Gutting Fish OTW - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

LBKayakDude · 07-21-2015, 02:02 PM

Only if there's a shark circling your yak I might not do it lol. I like to gill and gut my fish on the water. Just feel like it help keeps em a little fresher to get those guts outta there once they're dead. And if you don't gut it you should atleast always bleed them out.

Jimmyz123 · 07-21-2015, 02:43 PM

Bleeding the fish and putting them into a salty cold brine is the best way to keep them fresh on the water, but we kayakers don't have fish holds like the boats do. Bleed the fish the best you can, and keep them out of the sun so they don't cook while on your deck.

TheToxicJon · 07-21-2015, 06:43 PM

I think I'm going to buy an emergency blanket for wrapping the fish on the paddle in

07-21-2015, 02:43 PM	#2
Jimmyz123 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: San Diego Posts: 2,385	Bleeding the fish and putting them into a salty cold brine is the best way to keep them fresh on the water, but we kayakers don't have fish holds like the boats do. Bleed the fish the best you can, and keep them out of the sun so they don't cook while on your deck. __________________ No better time than being on the water, God Bless, JimmyZ

07-21-2015, 02:02 PM	#1
LBKayakDude Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 193	Only if there's a shark circling your yak I might not do it lol. I like to gill and gut my fish on the water. Just feel like it help keeps em a little fresher to get those guts outta there once they're dead. And if you don't gut it you should atleast always bleed them out.

07-21-2015, 06:43 PM	#3
TheToxicJon Member Join Date: Jul 2015 Posts: 42	I think I'm going to buy an emergency blanket for wrapping the fish on the paddle in