| Curing Salmon Eggs | | | | and carp. In fact, carp especially love cheese bait. |
| If you are fishing for large game fish, cured | | | | So if you're seeking to catch any of these |
| salmon eggs are the ideal bait. Largemouth bass, | | | | species or a huge carp that's been hanging around |
| muskellunge, salmon, and other large fish species | | | | your fishing hole, here's how to construct your |
| love them. | | | | own cheese bait: |
| Here's how to cure salmon eggs to use as bait: | | | | Utilize 10 ounces (284 grams) of pie pastry and |
| After you withdraw the eggs from a salmon you | | | | roll it flat on a chopping board or counter top. |
| are cleaning, keep the egg sacs--also called | | | | Smear the pastry with aged cheddar flavor. Add |
| skeins--intact. Cover a large, flat,moveable surface | | | | 6 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 sure it's crumbled to |
| the egg sac (skein) sections 1 inch apart on top | | | | fine grains. |
| of the borax. Scatter more borax over the top | | | | Fold the pastry over the cheese so it is entirely |
| to produce a light coating. Be sure all egg sacs are | | | | covered and roll once more. Proceed in this |
| covered. | | | | process until the pie pastry and the cheese are |
| Move the large mobile surface that the eggs are | | | | mixed completely and the cheese is absorbed by |
| on into a protected area that has good circulation | | | | the pastry. |
| all around. The eggs must not be in direct sunlight | | | | Form the paste into a big ball and knead by hand. |
| and cannot get moist, so make certain they are | | | | Add 10 drops of the mature cheddar flavoring to |
| invulnerable from wetness. Allow the sacs to dry | | | | a freezer bag and arrange the cheese paste ball |
| for 2 to 3 days, making sure to turn them every | | | | into the bag. Place in the freezer. |
| 12 hours. | | | | When it's thawed, this bait has a very appealing |
| Pick the egg sacs out of the borax and shake off | | | | consistency and texture, and a very powerful |
| any excess 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 place into a container for your next |
| they are completely dry and feel leatherlike, but | | | | fishing trip. |
| pliable. If eggs are decently cured, they can be | | | | After you place a cheese ball onto your hook, |
| kept in the plastic bags or containers to be utilized | | | | adjust the hook's point into the center, cast and |
| on anticipated angling trips. | | | | wait patiently for the fish to bite. Optionally you |
| Cheese Bait | | | | may add a couple of drops of red food coloring |
| Cheese bait can be utilized to catch catfish, chub, | | | | to the paste, but it isn't necessary. |