View Full Version : Salmon egg's pic, tell me what you think.
bigfishon
11-16-2002, 01:04 AM
Pic could have been better I know, but what do you think of this bait? http://www.sites.onlinemac.com/animal/Pic00003.jpg
wiser
11-16-2002, 01:09 AM
I think, It's what the fish think of it that counts.
bigfishon
11-16-2002, 01:12 AM
Originally posted by Wiser?:
I think, It's what the fish think of it that counts.<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helv">Yes they do catch fish, and do quite well at it...
Sliderite
11-16-2002, 01:40 AM
bigfishon... I'm sure those eggs will catch fish. Was this from a commercial cure? You may want to consider purchasing a vacuum sealer to seal your eggs if you you intend on freezing them or at least do the bag under water thing.
Dried eggs as they appear to be tend to freezer burn easily. They look good though.
If you want to submit a pic for Jennie's Eggscar.....I would take them out of the bags and do a close-up shot with eggs piled high or something like that. A picture that says yeah or mmmmmm! Another suggestion for a winning pic would be something you could see as wallpaper on your PC!
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dampainter
11-16-2002, 05:55 AM
hmmm...send me a bag than I could give you a better critique :grin:
FishinMission
11-16-2002, 08:05 AM
They look nice...but I'm with Wiser. I've caught alot of fish on bare skeins too.
Mark
Salmonator
11-16-2002, 09:07 AM
It looks like bait in plastic bags and that's about all I can tell from the pic.
Tanner
11-16-2002, 09:10 AM
Looks like too dry of a cure for my liking for chinook eggs. Well, you asked.
bigfishon
11-16-2002, 09:29 AM
Originally posted by Tanner:
Looks like too dry of a cure for my liking for chinook eggs. Well, you asked.<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helv">They are dried out to the point they don't leave a mess on your hands, I then freeze them on a cookie sheet before bagging (part of why they look so dry) they milk out right when they hit the water, and become very soft almost instantly. These eggs I would like to add at this point were frozen for more than 6 monthes prior to cureing (I have had many people tell me you just can not get a good cure on frozen egg's, don't believe it). This is a home made cure, and works very nice on frozen egg's, and extreamly nice on fresh egg's. I think I might go and hit a few holes today with some of these egg's. :grin:
Wally02
11-16-2002, 09:34 AM
Personally I would be hesitant of putting those bags in the freezer for a long period of time. I have heard that if you dont have a sealer, that putting borax ( not the soap) around your eggs keeps them from freezer burning.
This is the first year I kept my eggs frozen. I bought some Amerman's and they were froze when I got them, so I kept them that way. I did later buy a mason jar attachment for my vacuum sealer ( what an awsome device!!!) After that I always kept the eggs in the fridge, just re-sealed it everytime I went fishing. I even got a comment at the river on how the hell i sealed a mason jar without boiling the eggs. ( I opened the jar at the river to a loud ssssssssssss)
bigfishon
11-16-2002, 09:55 AM
Originally posted by Wally02:
Personally I would be hesitant of putting those bags in the freezer for a long period of time. I have heard that if you dont have a sealer, that putting borax ( not the soap) around your eggs keeps them from freezer burning.
This is the first year I kept my eggs frozen. I bought some Amerman's and they were froze when I got them, so I kept them that way. I did later buy a mason jar attachment for my vacuum sealer ( what an awsome device!!!) After that I always kept the eggs in the fridge, just re-sealed it everytime I went fishing. I even got a comment at the river on how the hell i sealed a mason jar without boiling the eggs. ( I opened the jar at the river to a loud ssssssssssss)<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helv">now that they are cured they don't have a good life expectancy :grin: and I do have a vacume sealer for both bags and jars.
sliverslinger
11-16-2002, 09:58 AM
I thought you were going to go fishing? Let us all know how you did with proof like pics.
bigfishon
11-16-2002, 09:59 AM
Originally posted by sliverslinger2001:
I thought you were going to go fishing? Let us all know how you did with proof like pics.<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helv">Camera on the river is bad Juju :shocked:
bigfishon
11-16-2002, 10:02 AM
Hey Sliver turn on your Yahoo IM would ya?????
Silver Hilton
11-16-2002, 10:06 AM
Looks pretty bad. I think you better send them to me for disposal.
:wink:
bigfishon
11-16-2002, 10:23 AM
This is a pic of some of Sliverslingers fresh egg's (wish I had a pic of his most resent batch) they won't leave no mess on your hands, hold color for a LONG time, and yes the fish LOVE them. All the egg's both his and mine are cured useing his home made cure (makes the best eggs I have ever used). Thought I would toss in this pic also. :cheers:
http://www.sites.onlinemac.com/animal/pic4001.jpg
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bigfishon,
You mentioned that the eggs were frozen prior to curing. I'm pretty sure that's why they can have a dry texture and still milk out. The ice crystals that form in an uncured egg will perforate the egg membrane.
These baits milk out quicker than an egg cured prior to freezing, which can be a benefit at times.
That last pic looks tasty. :grin:
bigfishon
11-16-2002, 02:46 PM
Originally posted by DanS:
bigfishon,
You mentioned that the eggs were frozen prior to curing. I'm pretty sure that's why they can have a dry texture and still milk out. The ice crystals that form in an uncured egg will perforate the egg membrane.
These baits milk out quicker than an egg cured prior to freezing, which can be a benefit at times.
That last pic looks tasty. :grin: <font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helv">Yes the main differance from fresh and frozen in the water is the the eggs frozen prior to cureing leave a highly visable milk trail in the water, the fresh egg's in the other pic from Sliverslinger I am sure leave a great sent trail (going by the way fish hit them) it is just not a visable "milk" trail. The only thing don'e differantly bettween the two baits is mine were frozen prior to cureing. I would normaly put them into jars and vacumpac them, likely still will but I am out of jars at this time. :depressed:
Timber
11-16-2002, 08:34 PM
If you don't have access to a vac. sealer I put all of mine in quart jars packed fairly tight up to the shoulder and light a piece of newspaper and drop it in then quickly screw a new lid and ring on tight. it will burn all the ox. out and pop the lid down with a sharp ping. it takes a few tries to get the hang of it then it's easy to put the right amount of paper in it. Tim
Wood N' Fish
11-16-2002, 08:52 PM
Look's like Dinner!!!!! Where's the Crackers! :grin: :grin: Don't eat bait ehhhhhhh?
Try CAVIAR :grin: :grin:
bigfishon
11-17-2002, 12:31 AM
Originally posted by Timber:
If you don't have access to a vac. sealer I put all of mine in quart jars packed fairly tight up to the shoulder and light a piece of newspaper and drop it in then quickly screw a new lid and ring on tight. it will burn all the ox. out and pop the lid down with a sharp ping. it takes a few tries to get the hang of it then it's easy to put the right amount of paper in it. Tim<font size="2" face="verdana,arial,helv">the way we allways did the flame trick was to lay a piece of tinfoil on top of the egg's with a vally bent into it lay a lit wooden match accross the vally "not down in it" an put on the lid and tighten, will usualy be enough every time to ping the lid and seal it shut.
:cheers:
Sliderite
11-17-2002, 01:05 AM
bigfishon..... Just a thought but maybe you don't need to "Quote" everytime you respond to a post. Just type your reply addressed to them.
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bigfishon
11-17-2002, 01:20 AM
Sliderite
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