Quality fish at the end of the day .

[hammer4reel]

Want better quality fish don’t SKIMP  on ice .

ice is by far the cheapest part of a fishing trip , but the most important part of it .

cooling down your catch quickly makes for easier to fillet fish .

and keeps them from breaking down .

 

I ALWAYS slurry my fish .

when in salt water my coolers are full of ice with a few gallons of sea water .

the salt water Lowers the temp way below freezing .

‘they chill in minutes instead of turning to mush , and the fish aren’t flopping around in there 

 

freshwater we use kosher salt added to the lake water to have the same effect .

 

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[electricstart]

Great advice Thanks Dan,

[Lunatic]

3 hours ago, hammer4reel said:

Want better quality fish don’t SKIMP  on ice .

ice is by far the cheapest part of a fishing trip , but the most important part of it .

cooling down your catch quickly makes for easier to fillet fish .

and keeps them from breaking down .

 

I ALWAYS slurry my fish .

when in salt water my coolers are full of ice with a few gallons of sea water .

the salt water Lowers the temp way below freezing .

‘they chill in minutes instead of turning to mush , and the fish aren’t flopping around in there 

 

freshwater we use kosher salt added to the lake water to have the same effect .

 

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Why kosher salt? The fish is Jewish ? 

[smittty]

When I was younger I put a keg of beer in salt water ice bad mistake. The beer inside the keg froze solid 

[Rjtfd]

Don’t forget a quick snip of the gills bleeds them right out before throwing into ice slurry. Fillet are firm and white at end of day. 

[SoxFan]

Great advice

[joeyguts]

2 hours ago, Lunatic said:

Why kosher salt? The fish is Jewish ? 

Jesus made Peter a fisher of men, and both of them were Jewish. So it should work for Christian fish too!

[hammer4reel]

4 hours ago, Rjtfd said:

Don’t forget a quick snip of the gills bleeds them right out before throwing into ice slurry. Fillet are firm and white at end of day. 

I bleed all my fish in a water bucket , then put bled fish into the slurry 

[Jafgasa]

Exactly Dan.  

[Rjtfd]

Exactly Dan. 

[Buck154]

6 hours ago, hammer4reel said:

I bleed all my fish in a water bucket , then put bled fish into the slurry 

I do the same. I know they are real good as my uncle can’t feel his fingers when he is cleaning them while I do the boat.