03-30-2017, 11:43 PM
Hey guys. No guarantees but I am thinking about possibly starting to sell bait fish (I.e Carp, Utah Sucker, Chubs, etc.). I've done a little research and I came across an old thread on this forum from 2011 where someone else had a similar idea to me. I read the responses in the post and saw that someone said you could do this if you purchased a Certificate of Registration or COR from the DNR.
First, I wondered if anyone knew if this was the case still, two, I wondered if anyone knew how much a COR costed, and three , I wondered if anyone would be interested in buying bait fish from me if I did that?
Potential advantages of buying it from me would include 1)that you wouldn't need to plan a separate trip or try to simultaneously catch bait fish while trying to fish for species that you actually want to catch, 2) that my bait fish would be much larger than the ones you buy at local places like sportsman's, 3) that I can do custom cuts of the bait fish(if you want the whole fish so you can cut it exactly how you want or use organs to tip things like worms, I won't touch the fish. I could also do it the fillet style places like sportsman's does except with my bigger fish. Or I could cut giant bait squares or other shapes like you would use if you're only going after HUGE fish,or I could prepare the fish with your custom instructions) and 4) you won't have freezer storage space problems anymore or a cranky significant other [
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Anyway, nothing is set in stone but I honestly just had this idea and wondered if anyone knew the answers to my first two questions and also if anyone would be interested in purchasing the fish from me if I were to do this. This would never be a commercial type business because I will be busy with my regular job and other stuff so I can't guarantee I would always be in stock with bait fish. But I just had this idea and thought it would maybe give some of you another option. Let me know if you guys know the answers to my first two questions or if you would be interested in my service. Thanks guys and have a great day.
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First, I wondered if anyone knew if this was the case still, two, I wondered if anyone knew how much a COR costed, and three , I wondered if anyone would be interested in buying bait fish from me if I did that?
Potential advantages of buying it from me would include 1)that you wouldn't need to plan a separate trip or try to simultaneously catch bait fish while trying to fish for species that you actually want to catch, 2) that my bait fish would be much larger than the ones you buy at local places like sportsman's, 3) that I can do custom cuts of the bait fish(if you want the whole fish so you can cut it exactly how you want or use organs to tip things like worms, I won't touch the fish. I could also do it the fillet style places like sportsman's does except with my bigger fish. Or I could cut giant bait squares or other shapes like you would use if you're only going after HUGE fish,or I could prepare the fish with your custom instructions) and 4) you won't have freezer storage space problems anymore or a cranky significant other [
].Anyway, nothing is set in stone but I honestly just had this idea and wondered if anyone knew the answers to my first two questions and also if anyone would be interested in purchasing the fish from me if I were to do this. This would never be a commercial type business because I will be busy with my regular job and other stuff so I can't guarantee I would always be in stock with bait fish. But I just had this idea and thought it would maybe give some of you another option. Let me know if you guys know the answers to my first two questions or if you would be interested in my service. Thanks guys and have a great day.
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