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Originally posted by JK JK wrote:

Hmmm never had any of my drybags be peirced by snapper spines and had plenty of them in there over the years. Usually use one of these plus levinlarges peguin cooler bag to get out catch back out.

I've had it happen to 2 bags now.  Didn't know about it until filling them with water when washing them out and seeing dribble water out of invisible holes.
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fisher get a Sealline Baja dry bag, very very tough material, I've had a couple for years and they are still going strong. 
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Rather than carrying out whole fish why don't you fillet them on the rocks, the fillets can be rinsed in saltwater, stored in a large ziplock bag and packed in a 20 liter coolie bag. Saves a big slog carrying out a whole kingiy or a pile or snapper. Average fillet recovery is about 40% so your carrying a whole heap of weight you don't need to every time you carry a whole fish out.
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Leaving the fish on ice overnight or the afternoon makes the flesh much easier to fillet. Recovery is only 40% if you choose to fillet only, some of us will smoke the head, flaps etc make stock from the frame or even use ky for home brew burley
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Thanks Havok, I ice my fish for 30 minutes on the rocks in a cooler bag then whip the fillets off, you're right it makes for easier filleting, if I'm after a whole fish for the smoker/bbq then obviously it just goes on ice and stays on ice, after gutting of course. Average fillet recovery is not effected by taking flaps and boiling the body for stock, I'm talking fillet %. Guess I'm more on about carrying fish out from a remote area, not a 5 minute stroll down the rocks.


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Bumping up an 11 year old post eh!

My yellow dry bag still works all good and gets taken on the snapper missions.

Have a seperate kingi bag now which is much bigger and better for walking out kingfish. Really easy to carry actually as it is well balanced, even with a 20kg'ish fish.  
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Fish bags are the go … take your salt ice out in a smaller chilly bin ( one that can take a whole bag of salt ice and some beers) and if start catching bigger stuff… like big kings , puka and yellowfin then deploy and add some salt ice to that fish bag wiith said  bigger size fish, and up until then,when you are catching said bigger fish, takes virtually no room on your boat. Common sense really. Fish bags are easy to clean up and wash out, rather than lifting big chilly bins out full of fish,  left over ice and a lot of excess water.
Kayak fishers ( the smartest of all fishers) mainly use fish bags.
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That last post got me thinking, makes sense in a small boat.
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What about snapper spikes poking holes in them.
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My tagit cooler insulated bag in yak is about 8 years old … has had an awful  lot of snapper and spiky gurnard in it over years. Still as good as day I bought it. Has very hard blue weave material as inside liner.
The orange pelagic bag  we use in boat for kings and tuna has a liner that looks more fragile. They also fold up real small and it can stowed forward. Our’s ( purchased it as xmas present for wife) is 3 years old … still perfect. Has had lots kings, some big sized mahi-mahi and a few yellowfin in it.
I confess, if only catching a few snaps or gurnard in boat for dinner, or skippys for bait, throw them in the chilly bin with the ice and beers.  Unless catching really big snaps those fish don’t tend to take up too much room. 
But when catching  decent mahis, or a 20 kg -30kg king, larger tuna (albies and yellowfin) or a big puka in a smaller trailer boat or other similar small craft, I like a relatively clear cockpit without need for a bigger chilly bin that takes up way more room.
The big chilly bins placed under rocket launcher can be handy to stand on mind you … to spot marlin. The downside is if filled with beer they can also lead to excessive drinking, as well as cramping your cockpit space.. And more likely to do your back in lifting out.
Although I used to think you couldn’t beat an old wet sack kept out of sun, if just catching snapper over few hours in morning or evening.
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Picked up this today


Looks to have a similar capacity as my 70ltr bin.

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Ive got one very similar to that I use to kingfish. Folds up easy too and attaches to the backpack. Carry out with fish is easy too as long as you can handle the weight
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