My partner and I catch alot of steelhead. I use pro cure red hot double stuff exclusively. Although after I cure the egg I borax them to toughen them up. My partner exclusively uses a borax/sugar brine(old school) on his eggs. It's nice because we always have two great but different eggs in the boat. Having said that the bottom line is that they both catch fish equally as well. I think the most important issue is taking care of your eggs before and during the curing process. Good fishing!!