Emerald Shiners

[Mark]

If you happen to have a few dozen Shiners left over, put them in a plastic bag, on ice, 'til you get home. Add a few TBLS. table salt, nothing more. Gently squeeze out the air. Store them in the freezer for a few days or months. They will not form a solid block but they will be slightly pliable. They become sort of "mummified". Keep them on ice while transporting/fishing. Do not soak them in water and they don't re-freeze well...they get stinky, toss them out.
Use them on a spreader as usual.

[Jim Teasdale]

Thanks for this info, Mark.

[Mark]

Thanks for this info, Mark.

Some may ask how well they stay on while hooked. I usually double hook them 1). through the eyes and then 2). through the back. The minnows, once frozen in salt, develop a texture sort of like soft leather.
Another writer said he spreads his minnows out on a sheet pan, salts them and pops them into the freezer-Great idea. I'll try that method next time!

[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.

[rscotfish]

I was told that my buddy's minnow boat has spent 1000 on fuel in the last week or so searching for shiner's got 10 gallon that was 30 a gallon going up to 50 a gallon hes losing money to so heard they might go up again if you want to drive a distance you can get some at I think its fisherman's cave on summit across the state line they can get shinners from the other great lakes that border Michigan not lake Erie shiner's but shiners. might run up and get 100 dollars worth put them in minnow tank