Salted Minnows

[MinDak Hunter]

I put this on the "expert" forum but thought I would try here too...

I am kinda' cheep and want to salt and borax some minnows to take to Canada. Does anyone have a good recipe? The salted minnows I have used in the past seem to be very soft, is there a trick to making them hold up better?

[redhooks]

I read somewhere in IN-Fish that sawdust works better than salt because they are more lifelike when you get them wet again, never tried it but might be worth an experiment?

redhooks

[prov1900]

I believe it is a 2:1 ratio, 2 being water, 1 salt. Soak them for 24 hrs, then fish them out? There are many different versions, and I don't think it really matters. We brought some last year to go to Winnepeg last October. The guy just took the minnows and covered them in the canning salt w/o the water. They worked really well. They were kind of "rubbery" versus the ones we got from the camp, but they also stayed on the hook a little better. Let me know how your's turn out. I am going to do the same thing. Kinda' cheap is just fine in my book. That was my plan this year to save money. Can't do anything about fuel and food, so we were going to cut a little on the bait fund. Swimbaits and salted minnows. Shouldn't make a difference.

[DrJ]

We buy salted minnows from Hwy 65 bait north of Grandy on Hwy 65. 15 dozen fatheads frozen in salt in a white foam bait container. Cost around $15.00 They work great and even in the hot sun they stay cool.Leeches became way to expensive in Canada for our group. I don't think you could do it yourself at this price. DrJ.