Question: how to keep your catch fresh?

[Jimmyz123]

Originally Posted by chuckt

Just curious, you caught fish, let say YT, Do you just leave it on deck, inside, or in the water w/ game clip?
-Leaving on deck, bad on sunny day?
- In the water, what about the seals?
Or just pack up and go home to enjoy fresh fish?

Ideally if you can pack it in a sack with ice that would be best. I have the front of my Prowler rigged with a catch bag that has ice packs in it to keep the fish cold until I get back to shore. Go fishing out of Seaforth and you'll see that most of their boats store the fish below deck in a Salty freezer rather than on deck in sacks. Below deck out of the sun is the best way to carry your catch.