08-13-2022, 01:48 AM
If the fish that are biting your chub is bothered by the bones, wouldn't the hook also bother them? IMO bones do not effect the bite what so ever.
I also vacuum pack my chubs whole but I don't usually take the chub out of the freezer until the morning that I'm going fishing, then cut them up as soon as I'm on the lake, put the cut up pieces in a container. If it's cold out I'll leave the container out but if it's warm, I'll put the container in a cooler. The guts just add more smell to the chub, so why filet the chub.
I also vacuum pack my chubs whole but I don't usually take the chub out of the freezer until the morning that I'm going fishing, then cut them up as soon as I'm on the lake, put the cut up pieces in a container. If it's cold out I'll leave the container out but if it's warm, I'll put the container in a cooler. The guts just add more smell to the chub, so why filet the chub.