Salted Shrimp - My New Favorite Catfish Bait

I recently talked about this on my podcast on an episode about 15 Fishing Hacks. I figured since I needed to bag these up today I would do a quick video on it.
The youtube creator I learned about this from is called Hey Skipper and you can find him here / @heyskipper

[@Hawgryder]

This works great but one word of advice is to rinse off the access salt prior to use because you cant wipe the salt off your hands while your baiting the hook and you get salt on everything. I took all my salted shrimp home and rinsed the access salt off before my next trip. If you bank fish you can’t always climb down to water level to rinse your hands off. Great video.

[@nohandlesavailable677]

We used to buy these frozen small boxes of whole shrimp when I was a kid for catfish. I hadn't thought about that in a decade until this video.

[@JF71951]

Best shrimp fishing video I have seen. I am going to try this.

[@Fishin-Girl]

Thanks so much for this video. I’ve been salting my shrimp with a lot of success. Caught 20 fish in 2 hours the other day here in FL on the beach. I’m working on a better salting method, and you’re right about the shells. I didn’t take the shells off and that’s a mistake!! 😂 thanks again and tight lines!

[@captnjack5637]

will have to try it this way. Thanks. Love fried catfish.

[@ericescobar4588]

Awesome awesome awesome. Thanks for that tip!

[@raybrock5917]

Chicken liver never fails.

[@timothybailey9215]

I catch shad from the river and I use a flash freeze slurry which is a mixture of ice water and salt which lowers the temperature of the ice a lot. My shad are frozen within 20 minutes or less depending on the size of the shad. Another method of salting that I use is 2 containers. Drill holes in the bottom of one container and place in the 2nd container as a drip tray. Add salt bait then layer salt of each layer of bait. I then drain the drip tray but save the liquid which is the oils and moisture of the fish in a bottle. To use as scent attraction rubbing it on my braided line or mono. Or poking holes in the container and tossing it into the water attached to a line to keep from trashing up the environment.

[@hotramen5952]

that slurry thing is brilliant dude.

[@marctaft3661]

This is great but now im hungry. Like the cats i enjoy some shrimp. Thanks for the tips Jacks.

[@klaptongroovemaster]

When I was a kid, salting like this is how we made bait from roe. The same squishy vs. firm qualities apply. It survives a lot more casts being rubbery like that.

[@nickhowto]

Have you ever tried adding fresh garlic to the shrimp?

[@robertmceuen3630]

Been using this bait for awhile now. I use Garlic salt though. Works great. Definetely toughens it up.

[@OCINFO2012]

Seems catfish fisherman in California use Shrimp (and Mackerel) as the primary catfish bait. Have you tried poking holes in the bottom of the container, putting another container below it, to let the water drain out as it cures?

[@allkindsofoutdooractivities]

That’s the way I do it. Poke holes in the bottom and the water drains off

[@indianacreekwalker4474]

come on jack... better than bluegill :)

[@frankiewhite9774]

Does it work for fresh water cats

[@MrLadysman333]

Salted mackerel for big cats

[@luranzaechols8303]

Can you store them in a vacuum pack and not freeze or refrigerate

[@JD-gn6du]

Can you please do a video when you grill some of that channel cat?

[@allkindsofoutdooractivities]

Interesting enough in Texas you can only use shrimp from Texas (ie the gulf) for bait. You are not allowed to use store bought if it’s not native

[@evidencesuggests1697]

Cool, I’ll have to check it out! I’ve been fishing in Florida for more than 40+ years and I’ve never heard of this, and I’ve used tons of shrimp, fresh and frozen. I am going to experiment with this and my lil boy, we have a pond full of catfish!!! You’re the best Jack! My only question is why did you leave Florida? The sunshine state? Love ya, no homo!;)

[@survivalpodcasting]

I was 13 when I left and my family moved.

[@Retrieverman1]

I have nailed rainbow trout with shrimp from walmart, salted up just like you say.

[@Retrieverman1]

And I always get it at Walmart. I thought I was the only one lol.

[@padfolio]

I have caught smallmouth on Wal Mart shrimp, but it wasn't salted.

[@billminnery2777]

Maybe I missed something in the video. Are you thawing out flash frozen shrimp from Walmart and then salting it or are you salting fresh bought unfrozen shrimp?

[@survivalpodcasting]

Does not matter, both work fine.

[@Shardalon]

So, when you use these, do you put a whole shrimp on the hook? Or cut them up?

[@survivalpodcasting]

Either depending on what you are fishing for, mostly I cut it.

[@Shardalon]

@@survivalpodcasting Got it, yeah that makes sense, going for small ones to stock your tank, a whole shrimp on a hook makes no sense.

[@Behind_enemy_lines_25]

Whats up Jack!

[@joenava2679]

Jack do you use the whole shrimp with the tail on??

[@survivalpodcasting]

It would depend on what I am fishing for. Mostly we catch bullheads in small ponds with these and use about 1/3rd of a shrimp this size. Cut with a knife.

[@skydogg33]

I would spend the extra money and use the NON iodized sea salt. Some people swear they don’t like the iodine. Not sure but I use the non iodized just for my piece of mind.

[@Hawgryder]

Most people because of non iodized salt are iodine deficient. That’s not a good thing. Iodine was added to salt for that reason over 50 years ago.

[@charlesbuchanan9203]

I usually just use raw shrimp

[@johngrosariu1992]

Would be nice to tell us what shrimp you buy from Walmart. There is cooked, uncooked, large, small, with shells, without sheels, etc.

[@survivalpodcasting]

Always raw and the rest is not really relevant. Also if you can't figure out size by looking at this vide, I dunno what to say.

[@johngrosariu1992]

@@survivalpodcasting No, I can’t figure out. I’m in Western Canada, no catfish here, just trout, pike, etc. It seems that you buy the biggest shrimp size, salt them and after that, cut them in smaller pieces to fit on hooks. So the question was, why not buy smaller shrimp and use them whole? Common sense.

[@survivalpodcasting]

@@johngrosariu1992 You come off like an argumentized entitled twit.

[@johngrosariu1992]

@@survivalpodcasting Not sure what that means, but anyway thanks for your video. Going every winter to Florida, catch bass, but not catfish because of the smelly, clumsy chicken liver everybody else using. I will try your bait, tight line.