smerchly Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Some anglers use small salties for chumming the holes . We chummed our huts on simcoe for whitefish . We used a rigged can that could dump them 5 feet or so from the bottom to keep the whitefish feeding . The operators chummed all their huts to keep the fish in the area too . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reelbigfish Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 I just keep mine alive in a pail outside with an aquarium filter and airstone to keep the water from freezing they are cold so their metabolism is slow they don't need to eat much ill buy a "vacation feeder cube" from the fish store it doesn't foul the water and they eat it slowly as needed. Live is always better. Just watch out for coons and opossums! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D McV Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 I know a few salmon guys who did well using Pautzke's Fire Brine this past summer on there cut baits. Cost is a little more but if u are doing minnows a bottle should last a very long time. Comes in clear and a bunch of colours to,plus non toxic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanl Posted January 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 well my minnows seemed to work pretty well, had tons of perch on, actually had more action then live minnnows, kinda funny i thought, il be buying 2 dozen minnows tomorrow, 1 dozen mixed bag of big and small emerald shiners, and 1 dozen of a mixed bag of big and small dace, il be trying a different salting method on whatever i dont use, thanks again guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChefMick Posted January 24, 2013 Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Good luck Jordan and dont forget to send pics ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanl Posted January 24, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 24, 2013 Good luck Jordan and dont forget to send pics !for sure:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReelMenFish Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Some anglers use small salties for chumming the holes . We chummed our huts on simcoe for whitefish . We used a rigged can that could dump them 5 feet or so from the bottom to keep the whitefish feeding . The operators chummed all their huts to keep the fish in the area too . Smerchly could you give a little detail on the rigged up dumping can for Whities please. Sounds effective. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
reelbigfish Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 Hey ur name is almost as good as mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boogaloo Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 I have found that table salt is a poor choice for salties as it retains too much moisture. Pickling salt works best for me. Scoop live minnows onto a towel to remove excess water, then right into a bag of pickling salt. These will keep in the freezer for more than a year..............Boog Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 FIRE BRINE. You will never salt another minnow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botchegalupe Posted January 25, 2013 Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 During the summer I sometimes sit on the dock catching Gobies I kill and to feed to seagulls, next summer I'll salt them and use them as bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanl Posted January 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2013 During the summer I sometimes sit on the dock catching Gobies I kill and to feed to seagulls, next summer I'll salt them and use them as bait. cant use gobies as bait, keep feeding them to the gulls Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 Smerchly could you give a little detail on the rigged up dumping can for Whities please. Sounds effective. This one is very similar to the ones we used . We would need to let it down very slowly until it reached bottom , then lifted it a few feet before dumping it . We fished in 80-90 fow in Simcoe ...off Oro 11 . http://www.gofishont.com/smf/ice_fishing/chumming_can_1029.0.html Another very simple way I have heard , but never tested is to freeze about a dozen or 2 doz minnows, salted or unsalted , in a plastic zip bag full of water . Take them out of the bag when ready to use , & make a small hole through the center of the frozen clump of minnows & tie a looped line through the hole . Add a weight to help find bottom in deep water and lift it up about 6' . Let it sit for about 15 min to allow the minnows to drop off until you feel very little weight left , then check to see if all the minnows have fallen to the bottom . I would experiment at home with a 5 gal. bucket of ice water to see how long it takes for them to drop off . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botchegalupe Posted January 26, 2013 Report Share Posted January 26, 2013 FIRE BRINE. You will never salt another minnow. How long do you leave the minnows in the Fire Brine? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin Posted January 27, 2013 Report Share Posted January 27, 2013 Anywhere from a few hours to overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staffman Posted January 28, 2013 Report Share Posted January 28, 2013 Is the Fire Brine also used to cure roe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin Posted January 29, 2013 Report Share Posted January 29, 2013 Yes, you can, but I haven't used it for that as I don't cure roe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeyv Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Anyone try them on tip ups? How well do you think they'd work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanl Posted January 30, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 Anyone try them on tip ups? How well do you think they'd work? from my experience the past outing salties on the tip up work fine, i had my tip up line tied to a pickeral rig and i hooked a saltie on each hook, both were hooked through the tail. caught me fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
honeyv Posted January 30, 2013 Report Share Posted January 30, 2013 from my experience the past outing salties on the tip up work fine, i had my tip up line tied to a pickeral rig and i hooked a saltie on each hook, both were hooked through the tail. caught me fish Sweet! That would make it real easy to use tip ups on those days that i go out before I start work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrod Posted January 31, 2013 Report Share Posted January 31, 2013 I used some salties I made a few months back for the first time after discovering Peter's Tackle was out of minnows. I was fishing with a slab grabber at sugarloaf and the perch wouldn't hit unless there was a salty on the hook. I made the salties using kosher salt. I put about a half inch of salt in a pail and laid a layer of minnows on top (patted them dry with a paper towel first to remove excess moisture). I then put a layer of salt on top, entirely covering the minnows. I left the bucket by the furnace and they dried out quickly. The minnows were real small so that probably helped too. After forgetting about them for a few weeks, I placed them in ziplock bags with salt and placed them in a container that I'm keeping in the freezer. I don't think I would have caught anything without them. The next batch I make, I'll put a little more effort into making them after seeing how effective they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staffman Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Do salted minnows count towards the 120 minnows that you are allowed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordanl Posted February 1, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 Do salted minnows count towards the 120 minnows that you are allowed? i would assume yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChefMick Posted February 19, 2013 Report Share Posted February 19, 2013 Ok heres a bit of a demo, 1: drain all your leftover minnows and gently mix with salt, put in a sealable container in the fridge for 24 hrs. (sorry no pic for this). 2: gently rinse of the salt and strain (sorry no pic for this either) lol. 3: add a few drops of food colouring and gently mix to coat the minnows. 4: now find a large enough container and cover the bottom with a liberal amount of salt. 5: place the minnows on the salt taking care that they dont touch one another. 6: cover the 1st layer again with a liberal amount of salt. 7: repeat. 8: put in the fridge uncovered for 3-4 hours for small shiners, 5-6 hours for the bigguns' 9: in a colonder gently rinse off all of the salt. (I strain the colors separately to avoid bleeding). 10: once clean of salt, remove to newsprint and let dry for 1 hour. 11: now they have dried out a bit just pack and date: good in fridge for a few weeks, freeze for up to a year. Kids will have a blast with this, and remember if your using a cryo' machine like I did set it to delicate, and please recycle!!! Thanks for reading!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blairwelsh Posted February 20, 2013 Report Share Posted February 20, 2013 Nice Tutorial Chef! * You have the educating and sharing spirit Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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