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How many pink salmon do you keep during a pink year?

0 – pinks aren’t worth eating.
7 (14%)
1 - 10
9 (18%)
11 - 20
11 (22%)
21 - 30
3 (6%)
More than 30
20 (40%)

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Offline CP

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How many Pinks?
« on: July 26, 2013, 01:33:41 PM »

 I smoke 8 to 10 every pink season and I keep a few to give away and after that they go back in the water.

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Re: How many Pinks?
« Reply #1 on: July 26, 2013, 01:39:00 PM »
In a single humpy season? 20-30+
I smoke 95% of it.
I've had day's where we've caught 10-12 in 3 hours.
If I bank a fish, Its getting eat'n  :dunno:
I see no point in throwing back a fish when Its on its last stretch of life.
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Re: How many Pinks?
« Reply #2 on: July 26, 2013, 02:24:25 PM »
Whatever we catch as bycatch while fishing for kings and silvers out in the sound.

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Re: How many Pinks?
« Reply #3 on: July 26, 2013, 02:47:31 PM »
As many as it takes to restock my egg supply. We keep a lot of fish. A lot gets smoked and whats left is usually given away to coworkers and friends who dont fish.

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Re: How many Pinks?
« Reply #4 on: July 26, 2013, 02:57:45 PM »
hey pinks make great smoked salmon for dips and stuff, if i fish for them they get smoked, aint nothin wrong with pinks, especially if you catch them out in the salt
my grandpa always said "if it aint broke dont fix it"

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Re: How many Pinks?
« Reply #5 on: July 26, 2013, 03:07:22 PM »
hey pinks make great smoked salmon for dips and stuff, if i fish for them they get smoked, aint nothin wrong with pinks, especially if you catch them out in the salt
Mm pink salmon dip.
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Re: How many Pinks?
« Reply #6 on: July 26, 2013, 03:15:09 PM »
Eggs eggs eggs....
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Re: How many Pinks?
« Reply #7 on: July 26, 2013, 03:20:10 PM »

Smoked, or Canned.. Can't go wrong...

Here is a little trick for ya..

Bleed Gut Ice right away..

When you go to filet.  In a spray bottle mix 1 part water to 4 parts apple cider vinegar. Spray on skin (both sides) when it turns white spray off with hose jet.. (Caution scales will fly)

This will rid the slime from the rockets. Makes the brine process and rising much more pleasant.


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Re: How many Pinks?
« Reply #8 on: July 26, 2013, 03:21:39 PM »
Eggs eggs eggs....

Eggs go to my Sushi Chef he makes jars of yummies for me..  :IBCOOL:

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Re: How many Pinks?
« Reply #9 on: July 26, 2013, 03:36:32 PM »

Smoked, or Canned.. Can't go wrong...

Here is a little trick for ya..

Bleed Gut Ice right away..

When you go to filet.  In a spray bottle mix 1 part water to 4 parts apple cider vinegar. Spray on skin (both sides) when it turns white spray off with hose jet.. (Caution scales will fly)

This will rid the slime from the rockets. Makes the brine process and rising much more pleasant.
Hmm... I may try this. How long until it turns white?
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Re: How many Pinks?
« Reply #10 on: July 26, 2013, 03:39:09 PM »

Smoked, or Canned.. Can't go wrong...

Here is a little trick for ya..

Bleed Gut Ice right away..

When you go to filet.  In a spray bottle mix 1 part water to 4 parts apple cider vinegar. Spray on skin (both sides) when it turns white spray off with hose jet.. (Caution scales will fly)

This will rid the slime from the rockets. Makes the brine process and rising much more pleasant.
Hmm... I may try this. How long until it turns white?

A minute or two.. Not long at all.

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Re: How many Pinks?
« Reply #11 on: July 26, 2013, 04:01:59 PM »
we usually can around 75-100, all out of the salt, out of the river ZERO

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Re: How many Pinks?
« Reply #12 on: July 26, 2013, 04:02:48 PM »
and yes bleed, clean, pack in ice ASAP, or the meat will get mushy right away.
HUMPIES, THE OTHER WHITE MEAT  :chuckle:

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Re: How many Pinks?
« Reply #13 on: July 26, 2013, 04:12:32 PM »
we usually can around 75-100, all out of the salt, out of the river ZERO
I eat ALL mine out of the rivers. :wave: and all I do is bleed and throw on stringer untill Im done fishing. Never had a problem with the meat turning.
Very rare that I get a bad fish unless its really late in the run.  :dunno:
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Re: How many Pinks?
« Reply #14 on: July 26, 2013, 04:30:43 PM »
we usually can around 75-100, all out of the salt, out of the river ZERO
I eat ALL mine out of the rivers. :wave: and all I do is bleed and throw on stringer untill Im done fishing. Never had a problem with the meat turning.
Very rare that I get a bad fish unless its really late in the run.  :dunno:
Ignorance is bliss!  :chuckle:

 Go catch them off the beach in the salt with buzz bombs, bleed and put on ice right away and you'll be rewarded with WAY better fish.
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