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I found this the other day, I made some last night, will let you know how they turn out.

How to Make Bait Tips For Jigs

Here is how to make bait tips from shrimp to add flavor and odor to your jigs.

Difficulty Level: Easy Time Required: 30 minutes
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Here's How:
You will need an empty plastic quart mayonnaise jar, a box of table salt, and two pounds of bait shrimp without the heads.
Peel all the shrimp so you are left with meat only.
Cut the shrimp into pieces no larger than one half inch around.
Pour a layer of salt a half inch thick in the bottom of the jar.
Place a single layer of shrimp on the salt, and cover that layer with another layer of salt.
Alternate layers of salt and shrimp until the jar is filled, and put the lid on tightly.
Allow the jar to sit for as long as possible, even for several weeks.
You may now open the jar and remove the shrimp, placing them in plastic baggies for storage and use. Or you may simply use the shrimp directly from the jar, discarding the excess salt.
The shrimp will be toughened enough to stay on a hook, small enough not to interfere with jig action, and smelly enough to do wonders attracting fish!

Tips:

Make sure to remove all of the shell pieces
Make sure to cut the shrimp small enough, but not too small.

I had some in my bag since I made this post, through the summer and fall....I used some the other day and it held up pretty good....Pretty stinky though better wash your hands before going home.

I gota try that.

Cut em a little bigger, cure em, and use em for fresh water catfish.

And if ya get hungry, ya got some munchies

No Wevans, the sun dried pinfish parts on your cutting board is for that. Save the shrimp for bait.

Gonna try this tomorrow. Picked up some 45 count not frozen shrimp from Wally-Mart. Peeled them and cut in have and salted them down. We shall see. Gonna go to Keaton in the a.m., give a holler.

You have to salt them for at least two weeks....I wouldn't dare open that jar til then

You say as long as possible, and that is tomorrow. So I will use dem anyways.

I used the same shrimp I made in this post last Friday. I caught about a dozen or so pinfish and various other little fish with it. I used my knife to cut it into really small pieces. Worked great....

Question, put jar in fridge, on counter, or outside in sun? Does it matter?

I put mine above the washer and dryer for a month before I dared to open it.....

Sounds like a lot of fun, but....My wife, being from the Philipines, keeps all kinda salt dried, sun dried, blow dried, bout any way you can dried em. Never used any for bait though. Might sneak a few next trip out.

Chalk wrote:I put mine above the washer and dryer for a month before I dared to open it.....

How about after you opened it? When you take it out of the salt and put it in baggies? I guess maybe only take out enough for one outing...

I took 15-20 pieces out after I made it....Whats left of it has been in my bag since last summer....Not in an air tight bag either....It's like shrimp jerky....