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When you get ready to process your catch, you need baggies to store your fillets. What I do (and this is what some of you may do, as well) is that I secured a pouch to the underside of the top of my cooler and put the baggies in there. It's a handy way of keeping them where I can find them when I need them.
Sounds good. Do they get in the way when you need to hose out the cooler?
I also use empty ice bags to put the fish in the cooler. Keeps the cooler clean and then I have a nice clean place for the bags of filets. That is when idocatch fish!
I don't clean fish as everyone can tell but I keep bunch of gallon ziplock bags in the bottom of my tackle box. I use them mainly to put phone , wallet and keys in when it rains. It's a collapsible model and also keep a big trash bag in there to put the whole bag in when raining.
I leave the plastic pouch in place and take the few baggies left (since I had to use so many on my catch) out while I hose it down. Then I just put them back.Quote:
Originally Posted by fshntime
That's a great tip! I'm going to start using the ice bags to put my fish (especially spanish!) in. It'll really cut down on the splatter.Quote:
Originally Posted by fshntime
Todd really catches to many fish to put in a empty ice bag.
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Originally Posted by Robert(Tato)Piteo
I know - - I was GOING to say something but I didn't want to be the first!
The Spanish are the worst for messing up the cooler with black streaks that are hard to clean out. After they die, I throw them in the cooler in the ice bag. I probably wouldn't need to do that if guys like Tato wouldn't load me up!
I look for cheap (er) contractors bags and use them to put fish in. Those Spanish will go right through a regular garbage bag. With sheepshead, you can forget it---those spines will go through stainless steel plate.