Martin1950 Posted June 7, 2015 Posted June 7, 2015 FINALLY got chance to get out and collect some bait for this year. Ran out of Ales last fall and tried some herring, not a fish. I’ll be sticking with the Ales. Martin
EdB Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Nice way to save some bucks and have the bait the fish are eating.
Hockey390 Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Is that the fire brine? Have you noticed a difference in results by using a dye vs. a powder?
Gnarf Posted June 10, 2015 Posted June 10, 2015 Hmmm I'm the exact opposite. Can't get ales to bite but always run out of herring
Martin1950 Posted June 10, 2015 Author Posted June 10, 2015 Is that the fire brine? Have you noticed a difference in results by using a dye vs. a powder? No fire brine, just good ole borax and pickle salt as per video; Now don't laugh, the coloring is from food coloring jell. Tried a few colored last year and they all got hammered. And we're going to give it hell out of South Haven tomorrow evening, six rods, six Ales. Now there is nothing wrong with Big Weenie powder or Fire Brine, I'm just cheap and have lot of time. Martin
Martin1950 Posted June 10, 2015 Author Posted June 10, 2015 What size meat heads you using?Most of my heads are B.W. whole-bait heads, but I have a few Magnums or Super Mags from another company.Martin
RONDAYVOO Posted June 22, 2015 Posted June 22, 2015 Do you find one color works better than another ?
Martin1950 Posted June 22, 2015 Author Posted June 22, 2015 Do you find one color works better than another ?Last year everything was "natural" with a handful of green toward the end of the season. This year I've had 2 fly-bys on the green and one fish on the natural. Still waiting to try the blue and the red ones.Martin
Martin1950 Posted June 28, 2015 Author Posted June 28, 2015 In the last couple of weeks I made 3 trips to the pier and netted up enough Ale's to last me and my son for the rest of the season +. Here is a small sample. I tried a green one for a few hours last week and it finished just as green as when it started. Martin
slickwater Posted July 14, 2015 Posted July 14, 2015 Wish I could find some alewives to net so I didn't have to buy herring. Some days tbe herring is all they want and others it won't even get hit. And I bet alewives are more consistent since they are more of a natural prey species.
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