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Other Activities => Fishing => Topic started by: viva_che1363 on June 09, 2013, 08:43:31 AM

Title: keeping your catch cool?
Post by: viva_che1363 on June 09, 2013, 08:43:31 AM: just curious what you all use to keep your catch cool on your way home from river fishing?
currently i only fish off the bank in rivers and i usually gut and clean my fish and put them on a stringer, then for the drive home i put them in one of those hot/cold insluated bags from the grocery store and pick up some ice to toss in there with them.
Title: Re: keeping your catch cool?
Post by: deerhunter_98520 on June 09, 2013, 09:24:29 AM: I keep mine cool with sunglasses 8) :chuckle:

A cooler with ice works good
Title: Re: keeping your catch cool?
Post by: fish vacuum on June 09, 2013, 05:46:57 PM: I always have an ice chest in the car or truck with a couple of frozen jugs in it.
Title: Re: keeping your catch cool?
Post by: 3nails on June 09, 2013, 06:15:25 PM: I slice the gills and after they have bleed out (5-10 min.) I immediately put them in an ice chest and surround them with crushed ice. Cools them down faster than blocks.
Title: Re: keeping your catch cool?
Post by: Kc_Kracker on June 09, 2013, 06:26:20 PM: bleed, gut, ice, no exceptions :tup:
Title: Re: keeping your catch cool?
Post by: Bullkllr on June 09, 2013, 06:34:24 PM: Quote from: Kc_Kracker on June 09, 2013, 06:26:20 PM
bleed, gut, ice, no exceptions :tup:

:yeah:

Quote from: viva_che1363 on June 09, 2013, 08:43:31 AM
i usually gut and clean my fish and put them on a stringer,

Dead fish on a stringer is never a good idea. Accelerates bacterial growth. Better to somehow keep cool and out of the water (ice as soon as possible).