Bait for lobsters and crabs and method of making the same

The method of converting fish wastes containing meat, skin and bones into a shaped bait for use in trapping lobsters and crabs, said method consisting of the steps of grinding such wastes in a manner such as to produce a supply of coarse ground particles predominately in the one-half inch size with minor amounts of over-sized particles which require a longer interval to coagulate than the one-half inch particles and minor amounts of under-sized particles which clog the grinder, the under-sized particles being in the three-eighths inch size range and the over-sized particles being in the five-eighths inch size;

• mixing the coarse ground particles with a volume of rock salt, said rock salt being approximately in the range of 10% to 25% of the volume of coarse ground particles to thereby treat all the particles with rock salt and to expose all particles to the air, whereby a semi-fluid mixture is formed;
• packaging the semi-fluid mixture in containers which are porous at least when wet and which also shape the mixture until coagulated to form a salt encrusted solid product having little odor.