I've had zero issues with them not staying firm. Even used a 2 year old bag I'd forgotten about a couple of weeks ago. That being said, everyone should do what they have confidence in. Confidence has a huge role in fishing success.
Frozen shad is my number 2 choice, fresh is 1st. Frozen is certainly better than none. Even when the body gets mushy, ya can hook the head. HANG ON ! 🎣
Fresh caught is almost always better. I can probably count on one hand the number of times they've wanted frozen as opposed to fresh cut. But, like you said, frozen is better than nothing. Thanks for your comment. Tight lines!
Hey a rookie angler here, I'm going to buy some fresh live shad for fishing sat, I'f I'm using the bait the same day what's the best way of storing them? Do I keep them alive in a bucket? Or should I put them on ice as soon as I buy them? I will be using them about 3 or 4 hours from the time I buy them. I'm fishing from a bank by the way. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Shad are difficult to keep alive without a lot of work. From the moment it is born, a shad begins looking for a way to die. I would keep them on ice and you should be fine. Cut them in thirds and use the head and middle piece. I never have much luck with tails.
I read somewhere catfish don’t like ionized salt (regular table salt like Morton’s) Is this an old wives tale? Can I ask why brine? Have you ever used garlic salt? Just found your channel and looking forward to your input. 👍
I think a catfish will eat just about anything at certain times. As far as the salt brine goes, The salt pretty much just helps get the ice melt started and gets them cold quickly. I'm not sure I put enough salt to make the water too salty, though I've never tasted it. :-) I have used the brine method for skipjack for years now and the catfish don't hesitate to eat a frozen skip. I haven't tried garlic salt. I know some folks who swear by it, but I tend to try and stay as natural of a presentation as possible. Perhaps I'm just a purist. If you give it a try, though, I'd love to hear your results. Thanks for stopping by!
You'll get about 9 months before they start going soft. I redid some back in November and added a ton of salt to the fish when sealing to harden the scales. Not sure if that is going to help or not. But, we did catch fish on the preserved shad regularly before they went soft
I did shortly after this video. That was one of the last times that net was usable. I ended up catching a 20lb common carp in it while catching shad and it wrecked it.
Josh, can you convince my wife to let me use the food saver for bait lol. Cool informative video I will try this with bluegill I catch from the bank. As I am a boatless angler lol.
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Both species are similar, but there are subtle differences. The gizzard shad's nose is more rounded, and they have a yellowish tint to their fins. Gizzard shad also grow larger than threadfin. Regardless, this method is applicable to either type and the preservation method also works well for skipjack herring. Thanks for your comment.
@@Skywise101 They were from an early summer hatch. As I'm certain you and I are both aware, they tend to group by size anyway. Some of the ones I put back in the fall averaged anywhere from 10 to 12 inches long, but they were caught from a different area of the lake.
I use frozen shad alot had good success with it
It definitely freezes well and still catches fish.
Great video friend
Thank you!
Good informative video.
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you need to wipe the slime down it helps keep them firm
I've had zero issues with them not staying firm. Even used a 2 year old bag I'd forgotten about a couple of weeks ago.
That being said, everyone should do what they have confidence in. Confidence has a huge role in fishing success.
Frozen shad is my number 2 choice, fresh is 1st. Frozen is certainly better than none. Even when the body gets mushy, ya can hook the head. HANG ON ! 🎣
Fresh caught is almost always better. I can probably count on one hand the number of times they've wanted frozen as opposed to fresh cut.
But, like you said, frozen is better than nothing.
Thanks for your comment. Tight lines!
Great video and great information. I froze some bluegill like that.
Hey a rookie angler here, I'm going to buy some fresh live shad for fishing sat, I'f I'm using the bait the same day what's the best way of storing them? Do I keep them alive in a bucket? Or should I put them on ice as soon as I buy them? I will be using them about 3 or 4 hours from the time I buy them. I'm fishing from a bank by the way. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
Shad are difficult to keep alive without a lot of work. From the moment it is born, a shad begins looking for a way to die.
I would keep them on ice and you should be fine. Cut them in thirds and use the head and middle piece. I never have much luck with tails.
Good video! Thanks
Thanks!
I read somewhere catfish don’t like ionized salt (regular table salt like Morton’s) Is this an old wives tale? Can I ask why brine? Have you ever used garlic salt? Just found your channel and looking forward to your input. 👍
I think a catfish will eat just about anything at certain times. As far as the salt brine goes, The salt pretty much just helps get the ice melt started and gets them cold quickly. I'm not sure I put enough salt to make the water too salty, though I've never tasted it. :-)
I have used the brine method for skipjack for years now and the catfish don't hesitate to eat a frozen skip.
I haven't tried garlic salt. I know some folks who swear by it, but I tend to try and stay as natural of a presentation as possible. Perhaps I'm just a purist.
If you give it a try, though, I'd love to hear your results.
Thanks for stopping by!
I came here to mention this when I noticed he used iodized salt. I think you want to avoid doing this for best results.
It’s been a year..... how did it work?
You'll get about 9 months before they start going soft. I redid some back in November and added a ton of salt to the fish when sealing to harden the scales. Not sure if that is going to help or not.
But, we did catch fish on the preserved shad regularly before they went soft
Invest in a larger net and a lead weighted line not the cheap WalMart plastic coated steel weights. You will cut your time in half. Great video!
I did shortly after this video. That was one of the last times that net was usable. I ended up catching a 20lb common carp in it while catching shad and it wrecked it.
Do not use table salt. Use Ice Cream Salt, It works much better.
Awesome never thought about doing the brine looks like they kept pretty well look forward to seeing if they work.
Did they work for bait later?
Yes, they have been working fine. I've been using them all winter long with good results.
Josh, can you convince my wife to let me use the food saver for bait lol. Cool informative video I will try this with bluegill I catch from the bank. As I am a boatless angler lol.
jerzcnate you just have to do it while she's not home like I did.
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They look like threadfin shad to me.
Both species are similar, but there are subtle differences. The gizzard shad's nose is more rounded, and they have a yellowish tint to their fins. Gizzard shad also grow larger than threadfin.
Regardless, this method is applicable to either type and the preservation method also works well for skipjack herring.
Thanks for your comment.
I know the difference, that's why I commented
@@Skywise101 then trust me they're gizzard shad. I know the difference as well.
@@TheWeekendAngler They must grow them small there then, because those are small for gizzard shad
@@Skywise101 They were from an early summer hatch. As I'm certain you and I are both aware, they tend to group by size anyway.
Some of the ones I put back in the fall averaged anywhere from 10 to 12 inches long, but they were caught from a different area of the lake.
Who will sell me some bait and ship it...I'm in Tx
DONT USE TABLE SALT!!!!!!!!!
Table salt works just fine. If you don't like it, don't use it.