freezing bait

[faulked]

hi guys any words of wisdom on how to freeze bait i would like to go netting over the next couple of weeks and make sure i have some decent bait for the classic but freezer burnt crap is useless now ive emptied my freezer cleaned it out and have a dozen bags of ice at the bottom my mate has an oice machine at work and ive got rid of all the freezer burnt crap and want to freeze some mullet and prawns so that when they defrost they are still nice to use any hints i have tried to freeze the prawns under water in salt water that seemed to work quite well

[mackmauler]

yeh the saltwater is the go, i freeze mainly whole tuna being scale less they are more resilient, with mullet or gar you want to avoid the air on them. simple cryovac method of bait in a glad bag forced underwater in the sink till the airs gone works well, then transfer them to a heavier more spike resistant bag and do the same.

[namyau]

i was told once if its fresh bait like herring etc then the to freeze it in a salt water

[obone]

Yeh I have always had the problem, that when I catch a few extra prawns for future bait use, when I go to use them they are all mushy. I might try to freeze them in a big snaplock bag with saltwater and see how that goes.?

Joel

[namyau]

i like to use the takeaway containers or ice cream containers,better then snap lock bags - the bags will change the shape of the bait if its not placed on a flat surface - just my 2c

[jeff f]

if freezing soft fish like pilchards or herring salt them before freezing it toughens them up

[faulked]

how do you go about salting them jeff ive had ago and ballesd it in the past