One of the best things a fisherman can add to his equipment
during hot summer weather is a good ice chest.
When you
catch a fish on a hot summer day it’s almost a necessity to put it on ice
immediately rather than on a stringer or into a livewell. Fish on a stringer in warm water will die
almost immediately and in no time they’re bloated and floating. The same thing happens in a livewell. The water that is being pumped onto the fish
comes from just under the surface and its way too warm to keep the fish
alive. The result is a bunch of spoiled
fish or fish that will be less than appetizing for the table.
Take a
small cooler along and fill it half full of ice cubes or chips. Then when you catch a “keeper” toss him right
onto the ice where he’ll die in a few minutes.
Instead of beginning to spoil, your catch will be nice and cool and much
tastier when it comes time to eat it.
You wouldn’t take a chicken home from the grocery store and put it into
a pail of hot water to store it, why do that to a fresh fish?
A cooler is a great
thing to have, not only keep your fish fresh, but it’ll keep your refreshments
and bait cool too.
post by: Dan Bomkamp
www.WiLandValues.com
1 comment:
Thanks for the tip Dan. Once fish are dead, the flavor and texture of the flesh will start to deteriorate without proper care. The factor that is easiest and the most important to control is temperature, and that can be handled with ice.
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