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If you've been salmon fishing, don't throw away the eggs you find while cleaning the fish. In a few easy steps, you can use them to create your own bait. This guide on how to cure salmon eggs to use for bait will walk you through the process.
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If you've been salmon fishing, don't throw away the eggs you find while cleaning the fish. In a few easy steps, you can use them to create your own bait. This guide on how to cure salmon eggs to use for bait will walk you through the process.
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Introduction
Using you unwanted salmon eggs to make your own bait is a fairly quick and easy process. If you cure and then store the eggs properly, they will still be usable up to a year later. If you're not going to cure the eggs directly after catching the fish, be sure to keep the eggs refrigerated until you use them. For best results, cure your eggs no more than a day after catching the fish. -
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Step 2: Cure the Eggs
- If there is any blood in the eggs, rinse them with river, ocean or distilled water
- Place the eggs in a strainer over a bowl and allow them to sit until the excess fluid has drained away
- Discard the excess fluid and place the eggs in a bowl
- Sprinkle the appropriate amount of salmon cure on the eggs according to the directions included with the product
- If necessary, stir the eggs to ensure that the cure is evenly distributed
- Follow the product directions and allow the eggs to cure for a specified amount of time; you may have to refrigerate them during the curing process
- Use the paint strainer to drain away the fluid that the curing process has removed from the eggs
- Place the drained eggs on paper towels
- Allow the eggs to dry for at least 10 minutes, or until they are firm and sticky
- Using the spoon, distribute the desired amount of eggs into as may separate plastic bags or containers as desired
- Store the eggs as soon as possible; they will stay fresh in the fridge for about a month and can be stored in the freezer for a year
