Tips for Freezing Bait Fish

Hey guys, just some tips I have learned about freezing bait for long term storage. Hope this helps. Thanks for watching.

[@bctruck]

This is right up my alley! I used to bait hooks on a fishing boat when I was a kid. I worked my way up from apprentice to journeyman and then master baiter. I was a master baiter right up until I got married. Even now, though I don’t fish as much as I did when I was a kid, I still do it just to maintain that muscle memory.

[@Buckrun11]

BCtruck, rebuild, repair,repurpose You should take a trip to Johns and give him a hand. As busy as he is im sure he could put you to work. Hire you out down at the dam as the chief master baiter. Make a little side cash.

[@bctruck]

I would but Ive been kind of busy with my new gig. I dont want to give to much away here or else everyone would start doing it,but it involves a speedo and a brass pole. The real money isnt in dancing so much as it is selling eye bleach.

[@Buckrun11]

BCtruck, rebuild, repair,repurpose that would be big money. The markup on that I bleach must be tremendous!

[@joeblowjohnny2297]

BCtruck : Apprentice , journeyman , master baiter , chief master baiter , keeping your skilled a hush hush ! WTF ?.... Mann..... you can have all my bait ! Everytime I mess with these baits , I get the stinky fingers ! My wife get annoy & agravated when I get the stinky fingers . Wanna know where I been & what I been doing or whom im with ! The bitch is crazy I tell you ! Please take all my bait please ! Stinky fingers NOT worth the aggravation just to go fishing I tell you ! You must be single ..... fingers must smell clean all the time , your lucky !

[@NickFish007]

Your house must smell awesome 😂 Thanks for the info.

[@-ShootTheGlass-]

Thanks mate, I’ll definitely try this with 4” herring I use for bait over winter.

[@MrGadget77015]

Thanks, Loved the training course.. Thanks again From Coldspring Texas

[@richardhilbert9965]

I like that you do a lot of shore fishing, most all others are on boats,,,, thank you for the videos, every little helps when it comes to fishing...

[@urbanhunter001]

Just what i was looking for. Thank you!

[@kerryrod17]

Nice job! You hit all the important points in a direct and straight forward manner. Our politicians could learn a lot from you. Thanks, job well done and appreciated. Kerry

[@PaulSmith-tf9bn]

Hell yes, just what I needed to know. Thank you

[@shadowrothdynasties7641]

Thanks for this. Now I understand why some bait I have bought in the past was soft and mushy while the same bait type of another brand is still quite solid.

[@Salty80556]

Good info. Thanks. Thanks also for that tip on salt. Appreciate what you are doing....

[@catfishstalkeroutdoorswith530]

Awesome! I wish I lived closer to you so I could buy your bait.

[@bbcustomoutdoors]

I’m not sure how I missed this! You’ve got me thinking hard about catfishing this year.

[@edwardbrook2029]

Just stumbled upon this video. I’m so glad I did. Awesome video. And a new subscriber

[@countrygirlfishing]

This was a great video. I had froze some shad but they were wet and they broke down fast. Great video!!! Great tips !!!!

[@jjimywoods1363]

Brilliant vid. I see exactly how i made some mistakes ovr last few yrs. Good man thanks

[@69SweetLouis69]

I must say That was some extraordinary advice for just a Regular Dude!:)

[@bingo45373]

I'm really glad you are getting lots of bait unlike it was early this yr

[@erichernandez5167]

Great tips John 👍

[@EatnLunch]

Hey this is some very handy info for me! A lot of times I don't want to spend a lot of time fishing for bait before I go fishing, and I have a stretch of shoreline where I can grab up a bunch of small green sunfish ahead of time. If I could freeze them up in 'trip sized' bags I could just grab and go! I'm gonna try this! Don't have a vacuum sealer (yet) but I'll try with regular freezer bags first.

[@coreypowell7194]

I'd say good for at least a year and I've never heard of cutting the bag a little but I'm going to try it for sure thanks for the tips I learned a few things

[@petemoss9693]

Good Video . . . Thank's for this great tip !

[@thatonegirl5778]

Great tips brother! Thanks alot

[@lannyseals2084]

Wow brother I haven't heard anything about this way, thanks dude for the tips!

[@RicardoRodriguez-ks2dx]

Great video, thank you for the guidance!

[@bobswanson1967]

Hey John I bought some of your shad from the tackle shop in South Point a couple of weeks ago. I'm not a big fan of frozen shad,it seems like it gets mushie but the shad I got that you packed was fresh just like it was just caught. It caught us a 16 and a 13.5 lb flats that night.Thanks for all that you do.

[@TheBiggerDavo]

Woah I got frozen bait from the tackle box and it's a crazy coincidence that I'm watching this video now. I caught a channel cat in Winfield on his bait.

[@RiderOutdoors55]

Awesome video!!! Thank you sir!

[@DavidRice111]

Saw you doing remodeling on Steve's nightclub. Excellent way to handle bait storage- subbed!

[@shallowcreekfarm9282]

Long time sub love your channel content. Thanks for the video.

[@heathschwab]

Thanks. I'm glad I seen this. Have a good new year God bless

[@RalphBarton-fishing]

Great video dude. Thanks for sharing

[@catboat4228]

Wish you were in Tennessee I'd love to take you fishing on the Cumberland river. Awesome vids

[@JSOutdoors]

I needed this video thank you I’m about to go catch shad and try that today

[@TheSecondSearch]

Good Tips My Dude!

[@cillaloves2fish688]

Thx for the tips!

[@susuburns19]

Nice video like it good tips brother

[@harrisoncarter9187]

I love your vontent

[@benwicker5820]

I just tryed this with bream . Hope it works because there was a bunch . Thanks.

[@Fisherdanpro23]

Good video. I use to catch them shad and put them in a small cooler with ice. Then i would put the small cooler in the freezer. Anythime I was going to use the shad I would take the whole small cooler with me . When finish I would put the small cooler back In the freezer. I was able to catch cats with 1 and a half year old frozen shad with my method.

[@rickysmith2248]

Well I been doing almost right thanks for the video

[@TheBayAreaPlug]

Nice video brother. Thumbs up.

[@Buckrun11]

Looks like you finally got into some bait fish.

[@walterbrunoni1303]

i cant wait to fish with you big john

[@harrisoncarter9187]

You’re the best

[@minibar7165]

good tips! ... tried to do this in my kitchen, but the wife threatened to dry me off and vacuum pack me ... so I set up shop in my back yard instead :-)

[@fitterboy72]

Good info

[@kingbeau44]

Thank you sir

[@garyjohn316]

A tip I have learned when using my vacuum sealer is after I have made a good seal I seal a second seal(not vacuum) a half inch away so I will have a double seal in case one fails.

[@miguelgama2128]

nice vid bro.

[@katalimik]

Thanks for the vid brother! Any thoughts on removing them from the cooler, lay flat and freeze, then package? Would that decrease the quality? Larry

[@PaulSmith-tf9bn]

Nice video, I was catching some shad today and a guy came by and wanted to buy some, I had no idea what to ask for them , so I just gave him a double hand full. Could you give me a idea on what I should charge. Thank you for your time and videos.

[@davidleasure9138]

Where and how do you catch the gizzard shad. Great tips on bait saving. Thanks for sharing

[@RegularDudeFishing]

I usually catch them in a cast net below a dam.

[@TheRfmodulator]

Hey John. Hope you're doing good. Would you please tell us how much salt to put in our slurry? I'm getting ready to try and catch some skipjack for the summer and I want to do it as best I can. Steve Douglas didn't mention it in the video I seen. I haven't watched Chris's video on it yet, but I will try to find it. Thank you!

[@cosmicbrah8669]

awesole video

[@shonsmith839]

Great video buddy. Im in Mississippi and im having problems finding shad in The lakes. Do you have any ideas?

[@chacebryan1559]

Request for a walk threw video of your boat jnull! Just interested to see a river boat setup vs lake boat setup. Thanks man!

[@RegularDudeFishing]

Ok Chase, I will do one soon bro.

[@chacebryan1559]

Awesome man! Have a good week!

[@UrbanFisherman]

Nice 😎😎😎

[@lyltlylt]

thanks

[@CHUNKYCATSFISHING]

Awesome Video My Friend do you ship out to the Virginia area

[@tommyk4242]

👍👍

[@logantauber3433]

Now do you put them in the salt water ice mixture as soon as you catch them like they don’t go into a bucket they go straight into the salt ice water mixture I understand you salt water and ice but I don’t know if it’s once I pull them out of the river or lake or creek do I put it in the salt water ice mixture

[@dadeo8957]

Every cat in the County is circling his house.

[@beverlyfarris1081]

Can you refreeze shads several times and they still be good.

[@WhiskerStixFishing]

Great video man. Im not too far from you we shoould get out for some bank fishing sometime

[@billhammond784]

Whisker Stix Fishi

[@mudcatmudcat7535]

AWESOME video never thought about doing that to shad. I fish a lot with shad. But yours look fresher then mine. Where are you out of and do you sell your bait in Missouri or Oklahoma Love all your helpful videos

[@RegularDudeFishing]

I am in Southern Ohio near West Virginia, and as of right now I can only sell locally.

[@edgarashford2283]

How can get some of your shad bait ship to me?

[@gioseffogan6527]

Buddy, can you use this procedure of freezing with any kind of fish, shrimp and squid? Thanks a lot.

[@SuperSameu]

are they shad yuk ?

[@chadsullivan2819]

I cat fish right off the back in ashland ky I was wondering how to get ahold of you to buy bait

[@gunlover1955]

Have you ever tried adding rock salt to the fish before you seal them?

[@liemh9290]

Pro tips =}

[@docfindley198]

Can you do that with pan fish

[@harrisoncarter9187]

You’re so cool

[@steves05ser]

How do we contact you about bait sales? I think I'm local but not completely sure. Thanks!

[@MrVailtown]

Brand of vacuum machine plz

[@craigrasnic4178]

Another excellent video John, hey I e heard you mention moon eyes for bait is that a kind of shad or is it like a slip jack? And how do you catch them

[@WhiskerStixFishing]

Craig Rasnic Moon eye are also caller tooth herring if that helps

[@craigrasnic4178]

Ok thanks I've always used blue gill and creek chubs around here. I haven't done any river fishing but after watching these videos I'm gonna start. Hopefully on the regular dude guided fishing trip

[@vapetech]

No salt? Interesting. Mullet runs are drying up here around Florida, thankfully I got about 15-20lbs frozen mullet in my freezer. I'm watching videos now because I heard they get soft and mushy if you don't pack them with salt. I packed them with salt after rinsing them off with a hose in the driveway, then packed them in freezer bags (didn't dare to use my wifes vacuum sealer lol).. I'm wondering if they will be useless when thawed, or hard and rubbery like they say when you use salt.

[@frostizz2072]

Update?

[@superman5304]

Im new to freezing bait, sorry if this is commonly known, but curious to know if you its ok to re-freeze bait you don’t use after taking it out on a fishin trip. Assuming its kept in a cooler on ice the whole day, can you vacuum seal it back up and freeze it again?

[@owenpierson5881]

I have done this before. Bait quality will decrease after each freeze but it will work

[@geoffsaunderson5766]

Any of you guys know where I can see the video on shock freezing using salt like our man mentioned at the begining of the vid?

[@riversidecatfishing9360]

Where are you located

[@trophyhunter8615]

How long can the bait set in the salt mix before I get home to prepare like u were doing? Thank you

[@RegularDudeFishing]

I wouldn't leave them in the water/salt solution for more than an hour or so. I move them to another cooler with just salted ice after they are frozen in the water solution. Leaving them in the water too long will make them start to loose their color, at least that is my experience bro.

[@trophyhunter8615]

Regular Dude Fishing thank you

[@larrytischler8769]

@@RegularDudeFishing Off Shore baits have baking soda added to the brine to keep the color.

[@mitchellbrien5303]

How do I go about buying bait from you

[@musicindustry6561]

I got screwed on my bait dealers licenses. Sent mine in to Frankfort ky with cash into the envelope and never received anything back

[@piaoliang5467]

U should keep the slime. Slime is the only way for catfish to find you bait. It is the magnet that attracts the Cats.

[@Fishingpueblo]

How do I buy bait from u

[@josephyork7802]

I wanna buy some. How can i contact u to get some?

[@ronniecarrasco3922]

Do you ship out of state? How much do you sell a pound?

[@RegularDudeFishing]

Sorry Ronnie, I can't ship them brother.

[@ronniecarrasco3922]

@@RegularDudeFishing its cool, wish we had bait like that in my area in TEXAS. Really like watching your videos

[@kansasindependent4015]

Fishing : - )

[@chriswilcox1378]

Cool thanks 👍 aw

[@chriswilcox1378]

Frazier fish good.

[@williamkitchens7423]

How do I contact you?

[@MrMangoman48]

The best thing is not to freeze the baite just throw away if you got some left from your fishing fish only like fresh bait

[@harrisoncarter9187]

I’ll get you to 100 comments

[@joshh3184]

I want to buy some bait

[@thedon9670]

Why not salt them? That way they would make a better bait as they stay firmer on your hook too.

[@thehilariousdarius8446]

I just might drive to Ohio just to buy a bag,, lol

[@rickysmith2248]

I would buy some skipjack if you would mail it to please I'm in s.w.okla.

[@ifishcatfish]

John, check my channel man, indo similar catfish videos but sometimes carp. Thats what we have here..

[@robertfandel9442]

Salt on ice will work bag before putting them in there salt on meat breaks down protein makes it soft I throw them on the concrete till they stop moving don't wash slime off don't vacuum pak just zip lock

[@larrytischler8769]

The salt kills the bacteria on the skin and helps preserve the meat. Dried fish is salted and it is not soft.

[@salmanabid3188]

Does your wife allow ? It's her kitchen in the end 😝

[@susuburns19]

Nice video like it good tips brother

[@rickeyvaden7752]

thanks