Curing Shad and Skipjacks or other netted bait fish

[Soupy_1us]

Somebody told me that this would be a good place to post some of my secrets about keepin' your shad and herrin' fresh.....
Old boy told me about this a few years back and I never did try it until now....After spendin' a couple months pay on everythig else , salts, honey, just about anything you can think of... I finally tried this....
To keep your shad and or herring fresh... Take one gal. size ziplock bag and pour you some CORN MEAL (yeller or white) (but "not" self risin') 'bout half bag full.. Depends how many shad and or herrin' you gonna put in that bag.....

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p115/Soupy_1us/Fishing/IMG_25791.jpgNotice ,I used Martha White's Corn Meal... Not 'cause of Martha White but, 'cause it's cheap.

Put your shad and or herrin' in there with that corn meal ( yeller or white) Shake it up real good, zip it closed and putin the frig....

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p115/Soupy_1us/Fishing/IMG_25811.jpg and I hope your shad is bigger than these here I got ....

http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p115/Soupy_1us/Fishing/IMG_25771.jpgThis here is what I caught on herrin' after being bagged for 6 days..... The big'un....not them little things....
Your shad and or herrin' will get as tough as leather but, will bleed when you cut 'em.

And that's a tip for today from ole Soup's Tackle Box!


PS....Tim told me to write this .

[Timotha7]

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[Timotha7]

GREAT TIP Soupy thanks for sharing it with all of us!

[gofish]

cool soupy.......got me half a 5 gallon bucket of shad today fer the weekend in 3 throws.lol ......might try it with some......ifn theres any left the fish aint ate tommorrow.lol........oh yeah the shad i got are all 6 inches an up,runnin the 3 ft flats bout 30 ft from shore

[Soupy_1us]

Reckon I'll have to skip tomorrow....Going to Herrin, Ill to get Rhino serviced.....Good luck on fishing....
So far that corn meal trick works on herring.. Been seven days now and they are still tough.

[capt.kirk]

Great Tip there Soupy on the cure,how do you know iffn there sick??? Kirk

[Soupy_1us]

That got that glassy look in their eyes.....

[wewamohawk]

nice tip soupy i will try it on some samall bait fish ;;;maurice

[gofish]

check my new thread soupy.....got one lost anuther cause i couldnt git er outta the darn tree lol

[capt.kirk]

Soupy,are they just as good if you freeze them after the cure,or will it
take the freshness away???? :confused0024: Kirk

[Soupy_1us]

Revised and updated to on "Curing Shad and Skipjacks or other netted bait fish"

DON'T ! BY ALL MEANS USE "MARTHA WHITE'S "WHITE" CORN MEAL


It didn't work.......:confused0056: and it STINNNNNNNNNKS after four days...


As far as the yeller corn meal goes.... I got 9 days on my Herrin' before they started gettin' little soft......WITHOUT FREEZIN'

[Soupy_1us]

I haven't tried this yet but, I'm going to.



Morton® Tender Quick® (Meat Curing Salt)
This mix is a fast cure product that has been developed as a cure for meat, poultry, game, salmon, shad, and sablefish. It is a combination of high grade salt and other quality curing ingredients that can be used for both dry and sweet pickle curing. Morton® Tender Quick® mix contains salt, the main preserving agent; sugar, both sodium nitrate and sodium nitrite, curing agents that also contribute to development of color and flavor; and propylene glycol to keep the mixture uniform. Morton® Tender Quick® mix can be used interchangeably with Morton® Sugar Cure® (Plain) mix. It is NOT a meat tenderizer.



http://www.mortonsalt.com/products/meatcuring/tenderquick.html

[gofish]

theys talkin bout american shad soupy....the kind thats edible lol......might work fer gizzards an yellertails too though

[Soupy_1us]

I know what they talking about.....But, what the heck... SHAD IS SHAD !... All I've been using down here is YellowTails and Threadfin....I've used that salt before on other stuff....Ifin' you use it right....It'll keep just about everything.

[gofish]

ill net me some fresh in the morn lol....wife dun told me any more in her freezer an i gotta buy her a new one, i git the old one fer "bait"

[Soupy_1us]

Mrs. done told me to get rid of my bait box ( old 'frig) out in the cabin... She says I don't keep enuff bait to have it out there...Reckon she gonna buy me a new one???

[gofish]

lets see.....new motor....new depthfinder(aint gotta use his rod n reel no more).........might be pushin it jus a little lol.......boats loaded!.....gonna thaw the truck out in a few....got a 1/8 inch of ice on it lol