I’ve been grinding fish to make a bait for coon and mink. Really would like to find a good binder. I tried using fish meal but wasn’t crazy about the results.
Really would like to find something that’s edible and doesn’t throw the flavor of the bait off.
Any recommendations?

Have you tied oatmeal , corn meal or possibly flour? Let us know what worked the best! Good luck

I dont do anything but grind shad whole and fresh. Then freeze it in quart jars. Thaw as needed. Ground fish in a hole is not easy to remove. Keeps the critter there, moving its feet around to remove it all.

For coons nothing I have bought or tried beats ground whole and fresh crawdads.

Blood meal works and is more finer than fish meal used that alot when I was making fish paste for pipe sets

Try clear gelatin.

Xanthan Gum. Buy it at Walmart in the bakery section.

Thanks for the help