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How to Make Bait Tips for Fishing

You will need an empty plastic quart mayonnaise jar, a box of table salt, and two pounds of peeled and de-headed bait shrimp.

  • Cut the shrimp into pieces no larger than one
    half inch around.
  • Pour a layer of salt a half inch thick in the
    bottom of the jar.
  • Place a single layer of shrimp on the salt, and
    cover that layer with another layer of salt.
  • Alternate layers of salt and shrimp until the
    jar is filled, and put the lid on tightly.
  • Allow the jar to sit for as long as possible,
    even for several weeks.
  • You may now open the jar and remove the
    shrimp, placing them in plastic baggies for
    storage and use. Or you may simply use the
    shrimp directly from the jar, discarding
    the excess salt.
  • The shrimp will be toughened enough to stay
    on a hook, small enough not to interfere with
    jig action, and smelly enough to do wonders
    attracting fish!