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So, when you guys are out catching your slabs what do you do with the ones you plan to take home? What is your process? Do you put them on a stringer? Do you put the in the live well? Do you put them in a cooler?
What do you do after he is on the boat and off the line.??
Mine go in a cooler with ice.
I put them on a stringer of course I am also fishing from the bank. If I am in the boat they usually go in a fish basket...
Live well if it is cool enough out, prefer em live when I filet them. But if it is hot out they go in a cooler of ice.
livewell most of the time...
Blake
livewell most of the time cause if I only catch a couple they go back in the lake!
Livewell for me, if you take a cooler they will not go bad.
Mine always go in the live well. When I get to the ramp, I transfer to the ice chest. I have to let mine sit on ice overnight. They are much easier to clean. JMO
I fish either in a jon boat (no live well), or from the bank. So first they go in a basket. At the end of the day if I've got enough to make cleaning worthwhile, they go from the basket to the cooler. I'm only a few minutes from home and the cleaning board.
so, those who said when you get back to the ramp....do you have ice in a cooler just waiting to go?
Live well all the way to the house, then peel them down and into the freezer or skillet.
I have a walleye boat so it came with such a large livewell that keeping a mess of crappie, even during the hot months, isnt that much of a chore. I do take along a few ice packs to throw in the livewell to cool the water a few degrees if necessary, but all the fish are always active and swimming upright when I get home to clean'em.Thumbs Up
In the live well for me till I get to the ramp then Iced down in the cooler. In Iowa you cannot transport fish in the livewell you have to drain the boat and livewell before you leave the parking lot.
I always have an ice chest with ice in the back of the truck.
Been fishing from the bank, so into the fish basket... too much of a hassle to put them on a stringer, plus too much of a risk of them tearing their mouth.
? when did it become illegal to transport fish in the livewell?Quote:
Originally Posted by RBeav
I have been doing that for 30 years. I found this:
Iowa law makes it illegal to 1) possess, introduce, purchase, sell, propagate, or
transport aquatic invasive species in Iowa, 2) place a trailer or launch a watercraft with
aquatic invasive species attached in public waters, and 3) operate a watercraft in a
marked aquatic invasive species infestation. The scheduled fine is $500 for violating
any of the above regulations. The law also requires the DNR to identify waterbodies
infested with aquatic invasive species and post signs alerting boaters. The DNR may
restrict boating, fishing, swimming, and trapping in infested waters.
You just don't want to dump water from one lake or pond into another.
Livewell, then the first stop is the convenience store, etc, to get a 20 pound bag of ice, and i dump it into the live well, then pull the plug, and when i get home, I have nice, iced down fish to clean. some of my crappie lakes are 3 hours away, so sometimes i need to buy an extra bag of ice.
What he said x 2.Quote:
Originally Posted by huntinslabs
Hey Crappiekiller2
I used to do the same transport home in the livewell for years. We were checked at Clear Lake on Friday and I was told I had to pull the Plug on my boat and drain the livewell. The DNR officer then checked and put a sticker on my trailer. He was talking about the spreed of Zebra mussles.
mine go into a cooler with ice.
I'm pretty sure that they are concerned with the spread of zebra mussels. I throw my crappie into the livewell until I have about 6 then I transfer them to the ice chest as I then have at least enough for a mess Also, I can rest before going down to clean fish.
Livewell till I get home and then into a bag and in the garage fridge overnight as a prep for filleting the next day. Don't get concerned about hot weather as I won't keep them after the water gets above bout 70 or so. GET IN MY BELLY:cheers2
why will you not keep them after 70 or so??Quote:
Originally Posted by EnonEye
x2 EBQuote:
Originally Posted by gabowman
I agree. That's what I do.Quote:
Mine always go in the live well. When I get to the ramp, I transfer to the ice chest. I have to let mine sit on ice overnight. They are much easier to clean. JMO
:popcornOff the hook & into basket, basket into cooler for transport, cooler onto fillet table,
fillet table into freezer bag & into freezer until ready for meal & fryin' pan. Eat 'em as
fresh as you can. Enjoy!
Straight to the cooler on ice, don't use my live well, plus it's in the back.