Saturday I stopped at a bait shop that I hadn't been to in a few years. I bought a dozen mediums and a dozen pike bait. By the time I got to my camp in North Hero, about a half-dozen of them were dead. I also couldn't tell the difference between the mediums and the pike bait. When I fished Saturday, most of the bait was small enough to be catching perch. I won't name the bait shop but not only did many of the bait die quickly, but I am not sure I even got the amount that I paid for.
Sunday morning I tried buying my bait from Holiday Harbor. I was greeted by a very friendly woman at the bait shop/office. The bait was good sized and she even took out some of the pike bait that was too small and replaced them. Price was decent so I again bought a dozen of each. After fishing all day with the family, (10 tipups), I counted the bait remaining and still had more unused bait in my bucket than I had paid for.
I will be buying my bait from Holiday Harbor every chance I get from now on.
