jpsdad - I would also put this cut fish bait information in another appropriate topic; one that more reflects angling for fish. This would spread the information over a wider span of PB Forum and not have it hidden within another topic. Your bass catching using a form of cut bait is interesting information that might enlighten a different way to catch bass. Dead bait has been found to work pretty good for for NP - pike especially in late winter - early spring. I suggest that your described method be used numerous times in several ponds to provide more confidence and reproducibility to the different type of angling bait / method.