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Offline MG39

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My Brined Bait
« on: Mar 22, 2019, 10:03 AM »
This is the first of four batches of a new recipe for brined smelts. These are 21 days old.






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Re: My Brined Bait
« Reply #1 on: Mar 22, 2019, 10:13 AM »
How much for a dozen? 😬
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Re: My Brined Bait
« Reply #2 on: Mar 22, 2019, 10:19 AM »
Bob, Thats some good looking bait. I think the brine will firm them up so they don’t get mushy. I have bought some frozen from the bait shops that don’t hold up after they thaw out. Probably not brined that’s why. Yours sewn on a hook will troll nice.
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Offline RealBigReel

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Re: My Brined Bait
« Reply #3 on: Mar 22, 2019, 10:47 AM »




A few of mine, thanks ;)
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Re: My Brined Bait
« Reply #4 on: Mar 22, 2019, 11:38 AM »
Those look great Bob! Let me get my needle!
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Re: My Brined Bait
« Reply #5 on: Mar 22, 2019, 12:13 PM »
im interested as to what you used to do that. thanks !
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Re: My Brined Bait
« Reply #6 on: Mar 22, 2019, 02:06 PM »
Quote from: RealBigReel on Mar 22, 2019, 10:47 AM



A few of mine, thanks ;)

Those came out nice Glen. I have three more batches working.

I just noticed, what's that poor Tommy Cod doing in there?
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Re: My Brined Bait
« Reply #7 on: Mar 22, 2019, 02:20 PM »
Quote from: MG39 on Mar 22, 2019, 02:06 PM
Those came out nice Glen. I have three more batches working.

Got some nice sliders made up too, don't care what anyone says, your alright Bob.
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Offline Seamonkey84

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Re: My Brined Bait
« Reply #8 on: Mar 22, 2019, 03:11 PM »
I did that last year with great results. Lots of salt and baking soda. http://www.lakemichiganangler.com/tips/general/how_to_make_salted_minnows.htm

That reminds me, need to tie up more slider rigs too.
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Re: My Brined Bait
« Reply #9 on: Mar 23, 2019, 06:13 AM »
How long in the smoker before you eat them?
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Offline woodchip

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Re: My Brined Bait
« Reply #10 on: Mar 23, 2019, 07:51 AM »
Probably soak them over night in Maple syrup   Use them for Easter dinner deserts!!
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Offline grub662

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Re: My Brined Bait
« Reply #11 on: Mar 23, 2019, 09:19 AM »
That's nice looking bait.
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Re: My Brined Bait
« Reply #12 on: Mar 23, 2019, 09:44 AM »
To heck with bait! Looks so good I'll eat it. Like a big ole canned sardine @)
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Re: My Brined Bait
« Reply #13 on: Mar 23, 2019, 09:49 AM »
Quote from: grub662 on Mar 23, 2019, 09:19 AM
That's nice looking bait.

I hope the stripers think so. ;D
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Re: My Brined Bait
« Reply #14 on: Mar 23, 2019, 09:58 AM »
I think about it every day now. ;D
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Re: My Brined Bait
« Reply #15 on: Mar 23, 2019, 10:16 AM »
Those look irresistible!!
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Re: My Brined Bait
« Reply #16 on: Mar 29, 2019, 09:51 AM »
Quote from: Linedogg104 on Mar 23, 2019, 09:44 AM
To heck with bait! Looks so good I'll eat it. Like a big ole canned sardine @)

I got thinking.....if you ate one of those smelts, you'd set a record for getting down off a pole and looking for a one holer, or as Fred Sanford would say "you'd have to change your drawers"  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: My Brined Bait
« Reply #17 on: Mar 29, 2019, 12:02 PM »
Quote from: MG39 on Mar 29, 2019, 09:51 AM
I got thinking.....if you ate one of those smelts, you'd set a record for getting down off a pole and looking for a one holer, or as Fred Sanford would say "you'd have to change your drawers"  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: My Brined Bait
« Reply #18 on: Apr 02, 2019, 06:12 AM »
Nice looking smelts! Thanks for letting us come down ! Great experience  ;D ;D Eric..
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Re: My Brined Bait
« Reply #19 on: Apr 02, 2019, 05:45 PM »
 
my those look great , I have a question what are the length of those smelt
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Re: My Brined Bait
« Reply #20 on: Apr 02, 2019, 06:07 PM »
Nice work! I vac packed my "Frankenbait" herring, a pile of shiners, salted fresh shrimp and some marinated hot dogs and popped 'em in the freezer for next season. I wish bait that size was more available here. It's either 12 - 15" or 5 - 8" with not very much in that 9 - 12" range that I like the most. Maybe I'll have to look more diligently during the off season OR get out and target some ciscoes before ice up. Plenty of opportunities for that in the north of WI.

I really miss the smelt and bloater chubs (even more) from Lake Michigan. Gotta roll with the times.

Again, nice catch and great work at preserving quality bait for the coming season!  :clap: :thumbsup:
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