I use the match in the jar trick too. And I always freeze my eggs before I vacu pack, other wise you do squish them. Works good freezing them in the skein, then vaccu pack, cut them into bait size as you use them, My vaccu has a jar attachment, so that works well for already cut bait. I also freeze my fish in a fish bag and then into a vaccu bag. Take the fish out of the vaccu bag and thaw the fish in the fish bag. This keeps the vaccu bag from getting too fishy and is easier to reuse.