinate in exotic tinctured peacock bass urine … or you won’t catch anything

I have some ingredients that i use that seem to be getting as hard to get as the ones you use... grin

Re: Shelf stable fish bait [Re: Big Sam] #8650787
08/19/26 11:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Big Sam
Yes sir, when you use salt cured fish for bait, do you do anything to freshen it up, or do you just dig it out of the salt and throw it in the bait hole? I've been reading about it for years, but I've never played with it.

Sam,
I Rinse off the salt in the stream, pond, crick, river etc... toss in the hole.
Squirt of fish oil.
Done

That what I did, freeze all mine now


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