Dr. E-

I usually cure my eggs by the skein... meaning I don't cut them up into bait size pieces. What I do, is butterfly the skein down the middle as to fold it open. Then I sprinkle powder all over, carefully coating between all the rows of eggs. When I have everything coated to my liking, I pack them in more of my Borax/Jell-o/salt mixture in a ziplock, push the air out of the bag, seal it, and throw it in the deep freeze. The evening before a fishing trip, I pull what I think I will use out and thaw. I leave the skeins fully intact until right before we launch the boat. I use scissors to cut the skeins into bait size pieces, layering the pieces on papertowls in my bait box. I only cut what I think we will use in a few hours time, and when the supply gets low, I cut some more. Maybe the way I do all of this is bass-ackwards, but hey, I copied this method from a very successful guide from Forks

Also, can anyone tell me if the "fisherman's borax" (like they sell @ Sportco) is different than the "20 Mule Team" Borax they sell in 4lb boxes at the grocery store? I use the stuff from Safeway, it works just fine and its much less expensive. Is the "fisherman's" stuff a finer grain or something?

Hope this helps.

PS- Here's a link with pictures on how to cure eggs... the only difference is I dont cut them up before curing. Have fun.

Borax Egg Curing Process with Pictures