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Originally posted by DFreedomI saw something that looked like a floating bait shop upriver from the bridge going over to W. Ashley on the Ashley River. Wonder what that was?
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Are you talking about that thatch hut? I thought that was a barge that the crewing teams use for events
I don’t know, I usually see jet skis and kayaks around it.
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Guys that sale herring on Murray kill it…I just came back from the keys and all we did was basically tarpon fish, and the Mullet guy probably got 2/3 hunge out of us. Do it Sells…
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Originally posted by RedstripeGuys that sale herring on Murray kill it…I just came back from the keys and all we did was basically tarpon fish, and the Mullet guy probably got 2/3 hunge out of us. Do it Sells…
I would love to see an on the water bait dealer like in south Florida. High$$$but worth it most times. Keeping the local bait is pretty simple. Mullet, greenies, cigar minnows all fairly easy to keep at home. Piggies, not so much because they are filter feeders. I live in the upstate and striper fish a lot. I’ve got a 550gallon tank in my shop. It’s no more then an aquarium with a homemade koi pond biofilter. I bring mullet back to Greenville all the time. Keep them a week or two before I go back to the coast. Greenies do well also. I have a 100gallon tank I put in the truck. Put leftover bait in it and it’s good the next day.
Id pay for live pinfish. Never have enough time to catch those guys.Id like mine sold on land bc I don’t fish out of charleston.
#128070;pogies. Not piggies.
I think an on the water boat could keep the pogies with constant new water.
Don’t want to hijack this thread but! Why are pinfish trap illegal in S.C.?
Glad you did!! I didn’t know that was the case.
Selling live Mullet/Pinfish would be an extremely good move. Guides who don’t want to waste their clients time searching for bait would be very willing to pay. This Spring I was Tarpon fishing down in Florida and after a few casts, our guide gave up. We pulled around to the other side of the island and there were 2 boats sitting there with live mullet. He paid $40 for one dozen. The only problem is Mullet aren’t as easy to keep alive as mud minnows or shrimp.
Does anyone know if there would be any of permits needed other than a bait dealer license? Would you need a permit to catch bait commerically?
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As far as I know it’s just a permit to sale. You have to use cast nets. No drag nets. The guys in the upstate sale a lot of bait but I promise it’s extremely hard work. It’s also a 24hr a day business. Keeping and paying the right help is not easy. It can also be dangerous. One bait shop lost an employee catching bait a couple years ago.
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I can tell you this…I personally looked at all aspects of a venture like this on both a small and large scale…it’s not as lucrative as you’d think. The permits are the easiet part of the equation. The Chas area just isn’t set up to handle a business like this…that is unless you don’t mind living and working on the water for 23 1/2 hrs a day for 364 days a year, and like the mail man…sleet, snow, rain, blah blah blah. (And when I say “large scale” I’m referring to the whole SE…from MS to NC).
All that said, does anyone know someone who’s willing to live on a boat all day, throw a castanet all day, and get paid less than minimum wage? If so, I’ve got one helluva business opportunity! (The pay would be less than minimum wage because I’d pay them a salary plus tips.)
For the record, I’d buy bait on my way out fishing…my time is worth it.
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I will be selling Menhaden for $25/dozen at the grillage on Saturdays.
After being released, a lot of fish die, but a lot of them live also.
That’s a deal I’ll take 2 dozen
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Originally posted by CaptFritzI will be selling Menhaden for $25/dozen at the grillage on Saturdays.
After being released, a lot of fish die, but a lot of them live also.