Steps wrote: Have a chat at your local supermarket. Find out what day they get their deliveries... Then ring day before and get them to put aside your required number of mullet/ trevs/ KY. They will scale it... You can then fillet them , cut baits ( if wish to , bag and freeze) Or do as I do now, lay fillets out .. generously rub salt in.. lay out on a 'grill' or blocks plastic in the bottom of a large chilly bin. Sprinkle more salt over each day for next 3 days. Then cut to size or just whole put in zip lock bags...sit in bucket of water.. pour a bit of the juices into each bag. Then partly seal, with the water in the bucket forcing the air out and seal. I use , from memory 25mm x 15mm ziplocks.. Mullet and teve my go to, and mix in each bag KY is usually 'spare ' fish after smoker full. :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Some good points there ... but to add a couple sugestions :- I agree having the outlet scale & fillet is a good move as saves having scales being scatter into the boat ( even if scaling over the side ) & they tend to do a better job of filleting with less waste. I usually choose to then pre cut most of fillets into bait size pieces which saves a bit of time over doing so whilst out fishing but usually leave a couple as is in case larger baits are called for. Also ask for the heads & frames which are added to the burley bucket which has the benefit of being the same as the bait being used & does not disperse quite as much as mulched burley allowing it to be broken into chunks to toss over in the final 15 mins or so of fishing which seems to draw in larger fish having scoffed the freebie offerings now eager to gulp down the baited version with a hook attached. |
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