When I fish bait I use the Pro-Cure Complete in Chartreuse Glow and coarse salt. They are so bright they are like radioactive lol. They last several days if kept cold as well. I’ll take a picture next time and show you how bright they are in the water. I also prefer the Oki JDF heads for Anchovies. If you see the color ‘Limon’ pick it up as it’s a proven bait head for big springs.Do you care to share your recipe?
I take the desired amount of anchovies, and plop them into some pro cure brine mixed with extra rock salt and add a little squirt of pro cure blue colouring which shines them up nicely.
Do you care to share your recipe?
I take the desired amount of anchovies, and plop them into some pro cure brine mixed with extra rock salt and add a little squirt of pro cure blue colouring which shines them up nicely.
I’m going to pick some up today. I’ve been wanting to try it!When I fish bait I use the Pro-Cure Complete in Chartreuse Glow and coarse salt. They are so bright they are like radioactive lol. They last several days if kept cold as well. I’ll take a picture next time and show you how bright they are in the water. I also prefer the Oki JDF heads for Anchovies. If you see the color ‘Limon’ pick it up as it’s a proven bait head for big springs.
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Hi Soup Knot.... I use the radioactive stuff... Chartreuse.... no staining... but I do hose it down within a minute or two of spilling..Considering trying out this radioactive-like stuff this weekend.... Just a bit worried about what it would do to the deck of the boat if it spilled etc... does it stain?
Thanks!
Perfect, thanks!Hi Soup Knot.... I use the radioactive stuff... Chartreuse.... no staining... but I do hose it down within a minute or two of spilling..
I usually mix up 3 bags of Anchovies when I go for a few days... one in Chartreuse, one in the Blue... and one with just rock salt... the Chartreuse is usually the proven winner out of all 3. I use it on my extra large herring for Halibut as well... and it outperforms..
Buy it on line at Amazon... they sell the Chartreuse.
The stuff has proven itself with me for sure... and the anchovies and herring will last for days in it if you keep them cold....
Good thing they weren't procured.you don't have to worry about the chartreuse dyes staining your boat but every other colour can make a big messFunny story, i came home from work & the wife was cooking up the salmon belly strips i intended for halibut.
Scents/colors etc can be a pretty personal thing and lot's of time/comparison's on the water you'll find yourself leaning certain ways with what color's/scents work best for you where you are fishing.Do you care to share your recipe?
I take the desired amount of anchovies, and plop them into some pro cure brine mixed with extra rock salt and add a little squirt of pro cure blue colouring which shines them up nicely.
Yes I keep in in the fridge while curing. If it gets warm it will get soft and slow the curing down.Do you keep the bait in the fridge for the 2 days of curing before you leave for your trip? I usually just cover in salt the night before trip as I find by the second day that the bait doesn’t look that nice. Maybe I’m just not keeping it cold enough.
I’ll give that a try next trip. I was actually going to start a post to see what people do for multi-day trips. Don’t have the luxury of a fridge so have to keep cool with ice. Nothing worse than having bad bait halfway through a trip when you can’t get more.Yes I keep in in the fridge while curing. If it gets warm it will get soft and slow the curing down.
You can also play with adding sugar to the cure too in order to tweek the rubberyness of the cure. It also helps keep it from over drying with the added bit of sugar. The main thing is to swap out the moist paper towels as soon as they are saturated with moisture then to replace and re stack the bait and when the rock salt is too moist then replace that too. Even when on my boat the bait stays in the fridge the whole time. If I keep it out on the fish deck it's in a small lunch cooler on an ice pack. Warmth is not the bait's friend.
@Fish Camp Have you tried keeping the bait in large ziplock bags? Then stack those in the cooler?
Have a look at the Engel 13 quart bait cooler. Waterproof, won’t leak, two nice snaps and Engel quality to keep things cool. I’ve seen good reviews on YouTube.I haven't found the right bait cooler or container yet.The brine/salt usualy ends up spilling everywhere in the boat during travel to the fishing grounds. I just take frozen from the frezzer bait ,add salt to cover in the bait cooler .travel to the launch and add sea water to the bait cooler once fishing.now remembing to drain the bait box before heading back home is another thing.
Right on thanks Whitebuck. I love my spoons too but bait is my go to most of the time. Have played around with so many ways to cure bait and this is what I find the best overall. I have a few different ways I scent and color but that's always done prior to the curing for me.Chasing dreams.....as a bait professional I find your post spot on. Glad to hear it the minute details..
Cheers!