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Mr. Sandman · 08-13-2012, 01:17 PM

I use to put all fish waste into lobster bags and convert them to lobster. But I have not put my pots in in a couple years now.

If you have to toss it out in the trash, put all the waste in a garbage bad and drop it in the bait chest freezer. (I have a chest freezer just for bait, I use that) Then the day the trash is collected take it out and put it next to the house hold trash. It will stay frozen long enough and not smell.

Or you can freeze them and then on your next shark trip just bring a big cooler of fish waste and add to the chum mix. (I am doing this on Thursday!)

I fillet a lot of fish as well and I am a fast and clean. A sharp knife is the key as well as a well chilled fish. I asked about the electric model for fish like sea bass and tog. seabass slime can be a pain. I am always looking for a better way to do stuff.

At home set up your cooler rack on your truck front bumper as a table to clean fish on. Stand up, don't kneel down. Have a hose and a trash bag for waist and a clean tub for the fillets. The cooler is the right height to clean fish on and all the mess is outside and gets hosed off.

I find it easier to clean fish at home than on a moving boat coming back in but I prefer to dump all that waste offshore when I can.

08-13-2012, 01:17 PM	#14
Mr. Sandman Registered User iTrader: (0) Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 7,649	I use to put all fish waste into lobster bags and convert them to lobster. But I have not put my pots in in a couple years now. If you have to toss it out in the trash, put all the waste in a garbage bad and drop it in the bait chest freezer. (I have a chest freezer just for bait, I use that) Then the day the trash is collected take it out and put it next to the house hold trash. It will stay frozen long enough and not smell. Or you can freeze them and then on your next shark trip just bring a big cooler of fish waste and add to the chum mix. (I am doing this on Thursday!) I fillet a lot of fish as well and I am a fast and clean. A sharp knife is the key as well as a well chilled fish. I asked about the electric model for fish like sea bass and tog. seabass slime can be a pain. I am always looking for a better way to do stuff. At home set up your cooler rack on your truck front bumper as a table to clean fish on. Stand up, don't kneel down. Have a hose and a trash bag for waist and a clean tub for the fillets. The cooler is the right height to clean fish on and all the mess is outside and gets hosed off. I find it easier to clean fish at home than on a moving boat coming back in but I prefer to dump all that waste offshore when I can.