How To Prepare Salmon Roe For Bait
For the best bait possible cure and preserve only fresh trout and salmon roe or eggs.
How to prepare salmon roe for bait. Blood in the roe or eggs can ruin. The best method is to cut one or two of the gill plates. Secure the loop around the roe bag.
Supplies needed for roe bait salmon roe from freshly caught fish. Then take the loop on the top of your egg loop knot and wrap it around the center of the roe bag. If possible bleed the fish prior to collecting or removing the roe from the fish.
Salmon roe is turned into bait by curing it in salt sugar borax and food coloring. The curing process firms the eggs up and makes them more enticing for aggressive salmon. Salmon roe can be a fantastic bait when fishing for chinook coho and chum salmon.
Before using it salmon roe needs to be cured. If not kept cool and refrigerated the roe or eggs will spoil. Using an egg loop knot will prevent your roe bag from becoming detached and floating away as you fish.