Why not get the best of both worlds? This past year, I pre-cut all my sardine fillets from each pack of sardines... six baits per sardine.... and threw them in some leftover egg juice/cure in a ziplock bag. This combo provides fresh sardine oil, procure, salmon egg juice, and an accent color all from the same sardine wrap. The marinated sardine fillet probably holds up a lot better than a wrapped egg cluster. It sure worked wonders on the Kenai.