http://blacksalty.com/newsb/news.php Black Salty Bait Fishing News Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:07:57 CDT http://blacksalty.com/newsb/news.php?xnewsaction=fullnews&newsarch=092011&newsid=1 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 12:04:35 CDT
Ever wonder if trophy tarpon will hit the Black Salty baitfish? Wonder no more. That's Marcus Poffenberger of Bellville, Texas, fighting a 150-pound-plus Silver King inside the world-class big game waters of Pass Cavallo near Port O'Connor. "We had previously used live mullet," Poffenberger explains. "It was frustrating, not to mention a lot of work, to cast-net good-sized mullet and then have to release all the baits we didn't use. Then I heard about the Black Salty. We fished XL Saltys side-by-side with live mullet for the first time in mid-September and hooked several tarpon over 100 pounds. All but one went for the Salty. I was going to take the remaining baits home," he says, "but then the bull redfish started to run (check out the Black Salty Baitfish Facebook Fan Page for photos and more info). Those big reds ate every Black Salty we had," he concludes, "so I'm ordering more. Meanwhile, I've already thrown away my cast net." Poffenberger and family own and operate Bellville Meat Market.
]]> http://blacksalty.com/newsb/news.php?xnewsaction=fullnews&newsarch=092011&newsid=1 http://blacksalty.com/newsb/news.php?xnewsaction=fullnews&newsarch=082011&newsid=1 Mon, 01 Aug 2011 13:15:21 CDT

If you need proof positive that the Black Salty baitfish is a smokin'-hot live bait for trophy striped bass in the hot-weather months, it's hanging on David Donham's living room wall. This mounted 35-pounder is one of a trio of Lake Quachita stripers up to 38 pounds that the veteran Arkansas guide just got back from the taxidermist. "I catch lots of big stripers on Large-Size Black Saltys during the heat of summer," Donham says. "Unlike shad, I can drop a Salty down 60 or 70 feet and be confident that the bait will be kicking just as hard down deep as it was when I put it on the hook." All three fish, he notes, were taken under sunny skies well after sunup, between 9:30 and 10:00 a.m. Expect to see more of Donham and crew's catches in the coming weeks, both here at BlackSalty.com and on the Black Salty Baitfish Facebook fan page as well. For trip info, call David Donham Guide Service at 501-315-2650 or 501-590-9850.]]> http://blacksalty.com/newsb/news.php?xnewsaction=fullnews&newsarch=082011&newsid=1