Anybody know where I can get whole frozen smelt?????

[docbas]

I don't know why nobody carries it around here, but they should.  Does anyone know of a place around mid-michigan that you can buy whole smelt???

[Mr_Jigster]

kroger?  ive seen them in the freezer section.  no joke

[docbas]

I've looked here, no luck.  Also looked at Meijer, also no luck.

[Mr_Jigster]

I live in Oxford, I seen some the last time I was in there (Lake Orion Kroger).

[docbas]

I'm in Frankenmuth, that's quite a drive for me, but I will keep it in mind.  Thanks.

[vinegar strokin]

Make a smelt trip...

[Thor Hammer]

higgins lake...

[jjmoser]

Go in to an Asian market and you will find a variety of frozen whole fish from the size of pike chubs all the way down too smelt.  They might even have smelt, I have seen bluegill and bass live in one stores aquarium.  I have tried squid tentacles and used it just like a wedgee to imitate zooplankton.  It worked well, I couldn't imagine what else would too.  Even herd of mackerel type fishes used for pike on dead bait rigs, nice and oily.  Check it out if you got one near, you never know what you might stumble in too.  Or like the past few posters said just go to Higgins, the closest spot to you, and nab some fresh ones.         

[imajigger]

some gas stations sell them in big bags(theres one on 75 and 57 just north of flint)its a mobil gas station. they also sell alligator meat, shrimp, walleye all kinds of stuff

[mikeyd]

www.WalleyeDirect.com/Smelt ... thats the only place i've found them

[Snoman2005]

More local than an internet purchase, call Merindorf Meats in Williamston.  Their link is: http://www.merindorfmeats.com/

2 years ago I bought 11 lbs of WHOLE SMELT for $32.  I am using the last of them this season for pike.

ENJOY!!!

[docbas]

Thanks for the info, everyone!!!!!!

[AP48823]

This might be a dumb question, but do they come gutted?  If not, they still work?  I've never had luck with dead rigs on my tip ups...

[jjmoser]

Try dead baits for pike last ice on tip ups and you will be super surprised.  Fish it about 2-3 foot under ice.  I don't usually fish for pike but I will set up one tip up from time to time and it is always a dead frozen fish laying around or in my shanty or a small fish, cut up, from that lake.  Find all year round bites but more so last ice when everything is melting.

[wally-eye]

Pike "will" eat a headless gutted smelt just as fast as a whole one.........Go to the store and buy a small package of cleaned smelt and try it......you'll like the results.......  One store by me has a dozen cleaned smelt for next to nothing.......cheap easy and just as effective as whole smelt........