JimRockfish
01-14-2007, 09:57 PM
I was looking for new places to buy bait and found this. Interested in any other suggestions. Also threw in a couple items about trotline storage..
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Chesapeake Outdoors on Kent Island Exit 39B. 40# box chicken necks frozen for $13. There is also a guy about a mile from there who sells 40# boxes of Turkey necks which are larger for $18 for 40# box.
Chesapeake Outdoors has a good deal on 40 lbs of the necks. They'll be partially frozen with some ice on top, and basically ready to go.
I used to use bull lips and I got them in 20 lb boxes from a place called JW Treuth's Butcher Shop in Oella, MD (up by Baltimore).
Richardson Farms near Baltimore sells chicken necks in 3 lb. bags too, fresh, un-frozen.
I'm not sure where the turkey necks are up the road from Ches. outdoors, but the Lee residence down in Dominion has eels and other assorted baits. Go down 550 until you hit the stop sign. make a right, go about 1/4 mile, and look to the right, right before the sharp left turn. Its a big red 1-story house with a bunvh of stuff in the yard... you need it, they got it.
Turkey necks come from the Lee residence that Seaweed gave precise directions to in previous post. I just got 40# last week for $17, much better than necks. There is no sign for them so just write down Seaweeds directions and look for the house. It looks almost like some sort of sawmill. Just pull in and someone will come out.
Where in Maryland do you live? I`m assuming you are in MD from your posts. The Mt. Airy Meat Locker in Mt. Airy sells chicken necks. 30lb. boxes for $18.00.
Someone from this forum gave me this information and I hope it helps you too. If you live in Maryland and live by a Mars Supermarket you can get a 40 pound case of chicken necks for $18. You can get them frozen or fresh. I get mine fresh so that I can seperate them for different trips. All you have to do is talk to the butcher and give him a few days to get the necks in. You might be able to do this at any supermarket as well.
TROTLINE STORAGE:
I saw a neat idea but dont have any pics. I will try to describe it.
*First the trotline needs to have a removable spool
*Build a sleeve that the spool will fit into (use aluminum or plastic)
*Build a box 6" wider than the spool and place the spool (with the sleeve over it) into the box
*Fill around the sleeve with rock salt and lift out the sleeve
*The salt covers your trot line for storage with bait on
*Put the sleeve back over the spool to remove the spool so the salt doesnt cave in
Post any questions and I will try to explain. The purpose of this contraption it to store your trotline with bait on (eel and bull lips) without having to keep it refrigerated or scooping the salt out each time.
I use 2 small garden hose reels. I have the small ones that can be mounted on a wall. I put about 500' of snoodline on each one. They both fit perfectly on the bottom of my freezer. I also have a separate freezer for storing bait and fish. I made a mount for the reel out of PVC pipe. I can break it down and store easily. I'm still working on making the mount more stable when I reel in my line. I use chicken necks and never salt my line. The most I've ever re-used my baited line is 3 times. I've see crabs holding on to a tiny piece of neck with barely any flesh on it. They don't seem to care.
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Chesapeake Outdoors on Kent Island Exit 39B. 40# box chicken necks frozen for $13. There is also a guy about a mile from there who sells 40# boxes of Turkey necks which are larger for $18 for 40# box.
Chesapeake Outdoors has a good deal on 40 lbs of the necks. They'll be partially frozen with some ice on top, and basically ready to go.
I used to use bull lips and I got them in 20 lb boxes from a place called JW Treuth's Butcher Shop in Oella, MD (up by Baltimore).
Richardson Farms near Baltimore sells chicken necks in 3 lb. bags too, fresh, un-frozen.
I'm not sure where the turkey necks are up the road from Ches. outdoors, but the Lee residence down in Dominion has eels and other assorted baits. Go down 550 until you hit the stop sign. make a right, go about 1/4 mile, and look to the right, right before the sharp left turn. Its a big red 1-story house with a bunvh of stuff in the yard... you need it, they got it.
Turkey necks come from the Lee residence that Seaweed gave precise directions to in previous post. I just got 40# last week for $17, much better than necks. There is no sign for them so just write down Seaweeds directions and look for the house. It looks almost like some sort of sawmill. Just pull in and someone will come out.
Where in Maryland do you live? I`m assuming you are in MD from your posts. The Mt. Airy Meat Locker in Mt. Airy sells chicken necks. 30lb. boxes for $18.00.
Someone from this forum gave me this information and I hope it helps you too. If you live in Maryland and live by a Mars Supermarket you can get a 40 pound case of chicken necks for $18. You can get them frozen or fresh. I get mine fresh so that I can seperate them for different trips. All you have to do is talk to the butcher and give him a few days to get the necks in. You might be able to do this at any supermarket as well.
TROTLINE STORAGE:
I saw a neat idea but dont have any pics. I will try to describe it.
*First the trotline needs to have a removable spool
*Build a sleeve that the spool will fit into (use aluminum or plastic)
*Build a box 6" wider than the spool and place the spool (with the sleeve over it) into the box
*Fill around the sleeve with rock salt and lift out the sleeve
*The salt covers your trot line for storage with bait on
*Put the sleeve back over the spool to remove the spool so the salt doesnt cave in
Post any questions and I will try to explain. The purpose of this contraption it to store your trotline with bait on (eel and bull lips) without having to keep it refrigerated or scooping the salt out each time.
I use 2 small garden hose reels. I have the small ones that can be mounted on a wall. I put about 500' of snoodline on each one. They both fit perfectly on the bottom of my freezer. I also have a separate freezer for storing bait and fish. I made a mount for the reel out of PVC pipe. I can break it down and store easily. I'm still working on making the mount more stable when I reel in my line. I use chicken necks and never salt my line. The most I've ever re-used my baited line is 3 times. I've see crabs holding on to a tiny piece of neck with barely any flesh on it. They don't seem to care.