spring fever
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Anyone have any suggestions where to get the waxed cardboard boxes for airline fish transport? Any other suggestions for taking frozen fish on an airline? The fish will all be frozen and vac packed.
Packing fish for airline travel
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sammyslabber
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There are a few places on the mainland that come to mind...
ibox is one;trying to think of one that would be closer to your local...maybe PNT or one of those fish wholesalers i.e. French Creek.
Maybe our buddy Derby has a lead?
Wrap the fish packages in newspaper will keep em frozen longer...
http://iboxpackaging.com/boxes/?gclid=CNLPtq_n2sQCFc5cfgodMqEAcQ
ibox is one;trying to think of one that would be closer to your local...maybe PNT or one of those fish wholesalers i.e. French Creek.
Maybe our buddy Derby has a lead?
Wrap the fish packages in newspaper will keep em frozen longer...
http://iboxpackaging.com/boxes/?gclid=CNLPtq_n2sQCFc5cfgodMqEAcQ
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eaglemaniac
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I have sent a few whole salmon back to toronto for relatives. I strongly recommend immersifying frozen whole salmon in ice water then freezing and repeat do this several times over a period of 4 to 8 hours which forms a thick glaze. I use a large cooler for the iced water and close lid between immersing, Add ice as needed. This provides the seafood with a protective layer. You could then vacuum seal or wrap well in heavy plastic. I then wrapped the fish in many layers of newspaper and tape well. Decide which box etc. your going to use and insulate and protect it with more crushed newspaper. My relatives have commented that it was still frozen solid after 24 hours, the glaze as well. Good Luck.
Pippen
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Had a buddy over in Tofino with us a couple of years in a row and he's from Smithers. Frozen fish....in a sytrofoam cooler with a couple of ice packs that he brought with him....in regular cardboard fish box that was wrapped in those hard plastic straps. The fish was still in great shape after picking up in Tofino at 8am....drive back to Vancouver, put the cooler in a cool spot in my house, he caught a flight early the next morning and finally had the fish at his freezer about 28 hours later.
uclueletcharters
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You could try calling some sporty vacuum pack outfits maybe one that's on the way to your fishing location that you could purchase.
sammyslabber
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...also try Hub City Fisheries...they also use styrofoam boxes.
http://www.oceanwise.ca/partners/centennial-food-service/nanaimo
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Barnacle Bill
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Guys, I believe he is way south in Mexico and is getting ready to come home! ....BB
sammyslabber
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spring fever
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No guys-I got into Van last night-I'm planning how to take salmon back next fall. The trip was pretty trouble free.
If they are frozen and vac packed just buy a cheap plastic Coleman cooler, some packing tape and some small blue ice packs. That is how I ship customers fish. I also tell them to put a piece of paper in a ziplock bag inside each cooler with their names, address, phone number and flight details. This just added protection against getting lost. I even tell them to take picture of the bag inside the cooler so they can't BS you that the cooler was lost and its your word against theirs.
Tailwalker
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You have 2 options. #1. If you want the waxed boxes, one source is your local grocery store that has a seafood counter/section. They'll tell you if they get seafood shipments in them. Just ask them to save you the waxed boxes. #2. A more reliable & less troublesome method is to get a 50-60 quart wheeled cooler (usually shaped like a cube), put your frozen fish in, tape the cooler up well with duct tape for the flight home. Note that most airlines have a 50 lb limit on a checked bag. The waxed box will allow you to ship more fish but is less secure & subject to breakage. The cube cooler weighs about 12-14 lb., so it will allow you to ship about 35 lbs of fillet. Frozen fish will stay frozen for the flight home. Forget the ice packs, they just use up weight allowance. This is how I get my fish back from Cabo when I go fishing.
Barnacle Bill
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Just gave myself a Time Out, sorry fellow fishers!
If you cannot get it from the Fish processor in Comox, then CR Seafoods is the place. Styrofoam lined wax boxes of all shapes and sizes. I filled a box then froze the box until leaving for the airport. Designed for airline travel. Add some Blue Ice packs if your going to be a long time in transit.
saanauk
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I bring fish back from Alaska every year. I just vacuum pack, freeze, and fill up coolers. You can get waxed cardboard boxes but I like coolers a little better because of airline issues such as having luggage miss a connection or a flight get cancelled. Frozen fish in the coolers will stay frozen for 18 hours easy with just the edges starting to thaw a tiny bit. Coolers in the 40 to 50 quart size when filled weight right around 50#s. Normally you can find them on sale pretty cheap. I would skip the wheeled ones to get more fish weight in. Fill up and weight with a bathroom scale to make sure you are not over 50#s. I don't tape mine because they will most likely get checked by TSA. Just tie a thin rope or twine around the cooler to make sure it stays shut. I have been over a couple of times on the weight and I just offer the person at the counter if they want a piece of fish and they have just said no and let the extra weight slide.
Tailwalker
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I suggest you tape the cooler all the way around the lid gap as well as vertically or secure the lid with a stout nylon strap. It is not TSA who will open your cooler, but the gorillas who will toss your luggage around. A thin rope or twine is not going to keep the lid closed. I've seen coolers coming down the merry-go-round ramp opened, fish spilling out. Your checked luggage will be x-rayed, if TSA needs to open your cooler, it is because they see something suspicious in the x-ray. If all you have is fish, the x-ray will not induce an opening for a look-see. Sounds like you are going from Canada to Cabo, have you checked the Mexican regs about bring in frozen sea food?
spring fever
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Mex regs are ok with it. Now we have flown home with the dog and all is well on that count -we started saying how much superior our fish was than the stuff we get in mexico-hence the discussion of taking 50lbs down for the winter and what was the best way to do it..
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