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09-01-2021, 08:30 AM #11Junior Member
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09-01-2021, 05:34 PM #12
Re: Toledo water intake and west ( perch)
Frozen only good for one bite, usually lose bait faster than fresh. Throw away after thaw, they get mushy. I use sandwich bags or quart bags if alot. Frozen doesn't seem to bother fish though.
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09-04-2021, 06:34 PM #13
Re: Toledo water intake and west ( perch)
What a day, went east 22ft of water off wards canal. Nonstop action from first line in water . Biggest fish was 11inches, handful of farm animals, 60 perch in 3 1/2 hours. Son and I both lost a jumbo at boat side..... why,why, oh well. Great shiners today from B and Ds, no chubs all emeralds. Good fishing guys
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Re: Toledo water intake and west ( perch)
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09-05-2021, 08:55 AM #15
Re: Toledo water intake and west ( perch)
Mine when I use are still semi frozen, (keep in cooler with ice for fish till I need them) ,if their bitting good more like a shiner popsicle, cools them down in that warm water. Yesterday the perch were very warm too. Your idea sounds like it would be good for those perch looking to have a good time and get rowdy. Lol
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09-05-2021, 10:05 AM #16
Re: Toledo water intake and west ( perch)
Vodka doesn't freeze so wouldn't that defeat the purpose of putting them in the freezer. Just a thought 🤔
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Re: Toledo water intake and west ( perch)
Correct, they don't freeze solid and that's the reason they don't get mushy. If you freeze them in water they will freeze solid, and the expanding ice crystals ruin the flesh (ice expands - that's why ice floats). The vodka preserves them and yet keeps them from freezing solid. They maintain their texture and stay on the hook just fine.
The key is to soak them in the vodka overnight. The vodka displaces most of the water from the minnow. Drain them well before you bag and freeze them. Putting them in the freezer keeps them from rotting until the next perch season.Last edited by Ted33; 09-05-2021 at 03:26 PM. Reason: Correction
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09-05-2021, 03:30 PM #18
Re: Toledo water intake and west ( perch)
I'll keep a container with vodka in it and as they die I'll toss them in. I'll give it a try. Thanks.
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09-05-2021, 04:06 PM #19
Re: Toledo water intake and west ( perch)
My frozen shiners are alive when I put in bag, no water. Fully thawed I'll throw away. Have 3 bags in freezer now, sat had almost 2scoops leftover and alive. When I go out by myself I'll get one scoop, and take a bag with me. With the price of shiners it's worth it to me. When it's my son and me , we get 3dzn and if we run out we're done. But we also cut are shiners.
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09-05-2021, 05:55 PM #20
Re: Toledo water intake and west ( perch)
That's a good idea. At least you won't run out of Emeralds doing that. I'll give it a try.
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