Does anyone know any roe cures for Salmon Fishing that doesn’t include borax and coho salmon will go crazy over it?
Thanks Hi Does anyone have a salmon roe cure that doesn’t include borax? I don’t want borax because it’s poisonous and if a human eats 5 grams, he’ll die. I’m using the roe for coho salmon Thanks Why? Borax is the best. Not soap, just pure borax. Hmmm… I wonder what the main ingredient of shake and cure is… Betcha it’s borax… EDIT: From Wikipedia: Borax, sodium tetraborate decahydrate, is not acutely toxic. [9] Its LD50 (median lethal dose) score is tested at 2.66 g/kg in rats. [10] This does not mean that it is safe, merely that a significant dose of the chemical is needed to cause severe symptoms or death. The median lethal dose for humans tends to differ for a given compound from that of rats. Simple exposure can cause respiratory and skin irritation. Ingestion may cause gastrointestinal distress including nausea, persistent vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. Effects on the vascular system and brain include headaches and lethargy, but are less frequent. “In severe poisonings, a
