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Salting Bait Question

Discussion in 'Questions & Answers: Gain Angling Knowledge' started by Nautical Gator, Nov 15, 2015.


  1. Nautical Gator

    Nautical Gator Forum Captain, Moderator, Peacekeeper Staff Member
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    Originally posted by jenkins on our old forum

    so I'm thinking about salting shrimp for bait. I've read it makes it tougher and you don't have to keep it cold and have heard it can out fish fresh. Just wondering if anyone on here has tried this or has any advice, info, or anything.
     
    Nautical Gator, Nov 15, 2015
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  2. keep it reel

    keep it reel Lieutenant Commander

    Look up brine. They use it for frozen bait so they'll hold up better when trolling. Brine will toughen up the skin some.
     
    keep it reel, Nov 15, 2015
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  3. Nautical Gator

    Nautical Gator Forum Captain, Moderator, Peacekeeper Staff Member
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    Bob fishingfool should be able to tell you what he does with his shrimp!

    Sam
     
    Nautical Gator, Nov 15, 2015
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  4. Nautical Gator

    Nautical Gator Forum Captain, Moderator, Peacekeeper Staff Member
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    Originally posted by jenkins on our old forum
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    I've looked into brining as well seemed like a common first step to salting baits as well as a preservation on its own. I figured I would thaw them out in a brine to have them start to firm up as I started fishing. Hopefully fishingfool will chime in.
     
    Nautical Gator, Nov 15, 2015
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  5. fishingfool

    fishingfool Lieutenant

    I've tried brining and it just doesn't do the job that salting your baits will. The idea is to pull the moisture out of the bait plus toughen them up. I always peel my shrimp and cut them into bait size pieces. This is your option!

    Here's the link to the article I did a while back on salting shrimp.


    This works for clams also. BYW: the shrimp will not freeze now that the moisture has been removed. They stay ready to fish!
     
    fishingfool, Nov 15, 2015
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  6. Nautical Gator

    Nautical Gator Forum Captain, Moderator, Peacekeeper Staff Member
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    Bob I forgot about you salting post, just re-read it, great job...

    there is a lot of how to posts on our clubs site, most are under topics titles and sections... Bobs helpful post is under Fishing School, Learning, Tips and Tricks… Help Center…

    Sam
     
    Nautical Gator, Nov 15, 2015
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  7. keep it reel

    keep it reel Lieutenant Commander

    I read a couple of articles about both, from what I got out of it salting bait in smaller pieces in layers does a good job for bait such as shrimp. Nice to see it in the club forums, opened my eyes to something I have not considered.
    Thanks guys
     
    keep it reel, Nov 15, 2015
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  8. Nautical Gator

    Nautical Gator Forum Captain, Moderator, Peacekeeper Staff Member
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    Originally posted by jenkins on our old forum

    I started looking into it because I realized I lost a lot of shad and skipjack(freshwater) last summer. Once it's frozen and thawed its done and really isn't much good after I froze it. I have some skipjack fillets I salted I'm gonna try out soon as it warms up here. Fishingfool have you ever tried bait shop frozen shrimp?
     
    Nautical Gator, Nov 15, 2015
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  9. keep it reel

    keep it reel Lieutenant Commander

    Most of the bionic ballyhoo that is pre rigged is brined or at least that's what I've been told by various bait shops down around boynton beach. They seem to hold up pretty good with or without a skirt. For shrimp I think salting us the way to go.
     
    keep it reel, Nov 15, 2015
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  10. fishingfool

    fishingfool Lieutenant

    Occasionally I buy a package if my own supply is low. But they're very expensive and have the heads on. There's roughly 36 shrimp in a package for $3.75 - $4.00. The one I weighed was less than 1/2#. That's $8.00 per pound. Throw away the head and tail and you just paid $16 per pound for those shrimp. If they are commercially packaged they are good. If the bait dealer freezes his live shrimp that have died in the tank you don't know what you're getting.
     
    fishingfool, Nov 15, 2015
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  11. Nautical Gator

    Nautical Gator Forum Captain, Moderator, Peacekeeper Staff Member
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    Originally posted by jenkins on our old forum

    If it's made by bionic bait it is brined. I read something about their process not long ago.
    Good point about the bait shop shrimp. The ones I bought last summer weren't bagged by the shop I want to say they were a couple bucks and they smelled really shrimp but weren't as sturdy as wally world ones.
     
    Nautical Gator, Nov 15, 2015
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