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Curing Salmon Eggs
If you are fishing for large game fish, cured salmon eggs are
the perfect bait. Largemouth bass, pickerel, muskellunge,
salmon, lake trout and other large fish species love them.
Here's how to cure salmon eggs to use as bait. When you remove
the eggs from the salmon you are cleaning, keep the egg sacs,
also known as skeins intact. Cover a large, flat, moveable
surface with 1/4 inch of borax. Cut the egg sacs (skeins) across
the membrane in sections of 3 to 4 inches. Lay the egg sac
(skein) sections 1 inch apart on top of the borax. Sprinkle more
borax over the top to create a light coating. Be sure all egg
sacs are covered. Move the large moveable surface that the eggs
are on into a sheltered area that has good air circulation all
around. The eggs must not be in direct sunlight and must not get
wet, so be sure they are protected from precipitation. Allow the
sacs to dry for two to three days, being sure to turn them every
12 hours. Pick the egg sacs out of the borax and shake any
excess off them. Place them in plastic bags or storage
containers. The egg sacs are ready to use when they are
completely dry and feel leathery, but flexible. If eggs are
properly cured, they can be saved in the plastic bags or
containers to be used on your next fishing trip.
Cheese Bait
Cheese bait can be used to catch bream, catfish, chub, and carp.
In fact carp especially love cheese bait. So if you're looking
to catch any of these species or a huge carp that's been lurking
around your fishing hole, here's how to make your own cheese
bait. Use 10 ounces (284 grams) of pie pastry and roll it flat
on a cutting board or counter top. Smear the pastry with mature
cheddar flavor. Add 6 ounces (170 grams) of grated mature
cheddar cheese and 4 ounces (115 grams of crumbled Danish blue
cheese. Make sure it's crumbled to fine grains. Fold the pastry
over the cheese so it is completely covered and roll again.
Continue this process until the pie pastry and the cheese are
mixed thoroughly and the cheese is absorbed by the pastry. Form
the paste into a large ball and knead by hand. Add ten drops of
the mature cheddar flavoring to a freezer bag and place the
cheese paste ball into the bag. Place in the freezer. When it is
thawed, this bait has a very appealing consistency and texture,
and a very powerful cheesy smell. Roll the thawed paste into
cheese balls and place into a container for your next fishing
trip. When you place a cheese ball onto your hook, set the
hook's point into the center, cast and wait patiently for the
fish to bite. Optionally you may add a few drops of red food
coloring to the paste if you wish, but it isn't necessary.
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