Two ways depending on what you want to fish for.
Fillet method - I use this when I need strips of cut bait for trout or flounder.
Steak method - I usually scale the bait and cut it into steaks using a large steak knife. Take the piece of cut steak fish and remove the stomach "flaps" along the sides as they are not needed and cut down on your casting distance. Put the hook though the cut steak making sure the hook point is exposed.
Make sure you have two knives for fishing - a sharp filet knife and a serrated steak knife that can cut through skin and bones with ease. Dull knives can ruin your bait.
While at the beach, and especially during the hot months of the Summer, make sure to keep your bait in ziplock bags and place them directly on ice in your bait cooler. The bait cooler is used only for bait - no food unless you want to get bacteria
on the food you will eat later on.
Keeping fish on ice will keep your fish firm during the warm months and prevent it from getting mushy.
Fillet method - I use this when I need strips of cut bait for trout or flounder.
Steak method - I usually scale the bait and cut it into steaks using a large steak knife. Take the piece of cut steak fish and remove the stomach "flaps" along the sides as they are not needed and cut down on your casting distance. Put the hook though the cut steak making sure the hook point is exposed.
Make sure you have two knives for fishing - a sharp filet knife and a serrated steak knife that can cut through skin and bones with ease. Dull knives can ruin your bait.
While at the beach, and especially during the hot months of the Summer, make sure to keep your bait in ziplock bags and place them directly on ice in your bait cooler. The bait cooler is used only for bait - no food unless you want to get bacteria
on the food you will eat later on. Keeping fish on ice will keep your fish firm during the warm months and prevent it from getting mushy.
