Keeping bait fresh

[Kent]

I used to add salt to about 1/2 of my cut bait before freezing. The last few times, I have added salt to all of my cut bait. I have found if I add a liberal amount of salt the cut bait never freezes solid, even at zero degrees. I can use it without thawing it at all (although it isn't frozen solid it can still be extremely cold on bare fingers - so be careful). With it being salted it is a little firmer and the fish seem to like it as well and sometimes better than unsalted bait.