Familyfisherman Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 So a bit of an interesting story from last week. We fished last Friday at a local great lakes tributary...there were 4 in our group. Now I don't have any roe, since a good friend of mine didn't invite me on their Humber river adventure in Sept to get any....but that's besides the point. So, a friend of mine has been great at providing roe when we get out, which I totally appreciate! Anyways, unbeknownst to me while we left our vehicles Dave (the friend who gives me roe) says to the other guys "Between you and me, I gave Kev old roe I found in the back of my freezer, so he likely won't hook up too often today " So, we get to the river, they go up river out of earshot, I start to fish. Right away I hook up with a nice 6.5lb silver hen, land it, release it (no pics, I was alone). I rebait, next drift, bang, fish on....fish off. I then see Dave coming around the bend into view. I rebait, drift a couple times, fish on! I land another decent fish. Dave moves closer. I rebait, next drift, FISH ON! 2 in 2 casts! As I fight, land, and release this fish Dave is now fishing my spot . No matter, I rebait, next drift, FISH ON! This happens 6 times in a row -- 6 fish on 6 successive drifts...by the end all the other guys were fishing the exact same spot -- NO FISH FOR THEM. The fish would only hit the "old" roe. I gave Dave a bag and he caught a fish immediately...then we were out of the old stuff...we didn't land another fish Clearly at times vintage matters Here's a pic...it was a fast and furious 40 minutes, so this is the only one I took...we were laughing pretty hard, obviously the joke backfired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misfish Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 Theres lots to say about old roe and back ground shots. LOL Nice report. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillM Posted December 11, 2012 Report Share Posted December 11, 2012 The colder the water the nastier and stinky my roe gets, lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
msp Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 I used to let my roe rot a little bit in my vest for a while. But there is a fine line between a little stinky and down right nasty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnimon Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Can cold water fix this issue? Not my curring work by any means and this is fall roe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vinnimon Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Can cold water fix this issue? Not my curring work by any means and this is fall roe! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danc Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 I've caught fish on 15 year old freezer burned roe. I've got a batch in the freezer right now that is also 15 years old. I vow not to touch it for another 5 years, until it's ripe and ready. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigdritchie Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 I'm presently fishing some rancid old spawn from 1999, which I found over the summer when we cleaned out an old freezer. It looks disgusting and smells even worse, but catches fish just fine. Bill's right - in cold water, the stinkier the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danc Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 I'm presently fishing some rancid old spawn from 1999, which I found over the summer when we cleaned out an old freezer. It looks disgusting and smells even worse, but catches fish just fine. Bill's right - in cold water, the stinkier the better. Yup Craig. Apparently scent is most effective in cold water. And don't let anyone in this thread take credit for that discovery. The Lindners figured this out 30 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Definitely been doing better on my freezer burned old salmon roe than fresh bow skein lately! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Familyfisherman Posted December 12, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Definitely been doing better on my freezer burned old salmon roe than fresh bow skein lately! Heading out again later this week -- we'll try it again and see what happens Experiment #2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highdrifter Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 (edited) Nice fish. Just a thought, the quality of your roe may not have mattered.. It might have been your presentation and where you were drifting that was key. You could have had the same results fishing beads. cheers HD Edited December 12, 2012 by Highdrifter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Handlebarz Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 That's awesome and a great feeling out fishing guys who thought they were out smarting you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kemper Posted December 12, 2012 Report Share Posted December 12, 2012 Nice fish. Just a thought, the quality of your roe may not have mattered.. It might have been your presentation and where you were drifting that was key. You could have had the same results fishing beads. cheers HD Yup, presentation is absolutely #1. Nice fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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