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Offline walt

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Re: Commercial Fishing
« Reply #225 on: November 01, 2017, 06:51:06 PM »
I'm interested in being part of a group buy. 

How big of an order would you need to make it worth your while?

I'm totally ignorant beyond "pay money - get fish" but I'm interested. 

Wouldn't take too much per person - especially if I could get a volunteer in each community to help with distribution (for significant discount on their fish). Let me think on this a bit, I'll probably start a new thread on it tonight.

I too would be interested if we can get some to Spokane and happy to help coordinate/distribute.  I travel to Colville weekly and am always looking for a reason to head down south to chase pheasants and steelhead. (as if that's not reason enough)

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Re: Commercial Fishing
« Reply #226 on: November 02, 2017, 12:54:01 PM »
I appreciate everybody's interest in this, but it looks like it might be a little tight time-wise to get everything organized for this first rockfish opener.  I will start another thread in the Sponsor's Classifieds at some point in the very near future to set up the "ground team" for each area to help distribute fresh rockfish, lings, some salmon when it's in season, etc.  (If you're interested in being a point person for an area - Olympia, Seattle, Everett, Bellingham, Wenatchee, Spokane, Vancouver, etc., send me a PM and I'll get back to you asap). I'll be putting up as much as I can in flash frozen filets, however, so I can offer those over the winter if people are interested.

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Re: Commercial Fishing
« Reply #227 on: November 02, 2017, 01:56:52 PM »
How much per pound, and minimum buy in?
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Re: Commercial Fishing
« Reply #228 on: November 02, 2017, 03:06:24 PM »
 :yeah:

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Re: Commercial Fishing
« Reply #229 on: November 02, 2017, 04:08:17 PM »
Still have a few details to work out, don't want to misspeak until I have all the correct info.

The minimum would be a single 50# box, mixed with whatever you wanted from what I had on offer. Also shipping 80#'ers.  So your group of friends could order any combo of boxes - 50#, 80#, 100#, 130#, 150#, etc.  Once I can officially pull the trigger, I'll get a separate post started.

Yelloweye and other rockfish would be Eastern Cut (less head, guts and pectoral fins), ling cod will be Western Cut (less head and guts, but with pectoral fins intact).  This gives the highest yield per pound I can offer without fileting them myself.

I can take Paypal, CC, or a check if we chat first via pm.

I'll update as more info is available -
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Re: Commercial Fishing
« Reply #230 on: November 02, 2017, 04:13:02 PM »
Is that a 50# minimum than? How do you get them to the destination? Air freight.

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Re: Commercial Fishing
« Reply #231 on: November 02, 2017, 04:27:48 PM »
Yep, it's a lot of fish for one person - but hoping there are enough brother-in-laws out there to split up boxes with.  :dunno:

Working on the logistics. Most likely going to need a trustworthy volunteer from each airport area to pick the whole lot up from the local airport and meet up with the folks at a pre-arranged time and place.  Individual next day shipping to each address is prohibitively expensive from Sitka. 

Good questions, open to suggestions too-
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Re: Commercial Fishing
« Reply #232 on: November 02, 2017, 04:43:51 PM »
So if you send a 50# of fish will it be somewhat separated or just a BIG OL Block ? Would you maybe separate it with some kind of perhaps double sheets of freezer wrap so easy to work with?
Not sure about thawing out that large of chuck to repak and deal without some spoilage.  :dunno:

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Re: Commercial Fishing
« Reply #233 on: November 02, 2017, 04:59:15 PM »
Yep, it's a lot of fish for one person - but hoping there are enough brother-in-laws out there to split up boxes with.  :dunno:

Working on the logistics. Most likely going to need a trustworthy volunteer from each airport area to pick the whole lot up from the local airport and meet up with the folks at a pre-arranged time and place.  Individual next day shipping to each address is prohibitively expensive from Sitka. 

Good questions, open to suggestions too-
I might be able to pickup in Seattle. Would like to have people pick up in Issaquah.. if that works let me know

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Re: Commercial Fishing
« Reply #234 on: November 02, 2017, 05:07:33 PM »
So if you send a 50# of fish will it be somewhat separated or just a BIG OL Block ? Would you maybe separate it with some kind of perhaps double sheets of freezer wrap so easy to work with?
Not sure about thawing out that large of chuck to repak and deal without some spoilage.  :dunno:

Look Honey we got a 50# block of fish.   :yike:

Ah, good question - this would all be FRESH rockfish I had caught, cleaned and iced myself in the previous couple of days.  Lots of shelf life left in these fish before they need to be frozen.
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Re: Commercial Fishing
« Reply #235 on: November 02, 2017, 05:09:14 PM »
Sorry I misread and thought this was flash frozen.   :tup:

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Re: Commercial Fishing
« Reply #236 on: November 02, 2017, 05:53:38 PM »
I've been involved in group buys from AK. Single pickup man. We paid him he paid the producer(you) that what you are thinking?
I'd be interested in 15-20 lbs if some other Spokanites want to split a shipment.

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Re: Commercial Fishing
« Reply #237 on: November 02, 2017, 06:05:24 PM »
Yep, but I'd just take cards or Paypal instead so the guy doing the pickup and delivery didn't have to worry about handling any money.  Still a few steps away from making this a real thing. If I miss this yelloweye opener, there'll be other opportunities.  :tup:
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Re: Commercial Fishing
« Reply #238 on: November 02, 2017, 06:57:45 PM »
I've been involved in group buys from AK. Single pickup man. We paid him he paid the producer(you) that what you are thinking?
I'd be interested in 15-20 lbs if some other Spokanites want to split a shipment.

I'm in.  I'm guessing @whacker1 may want in as well.

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Re: Commercial Fishing
« Reply #239 on: November 02, 2017, 07:04:43 PM »
I'd be up for distributing to Seattle, Shoreline, Lynnwood and Edmonds
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