Just lay the herring out, not touching each other on wax paper on cookie sheets, and put into the freezer. There is a new fishing technique used widely in the State of Michigan. It is a technique that permits anglers to use any type of dry, live bait when fishing for their favorite catch. This new technique allows bait to be attached to a fishing hook with a very sticky taffy-like material. The result is, the bait is not impaled by the hook and killed.
Insects stay alive kicking, squirming and fluttering trying to get free.
This frantic movement by the insect attracts fish to this natural food source. Now, the angler can fish with almost any insect. The baited hook with this sticky material can be used in fly fishing, spin casting or with a flip rod. Eric Sharp, A highly respected outdoor information source in Michigan, field tested this fishing technique and stated. It is a thick, soft, sticky, non-toxic, environmentally safe glue that is applied to the fishing hook, then live bait is stuck to the material.