12-05-2004, 06:12 PM
smelt counts in michigan are well down as well. have been for a good 10 years now [unsure]
we used to go and come home with a five gallon pail. those days are long but gone, if you get a quart you are lucky, but the stores around here have no problem stocking their shelves with them...
Hmm, I wonder?[crazy]
I have eaten store bought smelt, they are no where near what a fresh caught smelt will taist. on top of that the smelt are not as clean as they would be if I had caught them my self. and you know that if you dont clean your game well you cant get rid of that gamey taist.
are the stores in your area supplied well with smelt early in the spring?
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we used to go and come home with a five gallon pail. those days are long but gone, if you get a quart you are lucky, but the stores around here have no problem stocking their shelves with them...
Hmm, I wonder?[crazy]
I have eaten store bought smelt, they are no where near what a fresh caught smelt will taist. on top of that the smelt are not as clean as they would be if I had caught them my self. and you know that if you dont clean your game well you cant get rid of that gamey taist.
are the stores in your area supplied well with smelt early in the spring?
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