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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: fishonsteelheader on September 30, 2007, 12:44:50 PM

Title: roe
Post by: fishonsteelheader on September 30, 2007, 12:44:50 PM: can anyone help me with curing my singal eggs so they are a natural looking egg thanks
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Post by: younggun on September 30, 2007, 01:06:20 PM: borax and sugar. 2 parts borax to one part sugar. Were talking mule borax not the soap stuff. coat them in the stuff, layer them with the borax in a container.
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Post by: fishonsteelheader on September 30, 2007, 06:09:51 PM: Quote from: younggun on September 30, 2007, 01:06:20 PM
borax and sugar. 2 parts borax to one part sugar. Were talking mule borax not the soap stuff. coat them in the stuff, layer them with the borax in a container.
do i have to make my roe bags first or can i just freez them. what is the best way to mix the eggs in the sugar and borax so they do not break :o
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Post by: allwaysfishin on September 30, 2007, 06:15:19 PM: check out the thread i just posted you won't be disappointed :D
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Post by: Flycastin on September 30, 2007, 09:22:00 PM: Hey Fish On Steelheader - in your avatar, it says the pic is of your first Steelhead of 2007? Is that really a chinook, and not a steelhead? ???
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Post by: Xgolfman on October 01, 2007, 03:44:58 PM: Quote from: Flycastin on September 30, 2007, 09:22:00 PM
Hey Fish On Steelheader - in your avatar, it says the pic is of your first Steelhead of 2007? Is that really a chinook, and not a steelhead? ???

Ditto???
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Post by: fishonsteelheader on October 02, 2007, 06:53:20 PM: Quote from: purple haze on October 01, 2007, 09:51:26 PM
Thats no steelhead,lmao.Looks like a vedder river whitey to me.Nice try,.
so I did not change my avatar when i changed my pict ??? ???
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Post by: fishonsteelheader on October 02, 2007, 06:56:21 PM: I was told that you could get away with using cool-aid for coloring ???
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Post by: bentrod on October 02, 2007, 06:59:11 PM: cool aid has been quite popular for some time. IMO however, with all the pre packaged stuff out there, some of those old time- consuming cures aren't as efficient and can take longer.