Put what you think you might use in a zipper lock frezzer bag, than a handful of kosher salt zip it up and keep in the frig for a few days 4 to 6 should be OK. Then I throw them in the Freezer I keep them in my cooler. When I go fishing what ever I don't use I throw back in the freezer for next time and they are just as good the next time. Stay on the hook alot better also. Do the same with chunk bait and clams. Cut to size throw the salt on them and throw in the frig. Then to the freezer
Use them up to 6 weeks or so. Refreeze them maybe 5 times per bag. Thats about how long I use mine that I make up.
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Vaccum Packing would be awsome . Ain't got one thow.
Blast freezing would be even better ain't got one of those either.
But listen to this.
I remember hearing about system that had come on the market for freezing bait onto the hook for casting. This is based on a freezer spray similar to the one plumbers use. The system consists of a can of freezer, and a box (10 x 4 x 2 inches) with a two different sized compartments and some holes in the lid. The baited hook is placed in a compartment and the lid is closed. The baited hook is placed on the tray, and the lid shut. Then the spray is squirted into the relevant hole to freeze the bait. Only a few seconds is needed to freeze small bait, larger baits may need a couple of squirts through different holes. After casting the bait defrosts in seconds under the water. The spray is not flammable and does not contain CFC's.
Using frozen bait does put you at a disadvantage against someone using fresh bait, but that disadvantage is not as great as some would have us believe.
It is however the answer to going fishing at a moments notice and confidence soon comes in it's effectiveness. It's other use is that it can catch the smaller species that are the quick route to specimen predatory fish. Not an end in itself, but definitely a means to an end !