Where to find skipjack in North Carolina? - Catfish Angler Forum …
May 16, 2006 · Hook one of these silvery, streamlined fish (not to be confused with the much larger black skipjack or skipjack tuna of saltwater notoriety), and the reason for its proper name becomes immediately apparent. It skips across the surface of the water like a flattened stone, leaping again and again and again a miniature tarpon of sorts.
skipjack in kansas city | Catfish Angler Forum at USCA
Mar 18, 2009 · There was a local shop a couple of years selling "Skipjack" -- not skipjack herring that you want, but skipjack TUNA -- a saltwater fish that's worthless as bait around here... My advice: Get online and find out what a Skipjack Herring looks …
Where do I get skipjack? - Catfish Angler Forum at USCA
Jun 29, 2010 · Last time I checked it wasnt open anymore (the tackle shop at st. paul), you can get skipjack in alton, IL at the bait and tackle store there, most people around here stock up on them in the winter by making trips down to tennesse. You can catch them around here around alton, but right now is not the best time with the river like it is.
Freezing Skipjack | Catfish Angler Forum at USCA
Feb 9, 2016 · We have used the salt brine and cling wrap for yrs with good results but a couple yrs ago we got the bright ideal to try something else that has worked great, when we have to travel to get our skipjack we will pack the bottom of a 120 quart cooler with dry ice ( $1 a pound, usually around 30# will do it) and put 2 layers of burlap over it and ...
best way to freeze skipjack | Catfish Angler Forum at USCA
Apr 16, 2010 · Vacuum packing is by far the best, a little pricey for some but the best. I wrap each skipjack in plastic wrap individually, then place as many as is possible in a freezer bag. Doing it this way allows you to remove as many or as few depending upon need for the days fishing.
favorite color jigs for skip jack | Catfish Angler Forum at USCA
Nov 3, 2009 · whats your favorite color for catchin skipjack? i like red and white the best! but ive heard guys catch alot on white and blue also Save Share Reply Quote Like
Those skipjacks in the freezer? When do you throw your...
Mar 3, 2009 · Getting skipjack in central Arkansas is generally pretty difficult; sometimes they'll hit pretty good in the winter at the nuclear plant outlet, and at certain times of the year, they'll hit pretty good when the water flow through the notch in the dike between the river and the outlet of the powerplant at Murray L&D in N. Little Rock.
Skipjack bait do you use salt to freeze or not?
Apr 30, 2022 · Depends. If l am l catching to store for later, l add 2 r 3 Pizza Hut cups of rock salt to 40-60lbs of ice in the cooler, stir it up with a skulling paddle.
How do I keep skipjacks alive? | Catfish Angler Forum at USCA
May 20, 2008 · Here's an example for saltwater skipjack, which are several times larger than the freshwater type. Just remember that you've got to provide LOTS of water for each tube. One homemade version I saw on another site used an old swimming pool pump for two tubes. If you plan to use bilge pumps, you're probably gonna need a high-volume pump for each tube.
Skipjack or shad any place to buy them in Kentucky?
Feb 28, 2006 · A little bait shop by Markland Dam, called Sargeant Sissies, has Skipjack and Mooneye. Great prices too, but only have them when they can catch them. Fish eat fish but really want to eat taco's.