[Mr. NiceGuy]

Random thoughts about your dilemma:


1. throw it in the front hatch. Outbacks have lots of room there.

2. throw it in a large trash bag first, then into the front hatch to make clean-up easier

3. throw it in a wet gunny sack and use evaporation as your cooling method like we do on the 3/4 and half day boats.

4. Bungee the gunny sack on the deck behind you (shaped like the Austin Kayak cooler bag), or if you have a Livewell, along the sides of the Livewell or on the bow over the top of the front hatch.

5. If you don't know where to get a good old fashioned gunny sack for fish, then go out fishing on the AM half-day boat and save the sack :P
Hose it off and let it dry in the sun. The smell evaporates easily.


In my van, I always use a large plastic storage container (i.e. Walmart) to consolidate my fishing gear. It can be emptied out and double as a fish transportation container that keeps my van clean.