Dead bait

[GBW]

Hey all.

 

So I read a post about how to preserve dead bait and VHS and it got me thinking. I had a bunch of minnows left that I got from the bait shop on 7A in Port Perry so I took them home and stuck them in the freezer. This bait should be VHS free (I would hope) so is it going to be a concern for me to use it on the lake my cottage is on in the summer? I don't fish Scugog in the summer, I'm farther North in zone 17. Thanks in advance.

G

Edited February 26, 2009 by GBW

[cram]

I wouldn't. Lots of parasites/viruses survive freezing. In fact, viruses flourish in the cold.

Edited February 26, 2009 by cram

[WeedLine]

My buddy salts the minnows we don't use on trips. I think the salt kills everything and adds flavor to the bait

[BassAsin]

If its that much of a concern G try boiling them quickly and then salting them boiling is your best bet to kill any bacteria

[GBW]

Thanks folks. I'll be defrosting them soon and I'll preserve them some way. I was thinking the mineral oil and garlic way but now I'm not sure...

[cram]

The effort and cost to treat them is likely more than the minnows are worth. You might try them as fertilizer in your garden.

[John Bacon]

If its that much of a concern G try boiling them quickly and then salting them boiling is your best bet to kill any bacteria

 

VHS is caused by a virus, not bacteria.

 

When boiling water to treat for drinking purposes, it is recommended that you boil the water for five minutes to ensure that all bacteria is killed. I am not convinced that boiling them quickly will ensure that all bacteria, viruses, and parsites would be killed.

 

I think the fertilizer idea is the best I have heard so far.

[BassAsin]

VHS is caused by a virus, not bacteria.

 

When boiling water to treat for drinking purposes, it is recommended that you boil the water for five minutes to ensure that all bacteria is killed. I am not convinced that boiling them quickly will ensure that all bacteria, viruses, and parsites would be killed.

 

I think the fertilizer idea is the best I have heard so far.

thats true i know, like you said it is "recommended" thats is also for human ingestion were just trying to prevent it from spreading in water its a suggestion is all try boiling them for 5 minutes then G in salty water trying not to turn them into mush of course, but it is just and idea