10-17-2019, 02:17 PM
So the argument I hear for gutting before freezing...is as follows (and just to be clear, I dont gut em myself currently, it's just the argument I hear) that the acids and emzines in the internal organs will leach out and break down the meat/skin such that you get " soft" bait when you unfreeze and they wont stay on the hook as well. Also that it impacts the sent let off when they unfreeze in the water.
The few short and wonderful years I got to live in Alabama on a work assignment gave me the oppurtunity to talk to a lot of fishermen with differnt tactics and theories. I learned alot. Like gut the bait and soak in brown sugar before you freeze it. Now this old boy had some big fish on photos to validate his point. I have not followed that particular idea but I would not dare call his practice heresy based on his proof of point photos.
Got ya thinking this morning anyway.
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The few short and wonderful years I got to live in Alabama on a work assignment gave me the oppurtunity to talk to a lot of fishermen with differnt tactics and theories. I learned alot. Like gut the bait and soak in brown sugar before you freeze it. Now this old boy had some big fish on photos to validate his point. I have not followed that particular idea but I would not dare call his practice heresy based on his proof of point photos.
Got ya thinking this morning anyway.
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