Emerald Shiners

[maul35]

If I have extra shiners. I wash them off, pat them dry with a paper towel then mix them up in corn meal and freeze. They work great. Sometimes I think better then live ones.

[Moeannie]

If I have extra shiners. I wash them off, pat them dry with a paper towel then mix them up in corn meal and freeze. They work great. Sometimes I think better then live ones.

I don't know how everybody else feels but if the fishin doesn't pick up, I'm going to have to bring my shiners home egg wash em, slap on some breading and have them for dinner.

[wakina]

Read this tonight and hope it is true. If so I will gladly use the golden shiners maybe some fatheads also. Will have to monitor this to findout the facts! The first part of this thread is the important part.

http://www.ohiogamefishing.com/threa...hiners.284735/

[Mark]

If I have extra shiners. I wash them off, pat them dry with a paper towel then mix them up in corn meal and freeze. They work great. Sometimes I think better then live ones.

Do they stay on the hook pretty well? I think I'll try a mixture of salt and cornmeal to freeze them in. Thanks.

[maul35]

They seem to stay on the hook well. Keep them out of the sun because they will get muchy. I try to keep them cool (on ice) in the cooler and pull them out as needed.

[wakina]

I don't think there is a lack of Emerald shiners in the lake, at least the Western Basin! Something has sure been holding the perch at D-Can thru H-Can area and reports indicate they are holding at other locations as well such as Niagara Reef, B-Can, Wards Canal, Water intake as well as others. Those perch would not be hanging around in those areas in concentration if there were a lack of prey(Emerald Shiners). There is one thing that does have me concerned and that is the lack of white perch and sheepshead, that is unusual for this time of year.