cut bait

  • ronzych
    Centerville,MN.
    Posts: 159
    March 17, 2007 at 1:07 am #1220146

    I heard everyone is doing well with cut bait. I have some whole frozen smelt. Has anyone tried that stuff or am I better off with something else? Does Moores carry any cut bait or maybe I’ll check with vados?

    david_scott
    Twin Cities
    Posts: 2946
    March 17, 2007 at 1:30 am #549874

    Stop in at Moores.. he has Shad, by far the best bait around.

    No, I havent tried smelt recently, its worth a try.

    ronzych
    Centerville,MN.
    Posts: 159
    March 17, 2007 at 1:33 am #549875

    Thanks Dave.

    Ralph Wiggum
    Maple Grove, MN
    Posts: 11764
    March 18, 2007 at 10:58 pm #550202

    I had luck with smelt last year.

    dfresh
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 3053
    March 19, 2007 at 2:43 am #550272

    Quote:

    Stop in at Moores.. he has Shad, by far the best bait around.

    No, I havent tried smelt recently, its worth a try.

    Nothing quite like that frozen shad stink either, right?

    landscats
    North Dakota, USA
    Posts: 360
    March 19, 2007 at 2:54 am #550279

    I find it best to use one of the bait fish that live in the river system that I’m fishing. I like to use fresh suckers and cut those up.

    hanson
    Posts: 728
    March 19, 2007 at 2:11 pm #550387

    Quote:

    I find it best to use one of the bait fish that live in the river system that I’m fishing.


    Yeppers…

    Thats what makes Shad so great down in the cities here. The St Croix, Mississippi, and Minnesota have large numbers of shad in the system.

    For the Red & Red Lake Rivers, I really like Goldeyes but Suckers are right up there too.

    Actually, sucker works just about everywhere.

    bgreen82
    MN
    Posts: 11
    March 23, 2007 at 5:34 am #552382

    hey guys, my 1st post on here. lot of you guys know me from the other website round these parts. i just wanted to chime in and say how lucky i am that my best friend is always out catching shad in the vermillion and freezing it, so i never have to buy it or get it myself. havent done much catting since i just barely started last year, but i want to try and give chicken livers a run this year. are there more specific times to use them or is anytime a good time to try? hopefully some of you guys will be down at MR on sunday, as i am hoping to make it out for my first time this year. later

    Brian

    haywardbound
    New Brighton, MN
    Posts: 1107
    March 23, 2007 at 9:29 am #552397

    Welcome to this site Brian! (I guess you got my e-mail)?

    Mill Ruins will be fun, I’ll see you down there.

    Click on the flashing envelope, I sent you a PM.

    Jon

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    March 23, 2007 at 11:43 am #552406

    Welcome to IDA bgreen82! Make yourself at home!

    Hopefully you’ll be down at MR next Sunday too.

    channelcatben
    South Minneapolis
    Posts: 363
    March 23, 2007 at 2:04 pm #552477

    Brian-

    I’ve had luck with chicken livers once the water temps get up there a little more. I usually don’t even break out the liver tub until summer. Not because they don’t work, but because I have so much better luck on shad and sucker when the water is this cool.

    Also, it seems that most of the fish I catch on livers or chicken guts are on the smallish side. Maybe that’s just me.

    Ben

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    March 23, 2007 at 2:19 pm #552486

    That seems to be the norm. Chicken livers, crawlers and stink baits generally produce smaller fish it seems. Although I believe BK caught some decent channels at Everet’s with stink-bait. Technically, everything Brian touches becomes stink bait.

    dfresh
    Fridley, MN
    Posts: 3053
    March 23, 2007 at 3:26 pm #552514

    ZING!

    bgreen82
    MN
    Posts: 11
    March 24, 2007 at 4:38 pm #552906

    thanks guys. dont think i got anything going on for apr. 1st so i am gonna try to make it out to mill ruins then as well. i’ll hold off on the livers and just work the shad for now.

    Brian Klawitter
    Keymaster
    Minnesota/Wisconsin Mississippi River
    Posts: 59992
    March 26, 2007 at 12:57 pm #553363

    Good See you down there bgreen!

    Quote:

    Technically, everything Brian touches becomes stink bait.

    Remind me to give you a big hug pug.

    mplspug
    Palmetto, Florida
    Posts: 25026
    March 26, 2007 at 1:44 pm #553382

    Quote:

    Remind me to give you a big hug pug.


    Not gonna happen.

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