Pickled Pig Skin, with the hair still on, can be used for fishing bait and lures. Most sources I've seen have the hair removed and then many fishermen will painstakingly sew on thread to mimic hair. The hair, if left attached, can catch the current and provide more realistic movement of the bait. The traditional use is called pork frogs, or pork skin frogs, where the skin has been cut into a vague silhouette shape of a frog.

Place your hook at the center vertex, (the middle point on the W) and then place it in a sink full of water and watch it as you jerk on the line as if you were fishing. We think you will agree this more closely resembles a swimming frog underwater, than other sources. Size is difficult to say since shrinkage is variable in pickling, but usually they will range from 1 to 1 1/2 inches in length by a 1/2 to 1 inch in width.

We sell sheets of pickled pig skin (8 x 11 inches prior to pickling) or pouches of assorted pieces to approximately equal the same surface area, at the price of 10 dollars each plus shipping. You will need to specify specifically if you want it in sheet form, otherwise choice will be made by quickest availability. You can cut the sheets into any shapes you want, depending upon what you are trying to fish. Long thin strips can resemble caterpillars or worms. Wider strips can resemble eels, or you could cut squares, or W's to resemble frogs underwater, etc. With larger sheets you can even make larger pieces of bait for deep sea fishing.