Salting mussels for bait - fish simply cannot resist them
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- čas přidán 25. 07. 2024
- In this video I talk about salting mussels for bait.
Mussels make one of the best baits for bottom fishing, surf fishing, rock fishing, etc
They can be easily collected or even purchased at a supermarket.
Salting them is very effective to preserve them and also to make them easier to fish with.
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Free bait is awesome! Sometimes I spend more money to buy the bait than the value of fish I catch^^
Accurate
How expensive is your bait! A few snapper or kahawai is way more valuable than a pack of squid
@@mikeoxlong6797 Well, Quite often, all the frozen pilchards were munched by those little snappers. I came back with nothing, and the baits are all gone
yes i will NOT buy blood worm anymore a lot $ for what you get witch is not much shrimp works just as good if the fish r biting they ll hit that better than bloods
Love how you use everyday fisher methods makes it easier for us just getting into the scene without spending a lot of money … thank you
Thank you, appreciate the nice feedback and glad to hear that the video was helpful
Thanks for sharing a great video mate
Thanks ....
Tried it and it works well
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Fantastic video, I like how nothing is wasted. Learnt a lot, thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Blimmen awesome!!!! Thanks so much we now have new knowledge to try out. Your so very helpful and sharing , thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Nice vid mate, perfect for traveling!
Thanks man, yeah very true. I always have a bucked with salted mussels or other salted bait with me on camping trips.
Many thanks. A very good tip. I use bait elastic too. Great for soft baits that would otherwise be lost too quickly.
Great video, mate!
cheers, glad it was helpful
Great video some great tips well done mate.
Thanks 👍 mate
Thanks mate, really nice video!
cheers man, thanks for the feedback
Something new i learn today abaout mussel.. Bait.. Tq sir.. Fir sharing your knowledge.. To us.. ❤️❤️👍
thanks for the feedback
👏👏👏👏👍 great job. Really enjoyed your video.
Thank you 👍
Wonderful
Thanks
Thanks for the vid!
Our pleasure!
Thanks mate.
Very nice 👍👌
Fantastic video! I tried both mussels and kahawai and both were very effective - and the idea of the juice as burley is genius.
cheers mate, glad it was helpful
Great! Just great 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
really good indepth video. i have tried salting all sorts of baits in salt before but never get the dry result I wanted. i will try the straining method you show in this video, cheers.
Cheers, glad this was helpful. We sometimes have the opposite problem with baits getting too dry from salting, if we leave them on the salt for too long.
really really good episode
thank you
Thanks for sharing really enjoyed your video
Thank you, appreciate the feedback 👍
I learn make salt bait a lot from your video,,, thank you
Thank you, glad to hear that :)
I can smell them from the video, mean man
Very good idea, thanks
Thank you 🙂👍
Very well done!
Thank you! Cheers!
Excellent 👍
Thank you! Cheers!
Thanks, sir for sharing your idea
Most welcome
Just come across your channel, love this video tnks.what country r u in may I ask !
thanks for the video :D
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching!
You have a great voice for asmr, if you don’t know what that is you should look it up, I’m sure it could help to grow your channel to label your videos as asmr. Great tips, I’ll use this in San Diego California!
Haha, thanks for the tip. Some fishing asmr would be an interesting experiment 😂
Do you salt your white mussel the same way ? any tips for blood or moonshine worm ?
Very good info
Glad it was helpful!
I use fox armamesh for the softbait.
Works perfect for mussels worms and other soft baits.
I must give that a try, sounds like a good product
Great tip thanks 👍🇬🇧
Awesome video thanks for sharing how long can you keep them long term ? can you freeze them and store away for long time ?
thank you. Don't need to freeze them after salting. Just keep them in a cool place. The salting preserves them, they'll keep a long time. You can salt pretty much any bait this way. I haven't tried worms, but I do it the same way with leftover fish bait.
Mean bro cheers
thanks mate
Great video! Do you store this in the fridge or does the salt preserve the whole thing, so it's not necessary?
thanks, don't need to store in the fridge. The salt will preserve it for a long time.
Hi , this is a very good video! Can you please tell me if you put the container in the fridge while salting for a few days? Thanks
Hi, thanks for the feedback 👍 I usually don't put it in the fridge as the salt should be enough to preserve it.
Thank you so much! How long can you keep those salted baits? And where? Fridge? Thank you!
If you keep em in the fridge they'll last forever. I had mine in the car for a couple of months and they were still good and catching fish
What is that bait you dipped in mussel juice at the end? Thanks. Love your videos.
In another comment it's named as Kahawai aka Australian salmon. The video is in New Zealand apparently
yes, that's correct. In New Zealand a Kahawai is similar to a large mackerel and hence it's a very oily fish. Great table fare but also good for bait. I usually eat most the fillets and use the off cuts for bait by salting them.
What size fish are you catching with that much mussel on the hook. Where I'm from mussel is the #1 sargo bait and just a little bit on a size 4 hook is usually enough
Hi, we use them to catch snapper. They seem to like bigger baits. Been catching some pretty big ones in the 10 - 15 pounds range on those mussles.
U can soak the juice in some cheap dry foods for cats/dogs/chicken pellets. And use the pellets as food chunks as your berley bring the fish closer and keeps them more interested for longer (rock based)
great tip, cheers
Great video... I give ya 20 bucks to drink the mussel juice....haha
LOL, I give ya 30 if you drink it 😂
How would you store the mussel bait... I'm guessing in little zip lock bags in the freezer. Then you would take them with fishing?
cheers, no need to freeze them after salting - that's the beauty of it. I just keep them in a container or some zip lock bags in a reasonably cool place.
I live in the desert. Any thoughts on salting bait for freshwater ponds & lakes??
Hi, pretty much the same process. But I actually prefer brining baits that are not as soft as mussels. Checkout my latest video on brining bait. That works also good for freshwater baits.
Can I do this with frozen shucked mussels?
yeah sure, don't see any reason why it wouldn't work.
I salt my mussels for fishing bait too...im in nz so we have greenlip mussels here...when salting i only use seasalt...table salt doesnt work to preserve them...seasalt makes them hard...they can be shelf stored after that...
Yeah sea salt is best but also a bit more expensive. From my experience coarse table salt works good, just gotta make sure it's pure and not iodized.
@@Fishingreminder yeah...non iodised..sea salt is best tho...for the small expense involved...i also like to use plastic milk bottles...here they come in 1-2-3 and 4 litre sizes...2 litre are great as that means a whole day fishing...plus they have handles and can be on a belt for easy access...
You use them to store the mussels? Aren't they a bit hard to get out through the bottle neck?
@@Fishingreminder lol...yep...i cut a hole under the neck for access
It isn't necessary to use non iodized salt.
That only applies when curing freshwater baits with salt.
100% of salterwater shellfish as far as I know contains very high amounts of iodine in them.
As I understand it, using iodized salt is actually better in order to prevent the naturally present iodine in the shellfish from leeching/coming out.
Also, you want to keep the bait in the fridge while removing water especially if using rock/coarse salt since it sucks water out much slower from having less surface area of contact.
Using very coarse salt will take longer to cure but will ultimately keep your bait as intact and fresh as possible. Removing water content too quickly can structurally break up your bait.
what species is this bait good for ? thanks
Most bottom dwelling saltwater species love mussels. It's a killer bait except for pealgics.
Hi mate after salting the mussels can we frize them for long time? Regards
Hi, yeah you can freeze them after salting. But it's usually enough to keep them in a cool place.
Would adding garlic juice help ?
Interesting idea. Haven't thought about that. Might be worth a try, although the mussels already have a lot of scent. Perhaps the garlic could overpower the natural scent?
Good video!
Thanks!
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Will this work with frozen pre cooked mussels? I live in Hawaii and the only non cooked shellfish we get is oysters
I probably wouldn't salt cooked mussels. Just defrost and put on a hook. When they are cooked they are already tough and will stay on the hook. Unfortunately they won't be quite as juice and smelly.
Excellent job! After the mussels dry from being salted. How long do they last in zip bags before you have to put them into the freezer?
@@1972fenian cheers, they'll last a long time, at least a few months if you keep em in a cool place out of the sun.
@@Fishingreminder great, thank you!
how do you store them, keep them in the fridge??????
I just store them in an airtight container in a cool place. The salt preserves them. No need to keep them in the fridge.
Fresh with magic string, only way to go!!!
Fresh is great if you have mussels available at your spot. The salted and aged mussels give off a lot of scent though. For me, quite often, they work better than fresh. But I also use fresh mussels quite often.
@@Fishingreminder I resort to it mainly if I run out of sandshrimp, here in Oregon those surf perch arnt too picky when you find them.
@@Fishingreminder anyway, I loved your video. Get out and enjoy wildlife. Catching fish is only a bonus!!
Even better for my dinner tonight.
Yummy!
I question "ordinary table salt" -- depending on what region of the world. In the U.S., and many other countries, ordinary table salt contains iodine. Other fishing experts say that fish are averse to the taste of iodine, and instead they recommend pure, unadulterated salt (Kosher salt, for example) which don't contain iodine. Something to consider.
It should say on the label if the salt is iodized or not. We can buy either iodized or just pure table salt. But I guess it depends on the country. If unsure, one could just use pure sea salt. But honestly I don't think it makes such a huge difference which salt is used. I use whatever salt I have at hand if I need to salt some bait and that's usually just pure table salt.
beach worms are full of iodine so i dont get that logic
Sea water is full of iodene. It makes cuts and scrapes on your skin heal extremely quickly.
I use pool salt. It comes in 10 or 20kg bags and is very cheap
Did it work?
yeah caught a couple nice snapper and gurnard on the soaked baits.
Could you please make a video of you using the salted muscle baits you made surf casting.
Hi thanks for the input, I'm using salted mussels a lot so will make another video on it, cheers
What about salted shrimps? What's the success rates?
I haven't salted shrimps myself yet but I believe they are also a prime candidate for salting. They would produce a great scent after salting and stay on the hook much easier.
Is that a Doc camp? In coromandel?
That was filmed in Golden Bay, South Island
At the Golden Bay Holiday Park
Can i use in Bangladesh? Fresh Water. Please Tell me.
sure give it a try
Can this bait be used for freshwater fish?
I have caught some eel with salted mussels. Could work on other fish species as well. I bet catfish would be going nuts over them.
Awesome. How did the salted kahawai with the mussel juice go for bait ?
It didn't seem to make much difference to using it without the mussel juice. So now I just save the mussel juice and use it together with berley. 🙂
@@Fishingreminder thanks for that tip I'm going to try it out hopefully this weekend
@@SoleAdventuresNZ good luck 🤞 let us know how it went
Always use non iodised salt, pool salt is great and cheap enough.
While salting them, where should they be?
I just leave them in the container while salting and drain the liquid the first few days.
I’m wasted.
Took a shot for every mussel juice.
Time to fish now🙏😜⚓️☠️
good luck !
Drying them and than soaking in the juice doesn't make sense.
Why did you not use them before drying?
I like salting/drying them because they get tougher and stay on the hook better. Also they start to develop a stronger scent.
Use salt without iodine
Yes, that's a good tip
I use canning salt. It works great.
We use sea salt to salt baits or non iodize salt if sea salt is not available
Deffo should not be using plain table salt. Use non-ionized salt.
ionised or iodised? 😂 Then what about non-iodised plain table salt? LOL
@@Fishingreminder use pickling salt, aquarium salt or kosher salt if the others are unavailable.
Wheres your accent from mate??
Have a guess mate 🙂
@@Fishingreminder from sudan?
LOL, that's a pretty random guess, love it 🤣 I'll give ya a hint. It's in the middle of Europe and the flag is black, red and gold
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Looks like he didn’t use enough salt
You don't want to use too much salt, otherwise the bait becomes too dry
Paua hua
Your audio was terrible
Sorry about that
These mussel looks so good and fat! Blue mussel I found is weird and way smaller
yeah, it's a lot of work with small mussels :)