Fishing with Rod Discussion Forum
Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: nigglesworth on September 11, 2005, 05:48:34 PM
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I read a couple of places that some people keep there eggs and use them later for bait. How do you do this?
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buy borax. pro cure. in many stores...search the internet on many steel header sights. or type in curing roe on google ull find some good ones. then experiment and find wich on u like best.. pm me if u want my secrete cure
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Check out some articles on this site as rodney has step to step instructions.
First I butterfly the skeins open. Then sprinkle some procure over them. Let them sit for 30 to 60 min. Take them out and let dry for a couple hours over a screen or on paper towels. Then coat with borax ensuring they are totally covered. Let dry a couple more hours until they have reached desired firmness. Put them in a container with more borax to be frozen. This is what i have been doing.
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If seen on some fishing shoes the eggs being tied in this small little red mesh things is that a necessary step?
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If seen on some fishing shoes the eggs being tied in this small little red mesh things is that a necessary step?
personal preference.
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Floater, I think its best alot of times too put them into mesh(lots of diferent colours to choose from) your bait stays on the hook longer, and normally when you do get a fish to hit, it stays on a bit longer giving you more time too set the hook.Kind of gets caught in there mouth so they havto chew it a bit more.
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yeah roe bags are hard to make i find. any one have any tips on tying them with out all the troubles
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u can buy a simple machine thats helps alot!!! Any local tackle shops will carry them.
DaN
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ok thanks alot dan but how much they sell for?
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Go buy yourself a Spawnee (available at most tackle shops). Makes making roe bags a breeze.
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but how much are they???
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If I can remember correctly like $20
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hmmm ok eddie thanks i think i might pick one up :)
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When fishing for coho, I prefer to use a small piece of Procured roe without being tied into a sac. I've tried sacs in the past, they just don't seem to work as well when fishing for coho. If the roe is properly cured and dried, it'll stay on the hook quite well.
For driftfishing, I also prefer not to cover my roe in borax, as I hate getting it into my reel. unboraxed procured roe means stain, so carry a towel on your belt.
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roe sacks are great...when we booked a trip with Murphy's guides on the stamp we threw almost exclusively roe sacks.
I am starting to experiment with them and have had good luck with the coho so far this year.
I like the fact that they help minimise bait wastage from bait bandits, they will definitely make a skien last way longer, and they make fishing bait on a far cast much more doable.
Dont overload the sac, thats my biggets tip and stretchy spider thread really makes tieing them quick and easy.
If you can, water harden you eggs first...that really helps.
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So no egg net then tie hooks with egg loop?
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I use a baitloop no matter what.
when using the roe sacks, I try to put the point of the hook thru the neck where the mesh is gathered and tied. I then slide it along the bend of the hook to the end of the bait loop and bring the bait loop around the based of the roe sack.
the roe sac then seems to sit on top of the shank opposite to the point of the hook....this ensure that you have your hook exposed for a good hook set.
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So no egg net then tie hooks with egg loop?
i use the loop with or without the mesh.
i prefer fishing with an egg cluster with no netting for slower water. netting on fast water.