Sardines

[Pete]

I don't think I've seen this discussed before. What makes a good sardine for wrapping and where can you find them? I've bought bait sardines, the 8 to 10 inch models that look like little mackeral, for bait. I've bought them as whole frozen fish and as filets. The filets seem oilier and hold up better, but they cost too much for what I get. Where can I find big, oily sardines that I can process myself? How would you toughen them up so they don't fall apart while they're fishing? Cumon, spill the secrets!

[Silver Hilton]

I get them from Uwajimaya, an asian grocery chain up here. I bought 6 yesterday for the massive sum of $3.12. Those would have cost me 12 bucks at Fisherman's Marine. And they're food grade. Five minutes with the vacuum sealer, and I'm ready for a week.

I have never done anything other than slice and wrap. I'm going to experiment a little with brining some this week.

[wetaline]

whats the address for that store? do they have the same oil content as the ones packaged for bait? I like the price ......

[Ex-military]

Wetaline...it's on Farmington in Beaverton...just a couple blocks east of 217....

[Captain and Marie]

If you can't find any sardines, I have them.
I sell them by the pound. 3.49 per pound.

I can mail them to you too. UPS is my carrier.

Tillamook Bait Company
1975 Wilson River Loop
Tillamook, OR 97141

EM= tillbait@wbrgalaxy.com

Marie graemlins/hearton.gif
Your favorite bait lady...

[16/0 Circle]

Hey wetaline, the address is 10500 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy. I don't know how familiar you are with Beaverton but it is just west of the intersection of Western Ave. and Beav. Hills. Hwy.

[wetaline]

I'll have to check it out.. nobody tell the owner of the store what fishermans gets for those things... :rolleyes: