How to freeze lake shiners

[Mark]

About 25 years ago an elderly bait store worker told us he freezes leftover live shiners, quickly drained, packed with salt and then put in baggies. They sort of "mummify" and when thawed they are almost like leather. They stay on the hook quite well, lasting 3 or 4 catches. They keep well for the next season too. One thing, don't thaw and then try to refreeze them.

[northcoastbob]

Yeah I have used those but never had any success with them, the idea there is the same as salt impregnated worms and grubs. With the ones I do they hit those even better than live emeralds. I have refroze these and they still still work real good. I started freezing them for use when the emeralds are not available but I haven't bought any since I started using these 3 years ago. I put them on the hook still frozen and they still hit them.