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JBMasterAngler Grand Master

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Made a return trip to the oriental market in hopes I could find some good frozen bait for pike. I found frozen sardines! About 15 to a pack, and about 8 or 9 inches long...for only $4.50!!! I'm really excited to try these! If anyone is looking to try these as well, the market is in St. Paul on the corner of dale st. and minnehaha ave. They also have frozen mackerel that are about 12 inches, so if your looking for giganto pike, you can get those as well.

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good deal...I just paid $15 for 18 of them at another "famous" sea food place in st.paul. They are very very soft and you may need to use either a quick strike or single treble with one larger hook. I've lost a few now that never even set off my flag cause they just desinagrate right off the hook when taken.

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Well, I tried them on friday...and yes they are kinda' mushy...and boy are they oily and smelly! I don't have a report however, as I believe the sardine fell off the hook not much later than I set up the rig frown I'm gonna have to dink around a bit to find a hook(s) that they'll stay on.

The store might be dragon star, but it says in big letters on the front of the building "THE ORIENTAL MARKET".

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I don't know if this helps at all but there is a great bait shop off highway 65. Vados Bait has a WIDE variety of options for bait and it seems like their frozen baits last longer than most. Plus there is a great selection of live bait to keep the metro angler busy!

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I mentioned this once before on a similar thread and don't want to appear negative but please consider the possibility of introducing aquatic viruses from foreign species of fish used as bait. Even dead and frozen fish that do not show signs of illness may be a carrier of a virus you may be introducing into our waters that could threaten our wonderful fishery and millions of dollars of taxpayer's money, much like VHS in the great lakes. These viruses can often affect both freshwater and saltwater species but can be safe for human consumption.

Thank you,

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When a report comes out saying sardines will, can, or may spread a harmful disease then I will stop using them. But right now, they are legal and they are cheap, so I'm going to use them...unless I prove to myself they aren't good bait crazy

And yes, it turns out the name of the store is dragon star wink

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When a report comes out saying sardines will, can, or may spread a harmful disease then I will stop using them. But right now, they are legal and they are cheap, so I'm going to use them...unless I prove to myself they aren't good bait crazy

And people wonder why we need government regulation. Maybe if we were all willing to consider the potential negative impacts our actions have on our lakes we'd be able to avoid some of the over the top regulations that we end up with.

JBMasterAngler, I don't mean to single you out on this your post just happened to be a prime example of an attitude that I see in countless outdoorsmen. They curse the fact that we have so many regulations but regulations are usually a direct result of our past actions, perhaps if we stopped to think about our actions in the beginning we could avoid the regulations.

I'm not saying sardines are unsafe, they probably are. But I think it would be prudent to consider the fact that introducing a foreign species into a lake may have ramifications that are potentially harmful. Maybe if we stop and think about it now we could prevent the next big deadly virus before it threatens our lakes and before the government see's fit to create countless new regulations that we have to endure.

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