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Smelt, Shiners, Minnows, Suckers, Dace & Marine Baits:

Frozen, Salt-cured, Preserved (P&P).

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GENERAL INFORMATION

FROZEN

We have a great selection of frozen baits in numerous sizes. Smelt, Shiners, Suckers, Eastern Silvery Minnows & River Dace.

Vacuum packaged, insulated box/ iced, FedEx or UPS Overnight, 2 or 3 day express shipping.

All customers should consider using the Overnight or 2Day FedEx/ UPS shipping option from April 1 to Nov 15. Using 3Day shipping from April 1 to Nov 15 is not suggested. Even with 2Day shipping, some thawing may occur. We encourage customers to purchase their frozen bait during the winter months: Nov 15 to March 31.

We offer NO guarantee frozen baits will arrive totally frozen.

SALTED

FROZEN

Golden Shiners: salt-cured and vac-packed. Great Pike. Lake Trout, Bass, Walleye bait.

Salted baits are legal in most states and Canada. We offer Smelt, Shiners, Fathead Minnows, River Dace & Suckers in sizes from 1.5" to 10"(depending on species) & vac-packaged.

Salt flavored baits provide several advantages: ease of use, excellent storage, mobility, and encouraging the "bite"!

USPS/ FedEx/ UPS shipped.

P & P

FROZEN

P & P

Rainbow Smelt: preserved (P&P) smelt/ many sizes, long-term storage, ideal trolling or casting bait

P&P Bait are "processed & preserved".

Our method maintains the near natural color, texture, full-body shape of a live fish.

This bait has incredible durability on the hook & shelf-life of months in the original unopened package stored @ 45F or less.

Freezer storage can be up to 2 years. This bait is freeze-thaw stable, able to go thru multiple cycles without turning mushy!

P&P baits were developed as a "trolling" bait but have since been appreciated by ice and stream anglers.

Best used for trolling or casting!

USPS/ FedEx/ UPS shipped.

SHIPPING, RETURNS & REFUNDS

SHIPPING:

USPS PRIORITY MAIL & UPS SHIPPING: FLAT RATES & SHIP SHARE:

** USPS HAS BEEN VERY SLOW DELIVERING ORDERS. WE HAVE ADDED A UPS OPTION. This option offers shorter delivery time. Flat rate shipping is offered on P&P or Salt-cured baits only/ USPS .

Ship Share: some items will be offer Harmon Brook Farm's SHIP-SHARE program. Usually there are bulk quantity items and priced as Custom Orders. With SHIP-SHARE, HBF pays part of the shipping cost.

Shipping Frozen Products: Monday(3Day) or Tuesday(2Day) of non-holiday weeks ONLY.

CUSTOM ORDERS:

All frozen orders and large Custom orders require shipping price quotes based on delivery dates, weight, distance from HBF and specialized packaging.

Custom Orders for live or processed bait are available by appointment ONLY at our location in Canaan! Failure to fulfill two (2) appointments will terminate all future service opportunities.

RETURNS & REFUNDS:

NO returns, refunds or replacement of frozen bait products. Returns or replacement of Salt-cured or P&P bait products will be considered provided product is returned in original unopened package with prior approval and at customer expense. Contact us for approval before shipping. Orders that result in a refund will be charged a 4.5% refund fee. Transaction fees charged by PayPal are not refundable.

FISHING REGULATIONS:

Before ordering your bait items, be sure of the fishing regulations on the pond, lake, stream, river, etc. you intend to fish in USA or Canada.

We will not provide refunds for any item that can not be used in specific waters. Customers are responsible for lawful use of products purchased!

OTHER ISSUES:

We will not accept any returned bait products related to oversize orders, trip cancellations, bad weather, etc. No refund provided.

PLEASE NOTE: Orders placed with Credit Cards that are cancelled for any reason, once the transaction is completed but not shipped, a REFUND will be provided minus the 4.5% refund fee charged by the credit card vendor. SOME ITEMS CAN NOT BE SHIPPED TO SOME STATES AND IS NOTED IN THE ITEM DESCRIPTION, PLEASE READ THE FULL WRITE-UP ON ITEMS YOU WISH TO ORDER.

FISHING BAITS

WE OFFER:

DIRECT SALES TO ANGLERS:

NO FAKE BAIT HERE:

Harmon Brook Farm's Online Bait Shop offers: smelt, shiners, minnows, suckers, river dace as frozen, salted, preserved (P&P) baits direct to anglers.

OUR BAIT PRODUCTS ARE SOLD/SHIPPED TO +25 STATES AND 4 CANADIAN PROVINCES. DEPENDING ON SPECIFIC STATE REGULATIONS, SOME TYPES OF BAIT (FROZEN, SALTED, P&P) OR SPECIES ARE/MAY BE PROHIBITED.

ANS-AIS-HACCP:

Harmon Brook Farm & Maine Smelt Hatchery initiated

ANS-AIS-HACCP program in 2003 & submitted our plan to Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife Fish Health Lab July 23, 2003

Years of effort to persuade MDIFW and the Fisheries Division to implement a state sponsored ANS-AIS-HACCP program in Maine, ended with "zero" results,

Our program is based on the work done by Jeffrey L. Gunderson
Minnesota Sea Grant College Program, University of Minnesota and

Ronald E. Kinnunen
Michigan Sea Grant College Program, Michigan State University.

Our ANS-AIS-HACCP program is fully operational for all species(live, dead, frozen) sold in Maine, 35 other states and Canada.

We encourage all participants in the Baitfish Industry to embrace this program and diligently pursue the concept of Safe Bait in Maine.

Links:

"Why AIS-HACCP?":

http://www.seagrant.umn.edu/ais/haccp

https://www.icais.org/pdf/2013abstracts/3Wednesday/Session%20A-8/130_Kinnunen.pdf

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NO FAKE BAIT HERE:

DIRECT SALES TO ANGLERS:

NO FAKE BAIT HERE:

*Custom Order & Quotes encouraged. We specialize in providing serious anglers with baits of choice: species, size, custom packaging and delivery dates.

*Delivered to your door!

*Some states restrict delivery, substitutions/refund provided upon customer approval. Before shipping, we check the receiving state regulations. If an item is prohibited in your state but lawful at another location you are traveling to, to fish, we suggest an alternative shipping destination.

*For those who may be traveling to Canada for a fishing trip, contacting the Border Station you use to enter Canada is advised.

*In most cases salted/processed/frozen minnows/shiners/suckers are legal in Canada,

DIRECT SALES TO ANGLERS:

. Direct sales to anglers, custom orders encouraged, price quotes for bait packages delivered to your address!

ONLINE BAIT SHOP: Smelt, Shiners, Suckers, Minnows, River Dace and Marine Baits(Alewife/Eels) offered as whole frozen, salt-cured & P&P (process/preserved).

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FROZEN

FROZEN

FROZEN

SALTED

FROZEN

FROZEN

P & P

FROZEN

P & P

CANADIAN & ALASKAN CUSTOMERS ONLY

Distance and borders can hinder shipping and availability of bait products. We offer pre-package bait items that are priced to include all cost delivered to your address.

SHIPPING, RETURNS & REFUNDS

SHIPPING:

USPS PRIORITY MAIL & UPS SHIPPING: FLAT RATES & SHIP SHARE:

CUSTOM ORDERS:

RETURNS & REFUNDS:

FISHING REGULATIONS:

OTHER ISSUES:

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