Thread: Todays trip?

Adding water is essential, but the real trick is getting the air out completely. With no air in the bag, the fillets will not get freezer burnt and the little bit of salt allows for a harder freeze, therefore they will last forever.

Originally Posted by Bob D

Adding water is essential, but the real trick is getting the air out completely. With no air in the bag, the fillets will not get freezer burnt and the little bit of salt allows for a harder freeze, therefore they will last forever.

Thanks! I'll give it that a try next time. Not sure how much more fishing I can do though, because it's about to get hot and they'll move into deeper water from what I am reading. I work two jobs so my fishing time just dropped

That's why I am trying to get with someone who has a boat in my area.

Originally Posted by Mamba334

Thanks! I'll give it that a try next time. Not sure how much more fishing I can do though, because it's about to get hot and they'll move into deeper water from what I am reading. I work two jobs so my fishing time just dropped

That's why I am trying to get with someone who has a boat in my area.

Get a kayak! Affordable, easy to load/unload, and you can get to places the bigger boats can't. Plus, it is just plain ol' fun! You can spider rig, longline, jig fish, anything the bigger boats can do, other than maybe run long distances at high speed!

Don't forget no insurance, license to drive, tag to renew, boat to register, boat in the way in the driveway or garage and thousand dollar repairs. You can launch it anywhere and I catch Crappie in three foot deep water year round. My current kayak I bought used for 500 dollars.

Originally Posted by Ditch Basser

Don't forget no insurance, license to drive, tag to renew, boat to register, boat in the way in the driveway or garage and thousand dollar repairs. You can launch it anywhere and I catch Crappie in three foot deep water year round. My current kayak I bought used for 500 dollars.

Some more good ideas! I forgot about them because I still have a boat and have to do all the above, except license to drive!

Yes mamba get you a yak. Don't go fancy. Just 1 off Craigslist that is a sit in. Everyone is trading up for sit on top kayaks. And I would definitely come down if I had a boat. Lol. I'm in a kayak as well. Still got TONS to learn about the fish where im at but man it really has put me in the exact spots I needed to be in. I started simple with 2 poles. A small 5-1/2ft pole for casting and an 8ft pole for jigging. I haven't started catching limits where I'm at yet but I'm steadily increasing numbers since i got off the banks. Enuff for a fish fry once a week. My wife never has had a taste for fish but 1 bite of hot crappie and she let's me go fishing 2-3 times a week since. Lol. My 18 month old tears it up too. So all that being said it makes it all that much more rewarding. None of it possible without my little 10ft kayak. Best investment I've ever made for a hobby. I'm almost as hooked on pretty days in my yak as I am fishing in it.......I did say almost though. Lol. Goodluck and stay on them fish. The more u go the more u learn.

Well I may give that a try in the future but I've never been in one. I'm a boat kind of guy.

I store my fish in Ziploc containers. I fill with water and then run a butter knife around the edge to get all the air out. A year later they taste like they were just caught. I also write what's in the container and the date caught in sharpie on the lid. The container can be used several times and stack easy in the freezer. I use the small size and thaw one or more based on how many people I'm cooking for.