I was at the grocery store today... and I was looking for frog legs and I came across a bag of smelt... which I had no idea that they sold!!! There are like 50 of them in this bag and they are whole (there were even eggs in one) except for their heads are cut off. The bag was like $4... and they are about 4 inches long each... this is quite a bargain... and my garters LOVED them!!! Even the picky eaters who normally only will accept live fish were eating pieces of these. My water snakes adored them even more!

For those unfamiliar... smelt are a litle freshwater fish that are shaped much like minnows. Basically I am writing this thread to ask... does anyone else use these? Is this bargain too good to be true? They don't contain thiaminase... right?!?! A dozen of live bait fish this size at cabela's cost's 5 or 6 bucks... so getting like 50 of them for $4 is heaven for me!