no should be able to freeze it

great ideas guys,

but remember when you take them out fishing with you, better to cut them open and let the ice out, otherwise your wasting your time using saltwater....  

Can you explain that one Eric?....

I grab a couple of either 10 or 20 litre pails with lids and fill them out at sea and put them in the freezer when I'm home. When I get a chance (and if I'm lucky) I talk my son into tipping out the blocks, smashing them up with a hammer and bagging them up. Its surprising how may bags you get and it works good...........only problem is good son is going overseas so will have to do it myself soon.

Errrr....are we talking about ice 'longevity' here?....surface area?....making salt ice??.....still confused as to why releasing ice from its container will change anything?

but isn't the idea of seawater the fact that it freezes at a lower temp therefore keeping the bin colder and lasting longer. I use salt water in 1.5l coke bottles sealed. Normally take 4 or 5 . Used to use fresh water and noticed a diff. Will keep using salt water. Think if making slurry then salt ice only

jordanM wrote: yeah well i too am stumped as to why you would cut open. maybe lethal has found that saltwater contact keeps fish in better quality?

2 litre ice cream containers are filled with seawater, brought home and frozen. Next trip they are dumped in the fish bin with a bit of salt water and a sack over the top to keep anything cool and refilled ready for next time. Seems to work well, costs nil and requires sod all shagging about.
The big advantage is that the catch is immersed in salt water as opposed to fresh which I understand is better.
Regardless the fillets seem to come away nicely and taste superb!

Kezza wrote: Can you explain that one Eric?....

way i was looking at it was the same as if you brought salt ice from a shop it normally leaks into your fish container anyway which was how a slurry worked....

keeping the saltwater in a container deprived it from working properly,

but if you look at for just keeping the saltwater cooler then yes it would last a little longer than plain water i guess.... 

salt ice is made with very little salt ,its made from fresh water with salt added to make it hygenic,do a taste test then match it at home with fresh water and table salt..i reckon its about 1 to 2 teaspoons per bucket of water ... way less that sea water