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where to find bull lips

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#1 ·
And dont say " on a bull":))

Looking for bull lips in the Baltimore area.

Also, if I store them in a closed bucket, in a brine, how long can I keep them?

Thanks...Jeff
 
#2 ·
Jeff:

There's a butcher shop in Catonsville, JW Trueth & sons that carries them.
Address: 328 Oella Ave, Baltimore, MD 21228
Phone: (410) 465-4650

I just put my line in a 5 gallon bucket and stick it in the freezer. It's a lot less hassle that salting them down. Just pull the bucket out of the freezer the night before. I also find it easier to cut the lips while the're still frozen.

Good luck.
 
#4 ·
Jeff:

There's a butcher shop in Catonsville, JW Trueth & sons that carries them.
Address: 328 Oella Ave, Baltimore, MD 21228
Phone: (410) 465-4650

I just put my line in a 5 gallon bucket and stick it in the freezer. It's a lot less hassle that salting them down. Just pull the bucket out of the freezer the night before. I also find it easier to cut the lips while the're still frozen.

Good luck.
I've thought of giving these a try. How's your success rate with them compared to necks? And did you find that they had to get "beat up" a little bit before they started catching anything? I've tried eel before and it took a while for the crabs to feed on it. Just wondering if it's the same way with bull lips.
 
#8 ·
I tried them a few years back and they do work pretty well...I got mine at Trueths....problem is, they come whole and have to be cut up....They last longer that necks, but they cost 3 times as much...I go to Richardson's on Ebeneezer road..Necks 40 pounds for $17, and most of the necks are big enough to make at least 2 baits each...I get 3 out of some...

And if you are really lucky you will get a chicken head still attached to one or 2...
 
#9 ·
I've been using them for many years. I buy them at BK MILLERS in Clinton. $23 for 20#. I can bait mt 1200ft. line 3 times w/ 20#, prob. more if you cut smaller pieces. Good thing about them is they're too tough for the crabs to chew off, and you can use them at least 3 times without rebaiting. I keep the baited line in a 5 gal. bucket in the freezer. Take em out the night before and fill the bucket w/ water, ready to go in the am. George:thumbup:
 
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