Well, where do I start? How about the time I used warm water. That resulted in some single eggs. Great looking eggs (I think), probably work for trout. Or, maybe the time I left the eggs in the brine longer than recommended. I thought I could leave the eggs in the brine longer because I used more eggs. That resulted in some hard eggs. Or, maybe the time I just used borax on the eggs. They didn't last very long before they became hard and blackish. Or, the time I just used pro-cure and the eggs came out really mushy. They have been sitting in the fridge for over a month, still look good, and finally fishable. Or...

It's a long pathetic story. So, to make a long story short... Maybe I should just go buy pre-cured eggs from professionals because I mess them up every time. As far as my eggs go, I have had to buy them. All the times I bought them I was standing there as the fish were being cut, and hand selected the skeins that were medium sized eggs and tight. I don't see any reason why the eggs were the problem, except that I couldn't get all the blood out.

Another question that comes to mind is: is the color of the eggs make a difference? I had the choice of buying redish eggs or orageish eggs. They were separated in two containers. I chose the redder ones. And, I finish the questions by asking how many people carry a dry cure with them and cure the eggs up in baggies or jars on the stream?

As far as the skunk monkey goes, I think some aliens sergically planted it into my body. I haven't even caught a fish by accident, like on a mistake cast, or lure hanging over the water. Weird. Could it be the bannana I eat every morning? Just kidding. I'm not superstitious, so I don't believe in the bannana thing unless it has to do with the chemicals... More to come.

Matt