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Title: 3 Fish + 12.5# of Roe
Post by: dbllunger on September 28, 2009, 02:23:25 PM: Kept three hens Sunday, and ended up with 12.5lbs of row. Only one hens skeins were starting to get a little loose. Thats a gallon zip-lock totally full, then I vacume pack them for later use. The Salmon are hitting as usual for this time of year. 4-5 adults in a couple hours is common with a few jacks thrown in. Some are still good eaters, but most are pretty much smokers. They will still peel line just fine!

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Title: Re: 3 Fish + 12.5# of Roe
Post by: Fishhunt223 on September 28, 2009, 03:31:03 PM: Nice. You dont cure them before freezing?
Title: Re: 3 Fish + 12.5# of Roe
Post by: dbllunger on September 28, 2009, 04:14:08 PM: 50/50 just depends if I'm in the mood or not. I start keeping roe Mid August on as the eggs are bigger. Have 50-70lb of it so far. I put them in smaller bags of around a pound or so then I only thaw what I need. They cure up fine as long as they are vacume sealed.
Title: Re: 3 Fish + 12.5# of Roe
Post by: Fishhunt223 on September 28, 2009, 05:38:18 PM: So do you salt it or borax it or anything before freezing? The last thing I want to do after a cleaning fish and cleaning and putting away the boat after a long day on the water is cure a bunch of roe and i dont really have the room in the fridge to hold a bunch for the next day so it would be nice to be able to freeze it right away.
Title: Re: 3 Fish + 12.5# of Roe
Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on September 28, 2009, 08:45:20 PM: I cure it then freeze it... 12 cups water, 1/2/ cup salt, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup borax and then 1/2 cup cure. brine for an hour then dry on racks for a few hours then generously coat with orax freeze then take when you need it...
Title: Re: 3 Fish + 12.5# of Roe
Post by: dbllunger on September 28, 2009, 09:29:08 PM: Exactly and that is why some is cured and some is not. To cure them the correct way takes a couple hours of sitting out. I use Pro Cure as I have great luck with it, but it seems to work best is you use half of what it calls for. I have some cured the full way, and some with only the first step of curing. So will have to see how they worked out. I just mixed in the cure, let them sit in the bag, then vacume sealed them. I know I put too much cure in a couple because I could feel the eggs getting a little too solid. Will just have to see how they turn out. The un-cured will be just fine, but i have to cure then the correct way.
Title: Re: 3 Fish + 12.5# of Roe
Post by: WDFW Hates ME!!! on September 29, 2009, 08:22:23 PM: I use pro cure ut i use the wet brine method, but i cut the recipe in half. They are awesome eggs that way.