I use shrimp ALOT for trout. I like to use e-z peel shrimp from the seafood bar at my local grocery store. I’ll pick up one or two.the night before I hit the ice, and this is how I prefer to process them.
Shell the shrimp, and start from the back cutting the tail in about 1/4” pieces until you reach the part where they start to split. I take my knife and cut that part in two, and finish the process by cutting each side into the same 1/4” pieces. Put everything into a sealed container, and into the fridge. I use one piece on the jig, and fish like you normally would. I don’t use traps or a jawjacker, but either jig or dead-stick with a second rod. Shrimp works when waxies or mealies don’t! Good Fishing! Ski
