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Total Members Voted: 193

[blaydRnr]

The kosher salt is rather thick, hopefully it will dissolve. Gotta pick up some of that borax, and littles baggies...ill get some weird looks

careful with the salt after curing...if you put too much of it in the roe, it will burn the eggs and you'll end up with a product with spots on it.

[mvelasco]

Thanks blayd, heading home to portion them out right now.

[Shawn6o4]

Didn't want to start a new thread but I had been looking for fresh frozen roe as I ran out recently and havent caught a doe in awhile. Looked at berrys and stevestone but there eggs didn't seem to high in quality, so I dug around a bit more and found this guy in richmond Robs baits,  he has really nice spring and chum roe fresh frozen and he also has really good boraxed roe also saw some shrimp tails in brine for steelhead. Check him out on facebook robs baits

[armytruck]

I had the same issue a couple years ago so I went to the docks at Steveston and found found a commercial boat that had fresh frozen chum roe on the skein or single eggs . Picked up a couple pounds of prawns while I was at it .

[pwn50m3 f15h3r]

Sorry to revive a dead thread, but I have a question:

Can you use kool-aid to dye roe in a brine??

[CohoJake]

Sorry to revive a dead thread, but I have a question:

Can you use kool-aid to dye roe in a brine??

I would worry about the scent in the kool-aid, unless they make a shrimp flavor that I am unaware of.   

[DanL]

Lots of people use jello, gatorade, etc because they are essentially a sugar cure. If I recall, you have to add sugar to Kool-aid so it may not make a very effective cure on its own.

As a colouring agent? Probably work fine and I assume there are a huge number of colors to pick from. Combine it with some sugar and borax for the curing and you'll be good to go.

[BCfisherman97]

Ran put of procure when I killed a late season doe and ended up making my best ever batch of roe from kool-aid and jello

[whereismyfloat]

Care to share details on your process?

[DRP79]

Any tips on how to remove the veins still in skeins? I bled the fish pretty much right away but still see some veins. A friend told me to run a blade along them, pushing the blood out. Its tedious yet effective but I was just wondering if there is another way. Is it a sign that the fish was not bled fast enough or does it just happen?

[Stratocaster]

Any tips on how to remove the veins still in skeins? I bled the fish pretty much right away but still see some veins. A friend told me to run a blade along them, pushing the blood out. Its tedious yet effective but I was just wondering if there is another way. Is it a sign that the fish was not bled fast enough or does it just happen?

Get a very sharp small pair of scissors and make small cuts on the vein spaced out about a quarter inch.  Then use a paper towel and gently rub or dab the area of the incisions until you get rid of all the blood.  I use a pair of scissors that are dedicated to cutting roe and nothing else.  Ensures that it stays sharp.

[kevzabob]

Does garlic powder work as well as I've heard, and if so do you just sprinkle it
On after the curing process?

[BladeKid]

Roe issues..... Is anyone finding their borax to be drying out their roe?

I cured some chum roe the day before heading out (procure for 12 hours, patted excess liquids off with paper towel, and then put it into ziplock bag using a generous amount of borax, Mule 20 Team brand)...

by the end of the day, many of the outside eggs were beginning to dry out and harden. Prior to putting the roe in the borax ALL the eggs were very supple and ever so slightly moist.

I heard someone else complain that "they changed the borax formula"... but to my knowledge borax is borax (sodium tetraborate)

Anyone else experiencing similar issues? Solutions? Perhaps i'm just using too much borax??


Thanks,
Blake Kid

[Blackrt03]

Nitrile gloves are the best for roe, keeps the roe and dye off you and your smell off the roe

x2

[redside1]

Does garlic powder work as well as I've heard, and if so do you just sprinkle it
On after the curing process?

Garlic oil works wonders at times on fish that are pooled up and not moving. Garlic paste is "must have" goop when bait is allowed for bar fishing the Fraser for chinooks. A number of different oils work well when using roe like Anchovy, Herring , Sardine, Anise, Shrimp and Tuna. Some days they are must have items when fishing salmon that haev been in the river for a few days or longer.