Strawberry Jello Chicken

[joatmon]

Okay, I tried this out and now I'm a believer.  I fished Utah Lake last night and started out with two santee cooper rigs with 6/0 circle hook in the water, one with cut white bass and the other with strawberry jello chicken. I caught a catfish within minutes on the strawberry jello chicken. Nothing on the white bass. Eventually switched both over to strawberry jello chicken and ended up catching 12 channel cats and 1 mud cat, all from shore at Lincoln Beach, and all on strawberry jello chicken. I'm a believer.

Recipe is basically just chicken breast (I used one that got lost in our freezer for a few months) and strawberry jello. Cut in pieces (roughly size of your thumb), add with jello in a ziploc baggie, massage to make sure all pieces are in contact with jello. I let mine marinate overnight.

Anybody else tried it?

How was the size on the cats? I’ve always gone with cut bait as I feel it gives me the best chance at a big fish. I will try the strawberry jello chicken sometime this year just to see what I find. Sounds like a fun experiment.

Not sure on size.  I caught two at 27.5 inches and 28" is usually the longest I catch from shore at UL. Not enough data yet.  I will try it while trolling on Saturday for the flotilla

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Do you let it set out and get stinky or just use it fresh?

Fresh, not stinky. That being said, I had a full batch that I froze a few weeks ago, and that was what I used. Just frozen, not "ripened" or "fermented". I just made a batch for trolling on Saturday (at the flotilla) and have it in the fridge. Hoping for good penetration of the flavor by then, like a smoke ring.

Basically just figuring it out as I go!