meat

[reel drag]

Where is everyone getting their meat strips? S&R none, mitchels, none, slippery sinker, none.

[Sea-IV]

I usually have to take the drive to Narby's and if they don't have it I go to Newfane and see my buddy at ASB Tackle. He always has meat strips

[fisherdude]

just called warrens hook line and sinker they have some  strips from last year nothing new said not available yet

[Landshark]

MC Rocket, ALWAYS 

[final flight]

Tops super markets , salt brined mackerel .......:)

[Bill55]

Did any of you try using the bagged smelt you can buy at the grocery store? I'm gonna soak some in green Pautzke and see what happens.

[chinook35]

I have experimented with grocery store fish . Sardines and smelt mostly . If you use fish from the store you must brine them before using for bait. i have a  a letter from the DEC law enforcement unit stating that store bought fish can be used if you certify that they have been brined .. If you look back on my very early posts . all the information is available there . I had limited success with the experiment . The sardines are very soft and don't last .Store bought herring strips are still number 1 in my experience . It's too early for bait . You don't need it for the fish that are available now . It would be a waste of money to use bait to target oil cans {lake trout }  Start using bait in late July and beyond .

Edited May 2, 2016 by chinook35

[Sea-IV]

It all depends on where he is fishing. A lot of the Tourney boats are running meat on the west end for kings as of last weekend and getting kings on it.

[chinook35]

check the south shore fishing reports . I tried to post all the info about homemade cut bait on this thread , buy it ended up over there . These post are from 2008 when Rhys Davis got out of the cut bait business in the US

[BAZOOKAJOE]

I always buy a few extra trays at the end of summer so I'm not scrambling to find it in the beginning of the next.