Here's the "recipe":
Remove the heads and peel the shrimp. Place them in a tupperware container,
and fill with kosher salt or pickling salt. Shake the container and let it
sit about a week.
Doesn't even need to be refrigerated. Works best with fresh shrimp or those
that recently died.

If you're like me, you end up "renting" a lot of shrimp. I always toss a
bunch back at the end of the day. Next time I have some left over, I'm
salt-curing them.






"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:
I'll try to dig it up. It was in either Florida Sportsman or Sal****er
Sportsman in the last 12 months...I think. I keep all of the old
issues,
and when I'm looking for info about fishing in June, I have 4 years
worth of
June issues to read through...so I may have picked up the article in a
back
issue.

It was pretty simple, though. Lay down a heavy layer of salt. Place a
single layer of shrimp on top, and then cover with another heavy layer
of
salt.



"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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NOYB wrote:

"Harry Krause" wrote in message
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John H wrote:



BTW, we were using both blood worms and shrimp. The blood worms were

untouched


Were they fresh shrimp? Or previously frozen? For unfrozen but dead
dhrimp, I found a one hour dunking in Diet Pepsi made them
irresistable
to whiting, a variety, sadly, not found in the Bay. At least I've not
found any.

I don't much like using frozen shrimp as bait. It disintegrates and
falls off the hook too fast.


I read where you can "salt-cure" the shrimp after they die and it

toughens

them up. You can then store them unrefrigerated. I haven't tried it,

but

the article I read says the salt-cured shrimp stay on the hook much

better

than the frozen stuff, stores easier, and works just as well for
tipping
jigs.




Ever tried a D.O.A. shrimp?


DOA shrimp in "glow" color catches just about anything in SW
Florida...except when the bait fish are plentiful in the late spring,
summer, and early fall , and the fish have a better selection of food
sources. I've tried the other colors without any luck. You can buy a
48-pack direct from DOA on their website. However, it's a variety pack

of

different colors. They'll do all one color, but you have to call them

on

the phone and request it.




Love to see that article on the salt cure for shrimp....






Thanks. I still subscribe to FS, which I consider the best fishing mag
in the known universe. I even have a vague memory of the article you are
mentioning.