Pautzke Balls O' Fire Salmon Eggs Bait review and price compare 2025

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Sport Type	American Football
Color	Charteuse Garlic
Material	Natural Salmon Eggs
Brand	PAUTZKE'S

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Country Of Origin: China
Item Package Dimensions: 5.715 L X 7.188 W X 7.391 H (Cm)
Item Package Weight: 0.091 kgs
Product Type: Sporting Goods

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Date First Available ‏ : ‎ January 12, 2021
Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ PAUTZKE'S
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08SRYW3F7

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Questions about Pautzke Balls O' Fire Salmon Eggs Bait

Is this product manufactured from fish eggs?

Answer: I believe the "Balls o fire" are real fish eggs, they also have a product called "fire balls" that are not real eggs.

Answer: Some of them are real cured salmon eggs, and some are artificial. I got this email from the manufacturer yesterday:

Answer: These are real salmon eggs that are somewhat cured, dyed, and flavored but they are real salmon eggs. I love this stuff. I caught a PB trout on them.

Answer: I'm not for sure but I don't believe so. Mine came and have a heavy shell that doesn't seem to me to be the most natural thing in the world.

Answer: Yes it is, check out the video below

what color did you get

Answer: orange

Answer: Orange

Do these eggs float?

Answer: No you have to put them on a floating bobber

Answer: They do but eventually sink

Answer: no, they do not

Is this OK for human consumption?

Answer: No, humans should never consume them

Answer: I would really guess no. But no personal experience.

Answer: Uh, no. WTF...

Where do i get real trout eggs

Answer: From trout. Trout eggs are microscopic though, so good luck

Answer: Similar

Is this only for 1 jar?

Answer: Yes

This is not caviar. though it’s packed and priced that way. why so long to arrive? for the price i could buy them a first class seat. price gouging?

Answer: We apologize for the picture on the listing being incorrect. We just recently took over distribution and management of the Pautzke program and the content is steadily being fixed as we inherited it setup incorrectly. For the price issue, that is a mistake and will be adjusted today. Our price should be $4.99 + shipping for the item mentioned. Sorry for the inconvenience caused by this.

Is the price for 1 jar?

Answer: Yes

How long do these last after opening?

Answer: I have had mine for 4 years now and they still work great

Answer: Based on storage. Cool dark place will make these last a year easy.

Answer: I keep mine in the fridge in between use and they're going on over a year now

Is it good bait to catch salmon?

Answer: For rainbow trout probably yes but not salmon

are these REAL salmon eggs?

Answer: Yes, they are real, and they are a very good bait.

Answer: Yes just like the ones i grew up with in the 60's

Answer: I dont think

What kind of fish does this attract?

Answer: Since 1934, Pautzke's Balls o Fire salmon eggs have been designed to catch trout. When used on light line with small size 10 to 16 single salmon egg hooks there's no better bait.

Answer: Mainly trout but caught creek chubs and bluegill. Whatevers hungry they'll hit it!!

Answer: I have used them in trout environments

Dose this come with a scatter rap and the salmon eggs?

Answer: Not mine.

This bait is floating?

Answer: No the salmon eggs do not float but they do catch lots of trout

Answer: No

Answer: I dont think so, we use it with a mini marshmallow.

Since these are real, don't they have shelf lives?

Answer: Not really as long as you keep from getting too hot.

Is the price for only 1 bottle?

Answer: Yes ma'am

When I put the 8 ounce in the cart it says 1 ounce, which is it, 8 ounce or 1 ounce?

Answer: I guess 1 ounce

Answer: Those come as 1 oz jars, did you order 8?

Answer: I got the one ounce when I ordered

Answer: It's the regular size, just like if you bought it at Big 5, whatever size that is:)

Product reviews of Pautzke Balls O' Fire Salmon Eggs Bait

Gary : Doesn’t work

Didn’t catch anything

Pete S. : Trout Anglers bait good stuff

Classic still catches trout

William H. Newell : Maybe real trout will like them. They have been famous for decades

No luck for me with these in mountain lakes for planted trout. Maybe real trout will like them. They have been famous for decades, so don't take them out of your box of tricks.

Justin B. : Works as expected. As others notes they are smaller than you think if you have not seen the product in stores before.

Eggs are a little small and contents leak quickly so only good for a few casts but get the job done. I do have them stolen off the hook by small creek chubs on the regular which is annoying but the trout will take them

Stephanie : Dried Out Eggs

Usually these are top notch and work really well. The last couple times I’ve ordered though, the eggs have been dried out upon receiving them and not very effective.

Adventure Reader : Jar keeps getting smaller but the bait still works

When I was a kid I used this stuff. Back then the jar was three times as big and cost a fraction of what it does today. It still catches fish though.

Nick Whitman : Photo is misleading

I thought I would get a larger jar. Pictured is the 1.5 Oz jar. Although the description says 1 Oz, the picture is slightly misleading.

Amazon Customer : too small

theses are too small to put on hook do not buy waist of money

Charles Cunliffe : These pop when you hook them

These pop when you hook them and the inside content drains out onto your hand.
Not very good situation.

pcnluvDi : size matters

I was expecting them to be bigger, they are less than a 1/4 of and inch, and the top few were busted I may use these as fish food instead

William H. Newell : Maybe real trout will like them. They have been famous for decades

No luck for me with these in mountain lakes for planted trout. Maybe real trout will like them. They have been famous for decades, so don't take them out of your box of tricks.

Vik : Not as advertised!

I have purchased this product from Walmart before and it worked great! This one must be a substitute because these are fake fish eggs and they are too large. Wish I could attach the picture.

juan : best salmon eggs

cought over 50 rainbow trout and going for more.

M : Does the trick

makes a good fill egg for "blood spot" spawn bags. six of these and a single green label or a cured piece of shrimp can be a game changer for steelhead and big chunky rainbows.

A. Warren : Buyer beware!

I have been using Pautzke Salmon eggs for over 20 years. They are my go to trout bait. They should be soft, pink and juicy. I ordered 6 jars and all of them were dried out, hard and a brownish red color. I tried to return them and was told they are NOT eligible for return. I am now out 30.00 and still have not usable bait.

Zach : Thumbs up for quality eggs

Haven’t used them much but haven’t had much luck with them. They are good quality eggs though

Loma Stuart : Brown

Not very fresh. Already brownish color.

Eric Hurt : Great bait

Great bait

Dave R : egss are all dried up

eggs came all dried up
must be really old stock......... no date on the bottle.
unusable...... needed them today...... going fishing w/o
salmoneggs i guess.

Vik : Not as advertised!

I have purchased this product from Walmart before and it worked great! This one must be a substitute because these are fake fish eggs and they are too large. Wish I could attach the picture.

DCutdSE : Great bait. Caught more fish with this bait than ...

Great bait. Caught more fish with this bait than other type of bait.

Jake : Perfect Bait

These Worked great, I was catching fish left and right during my trip to the Trinity River in California!! I've never had a better trip than with this one using this Bait, i caught over 68 fish with these!! Absolutely amazing!!!!

68sherbear : They were red and good packaging. no leaking (Thankful for that

just as advertised. They were red and good packaging. no leaking (Thankful for that!)

Dana Hoffman : Dried out

Bait was dried out.

Ken Saint John : Five Stars

If they don't bite on these they aren't biting.

Duzzi : Three Stars

works okay

William m. : Some things are still really good and work like you expect

thank you finally had time this year for fishing and this bait still brings the trout in. Learned about 'balls of fire'..... 50 years ago and the quality is still perfect. Hasn't changed since i was young ........ showed my grandson and now he knows too. The turtles do love them though !

Amazon Customer : use them and find out for youe self

they work

Duzzi : Three Stars

works okay

Nick Whitman : Photo is misleading

I thought I would get a larger jar. Pictured is the 1.5 Oz jar. Although the description says 1 Oz, the picture is slightly misleading.

Amazon Customer : Five Stars

nice thankyou

Logan & Carrie Edwards : Not as advertised.

Not as advertised. The size I thought that I was getting (left) the size I got (right).

Tealtaker : Most awesome trout bait for stocked fish

Most awesome trout bait for stocked fish

Adventure Reader : Jar keeps getting smaller but the bait still works

When I was a kid I used this stuff. Back then the jar was three times as big and cost a fraction of what it does today. It still catches fish though.

michael day : Not real salmon eggs.

Not what is advertised, these are artificial, rubber, salmon eggs, not real salmon eggs. I usually buy these at the store but getting hard to find so figured I'd try buying them here, big mistake.

Patricia Bonilla : no trabaja

no sirve

Salvador F. Cozzo : This eggs were to small to put on a small ...

This eggs were to small to put on a small hook. When I compare this to my old eggs about 1/3 the size, would not buy again.

Dana Hoffman : Dried out

Bait was dried out.

Shelby Yee : Big nope

Didn’t catch one thing with these! Honestly I think the smell scared the fish away instead of luring they in!

Loma Stuart : Brown

Not very fresh. Already brownish color.

Randy Naran : Two Stars

They were not red and they are too soft, wouldn't stay on the hook at all

TheBendu : Great brand...

It's Pautzke, great quality as always...

pete : incorrect price for sizes

ordered the 1.5oz and received the 1oz size

William m. : Some things are still really good and work like you expect

gcobb88 : Fish love these.

Fish love these....trout tear em up. Great QTY has lasted me over 5 fishing trips. Put 2 on a size 10 or 12 hook :)

Randy Naran : Two Stars

They were not red and they are too soft, wouldn't stay on the hook at all

Jaime Pavon : Al parecer no son naturales

LOs huevos que normalmente compro vienen con liquido pero estos frascos vinieron secos además son transparentes. No se si es culpa del fabricante o es otra copia mas

JNB : These work great for trout

These work great for trout. They are an easy item to just leave in the box so you always have bait available if hardware isn't working.

Not sure how long they last but I have had them up to a couple years before they go bad.

I usually use it on a single size 12 or 14 below a float on a lake when still fishing for trout. They are nice and tacky so they stay on the hook well.

If I could change anything I would make them sightly bigger.

michael day : Not real salmon eggs.

Not what is advertised, these are artificial, rubber, salmon eggs, not real salmon eggs. I usually buy these at the store but getting hard to find so figured I'd try buying them here, big mistake.

Kristie C. : Five Stars

GREAT

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