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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: mko72 on May 13, 2013, 09:22:39 PM

Title: How long does roe last in the freezer?
Post by: mko72 on May 13, 2013, 09:22:39 PM

If i have a tub of Roe in my freezer, can it go bad?

Title: Re: How long does roe last in the freezer?
Post by: BCfisherman97 on May 13, 2013, 09:52:21 PM

All depends how you took care of it and packaged it before putting it in.

Title: Re: How long does roe last in the freezer?
Post by: mko72 on May 14, 2013, 06:56:30 AM

Store bought from Barry's.

Title: Re: How long does roe last in the freezer?
Post by: rjs on May 14, 2013, 04:42:33 PM

I had some nasty looking smelling 2 or 3 year old roe that was re-frozen  a whole bunch of times.... and it caught fish last year !

Title: Re: How long does roe last in the freezer?
Post by: deepcovehooker on May 14, 2013, 08:53:33 PM

The stinker the better.  Don't throw it out.

Title: Re: How long does roe last in the freezer?
Post by: BCfisherman97 on May 14, 2013, 09:48:03 PM

As long as it's not freezer burnt your OK.

Title: Re: How long does roe last in the freezer?
Post by: The White Indian on May 16, 2013, 03:01:10 PM

Depends on cure method used. I use an oldschool liquid cure, 1:1:1 mix of a cup each borox, salt, and sugar dissolved in a quart of water. Does 2 skeins nicely. You have to boil it real well to dissolve everything, once I'm done boiling I add my scents and dyes. Stores min 6 months in the fridge and 1 year in the fridge. Just used some earlier in the week with a friend that I had refrozen and then rethawed, seemed abit firmer if anything and got my buddy a nice little 3 lb steelie  :D

edit: I should add, I switched to this from the standard borax dry cure, as the roe milks wayyyyy better in case any wonder why I go through the hassle.