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Fishing in British Columbia => General Discussion => Topic started by: TheLostSockeye on September 01, 2014, 09:00:19 PM

Title: Thoughts on Sockeye Roe?
Post by: TheLostSockeye on September 01, 2014, 09:00:19 PM
What are you guy's thoughts on sockeye roe? A very experienced angler i know doesn't like it and won't fish with it. His reasoning is  that it falls apart easy and you only get a couple casts out of it. I agree with him to an extent but is it really a waste of time to cure up some sockeye roe?
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Post by: Golfer on September 01, 2014, 09:12:30 PM
If it falls apart easy, why not use it in roe bags?
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Post by: Stewie on September 01, 2014, 09:14:44 PM
X2 on using it in roe bags. It has worked for me.
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Post by: TheLostSockeye on September 01, 2014, 09:23:08 PM
Good idea!! I will have tie up some
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Post by: Fish Assassin on September 01, 2014, 09:41:07 PM
It's how you cure the roe.
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Post by: 1son on September 02, 2014, 12:14:28 AM
Eggs aren't the biggest but it all depends on the person behind the curing process.
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Post by: Noahs Arc on September 02, 2014, 06:08:25 AM
Works just fine. Dry it out a little after you're done curing it.
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Post by: spoiler on September 02, 2014, 11:47:55 AM
 :) good on a cracker!
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Post by: Toprod on September 02, 2014, 01:51:56 PM
I cure my sockeye roe with pink procure and coarse salt, have been using it for years.

Works great for drift fishing and barfishing for coho, springs, and steelies.

Have also used it in place of krill for the kawkawa kokanees with great success.
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Post by: firstlight on September 02, 2014, 04:43:27 PM
Its delicious. ;D
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Post by: leadbelly on September 02, 2014, 06:35:43 PM
I cure my sockeye roe with pink procure and coarse salt, have been using it for years.
Works great for drift fishing and barfishing for coho, springs, and steelies.
Have also used it in place of krill for the kawkawa kokanees with great success.

Interesting, Im going to try that right now. I saved some skeins in case i felt like sturge fishing but i think spring fishing would be more fun, esp with fresh roe~
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Post by: chris gadsden on September 05, 2014, 10:04:58 PM
Jack Springs liked to the tune of 7 this past week.
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Post by: bigblockfox on September 05, 2014, 10:09:36 PM
you could fool them with anything, jk. i got some from a buddy this year. curred a bit of the big skiers and they look ok. im sure you will have no problem tricking the first fish of the season with it.
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Post by: Magz on September 05, 2014, 11:11:17 PM
I use it also for coho if i dont have any good stuff left from the year before.and it has worked just fine for me.
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Post by: FlyFishin Magician on September 12, 2014, 07:53:22 AM
I just cured up a batch of sockeye and spring roe.  The sockeye roe ended up much more "watery", and when I dried it out overnight, the eggs are slightly shrivelled up.  Did I "burn" the eggs?  I used way less cure than for the spring roe, which turned out beautiful - full plump eggs ready for some coho action!!!  Anyway, I can see the sockeye roe working, but it seems even more fragile than pink roe!  We'll see...
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Post by: poper on September 12, 2014, 08:27:02 AM
Works great for Sturgeon in panty hoes.
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Post by: Rieber on September 12, 2014, 09:27:10 AM
Works great for Sturgeon in panty hoes.

Where the heck are you fishing where the sturgeon wear panty hoes?
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Post by: poper on September 12, 2014, 09:38:59 AM
Richmond
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Post by: Rieber on September 12, 2014, 10:13:29 AM
Those aren't panty hoes the sturgeon are wearing - those are called sockeye nets.  ::)  :'(

Any fresh roe in sacks or fresh gills are going to get you sturgeon.

Cure up some of that roe for coho in the Vedder.