Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => Fishing Reports => Members' Fishing Reports => Topic started by: The_Roe_Man on September 03, 2004, 07:50:14 PM
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Fisher and I spent a couple hours fishing the incoming tide today using roe below the port mann. Had a couple bites but nothing came of them , maybe coarse fish.
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My son and I drove along River roads on both North Arm & South Arm and did not see anyone fishing! Water visibility was really poor. We fished near Alex Fraser bridge between 6 and 8pm and caught only 2 bullheads. Those little critters swallowed the whole 1/0 hook! Wasted several of my roe sacs! >:(
QUESION: I just made some roe sacs this afternoon, per Marco's instruction, but I don't have anise oil to store them in. Should I use Borax???
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Just store them in the fridge.
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does the anise oil actually help to cure and preserve the roe? or is it more just for scent?
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I have used some olive oil in the past and it seemed to work well in preserving the roe. Put the sacs in a small glass jar and fill with the oil. Just try it out and see.
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Anise oil is usually used as an attractant. Pure anise oil is expensive; $7.00 for 25 ml.
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wow that's pretty steep. but wouldn't you need to cure the roe anyway? how can oil alone, keep the eggs from going mushy? ???
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You generally cure the roe and then add the scent
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Don't fill up the jar with anise oil. Anise oil is just attractant. I use glicerin oil (which is not cheap neither but much cheaper though - about $9 for 500ml).
Get them in health stores/pharmacies.
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FA, Where do you buy your Anise Oil from? ???
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Thanks Doc
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London Drugs if you want the pure anise oil. You may have to order them several days in advance. Use a small amount because it is concentrated. I squeeze a couple of drops into a plastic bag where I keep my homemade plastic worms to keep them from sticking together.
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i don't want to sound ignorant, but if you're gonna go to all that trouble to give your roe the scent of anise, wouldn't it be a lot cheaper to go with the gibbs artificial eggs? ??? i realize its a totally different ball game, but since the eggs have already been cured and its scent have been altered (and maybe even dyed in the process), what's left of it's natural complexity?...texture?
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Natural bait will generally be more successful than artificial bait. It would be hard to produce artificials that have similar texture and scent to naturals. Never disregard the artificials of course, sometimes they will work just as good as naturals in rivers.
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You have to pay attention to the details my friend...even the slightest ones make the biggest difference.
you've got a good point and of course, success stems from the attention of details. i was just asking because of the phenomenal cost of the anise oil.
last year, i was using the gibbs (anise scented) aritificial roe and found that the white springs went 'nuts' over them. i couldn't even 'hope' for a coho to bite because of the springs aggressiveness towards the scent. my biggest fear is that if i use the oil to 'scent' my cured roe, that it would end up being an expensive way to catch an already aggressive species.
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sorry, i don't know why i kept saying gibbs. i meant to say the JENSEN eggs. been working long hours. :-[
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maybe i'm being naive... but it almost feels like you guys are mocking me....if so, i should have just stuck with 'the other site'. at least they were a lot more straight forward with their criticisms, rather than trying to set up people for the "butt" of their jokes. :'( >:(
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I noticed that there are a few members who seems to take delight in mocking others.
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Hey BlaydRnr, generally, I always have a couple of jars of Jensen eggs in my vest, especially during steelhead season. Orange, pink and sometimes chartreuse.
Usually, I'll start out with my roe. Once that's finished, I'll start using the Jensen eggs. It's more of a backup bait.
Regarding springs biting not coho, that maybe a depth problem, or even waters that you are fishing in. Shorten the float depth and you'll probably see a decrease number of spring hookups.
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I noticed that there are a few members who seems to take delight in mocking others.
ya. i'm a bit surprised myself... disappointed. maybe my expectation was too high. :(
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I noticed that there are a few members who seems to take delight in mocking others.
Not mocking you at all BlaydRnr, you and Pink Poacher obviously don't know Normfish ;D ;D
duhhh!.... why do you think we're labelled as 'NEWBIES' :P
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hey blaydrnr ive had single eggs in sacs suspended in massage oil for almost two years, first they were cured with a powdered roe cure then put in sacs and then placed in oil with a tiny bottle of anise extract added.
wife actually dont mind the smell of me when i come home from fishin with them lol
a single chum doe large enough can produce alot of eggs and i mean alot :o
i was very surprised, plus it kept me busy while watchin the cfl while tying them up
cnm
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well, i guess i'll try out all the suggestions. thanx. always looking to try new methods and techniques.
Oh, by the way... Norm i love your haircut. ;) Where do you go to get it done? Is it hard to maintain? ;D
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I find BC Orange and pale white jensen eggs work for me
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duhhh!.... why do you think we're labelled as 'NEWBIES' :P
blaydRnr, just post a couple more times, and nobody can call you a Newbie anymore :)
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blaydRnr, I'm very sorry if you thought I was making fun of you, but I wasn't. I was serious about asking you the color of egg you use. If I can get the Springs to attack my eggs, I would be very happy. The more fish I hook, the merrier. Just wanted to know the color, as I would try it myself and see what happens.
I am still waiting to hear too! I MUCH prefer fishing Jensen eggs to roe. Neater, and MUCH better smelling :)
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normfish i don't hate you man. i may have just read too much into what you posted. the combination of what you wrote and doc's response, along with the number of postings you've racked up, (naturally) made me think you were being coy with me. i just assumed, i had posted something that was obvious to the 'more' senior members of this site. (yes, that included you). it didn't help, that i kept calling it the wrong name.
:-* ironically, from what i've read, you've come across as one of the more likeable guys. :-*
as far as the colour of egg i was using, it was bc roe
combined with a tuft of chartreuse yarn on a 2 o/t hook. short floating .... mid run....upper vedder.