| Curing Salmon Eggs | | | | and carp. As a matter of fact, carp especially love |
| Whenever you are fishing for large sport fish, | | | | cheese bait. So if you're seeking to angle any of |
| aged salmon eggs are the perfect bait. | | | | these species or a big carp that's been lurking |
| Largemouth bass, muskellunge, lake trout, and | | | | around your fishing hole, here's how to make your |
| additional large fish species love them. | | | | own cheese bait: |
| Here's how to cure salmon eggs to utilize as bait: | | | | Use 10 ounces (284 grams) of pie pastry and roll |
| When you take out the eggs from a salmon you | | | | it flat on a cutting board or counter top. Smear |
| are cleaning, keep the egg sacs--also known as | | | | the pastry with mature cheddar flavor. Add 6 |
| skeins--intact. Cover a big, flat,moveable surface | | | | ounces (170 grams) of grated cured cheddar |
| with 1/4 inch of borax. Cut the egg sacs (skeins) | | | | cheese and 4 ounces (115 grams) of crumbled |
| across the membrane in slits of 3 to 4 inches. Lay | | | | Danish blue cheese. Make a point it's crumbled to |
| the egg sac (skein) sections 1 inch apart on top | | | | fine grains. |
| of the borax. Sprinkle more borax over the top | | | | Fold the pastry over the cheese so it's entirely |
| to produce a light coating. Make certain all egg | | | | covered and roll again. Proceed in this process until |
| sacs are covered. | | | | the pie pastry and the cheese are mixed |
| Relocate the large mobile surface that the eggs | | | | thoroughly and the cheese is absorbed by the |
| are on into a sheltered area that has ample | | | | pastry. |
| circulation all around. The eggs must not be in | | | | Form the paste into a large ball and knead by |
| direct sunlight and cannot get wet, so make | | | | hand. Add 10 drops of the aged cheddar flavoring |
| certain they are safe from precipitation. Permit | | | | to a freezer bag and arrange the cheese paste |
| the sacs to dry for 2 to 3 days, making sure to | | | | ball into the bag. Put in the freezer. |
| rotate them every 12 hours. | | | | When it is thawed, this bait has a very attractive |
| Pick the egg sacs out of the borax and shake | | | | consistency and texture, and a very powerful |
| any Put them in plastic bags or storage | | | | cheesy odor. Roll the thawed paste into cheese |
| containers. The egg sacs are ready to use when | | | | balls and put into a container for your next fishing |
| they are totally dry and feel leathered, but pliable. | | | | trip. |
| If eggs are properly cured, they can be saved in | | | | When you place a cheese ball onto your hook, set |
| the plastic bags or containers to be used on | | | | the hook's point into the center, cast and wait |
| anticipated angling trips. | | | | patiently for the fish to nibble. Optionally you may |
| Cheese Bait | | | | add a few drops of red food coloring to the |
| Cheese bait can be utilized to catch catfish, chub, | | | | paste, but it isn't requisite. |