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Hawkeye2010
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06/08/2015 11:18AM   (Thread Older Than 3 Years)
Is there any bait shops in or around Grand Marais? I looked up the beaverhouse but it says it is closed.
 
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06/08/2015 02:41PM  
I picked some up at the Holiday Station in Tofte over Memorial Day weekend.
 
Hawkeye2010
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06/08/2015 02:58PM  
Thank you!
 
06/08/2015 04:38PM  
Bucks Hardware
 
06/08/2015 05:07PM  
I've gotten them at both places mentioned. Holiday in Tofte an Bucks in GM.
 
Hawkeye2010
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06/08/2015 10:10PM  
Can you you buy your fishing licenses at the Holiday in Tofte as well?
 
Grouseguy1
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06/09/2015 12:34AM  
quote cowdoc: "Bucks Hardware"



what he said
 
06/09/2015 08:43AM  
quote Hawkeye2010: "Can you you buy your fishing licenses at the Holiday in Tofte as well?"


Can't say for sure but I'd imagine so. I don't think I've ever seen a gas station that sells bait but not licences.
 
Mad_Angler
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06/20/2017 05:57AM  
How much are leeches in Tofte? I think they are $25 per pound at the hardware store in Grand Marais.

 
huntfun2
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06/20/2017 07:20AM  
I was at the Holiday station in Tofte this weekend and they were selling them by the dozen in the small white containers and not by the pound. I think they were $2.25/doz.
 
old_salt
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06/20/2017 07:49AM  
Beaver House in GM has leeches.
 
Bumstead
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06/20/2017 12:11PM  
I bought by the pound last spring at Beaver House, but I really think Buck's is a cool store in GM. Any last needs for tackle / supplies, you should be able to find it at Buck's.
 
forgop
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06/21/2017 08:15AM  
I'm going to be leaving out of VNO in Ely and their leech prices are $24/lb. Is that a reasonable price?

I'm going solo...wanting to concentrate heavily on fishing for walleye and smallies and read on some other threads about figuring out how many to take in. I'm thinking I might get 4# worth as I'd rather throw away a pound rather than run out on day 5.
 
The Great Outdoors
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06/21/2017 09:11PM  
Four pounds of leeches will be overkill, unless you're going in for a month or more. If fishing HEAVILY (6-8 hour), 3-4 dozen per day will be sufficient.
A pound of smaller leeches will contain up to 20 dozen/lb.,
medium sized leeches have about 14-16 dozen/lb., large leeches have about 10-12 dozen/lb., and a pound of Jumbo leeches would have about 8-10 dozen/lb.
I have seen TRUE Jumbo leeches that had as few as 5 1/2 dozen/lb., but that is an exception to the rule.
The larger the leech, the more a pound of them cost.
 
titoben
  
06/29/2017 11:56AM  
You can either get them at Bucks, Holiday (in GM) or the Beaverhouse
 
lundojam
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06/30/2017 07:30AM  
Yep, bucks, beaverhouse, or holiday. I think SA too.
 
Savage Voyageur
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06/30/2017 07:36AM  
Does everyone know this is a two year old thread? I'm sure by now Hawkeye has found some bait.
 
irishluck
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06/30/2017 11:18AM  
quote The Great Outdoors: "Four pounds of leeches will be overkill, unless you're going in for a month or more. If fishing HEAVILY (6-8 hour), 3-4 dozen per day will be sufficient.
A pound of smaller leeches will contain up to 20 dozen/lb.,
medium sized leeches have about 14-16 dozen/lb., large leeches have about 10-12 dozen/lb., and a pound of Jumbo leeches would have about 8-10 dozen/lb.
I have seen TRUE Jumbo leeches that had as few as 5 1/2 dozen/lb., but that is an exception to the rule.
The larger the leech, the more a pound of them cost."


This is terrific advice. Thanks
 
07/01/2017 05:27AM  
I usually buy them at the Holiday Station. I purchase 2 lbs. for 3 to 5 days for 4 to 8 people. I have used them all up only once and we ran out on the morning we headed out on the last day of the trip.
 
lundojam
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07/01/2017 06:24AM  
not everyone. not me :)
 
Aries
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07/24/2017 10:20AM  
Is there any place to get bait in Lutsen?

We will be staying a night at the Lutsen resort then heading up the Caribou Trail for a few days.

Just wondering if I should grab some in Tofte and keep it alive an extra day or if I can get some in Lutsen the day we head out.

Is there a big difference between the leech and crawler bite up there this time of year?

EDIT- Did some googling it looks like they sell bait at the Clearview General Store in Lutsen.

 
Jackfish
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05/07/2021 02:27PM  
Doing some planning for our trip in early June. We'd like to buy a couple pounds of leeches before we head up the Gunflint. Is Buck's Hardware the best place? I tried calling The Beaverhouse and no one answers.
 
05/07/2021 03:19PM  
Bait Box in Superior, WI. Conveniently located across from President's Liquor on Hwy 2 and 53.
 
tombot
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05/08/2021 08:06AM  
Jackfish: "Doing some planning for our trip in early June. We'd like to buy a couple pounds of leeches before we head up the Gunflint. Is Buck's Hardware the best place? I tried calling The Beaverhouse and no one answers."


Buck's is open now, and beaverhouse should be open by June (they don't open until fishing opener typically). The Holiday in town has live bait too, but I don't usually buy mine there. I would call before coming up - bait along with everything else related to fishing has had issues in the supply chain.
 
Jackfish
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05/10/2021 11:28AM  
Thanks for the info, guys. We'll call ahead and plan accordingly.
 
Jackfish
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05/19/2021 09:38AM  
Update: I tried calling the Beaver House again and the number is non-working. I called Buck's Hardware, someone answered who gave me to the live bait person and I ordered our leeches. Easy peasy. The guy was more than happy to help me.

For early June, the leeches will be a mixture of mediums to jumbos. Perfect. We'll pick up some nightcrawlers while we're there, too.
 
amhacker22
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05/19/2021 02:45PM  
I was at Beaver House last Thursday and picked up some leeches. I also may be late to the party on this, but they were in some soaked worm bedding (or leech bedding if it's a different product), and they kept WAY better and were WAY more convenient in the bedding.
 
Jackfish
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05/19/2021 04:19PM  
amhacker22: "I was at Beaver House last Thursday and picked up some leeches. "

Well why don't they have a phone that works? So strange. I'm not sure what a couple pounds of leeches will cost me, but they lost out on that order and anything else that we would have picked up while we were there.
 
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