Posted by Capt. Duck on March 18, 2002 at 06:23:43:
In Reply to: Why salt? posted by Sammy on March 18, 2002 at 06:10:09:
Go to the link at the bottom of this post for more scientific info on this. However, most striper fishermen who use blueback herring can tell you thre is no doubt that adding salt hellps keep the herring healthy for a longer period of time.