cant get salmon eggs to cure

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2011/11/05 19:58:48 (permalink)

cant get salmon eggs to cure

well after i got done "curing them" they still wont hold on a hook and will pop when i try to put them on, any suggestions?
 
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    papinner
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    RE: cant get salmon eggs to cure 2011/11/05 20:05:50 (permalink)
    Good luck with that. I was told the way singles are cured is an acid dip. I'm not sure of what kind of acid or for how long but good luck.

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    post edited by papinner - 2011/11/05 20:07:21
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    RE: cant get salmon eggs to cure 2011/11/05 20:42:00 (permalink)

    ORIGINAL: steelie85

    well after i got done "curing them" they still wont hold on a hook and will pop when i try to put them on, any suggestions?



    you ruined them somehow
    did somethin rong
    cant fix them

    toss out and try agoin

    hopethishelpa
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    RE: cant get salmon eggs to cure 2011/11/05 21:23:44 (permalink)
    Just Go to Poor Richards, they got killer singles. Ask for the juicy eggs they keep em in back.
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    RE: cant get salmon eggs to cure 2011/11/05 21:32:27 (permalink)

    ORIGINAL: egg_drifter

    they got killer singles.


    average at best

    but most people dont no the diff anyways

    so go for it

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    RE: cant get salmon eggs to cure 2011/11/05 22:23:53 (permalink)
    pautzke's. just sayin'

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    RE: cant get salmon eggs to cure 2011/11/05 23:05:10 (permalink)
    They also have "Pro-Cure" with directions or you can use borax!

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    RE: cant get salmon eggs to cure 2011/11/06 11:06:36 (permalink)
    i like to do stuff on my own, it helps cure cabin fever, cant exactly make a trip to poor richards, it about 250 miles away.
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    RE: cant get salmon eggs to cure 2011/11/06 11:15:56 (permalink)
    Just go to dollar tree get some borax cures eggs just as good soak for a half hour, rinse and refrigerate
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    RE: cant get salmon eggs to cure 2011/11/06 11:18:23 (permalink)
    Add a little brown suger to the borax

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    RE: cant get salmon eggs to cure 2011/11/06 11:25:20 (permalink)
    i thought that i would give it a floral scent
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    RE: cant get salmon eggs to cure 2011/11/06 19:03:52 (permalink)
    The cures mentioned above are great for sacs but you will pop them if trying for singles, the cure is top secret, pm if interested
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    RE: cant get salmon eggs to cure 2011/11/06 19:25:39 (permalink)

    ORIGINAL: Flyguy638

    The cures mentioned above are great for sacs but you will pop them if trying for singles, the cure is top secret, pm if interested
    Bruce


    Yep Borax will not cure single eggs for a hook to puncture them
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    RE: cant get salmon eggs to cure 2011/11/06 20:53:06 (permalink)
    Yep!
     

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    RE: cant get salmon eggs to cure 2011/11/07 08:22:08 (permalink)
    muriatic acid bath for 8 seconds..
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    RE: cant get salmon eggs to cure 2011/11/07 17:41:44 (permalink)
    dilute the acid. 3 table spoons per gallon of water. soak for 20 min. drain, rinse then see if they will go on a hook. if they pop, do 20 min or until they are the way u like them. you must do a 1st step cure 1st. i use the clear water cure and do as the directions say then store them in mason jars. after this cure you can tie sacs with them. do the acid cure before your fishing trip. i dont know why its such a secret. the bait shops are the only people that make money on them.
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    RE: cant get salmon eggs to cure 2011/11/07 19:38:40 (permalink)
    I got 50% Muriatic 50% distilled water for 8 seconds.. If they start turning white dilute the acid with more water. just do a few trial runs with a small amount of eggs till u get it right. make sure you rinse them following the acid bath to stop curing process. poke a few with a hook till you get the right consistancy. If they pop leave them in a little longer.

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    RE: cant get salmon eggs to cure 2012/01/04 12:32:11 (permalink)
    just a tip dollar store roach killer 100%boric acid powder for a buck.
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    RE: cant get salmon eggs to cure 2012/01/04 19:49:27 (permalink)
    soak them in cider.

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    RE: cant get salmon eggs to cure 2012/01/06 08:48:40 (permalink)
    Nobody using Lemon Pledge any more???

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    RE: cant get salmon eggs to cure 2012/01/06 13:35:51 (permalink)
    I used the "shake n cure" available on this site, easy to follow directions, had good eggs for sacs in 1 hour.
    Flies work too :)

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