Roe recipe

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I think I'll start with the egg loop and see how I do.
Does the cure make the roe a bit tougher so it will stay on better?

The curing process does toughen the eggs themselves...as well as the membrane that holds them in the skein.  So, curing is a good way to help keep the bait on the hook better...during casting, bottom drifting and strikes.  It takes some experimentation to find out just how much you want them to firm up.  Too much curing and the eggs turn into miniature jelly beans.  Probably still catch a few fish, but not as much natural appearance and smell.

If you are casting and bottom bouncing your offerings, you might also want to consider some "single egg" artificials.  I have caught a lot of trout, steelhead and salmon on either a single orange bead on the line just above a hook...plain or lightly dressed with metallic or colorful fibers.  And I also tied and successfully used a lot of yarn "Glo Bugs"...a gob of flossy yarn tied on a hook and trimmed round to look like a single egg.  Lots of info on YouTube both on making and fishing these things.