Steelhead Egg Candy in a Wet Brine

December 4, 2012

I recently received a small cooler with 24 fresh Steelhead skeins in it from a good buddy of mine. “Thank You Andy”. The timing is perfect as I was hoping to get some more eggs and get them cured up in one of my favorite and easiest Steelhead cures, that I have been using the […]

Going Green & How to Get There

August 19, 2012

In the last few months I’ve fielded many questions from fellow anglers spending time in The Bait Lab. One of the most common revolves around turning baits green. I’ve been going green a lot this season, but unfortunately you can’t buy green Nectar or Fire Brine. Pautzke doesn’t make those colors. Going green requires a […]

Fire Brine For “Tributary Springer’s”

March 29, 2012

Fire Brine For “Tributary Springer’s” Early in our winter steelhead season, I wrote an article explaining how well Fire Brine will work to produce an amazing steelhead egg. It was well received by many fishermen who put that information to use. Those who took advantage of this "free info" and put forth a little curing […]