good tips for beginner's man 👍🏻👍🏻. some guys like gooey soft eggs some like bouncing balls . i like mine stream hardened then salt cured - they always seem to work for me - even after 3 years in the freezer
@nicholasyebra1988 Жыл бұрын
I'm going to try this
@azyf32910 ай бұрын
How long to river water cure ? And how long to salt cure ?
@bluelineoutdoors27262 жыл бұрын
👍I appreciate the patience it takes to film those bobber downs! Great intro Fray!
@twistedjigco.5482 жыл бұрын
Love it, all the prep and curing and stuff is just as fun as fishing cause you know it’s gonna slayyyyy🤙🏻
@HauntingMouse Жыл бұрын
First coho I ever caught was a doe, harvested eggs, did a combo of two of your cures and tied my own just like this, landed a 30" steelie in a 2ft deep creek the next day. Great guide, stay humble.
@FishFray Жыл бұрын
Awesome, glad to hear it!
@northeastfishingadventures37002 жыл бұрын
I tried your brown sugar brine and man I’m impressed… hit the salmon River for thanksgiving and hit 3 small Steelies … thanks for the great tips!!! Tight lines
@FishFray2 жыл бұрын
Glad it worked for you!
@truenorthangler2 жыл бұрын
I like the Borax and Jello powder as well. I use the raspberry flavour on skein chunks and that’s killer mix for those sweet tooth salmon in marinas and harbours. The Pautzke is great for loose eggs, I also don’t river cure the eggs. Thanks for the demonstration Fray. Good to know a few different methods.
@thehiddenangler90832 жыл бұрын
Oh wow true north angler I didn't know you were here wow I am a fan of your channel
@truenorthangler2 жыл бұрын
@@thehiddenangler9083 Thanks for the kind words. Appreciate it.
@shanebarbeau45572 жыл бұрын
This was an awesome video. I've always done straight borax but I'll definitely try adding some jello next time.
@edwardhenryjr18652 жыл бұрын
Thank you,just done with second fall run for king salmon I'm going to try to make My own bait for king salmon, so good luck see you on the river this fall.thanks again Edward Henry
@jessehamilton9572 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video man! Good stuff!
@Steve-sv3ln2 жыл бұрын
Ty for the info here! Very helpful! Q...is it an unhealthy fish that has little white eggs amongst the more nature eggs in their sac?
@levi37682 жыл бұрын
Great to meet / see you on the river today. Go Rams!
@dukeumnukem97472 жыл бұрын
Gotta try pro-glo bro. Made by beau-mac here out west. Just barely sprinkle. Great stuff, and or marinating in sand shrimp powder in your brine.👍🤙🎣 salt n sugar good too.
@oxide_actual Жыл бұрын
Ngl bro I appreciate this vid. All cures in one video
@nicholasyebra1988 Жыл бұрын
I'm going to try this tonight 👍
@gavingerrits51352 жыл бұрын
Hey man great video. I have some creek hardend eggs that are bouncy balls doxi even need to cure them or can I just tie them how they are
@TeamPautzke2 жыл бұрын
Well done!
@5ive1ne9ine2 жыл бұрын
Good video, thank you. So, the moment you catch the hen, bleed it at the river, then put the fish on ice in a cooler then cut/clean it when you get home?
@user-jn9gv9ve6e3 ай бұрын
i cut the membrane with scissors then put it in spawn bags. i cover with borox detergent over night first. store in freezer and have caught fish on these 2 and 3 years later.
@ab-kv1ui2 жыл бұрын
Once wrapped in balls, can you freeze them? Will they deteriorate too quickly? I've seen other's store in some additional borax as well. Your take on these methods?
@ps94172 жыл бұрын
thank you fray!
@keithmock9632 жыл бұрын
Awesome Awesome Awesome. Thank you
@xkodiacx22 жыл бұрын
good job thank you
@WarnerOnTheWater2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the tips! I will use your info to catch more Ohio Steelhead 👍
@FishFray2 жыл бұрын
Good luck!
@YSOSERIOUS5962 жыл бұрын
Thanks Fray
@paulrosenkrans871 Жыл бұрын
Instead of using string I cut up foot sections of copper extersions cords with single strands of copper wire in them and cut the insulation away a inch back on both ends of the foot pieces and pull a piece of the wire our to tie the bags'''
@heroryan78592 жыл бұрын
What action are your salmon centerpin rods?
@Steve-sv3ln2 жыл бұрын
Is there a way to know the hens eggs are fully mature? Especially if they're not spewing out upon landing the fish?
@gavinsmitty232 жыл бұрын
Nice! When I used to cure salmon eggs I did the salt method but a tad different. I would river harden, salt water bath until they float, rinse the eggs off in cold water and then soak the eggs in cold water and they would become bouncy balls. It was crazy! The one thing I found was after I stuck them in the fridge, they would shrivel up a tiny bit but were still very hard when tying. What does the sugar do instead of using plain water?
@pinningthenortheast2 жыл бұрын
Trout and steelhead love sweet things so it adds sweetness to the eggs while salmon prefer salty things so I don’t use sugar water when fishing for them
@bigbartshe97122 ай бұрын
So as a fisherman who was told to preserve. We massage the eggs out. Throw the fish back in for another year. You also don’t do more than one.
@colvilleoutfitters32902 жыл бұрын
Softer the better fray. You know what's up! Water hard ruins eggs
@greghull67472 жыл бұрын
How long do the eggs sit in the salt water before you put them in the sugar water?
@joshmagers11572 жыл бұрын
Currently a student in Mount Pleasent and just got my first king this past week. 25lb female. Easily the best experience of my life. I wanna do some steelhead and salmon fishing now on my own. Not fully sure where to start, preferably wanna fish the muskegon because its closest. Got any tips on equipment and locations? Thanks.
@woahwoah282 жыл бұрын
Buy a centerpin you will never regret it. It’s the easiest way to get a better drift and catch a lot more steelhead. Plus fighting a fish with no drag system is very fun
@nicholasyebra1988 Жыл бұрын
How do the fire brine eggs work for you?
@greglum8175 Жыл бұрын
3 parts borax, 2 parts sugar, and 1 part salt. Caught a ton of fish with that cure whether it’s loose eggs or skein. Personally I would never river cure eggs, that’s the worst thing to do.
@JJDaBossOutdoors9 ай бұрын
What hook size you use and style
@mickeyvance59742 жыл бұрын
Awsome video bro iodide is a tenderizer and will give negative effects on eggs have tried
@jamescarney11402 жыл бұрын
pink Himalayan salt works great for curing. Incase you've never tried it I highly recommend.
@adamnoga-styron78822 жыл бұрын
Do spawn sacs work of coho too?
@gr8tfishgr8tfish992 жыл бұрын
For the Pautzke, do you just use natural I guess and forgo the coloured options and rely on the spawn net for colour then? Also do you have a preference on king, coho, brown or trout eggs to catch steelhead?
@tannerbotwright9602 жыл бұрын
Depends on time of year and what fish are spawning while your fishing, salmon and brown eggs in the fall and early winter, steel eggs in the spring
@Sethyfisher2 жыл бұрын
Was just wondering if you were going to put out an updated video for this. Perfect 👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼
@StelmachsWorld Жыл бұрын
Thanks bro! I dont know why everyone else makes it sound so complicated, turned me off of even buying curing solution till now.
@matttinstman1578 Жыл бұрын
Have you ever added brown sugar to your eggs. I tried it last year and slayed fish.
@mickeyvance59742 жыл бұрын
Scribed great video bro
@oxide_actual Жыл бұрын
If u can't vacuum seal. Full a sink or bucket with water and dip the bag into the water until the zipper is only exposed. Don't let Any water in ofcourae but the pressure squeezes all the air out very evenly and thouroughly
@s.m.omarsharif435 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the video. Should we have to wash after curing with borax in next day and dry them before fridging? or Should we rinse before making a roe sac?
@FishFray Жыл бұрын
No need to wash or rinse after curing. Any leftover borax should dissolve in the water on your first cast
@s.m.omarsharif435 Жыл бұрын
@@FishFray Thank you. Are they pops out easily? I cured loose roe with non-iodized salt and rinsed it with tap water. It makes like a rubber ball but the problem is that the roe sac is getting white after 2-3 casts. Not sure why. Is it because of the amount of salt or any other cause?
@khitt19312 жыл бұрын
What's a good email for business inquires? Great video!
@Canadiandawg2 жыл бұрын
First! Fish on!!! Ty!
@jamescarney11402 жыл бұрын
Tennis or bad mitten racket to scrape skein brother!
@SeaSlider332 жыл бұрын
How did you get the eggs out of the salted water? Did you pour it out or did you use a strainer or other. Thanks Thank
@JJDaBossOutdoors9 ай бұрын
Until they float
@spearrodnet2 жыл бұрын
River curing looses a ton of good scent aswell I never understood why you’d want an egg with less scent that is harder and won’t milk nearly aswell either.
@patrickpantis49872 жыл бұрын
Salt sugar cure is by far my favorite in terms of scent, but river cured eggs just last forever in the fridge. Nice to pull out some bags that have sitting in the fridge for 3 months and still look prestige. Low scent but look great, more natural looking than beads IMO.
@jasondeslatte76112 жыл бұрын
always river cure,by the logic soft beads wont smash fish since they cant break in the fish's mouth and I crush fish on soft beads
@kevinkaiser97142 жыл бұрын
Hey buddy love your vids. Do u have any suggestions on where to get fresh spawn if I haven’t been able to catch any or don’t have the hookup from a friend? I’ve tried the pautzke premium trout eggs but they don’t seem to work that well.
@joshuavanderschaaf51452 жыл бұрын
I go and get eggs from the charter boats in July or very early August. A good way to get fresh bait even before fish go up the river
@kevinkaiser97142 жыл бұрын
@@joshuavanderschaaf5145 Do u just show up at the docks or do you call around to find out if anyone has any?
@andrewhamilton21212 жыл бұрын
@@kevinkaiser9714 any of the fish smoking stands up north have frozen eggs
@lukebouwman6843 Жыл бұрын
Go to a fish cleaning station at a marina and wait for the charters to come in with them.
@truenorthangler2 жыл бұрын
Fish On!
@like87492 жыл бұрын
I see you on like every fishing video
@TagAndBagEm10 ай бұрын
do you leave the sugar water eggs in the fridge or at room temperature all night?
@FishFray10 ай бұрын
Always keep the bait cold if possible
@Jingling-MelO9 ай бұрын
I'm new to curing roe and wondering if someone can answer this. I'm trying the salt brine and brown sugar method, but my spring/king/chinook eggs won't float to the top. It's been 2 hours and it sounded like Fish Fray didn't wait that long. Can someone explain why? Or what I should do different? I used 1/4 cup of salt per litre of cold tap water. I also started the curing about 36 hours after the catch. And roe came from a more mature white spring. If any of that is the reason, please let me know. I've taken some out at intervals and kept em in separate batches to do some testing. Gonna leave a batch just soaking in the brine until some float.
@getyuckiedon40758 ай бұрын
Prolly be to late now I’m fairly new I just keep adding salt until the water has grains on the bottom switch bowls leaving the last 1 in of water with all the grains out and using the fully saturated bowl for salt brine usually eggs float pretty quick I think the salt just make them float
@5ive1ne9ine Жыл бұрын
If you don’t river cure the loose eggs, will you still get a decently firm egg with just salt cure?
@FishFray Жыл бұрын
Yes, depending on how well developed the eggs were in the fish. If the fish was very loose and ready to spawn, the result without river curing will be decently firm
@filippshelestovskiy9214 Жыл бұрын
Do the eggs need to be salmon eggs or will using steelhead eggs work as well? Thanks in advance!
@FishFray Жыл бұрын
Steelhead eggs work great also!
@filippshelestovskiy9214 Жыл бұрын
I will have to give it a try. Love your videos, especially the bobber downs!!
@edstanisz86712 жыл бұрын
Have you ever cured already frozen Salmon eggs?
@colvilleoutfitters32902 жыл бұрын
Plus you can get the hook in them much better with soft eggs. When you eggs are hard you fight the fish with an egg sack on your hook. Makes no sense to run river hardened eggs. I can tell many reasons not to water harden!
@joshuavanderschaaf51452 жыл бұрын
Does anyone use fresh non cured eggs anymore. I know they go bad in a week but there is nothing better than fresh spawn bags. Also I hate that spawn netting and magic thread. I use scarf material and plain old white sewing thread. Scarfs are harder to break open on snags and easier to tie.
@walljersey Жыл бұрын
Human sent is actually proven to scare fish off
@samtipikin2 жыл бұрын
Use a cheap badminton racket to separate eggs rub over mesh eggs fall through get 90 percent 10% pop
@FishFray2 жыл бұрын
I'll have to try this!
@samtipikin2 жыл бұрын
@@FishFray works really good we can 50 to 60 cans a year the badminton rackets work awsome
@markpetricevic33682 жыл бұрын
Eggs are absorbent🐟
@jacksonchaskey77442 жыл бұрын
Never scraping skeins again! Tried wire mesh and you get no small chunks of skein.
@timrowlett54512 жыл бұрын
Much easier with a spawnie
@krisu60433 ай бұрын
These eggs in my country would cost couple hundred dollars .He just using it for a bait lol
@rsumdquist82732 жыл бұрын
Doesn't seem like it could possibly be good to feed fish borax and fire cure... I mean I know I wouldn't eat either of those...
@buckchaser3122 жыл бұрын
Not an expert ………Have you seen your bobber downs? Lol
@xZyvox2 жыл бұрын
I'm from the west coast, so it's a bit different, but river curing sounds like the worst thing one ever heard
@NWJonathan2 жыл бұрын
They call me “The Wizard” around here for the baits this ole’ salty dawg puts up. Fishing 2/3 year old baits that STILL catch fish. Haha “BAIT FO LYFE” 🦾🎣🤘🏼🐟🖤😎