keeping your spikes fresh

[north shore]

Here is an easy way to seperate your spikes to add fresh sawdust . I order my spikes in bulk for the season and place them in some qt deli containers with holes in the lids in the fridge.I obtain some dry pine sawdust from a local mill. I then sneek into the kitchen a take the spaghetti collander to the garage.Dump the spikes into the collander and use a circular motion to seperate the spikes and sawdust.A up and down shaking motion may injure or bruise the spikes.Once you have seperated the spikes you can add new sawdust to them and place them back into the container.Remember to keep any moisture from gathering on the lids.If the spikes head to the bottom of the container,just invert the container and they will go to the bottom again.When you are rady for some spikes they will be near the lid.Just remember to put the collander back in the kitchen.

[mondrella]

Just don't let the better half catch you for sure! My wife would try to kill me for sure.

[goggleye57]

When I was a kid the old timers on the ice told me you keep them in good shape while you are fishing by keeping them in your mouth.

North shore you my freind are VERY brave. My wife would KILL me if I did that. Good luck.........Matt

[carp_assasin]

My technique is different.....I get caught taking the collander, then my wife is so grosed out that she won't let me bring it back into the kitchen!