Thread: Sardines for cut bait?

I don't know how well fresh frozen sardines hold up once thawed,but creek chubs turn mushy when frozen then thawed.I would do the old test tank experiment ( five gallon bucket ) or go to the water and toss one a few times to see how long they hold up,lm feeling they will get mushy pretty much like a chub.

Yep. I hate frozen shad for same reason. They are only 6 or 7 inches. Might could use the whole.

There only one way to know. Fish them and see what the catfish think. I salt my baits to make them firm up.

Going out tonight. Will take a few and see what they do. Using mostly shad tonight. Tons in the coves right now.

Be sure to give us a review,couriosity killed the cat ,

try cheap hotdogs cut crossways x5 , soak in cherry kool-aid .

Not a good test. Only had three bites total. Caught one small blue on live shad, had one other bite on shad and one on the cut sardines. Could not find them. Started out in about 20 fow and nothing moved to 40 under a bridge and got the two bites that didn't connect. Probably smaller cats. Finally hooked up with the one blue in about 30 fow slow trolling.

That just gives you a good reason to go again,the other plus side......you can always take some crackers and eat your left over bait.....commercial stink baits smear on a cracker well ,but they don't taste as good as sardines.