No need to strain. Just put them in a pint jar or two. Fill the jars and put a lid on them and put them in the freezer. They will last almost forever.

Take them out the day before and slowly thaw them.

When they are thawed and if you think they are too "wet", place them on a paper towel in some tupperware with a light piece of saran wrap over them in the fridge. Do that the night before you use them and by the time you get up at the ass-crack of dawn, the eggs will be perfecto.

I have never used that cure, so I have no idea how they are suppose to turn out when properly cured.

If you really want the "hard as a marble for those that are too afraid to use one bait per cast or drift drive-way bait", coat them with a layer of Borax when you leave.

Those who are afraid to burn through eggs do not get the fish. Fresh baits = fish.