Roe scent/oils??

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NoooB to trout fishing,

not sure what the roe scent is used for? I could imagine it give a synthetic scent to the bait but is it effective or a money grab? Also, has anyone used any? Any worth "investing" in? lol
 
tymbitz said:
NoooB to trout fishing,

not sure what the roe scent is used for? I could imagine it give a synthetic scent to the bait but is it effective or a money grab? Also, has anyone used any? Any worth "investing" in? lol
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1. It is used for identifying newbies (no pun intended)
2. It is an effective money grab
3.No usefulness
4. Nope!

Ps. Catch a female and you will have enough roes and scent (on your hands. lol) for the next 1 -2 seasons
 
m_van said:
1. It is used for identifying newbies (no pun intended)
2. It is an effective money grab
3.No usefulness
4. Nope!

Ps. Catch a female and you will have enough roes and scent (on your hands. lol) for the next 1 -2 seasons
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cept release the females, and buy your roe from a farm
 
tymbitz said:
NoooB to trout fishing,

not sure what the roe scent is used for? I could imagine it give a synthetic scent to the bait but is it effective or a money grab? Also, has anyone used any? Any worth "investing" in? lol
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I regularily use left over egg juice in slow slow water to add some stink to my bait. Nothing better than a big gooey roe bag in the frogwater! It is useless in faster floes as the fish just have time to grab when it drifts by. As for commercial stuff, If it improves your confidence then go for it! Many many years ago, I carried around jars of different scented baits. wether it worked or not I couldn't say, however it was a confidence thing, so who cares! So, when you get yourself some roe, don't ever toss old skanky roe bags! Mash em up, save the goo, and next time your fishing a river mouth on a slow day, dunk your bags. It can sometimes be the difference between a few fish or none! If the fishing is hot anyway, don't waste your time, as they will bite regardless. Good luck!
 
Great tip Porkpie
Will conssider that the next time

Im not big on taking roe from healthy 'bows I want to give them a chance to spawn and populate the water systems naturally
 
Yes I was actually thinking of buying from them, sounds reputable!

Also, does it matter what type of roe i should use? Ie Trout or Salmon? Colour?
 
m_van said:
Ps. Catch a female and you will have enough roes and scent (on your hands. lol) for the next 1 -2 seasons
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This would mean I would need to land a fish first, be it a female would be a bonus :mrgreen:
 
tymbitz said:
Yes I was actually thinking of buying from them, sounds reputable!

Also, does it matter what type of roe i should use? Ie Trout or Salmon? Colour?
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i subscribe to the following theory:

in the fall, the bows follow the salmon into the rivers closely and at many times are gorging themselves on salmon eggs. therefore - in the autumn months i tend to chuck alot of chinny roe and 8-10mm beads.

in the spring, the trout are laying / finishing laying their eggs, and there are no salmon around so naturally the bows would not be eating salmon eggs. i tend to chuck rainbow roe in the spring for this reason and it's always been good to me. or 6mm beads.
 
christotheashto said:
i subscribe to the following theory:

in the fall, the bows follow the salmon into the rivers closely and at many times are gorging themselves on salmon eggs. therefore - in the autumn months i tend to chuck alot of chinny roe and 8-10mm beads.

in the spring, the trout are laying / finishing laying their eggs, and there are no salmon around so naturally the bows would not be eating salmon eggs. i tend to chuck rainbow roe in the spring for this reason and it's always been good to me. or 6mm beads.
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I was thinking that same theory.

Does roe com ein different colours? Reds Oranges Pinks depending on fish and spicies?

Thanks christotheashto
 
tymbitz said:
I was thinking that same theory.

Does roe com ein different colours? Reds Oranges Pinks depending on fish and spicies?

Thanks christotheashto
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no problem my friend, glad to help.
it typically will not come in different colours. salmon and rainbow roe differ in colour slightly but not by much.
that said, you CAN cure roe with various cures that provide them with brighter neon-ish colours, etc. but that's not required and i certainly have never done so. the fishheads roe is very nicely cured and the eggs look natural and don't break easily.

you can choose which colour to tie the roe IN though - spawn net/scarf comes in a wide variety of colours. i try to stick to just a few that will cover a variety of situations.
i usually tie bags with 3 different colours of net - white, chartreuse and pink.

for salmon eggs the majority of my sacs are 5-7eggs, and for rainbow eggs the majority of my sacs are 13-15eggs, and tied TIGHT. there's of course situations where a golf-ball sized bag might be useful, but i don't generally tie anything that big (might have a few in my roe container or whatever just in case)
 
I prefer to freeze my eggs as dry as possible after I've treated them,​
I tie a bunch of different size and coloered bags​
and I break 1 egg when I bait the hook,​
and I do use a scent, I bought it years ago, it's in my vest, the stain reminds which pocket.​
The scent is pretty thick, I can't say for how long it actually seeps into the water after use....​
I catch trout, so I still use the same routine...​
everybody has thier own rituals...​
 
tymbitz said:
Yes I was actually thinking of buying from them, sounds reputable!

Also, does it matter what type of roe i should use? Ie Trout or Salmon? Colour?
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I use salmon often, even in the spring. In swifter current most takes are reactionary. Fish sees bait, fish is hungry, fish nails bait. In slower drifts, estuary water or deep winter holes type of roe may come into play. When this is the case I drift rainbow or brown eggs. As for colors I carry a number of different colors, chartreuse, red, pink, blue and occasionally white. My principle producer over 25 years has always been chartreuse followed closely by pink your mileage may vary! Good luck!
 
orange chartreuse, pink are good go-to colours, however, if fishing is slow, and everyone you is using the same colour, use something completely different like a purple or blue, it may pay off
 
Good points guys
I guess this will be more of a trial and error situation for me

Any idea on how many times roe can be frozen and thawed? Lets say I thaw 10 sacs and only use 4 , coukd they be re frozen and last ?

Thanks for all your helps guys. Hopefully will try some out this week
 
Well cured roe can be frozen/thawed as many times as you need, without going bad. Eggs can be salted, boraxed, water hardened, dried, and any combination of those. Depending on what you do to them, when you do it, and how, you'll get a different cure. Some guys don't cure at all. If you purchase them, check to see if you are buying cured or uncured. If uncured, you should decide what is most important to you. Durability, scent, longevity, shape, etc, in order to pick an appropriate cure.

Chinny roe is a consistent producer and will work just as well at this time of year as rainbow roe. You should feel confident using either one!
 

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