Icing your catch
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fishbadger
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I love this thread, I fuss and perseverate a lot about meat quality coming off the boat. A couple things not mentioned come to mind.
I don't let them thrash around on the deck, gives the meat lots of little hematomas/bruises.Tap the spring on the head and bleed. Coho can really take a punch, steelhead and Hali even more, right? I do brain stick my albacore though. How to bleed, I haven't found the best way for my use situation yet. Proper ike jima just too labor intensive, Im fishing alone and the bite is on. Although might be warranted on a hi volume proposition like a good hali. Currently I am just cutting bases of gills on both sides and holding fish upside down by the tail shaking the blood out til I get tired of it. They always curl up in the bucket so I don't use that and my deck bails. I'm thinking of inventing a pvc tube device with drain holes at the base that I can slide them into that holds them vertical, maybe with a couple different diameter tubes, something stowable, but hasn't come to fruition yet. Sometimes you get that fish that just won't bleed, real bummer if it's a 60 lb Hali. Maybe they have a clotting disorder. My brother suggested carrying heparin on board, funny, ha!
Next up, who scales their salmon prior to processing?
Who dry ages their salmon before eating?
Me. But I bet I'm a bit off the end of the bell curve on that one, ha!
Thanks for everybody's contributions on this thread, I love it, as some good soul posted above, we are so lucky to have this resource to turn into food, the coolest places on earth, the funnest way to interact with mother nature, never take it for granted,
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I don't let them thrash around on the deck, gives the meat lots of little hematomas/bruises.Tap the spring on the head and bleed. Coho can really take a punch, steelhead and Hali even more, right? I do brain stick my albacore though. How to bleed, I haven't found the best way for my use situation yet. Proper ike jima just too labor intensive, Im fishing alone and the bite is on. Although might be warranted on a hi volume proposition like a good hali. Currently I am just cutting bases of gills on both sides and holding fish upside down by the tail shaking the blood out til I get tired of it. They always curl up in the bucket so I don't use that and my deck bails. I'm thinking of inventing a pvc tube device with drain holes at the base that I can slide them into that holds them vertical, maybe with a couple different diameter tubes, something stowable, but hasn't come to fruition yet. Sometimes you get that fish that just won't bleed, real bummer if it's a 60 lb Hali. Maybe they have a clotting disorder. My brother suggested carrying heparin on board, funny, ha!
Next up, who scales their salmon prior to processing?
Who dry ages their salmon before eating?
Me. But I bet I'm a bit off the end of the bell curve on that one, ha!
Thanks for everybody's contributions on this thread, I love it, as some good soul posted above, we are so lucky to have this resource to turn into food, the coolest places on earth, the funnest way to interact with mother nature, never take it for granted,
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Adrenafin
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Buddy of mine spent big money for a couple guided trips out of tofino. They didn't even have ice on board for their catch. Full days of fishing and hot summer temps. Pretty weak if you ask me. Don't think they got a very good tip.
I bonk, then bleed and pull the guts out within a couple hours after being caught and always have lots of ice to stuff the bellies on the way home
I bonk, then bleed and pull the guts out within a couple hours after being caught and always have lots of ice to stuff the bellies on the way home
Aces
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They couldn’t have gone out with a reputable guide cuz they all have access to ice
Adrenafin
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Strawberry island charters 1600 a day, reputable enough to know better. Wasn't gonna give names but you forced my hand.
Aces
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Yeah I had a suspicion
Pineapple Express
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So here's a couple of pics for you. Saw this fish in Pritchard on the Thompson River (east of Kamloops). Every year in late August this is a popular spot for chinook fishing. It's a cool vibe with people camping for the week right beside the river. Totally different vibe to fishing on the ocean.
Anyway, this boat came in to the beach at 4pm with this fish onboard. The guy looked sunburnt and so did the fish. He said the fish was caught at first light and he'd been fishing all day, so this fish was sitting in the bottom of an aluminum boat on one of the hottest days of the year (my truck said it was 36* when we pulled up).
Anyway, this boat came in to the beach at 4pm with this fish onboard. The guy looked sunburnt and so did the fish. He said the fish was caught at first light and he'd been fishing all day, so this fish was sitting in the bottom of an aluminum boat on one of the hottest days of the year (my truck said it was 36* when we pulled up).
scott craven
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No need for BBQ, already cooked 
SpringVelocity
Crew Member
Ewwwww
Aquaholic
Crew Member
I think I saw that fish on Craigslist.
Pineapple Express
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Please tell me you're joking
Aquaholic
Crew Member
I'm joking
Alex_c
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Looks like he ended up with the quality of fish he deserves
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