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Post by jamesh on Aug 22, 2010 11:30:22 GMT -5
I have been chunking and grinding fish for a few days lately and have done up about 400 pounds so far...This is the last tote of the day from a couple days ago... Hoping to have around 1000 - 1200 pounds done by the end of September....
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Post by hotwire on Aug 22, 2010 11:54:00 GMT -5
Do you use all that bait your self or do you sell some of it? I don't think I would ever use that amount of bait as I don't have that many traps nor the time required to set, tend, and do up fur on that scale.
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Post by jamesh on Aug 22, 2010 11:56:04 GMT -5
Some will be sold off yes...but most will be used on my line and my sons line....I use alot of bait yearly...some of the trout,salmon and whitefish heads will be turned into fish oil as well...they make nice amber colored oil...
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Post by trapper7 on Aug 23, 2010 15:29:22 GMT -5
After you grind that mixture, do you bread it when you fry it or just make patties? Seriously, I save all my fish carcasses too. I use the heads for bucket sets, variations of pocket sets, and for trailing sets. I grind the rest into a paste that I use in my Griz traps.
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Post by jonesie on Aug 25, 2010 22:01:44 GMT -5
yeah I just ground 100 ponds chunked 50 and will chunk 100 more in Sept 3 different formulations
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Post by scansy on Aug 30, 2010 16:54:33 GMT -5
I use fish parts too for coon. Never ground it into a paste though - that would seem like a good idea - get a coon to have more trouble getting the bait, spend more time at the set.....
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Post by trapper7 on Sept 3, 2010 11:23:08 GMT -5
My favorite coon trap is the Griz and you're right, they really work hard to get the ground fish out.
The only part of the fish I toss is the skin.
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Post by scansy on Sept 3, 2010 11:47:34 GMT -5
I have used the skin - by itself - as bait and caught coon. It has the smell and is highly visible with the scales up.
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