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Skipjack Joe
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It's amazing how quickly fish go bad in baja. I can keep rockfish in a wet gunnysack all day here in HMB and the meat is fresh at the end. But in baja
in the summer on the cortez, 20 minutes.
Guys bring an ice chest with that morning's ice. As soon as it's caught it's tossed on the ice. I then head to shore and clean it right there, bag it,
and back it goes on the ice. I go back to fishing but am constantly checking that all sides are touching ice.
And that's just to eat fresh fish. It's different in the winter. Grouper is my favorite food fish in baja. It's a shame to not experience it fully.
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Kgryfon
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The panga owner that I always go with in La Paz just throws the fish in a hold tank (no water) until the end of the day. Then we stop on the way back
at this island and he cleans and filets them, puts them in gallon ziplock bags, dips the bags in the water to squeeze out all the air, and zips the
baggies closed. No water or air in the baggies. The hotel freezes the fish (minus what I have them cook for me while I'm there). When I leave, I
buy a cooler, pack the frozen fish in the cooler with newspaper and ice, check the cooler as luggage, and it stays frozen until I get home (N. CA).
Seems to work just fine. I started using his baggie method for fish I catch here in the SF Bay and it works fine, too.
I've never had a problem with peey shark. We usually cook them as soon as we get home - sevengill or tiger shark, for the most part.
I have soaked fish in milk before, too. It makes it very mild tasting.
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dpwahoo
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Mood: Thirsty, and ready to fish!
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I dont know if this has been posted, but the italian dressing thing works for me.
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durrelllrobert
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Skipjack Joe
The fishy smell comes from cells breaking down during thawing. The fresher and the quicker it's frozen the better shape they are and the less this
occurs. That's what I've gleaned so far. |
That's exactly why I used to freeze my extra salmon WHOLE and
UNGUTTED. Don't know how rockfish would hold up that way but the salmon never tasted fishy.
Bob Durrell
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MitchMan
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When I go panga fishing, I usually take, on board the panga, a 48-quart coleman cooler 2/3 filled with ice. The panguero throws ice on the fish we
catch in the holding tank on board the panga. That helps keep the catch fresh.
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bajaking76
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Last year I had a VERY good fishing trip in Bahia Tortuga BCS...the guys at the coop use escamilla ice which is frozen salt water. For a few beers I
filled up my 150qt cooler (which was half full of Yellowtail Fillets and a couple whole). This form of ice is ridiculous, it will not melt! I drove
from Bahia Tortuga to San Diego and not once did I add ice to the cooler. I did drain it once to keep the whole fish at the button from swimming in
the bloody water. That was in September 2011, I used the last of my fillets last month (6 month after being caught) as long as you take the proper
precautions, keep them on ice and freeze them as soon as you get home, they will stay decently fresh. I removed any of the darker meat before cooking.
By the way, if you haven’t used Knorr Capeador for your fish tacos, you are missing out. The wife adds parsley flakes and some seasoned/garlic salt
to the batter. This is what it looks like….we buy this at the Comercial Mexicana.
http://www.unileverfoodsolutions.com.mx/productos-para-profe...
\"That\'s my thing, that\'s what I do\"
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Bajatripper
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No wonder I never got into fishing much...there's just too damn much to know about it!
There most certainly is but one side to every story: the TRUTH. Variations of it are nothing but lies.
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redhilltown
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Bajatripper
No wonder I never got into fishing much...there's just too damn much to know about it! |
No no no no no!!!!! Complete ignorance and stupid enthusiasm is all you need....trust me on this! 
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