thornapple outfitter and baits

[lakeshoremunster]

just wondering if any of you guys have made the drive up there to buy bait for this up and coming bear season.

I was wondering on the quality of the bait you have gotten and which bait you have bought.

[jay83196]

Where is it located?

[matchset]

i've got almost all the bait i need for the season already. most of it was free, but...

i did pick up a few things from lucky7 bear bait. good quality bait at a good price! its close and convenient, not sure if it is for you tho.

[cherokee]

I made a run up there earlier and picked up a bunch of stuff. Smells like a giant bait site when you go into the place.

[charliepete]

If you are talking the guy out of Ladysmith (Dave Proden) I have indeed bought bait there. He is cheaper than the guys around the cities, but still more expensive thant some others out that way. He definitely has a great product. He weighs stuff out and always provides a square deal. He's kind of an unpleasant person, but business wise he's just fine.

[lakeshoremunster]

Charlie<If you dont mind me asking, what did you pick up and what was the quality of the products that you picked up.

Was their mold or soggy bait?

[charliepete]

I've bought trail mix, cookie dough, and granola and chocolate covered cherries from him. No problem with anything being moldy. I make it a habit to open drums before I leave with them though. I haven't had any problem with Thornapple, but another outfit gave me a half barrel of flour that was supposed to have been sugar cookies. I wasn't so pleased after I spent all the time and energy lugging it in an out of a pickup and all the way up north before figuring out what it was.

[lakeshoremunster]

Just picked up two barrels of cookie dough the other day, didnt dawn on me to check the items out because we were so amazed at how many deers he has coming into his yard, but got home and opened them up, a little juice on top and a little bit of small white mold spots but it smelt pretty good.

Too long of a drive for me next time.

How do you guys get your barrels out of the pick up its pretty heavy, I decided to hual the trailor up there with me and thankfully I did.

[bogwalker]

How do you guys get your barrels out of the pick up its pretty heavy, I decided to hual the trailor up there with me and thankfully I did.

[lakeshoremunster]

that is a good way, guess I never have thought of that because the atv goes in the trailor and all the gear and bait buckets goes in bed

[jerkbait]

I just rolled mine off of the tailgate on Saturday morning and let them hit the ground. My barrles are steel.