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Have never tried anything other than live bait. Where do you get the smelt and how do you puncture the swim bladder? Would like to try it next weekend if there is ice.Thanks
I rarely buy smelt, because they die within 24 hours. Maybe I'll buy a dozen this year and use them alive until they die. I don't remember ever having good luck with any dead bait on lake Winnipesaukee in NH.
i use nothing but trout to 12" and ocean herring to 15".
How do you get your dead baits to sink I have tried to use smelt but just don't seem to get the hang of it