Tips keeping fresh from kelp to casa

[FARRIER]

This method has always served me well. Burlap and pouring water over it. I have stayed out several hours after catching fish and never had an issue. Just keep pouring water over em.

[stoned-trout]

I keep cooler in car with frozen 2 litre soda bottles and soft sided cooler in kayak with small soda bottles of ice...I also have contractors garbage bags...big fish get gutted and shoved in garbage bag with small frozen soda bottles and covered with my spare clothes in kayak for insulation...I aint buying a expensive catch bag and I never use ice...soda bottles don't get all bloody and you can drink them if needed

[pingpangdang]

Originally Posted by stoned-trout

I keep cooler in car with frozen 2 litre soda bottles and soft sided cooler in kayak with small soda bottles of ice...I also have contractors garbage bags...big fish get gutted and shoved in garbage bag with small frozen soda bottles and covered with my spare clothes in kayak for insulation...I aint buying a expensive catch bag and I never use ice...soda bottles don't get all bloody and you can drink them if needed

@ stoned-trout Sounds good with the frozen bottles I heard they last longer as well. Great way to recycle all those plastic bottles.

[pingpangdang]

I could go Bear Grylls on the fish and just start tearing into it once caught...

For you sashimi or sushi lovers out there what is the best prep after the transport home to kill any worms etc in a YT?

Looking around the web in regards to sushi I'm reading you should freeze your fish first but I'm reading elsewhere that a regular freezer won't kill the parasites. Flash freezing would do but I don't have that tech.

Also if I did freeze it will it taste gamey raw after thawing it slowly in the fridge?

Or is there no problem eating it raw after just keeping in the fridge over night and not worrying about freezing it?

Anyone work at a sushi restaurant and have the intel on how their fish comes in i.e. flash frozen, fresh just on ice etc? The wife is a little concerned about the need to freeze but I don't want to yuck up the meat.

Thx for the tips...I think I'll find a burlap sack and bring the empty cooler and grab ice on the way back as mentioned.

[pingpangdang]

Originally Posted by FARRIER

This method has always served me well. Burlap and pouring water over it. I have stayed out several hours after catching fish and never had an issue. Just keep pouring water over em.

@ FARRIER Nice pic of the YTs tucked into bed. I'll have to find some burlap and do some googling.... Any brick and mortor stores that have free burlap like a grocery store that throws them out? A quick google showed Walmart had a 12 pack but I'm sure there is a better way. Rather not order it online if I could pick it up local for cheap....

[stoned-trout]

I know one thing,,, you get a lot less worms when you gut the fish immediately...I imagine most are in the guts and migrate after death

[acorad]

Originally Posted by stoned-trout

I know one thing,,, you get a lot less worms when you gut the fish immediately...I imagine most are in the guts and migrate after death

Also, if your fish's flesh does have worms, it'll be pretty obvious. 'cuz they're, you know, actual worms! :-)

Andy

[SDROB]

Originally Posted by pingpangdang

@ FARRIER Nice pic of the YTs tucked into bed. I'll have to find some burlap and do some googling.... Any brick and mortor stores that have free burlap like a grocery store that throws them out? A quick google showed Walmart had a 12 pack but I'm sure there is a better way. Rather not order it online if I could pick it up local for cheap....

They sell those Burlap bags at squidco for $1 each.

[stoned-trout]

I got a few coffee sacks lol

[FARRIER]

Local landings have em cheap. I let my fish sit on ice for 24 hours before i cut em usually.

[spyakker]

I have a problem catching big fish so don't really need to worry about icing anything.