Brine or not?

[bullyjack]

headin out for 3 days for the longweekend. Should i brine the herring and anchovie and pull them out as i need them? I pickedup some prerigged teaser heads and they have a single treble hook, are these legal?

 

[getbent]

Yes brine your bait for sure.
Yes a treble is legal, use for your anchor hook, a single trailer can help with short biters.
As always pinch the barbs as many of the pre ties come with barbs.

Good luck man

 

[Whole in the Water]

Always brine before as it toughens up the bait so it lasts longer.

 

[ericl]

I always brine bait. I am fond of scents such as garlic & anise oil. Powdered milk brightens the scales.

 

[Ruff]

A little Mrs Stewart's bluing in a Tupperware container with some coarse salt and a little distilled water. Keep it in the cooler and your bait will last for days. I usually brine a pack of anchovies and a pack of herring in the same container so you have the option on the water.

 

[Ruff]

I always run a treble (with pinched barbs) on an anchovy teaser and 2 singles on your cut plug rig. Run a teaser on one side and a cut plug on the other. And ALWAYS with a dummy flasher. But I'm up north. Not sure how the guys do it down south. I see a lot of guys running in line flashers but I never do...

 

[TanTastic84]

I always brine bait. I am fond of scents such as garlic & anise oil. Powdered milk brightens the scales.

I was wondering about garlic scent too! I just purchased some Pro-Cure Garlic-Crawfish scent while it was on sale. I am worried it will overpower my lures/bait...

I guess my question is, does garlic really work for salmon? I was planning on injecting a little bit into my anchovies and herring.

 

[Waterwolf2230]

Buddy, find some Pro-Cure Brine N' Brite Complete in Chartreuse Glow and give that a try. Its unreal how bright the bait glows with that stuff.

http://pro-cure.com/store/bait-scen...ne-n-bite-complete-chartreuse-glow-16-oz.html

 

[bullyjack]

Thanks guys! I'll have to pickup some riggin for trailer hooks.

 

[Clint r]

Buddy, find some Pro-Cure Brine N' Brite Complete in Chartreuse Glow and give that a try. Its unreal how bright the bait glows with that stuff.

http://pro-cure.com/store/bait-scen...ne-n-bite-complete-chartreuse-glow-16-oz.html

Yep.

 

[ericl]

I have fished my anchovy teasers with 2 single "mooching" hooks for about 20 years now - I believe the action is better; I get a wider more erratic roll. I use 4/0 in front & 5/0 for the trailer which swings free.

 

[ExFlyGuy]

Buddy, find some Pro-Cure Brine N' Brite Complete in Chartreuse Glow and give that a try. Its unreal how bright the bait glows with that stuff.

http://pro-cure.com/store/bait-scen...ne-n-bite-complete-chartreuse-glow-16-oz.html

x2

This stuff works great!

 

[wishiniwasfishin1]

You don't really want to brine bait when you are putting bait in a jughead - brining kills the swimming action...

 

[walleyes]

Played with some scents over the years and never had much luck. Enise oil, Garlic, Rosemary I think it was ?? Didn't seem to make a difference. A couple years back I tried the Pro Cure, Chartreuse glow and had darn good luck with it. Not sure if it was coincidence but they were taking it over a non brined bait. Definetly plan on running it one one side this year.