Originally Posted by
CrappiePappy
Seen that advertised many decades ago, and have heard about it off & on since. I would say it probably would work, but isn't always "legal" to do. It "could" fall under rules about "baiting", "chumming", or even "polluting" (in the event the glass broke or the jar came loose & sank).
Note: the fact that the original idea mentions a gallon "glass" jar should tell how old this "trick" is
Yep....ole' Geo. L. Herter had published that idea back in the 60's in one of his books. Certainly couldn't hurt. Love to get my hands on one of those old catalogs!
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