salmon eggs

[hulapopper]

howdy everyone. i haven't made it out of boise yet this year have been fishing the river and doing reasonably well on spinners, worms. my question is i used to slay trout on salmon eggs. i have tried salmon eggs multiple times last year and this year and have got zero hits.....did they change the formula or is it me or a fluke ? curious what you folks think........
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[AverysAdventure]

I've had similar results, my guess is that its something to do with the planters. They seem to still work just fine when I'm fishing streams that haven't been polluted with planters. Please don't ask where streams like this are because I'm not giving them up. []
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[chrome_junky]

i have fished eggs almost all my life on the henrys and southfork bottom bouncing with spinning gear or egg patterns on my fly rod. i have to say from my experiance right now is a tad too early for the fish to be keying in on egg patterns give it a little longer and let the fish start spawning a little and they will start hitting them more.
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[AverysAdventure]

I hear what your saying CJ but I guess I was thinking more along the lines of generalities over time. Pautzke's "Balls O' Fire" just don't produce like they use to years ago. A change in process methods or a change in the fish? Beats me but maybe it's worth a call to find out.
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[cpierce]

I think it is changes in the processing. I haven't used eggs for a zillion years, but the ones I looked at that my nephew had last year were very different than what I used to use. Smell, texture, and so on. I don't think they would ever rot either. Preserved to the max!!
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[hulapopper]

thanks for the data gents !
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[AverysAdventure]

Strait from the Mr. Kelley;

Rod,

First of all thank you for your feedback. To answer your first question....No, we have not changed our methods of processing nor have we used any different type of eggs for the different lines of eggs. In the last few years, we have seen a slight difference in the size and maturity of the eggs we receive from our suppliers.

There have been shortages of eggs due to the lower returns of fish off the W Coast, New York and Great Lakes. Also, due to these events, there is a trickle down effect. The caviar suppliers have the first go of the eggs and then what ever is left over or that they can not sell as caviar is sold to us bait manufacturers.

I assure you that these eggs will still out fish our competitors!

Now, on to your second question about our interest in a biodegradable bait. Im going to have to decline, as we are currently working on a similar product.

Please feel free to call or email any other questions or concerns you may have. Thanks again for your feedback and use of our products.

Regards,

Casey Kelley, President
Pautzke Bait Co., Inc.
Po Box 36 / 800 Prospect St.
Ellensburg, WA 98926
Ph 509 | 925 | 6154
Fax 509 | 962 | 5700
ck@pautzke.com
www.pautzke.com
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[hulapopper]

wow very cool thanks !
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