Dough baits for trout: Hello, I have created dough type baits for trout. They are colorful and "smelly"-(garlic powder and sardines) and I use gelatin to help keep them connected.

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Dough baits for trout

Mar 22, 2024 11:20:49 #

gene so Loc: Las Vegas, New Mexico

Hello,

I have created dough type baits for trout. They are colorful and "smelly"-(garlic powder and sardines) and I use gelatin to help keep them connected.
Nothing seems to work- they dissolve quickly off the hook. I need to make them consistent and much better bonded.
I am out of ideas. The thing that makes :GULP work so well is its bonding and staying on the hook. What's the miracle ingredient?

Thanks, in advance,

Mar 23, 2024 10:06:45 #

Gmchief Loc: New Hampshire coast

This is a screenshot so the link won’t work, but look int spawn sacks, used to hold salmon eggs on hooks.

Mar 23, 2024 14:20:50 #

E.pa.al Loc: Martin's Creek

Maybe if you mixed a little plastisol in w it

Mar 23, 2024 18:09:01 #

gene so Loc: Las Vegas, New Mexico

This spawn netting would seem to be the best bet. I have looked at Gamatsu? octopus hooks and these hooks, combined with my dough balls in this netting would seem to be a very good solution.

Thanks

Mar 23, 2024 18:15:48 #

Gmchief Loc: New Hampshire coast

gene so wrote:

This spawn netting would seem to be the best bet. I have looked at Gamatsu? octopus hooks and these hooks, combined with my dough balls in this netting would seem to be a very good solution.

Thanks

We would cure our own salmon egg skeins and wrap a dollop of eggs in the net for steelhead fishing in the Pacific Northwest rivers. I think it sounds like a similar situation to keeping bait on hooks. I plan on trying it for flounder in New Hampshire. Let us know how it works.

Mar 23, 2024 22:33:06 #

FixorFish Loc: SW Oregon

Try adding some cornstarch maybe ...?? Or possibly let it "dry out" a bit before putting in a jar or what have you...??
My experience has been that "fresh" Powerbait doesn't cling or stay on, nearly as long as my jars from "last season" that become almost hard to form around the hook. Still stinks, still catch trout....plus, I just hate to let ANYTHING go to waste...lol.
Good luck !

Mar 24, 2024 10:22:07 #

gene so Loc: Las Vegas, New Mexico

When I make some more doughbaits in the future I shall add some cornstarch-thanks. In the meantime I shall try to learn more about this spawning netting I did not know about till yesterday. Apparently it can be colored to match the roe. I would like to find some "neutral" color and learn how to best make these for fishing. I like this idea, it would allow the material and scent to flow outside the material slowly, and thus should work well fishing,

I use small treble hooks, and realize I should be using a standard hook for this netting. I have read of Gamatsu Octupus hooks. Would these type of hooks be ideal for this netting lure presentation?

Mar 24, 2024 10:34:44 #

GLA Loc: WA State

We used to use Borax to help toughen up eggs. Might try some on a little bit of your dough and see if it works...

Mar 24, 2024 11:51:26 #

Gmchief Loc: New Hampshire coast

GLA wrote:

We used to use Borax to help toughen up eggs. Might try some on a little bit of your dough and see if it works...

I was thinking we used salt, but now that you mentioned it, we did use Borax.

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