Pork Trailer Project- Need HELP!

[grey1173]

Howdy fellow Members,

My super pork supply is low. I would like to know how to make a pork trailer. If some one know how the step to make a pork trailer would be very much appreciated. Super Pork is no longer in business, So I would love to learn how to dye and cut and preserve the pork. Any help would be great. Thanks

[Jim Moulton]

Just an FYI we still have a few bottles at the Modesto C&C location.
If they don't have what you need I have several bottles myself and I no longer use them.
PM if you have any questions
Jim

[Oldschool]

Fishin Fools in Granda Hills has a good stock of SuperPork, give them a call.
Making pork trailers is messy not too difficult. Buy cured pork rind with skin on. Trim the fat side down to about 1/4" thick. Making a stamp die like a cookie cutter can be done, however for personal use you can cut the pork rind into strips the width your trail pattern is. Good sharp scissors will cut the shape you want.
You need to keep the pork rind wet. To further cure and soften the rind, make up a heavy salt water solution: boil sea salt in 2 parts water to 1 part salt: 4 cups of water boiling add 2 cups of salt, let the water cool, drain off and save for your pork bottles. Store the cut rind in glass jars with plastic lids.
You can dye the pork rind after cutting, I use Rit liquid dye mixed 1 to 4 parts warm water, soak over night, then rinse.
I keep my pork ring trailers in natural white and dye a few jars at a time.
Good pork trailers will float and be soft. If the pork is stiff, you need to tenderize it with a meat hammer.
Good luck.
Tom

[grey1173]

Thanks tom, There is a lot of super pork still for sale. However; I want to learn how so I don't have to be subject to losing a product again. I lost Strike king bow hawg pork, so I turned to super pork. Now Super Pork is gone. I appreciated your post very much. I just have some questions. Can I mix Rite color to make the colors I interested in. Do I dye after the pork has been in the brine. Does the Rite color penetrate and maintain the color. Do you get your pork from your local butcher. Any help would be very helpful. I like the Idea of a cookie type cutter of the shape of pork I like. Do you know who can make a stamp cutter like that. Thanks for your help

[Oldschool]

A good live butcher shop can trim the pork skin so it has about 1/4" of fat or less.
I dye my pork rind in salt free warm water, it takes about 10-12 hours, over night works good.
A custom steel rule die can be made by most leather shops, go line.
I miss Rovin, he made my custom cut rinds 100 at a time in white, now I am in the same boat and must go back to making them agian.
Tom

[DanO]

Jared Lintner told me that The Uncle Josh Meat pork trailers were designed with major input from himself, who used the softness of Super Pork as his benchmark for the project.

Might give those a try - save you time and money.

But, if you just want the satisfaction of making your own, I can completely understand.

DanO

[Oldschool]

Dan, I haven't fished with the new meat series so not able to evaluate this product.
I did look at the meat series in the jar and my first impression was negative do to the fact all the rinds were laying at the bottom....they didn't float! For me a good pork trailer it's essential they float upright when the jig is at rest. The softness comes into play when the jig is moving through the water column. So the bottom line is the way you fish jigs, I tend to cast them and retrieve them bumping along the bottom with the trailer looking alive.
Thank you for the input.
Tom