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esky with ice slurry I find sea water best for the slurry.
cheers
Hi guy's, having always been a catch and release fisherman, was after some tips, so to speak on keeping fish caught for eating fresh. Take the oldest boy's down the gold coast once a month and since we have fish for tea once on the weekend though why not bring home some whiting. We are land based so would have to have a eski I suppose with ice? Any tips and help would be great guy's. CHEERS Woody
esky with ice slurry I find sea water best for the slurry.
cheers
As above. Saltwater ice slurry. Just make sure your esky cant leak in your car boot. Lessons learned from practicle experience. LOL
As above.... salt water ice slurry is the best.
And for the car boot, keep a spray bottle of " Vanilla Fresh " handy should any leaks occur.
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Cheers for that fella's, so gut the fish, keep in the slurry. Could you drain out the water for transport, or best to leave till we get home? Two and a half hours drive home from the coast.
I don't bother gutting as I fillet everything but if gutting is your thing the sooner the better. I leave the fish in the slurry until I am ready to fillet. These days the esky travels inside one of those big plastic storage containers with a lid to act as a bund should any water slosh out through the lid of the esky.
Yep.. I don't touch the fish with a knife until I am ready to fillet them.
There is a science theory about bacteria transfer, hence why we don't gut, gill our fish. I don't even bleed my reef fish. I do bleed Pelagics like Tailor, Mackerel and Mahi Mahi though.
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If you put them into a descaler bag and tow it behind the boat all you will have to do is fillet and you have the perfect fillet with the tasty skin left on.
Even though I have never used one, and people swear by them, towing fish in a bag to get banged around to remove the sales doesn't sound like a big hit to me! How you look after your catch is entirely dependant on how long you have to keep them, a couple of hours, some ice covering them is fine, longer periods, then a slurry might be a better option. If you are land based and have to carry you esky and transport it in the boot, a few gallons of salt water certainly adds to the weight you have to carry, not to mention having it splashing around inside your car.
He is land based, so he wont be towing the scaler bag behind a boat
Like everyone else said, ice slurry be the best best, i dont always use salt water, i usually just add some rock salt to fresh water if i dont have access to nice clean salt water,
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