[digiRAMbo]

So I've tried frozen bait with some success. I am planning to use frozen green crabs and was wondering if anyone else has tried them with success?

What's I've tried:
1. Frozen bloodworms: Caught fish. I put them in a Ziploc bag and froze it. Consistency and smell gets pretty nasty, but I've caught many white perches with frozen bloodworms. I don't recommend it, but I'll do it if I buy a $14 bag of worms and only end up using one or two.
2. Frozen shrimp: Caught fish. Again, there are consistency issues, but I've caught small stripers and white perch last year towards the end of the season.
3. Frozen Alewife: Didn't catch fish, but I've witnessed one person catch a 25-30" striper.
4. Frozen Spot: Didn't catch fish, but one person told me that he caught stripers with it. But he also mentioned that it happened when there was a striper run last month... I think they would have eaten anything.
5. Frozen Clam: Didn't catch fish.
6. Frozen Squid: Caught many skates and dogfish. Also caught croakers at the Sea Gull Pier.
7. Frozen Green Crab: ??? I am targeting togs in AC, NJ.

I try to freeze leftover bait, because $ adds up.

 

[Manlystanley]

Good topic. I'll look forward to responses. For me:

-- I have Frozen Alewife, it is so hard to keep on the hook.
-- I have frozen sandfleas in the freezer, waiting for next trip to OC.


-- Interesting note of Frozen squid. I'll look forward to others responses.

 

[bluefish1928]

If you have bloodworms left over, I would recommend salting them. It maintains a texture that makes them rather hook-able.
Froze shrimp, squid, and mullet all work.

 

[digiRAMbo]

Good topic. I'll look forward to responses. For me:

-- I have Frozen Alewife, it is so hard to keep on the hook.
-- I have frozen sandfleas in the freezer, waiting for next trip to OC.


-- Interesting note of Frozen squid. I'll look forward to others responses.

Have you caught fish with frozen alewife and sandfleas? Yup, I think dogfish and skates are easy to catch with frozen squid that you can find at any tackle shop. Croakers surprised me though. I was using bloodworms and my nephew was using squid (he doesn't want to handle BWs). I outcaught him 2:1, but he still caught them. Might have been because there was a school of them running.

 

[digiRAMbo]

If you have bloodworms left over, I would recommend salting them. It maintains a texture that makes them rather hook-able.
Froze shrimp, squid, and mullet all work.

I read about salting bloodworms but I am lazy and I can still hook'em and catch 'em after just throwing them in a ziploc bag and freezing it, so I don't bother. I might give it a try though.

What have you caught with frozen mullets? Haven't used them for bait yet.

 

[bluefish1928]

I read about salting bloodworms but I am lazy and I can still hook'em and catch 'em after just throwing them in a ziploc bag and freezing it, so I don't bother. I might give it a try though.

What have you caught with frozen mullets? Haven't used them for bait yet.

Back in my meat fishing days (in SC), we still managed to catch bluefish, weakfish, flounder, and red drum on frozen mullet. Of course, I would rather get live or freshly filleted ones with my cast net, but we always froze the leftovers from every trip. Starting in October, they get harder and harder to net from shore by the week. Mullet is not as mushy as menhaden (alewife/LY in local Maryland terms not to be confused to the other species of river herring ) and will actually stay hooked.

It will probably work for Potomac blue catfish.... I mean what doesn't?

 

[wildawes]

Frozen squid does not stay frozen for long. Squid is my go-to salt water bait. I have caught blues, croaker, flounder, and rockfish on squid.

Frozen alewife is hard to cast, but I use when on a boat. I have caught sea bass, grouper, rosefish and cod with it.

Frozen shrimp can be tricky, but I use it for croaker and blues. I use shrimp with heads, and then cut them in half.

I use frozen croaker on my deep drop trips. Mainly because I always have croaker in my freezer. I chunk it and works great.

 

[fishhead]

I've used frozen many times, most often mullet & bunker, but only if fresh isn't available after hitting 3 or 4 B&T shops. I take it along as insurance, but have no problem with chumming with cut up frozen bait if fresh is available. If you're looking to save money by using frozen when fresh is available, then you're likely going to get a lot of skunks ... unless you count skate or doggies

 

[Mastrbaitr]

If you wanna keep bloods a week longer and save some cash buy your worms in a styrofoam cup with lid. Soon as you get to the water rinse out the worms. Rehydrates them and cleans them. Do not use any form of tap water. Kept cool and dry I've used worms that where bought on a Sunday the following Thursday. I don't see why the worms wouldn't stay alive indefinately as long as you have salt or brackish water to rinse them out with every few days.

 

[greasemonkey54]

My biggest shore caught cat (35 inch 21lbs) was on frozen bluegill. Bunker is mush once frozen. Spot, shrimp and perch all work well after freezing

 

[catman]

No need to fret over frozen bait when you cal ALWAYS fish with Perdue Peelers. Most of you younger fishermen have probably never heard of it let alone used it. Quite simply it's Chicken Breast soaked in Crab Shedder Oil - not to be confused with bunker oil. To make Perdue Peelers you start with boneless chicken breast, pound them flat to about 1/4" thick, cut the flattened chicken into 1/2" wide strips like you would squid, put them in a Zip Lock bag and marinate in Shedder Oil overnight. Use it as you would use squid. If it swims and eats peelers or soft crabs it'll eat a Perdue Peeler. Just another tip from an oldtimer - OLD SCHOOL BABY. :fishing: .BTW I order my shedder oil on line from Oyster Bay Tackle in OC. http://oysterbaytackle.com/

 

[digiRAMbo]

No need to fret over frozen bait when you cal ALWAYS fish with Perdue Peelers. Most of you younger fishermen have probably never heard of it let alone used it. Quite simply it's Chicken Breast soaked in Crab Shedder Oil - not to be confused with bunker oil. To make Perdue Peelers you start with boneless chicken breast, pound them flat to about 1/4" thick, cut the flattened chicken into 1/2" wide strips like you would squid, put them in a Zip Lock bag and marinate in Shedder Oil overnight. Use it as you would use squid. Just another tip from an oldtimer - OLD SCHOOL BABY. :fishing: .BTW I order my shedder oil on line from Oyster Bay Tackle in OC.

Wow, very interesting... What fish do you target with it?

 

[Manlystanley]

No need to fret over frozen bait when you cal ALWAYS fish with Perdue Peelers. Most of you younger fishermen have probably never heard of it let alone used it. Quite simply it's Chicken Breast soaked in Crab Shedder Oil - not to be confused with bunker oil. [... SNIP.....] /[/URL]


Catman,
If this was April 1, I'd think you were pulling my leg.... But, I've got to try it some time.

 

[catman]

No need to fret over frozen bait when you cal ALWAYS fish with Perdue Peelers. Most of you younger fishermen have probably never heard of it let alone used it. Quite simply it's Chicken Breast soaked in Crab Shedder Oil - not to be confused with bunker oil. [... SNIP.....] /[/URL]


Catman,
If this was April 1, I'd think you were pulling my leg.... But, I've got to try it some time.

Stan here's an old 2007 post from Tidal Fish about Purdue Peelers. I've been using them since 2001. http://www.tidalfish.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-215487.html

 

[catman]

No need to fret over frozen bait when you cal ALWAYS fish with Perdue Peelers. Most of you younger fishermen have probably never heard of it let alone used it. Quite simply it's Chicken Breast soaked in Crab Shedder Oil - not to be confused with bunker oil. [... SNIP.....] /[/URL]


Catman,
If this was April 1, I'd think you were pulling my leg.... But, I've got to try it some time.

Stan here's an old 2007 post from Tidal Fish about Purdue Peelers. I've been using them since 2001. http://www.tidalfish.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-215487.html

digiRAMbo - Welcome to the P&S family. When I started using them back in 2001 I was targeting sea trout and really cleaning up. That year was a banner year and you'd catch one on just about every cast. Now I mainly target croakers with them but if there's any rock or blues in the area chances are good some will end up in the cooler. Give it a shot.

 

[Pajigging machin]

I can say from Delaware bay fishing experience Jersey and Delaware side perdue peelers produce weakfish croaker spot when bottom fishing and if you add it to a bucktail flounder and snapper blues also depending on size of jig wait just remembered my gpop God rest his soul catching weakfish out of Deal island in MD on perdue peelers he was the only 1 on the boat with that and only 1 catching weakfish everyone else hammered spots and croaker

 

[CaliYellowtail]

If you wanna keep bloods a week longer and save some cash buy your worms in a styrofoam cup with lid. Soon as you get to the water rinse out the worms. Rehydrates them and cleans them. Do not use any form of tap water. Kept cool and dry I've used worms that where bought on a Sunday the following Thursday. I don't see why the worms wouldn't stay alive indefinately as long as you have salt or brackish water to rinse them out with every few days.

Nice "tip of the day"!

HHmmm.....didn't know that. Will have to try it. Make sense.

 

[Manlystanley]

Stan here's an old 2007 post from Tidal Fish about Purdue Peelers. I've been using them since 2001. http://www.tidalfish.com/forums/archive/index.php/t-215487.html

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Catman:
I might give it a try.


Thanks!

Best Regards,
Stan

 

[Manlystanley]

No need to fret over frozen bait when you cal ALWAYS fish with Perdue Peelers. Most of you younger fishermen have probably never heard of it let alone used it. Quite simply it's Chicken Breast soaked in Crab Shedder Oil - not to be confused with bunker oil. To make Perdue Peelers you start with boneless chicken breast, pound them flat to about 1/4" thick, cut the flattened chicken into 1/2" wide strips like you would squid, put them in a Zip Lock bag and marinate in Shedder Oil overnight. Use it as you would use squid. If it swims and eats peelers or soft crabs it'll eat a Perdue Peeler. Just another tip from an oldtimer - OLD SCHOOL BABY. :fishing: .BTW I order my shedder oil on line from Oyster Bay Tackle in OC. http://oysterbaytackle.com/

OK. So, it if it comes from you, catman, then I'm in. I tried to order some, but the site takes me to this link: http://cart.oysterbaytackle.com/fish-baits-attractants-c-99

But, that link is dead. What link did you use???

Also, do you think any of these would work??? http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...Shedder+Oil+&rh=n:3375251,k:Crab+Shedder+Oil+


Thanks,
Stan

 

[zam]

I've caught a lot of Rock with frozen LYs, fresh is always better, frozen depends a lot on how fresh it was when it was frozen and how long its been frozen. when I do use frozen I like to keep it frozen without allowing it to thaw. put it on the hook frozen, it thaws quickly once its in the water