Sf cooking freshly caught fish

Fresh Caught Fish Cooking Preparation To maintain the delicate flavor of a newly caught freshwater or saltwater fish, this must be handled properly to avoid spoilage. Not to mention preserving the fish with pleasing odor. There are ways to properly prepare and maintain the quality just after the catch of the fish into a sumptuous fishmeal. Check out the tips below: 1) As soon as the fish lands avoid any contact with hard surfaces to prevent bruising. It should be washed immediately by hosing or bucket rinsing in order to remove the slime and possible bacteria that cause spoilage. Never use water from close proximity marinas, municipal or industrial discharges. To make sure, always use potable water instead. 2) Simply chill the fish to prevent deterioration in less than an hour. With a little advance planning, proper icing can be accomplished with the use of some relatively cheap equipment. Fish should be stored in coolers and should be well chilled. It should be 3" deep, thus, covering a pound of fish with pound of ice. Use chlorinated water per quart of water for the final rinsing. 3) Clean the fish as soon as possible. Their tissues are sterile but not their scales, which contains many types of bacteria. When cleaning fish, avoid rough treatment because wounds in the flesh can allow the spread of bacteria. Gutting the fish does not have to be necessarily long. It is wise to cut the belly, as it leaves no blood or viscera in the body. Make sure not to soak cleaned fish fillets in a prolonged freshwater as this could reduce the meat texture and flavor. 4) The eating quality and nutritional value of fish can be maintained up to 5 days if properly cleaned. Washing of the hands before touching the fish is also important. No matter what fish and the cooking technique used, one golden rule is to be followed always. Whether it is whole or not, cook exactly 10 minutes for every inch measured. 15 minutes should be allotted to fish enclosed in foil or sauce baked. Double the time for frozen fish. Allow extra time if fish will be baked while packed in an aluminum foil and allow extra time for the penetration of the heat. That should be an additional 5 minutes for fresh fish and 10 for frozen. In thawing frozen fish, slowly thaw in the fridge for 24 hours or let the wrapped fish be run under cold water not at room temperature. Do not thaw a fish that's frozen before cooking as it may make it mushy and dry.

Humminbird matrix 87 fishfinder are you ready for the biggest load of fish you have ever caught

Are you ready to come home with the biggest load of fish you have ever caught? The Humminbird Matrix 87 is the perfect combination of features that allow you to find and catch the fish you are after. By giving you the tools to get the job done, you will be sure to bring home the big one tonight. Here are some of the features and how they will benefit you. First off, the Matrix 87 offers some of the best technology for fish finders. It has a GPS chartplotter and sonar. Why is this so great? Simple. GPS helps you find your hotspot. The Sonar will help you to find out what’s below, in details. This gives you the most opportunity to catch the right fish. You can rest your boat in the right spot so that you land your line right where the fish are. Sonar will provide you with up to date information on where they are headed and what they are doing down there as well. You also get high visibility color in your five inch display. This gives you more detail. Find out what’s going on in clear detail. Is it the fish you want? Is the bottom full of hiding spots? The Built-in UniMap will give you great direction as far as finding out where you are. It will give you four nautical miles of coasts, lakes and rivers. See where you are headed. Find out where the fish is headed as well! You can use your Matrix 87 to help you locate your favorite hotspot of fish. Or, it will help you to find the best place to catch them by giving you sonar images of the bottom. It will allow you to go to your fish instead of waiting for that fish to come to you. It makes your job just that much easier. And, when you get home with a cooler full of huge fish, you’ll be glad that the Humminbird 87 did its job!

You re on a new lake...what lure do you choose

You're On A New Lake...What lure do you choose? How To Choose Your Lure...........It's Not Just Luck Have you ever went fishing and fished for hours or the whole day without even a hit? So, what is the next step, why of course, it to start going through your tackle boxes and start throwing everything you can find. That is the big mistake, odds are you will get the same result as you've had the rest of the day..Nothing! So What Do You Use? Well, you could try a larger size bait. Instead of using the 4-6 inch worm you have been using, try a 8-10 inch worm. Why? Because it falls slower and stubborn bass prefer a slower falling bait. Of course, you must take into consideration a few other things as well; the water temperature, the natural prey in the lake such as baitfish and craws, the time of year and the structure. In clear water try a light colored lure, in early spring try smaller lures and as summer gets closer then try a larger lure. When shady or windy try spinnerbaits or crankbaits. If the sun is shining then the bass will be close to cover so try a worm or jig. If the water you're fishing is muddy try a bigger lure and fish more shallow water. If the fish aren't biting in shallow water then fish a little deeper where the fish aren't effected by the weather as much. Try these lures to start with: a crankbait, a spinnerbait and a plastic worm.

Stripped marlin madness

Another day in cabo san lucas fishing for stripped marlin. Anyone who has caught one of these fish know they put up a huge fight. Well it was about four in the morning when the alarm went off, time to roll out of bed for another day of tag and release fishing. There is nothing better than spending the day on the water with some good buddies collecting data on such a remarkable species. So as we got to the boat our friend and captain was already at the docks warming up the boat and buying bait from one of our locals. So once we got there it was just time to untie the boat and push off for a day on the water. Well once we got past the port captain on the way out of the harbor, we stated to talk about where we wanted to fish for the day. We thought since there was plenty of the day boats heading up north to the pacific side we decided that we might head up that way as well. So I said to the guys why don't we go hit up the golden gate fishing spot. This is a spot that many of the locals take there day trips to, because it is known for producing tons of fish. The problem is sometimes you will get out there and it looks like the whole marina is parked out there on this one fishing spot. Anyways it was early and we made it out there before all of the day boats arrived. So as we released all the lures in the water and started to fish, we stated seeing alot of birds feeding up about a mile north so we fished our way up there. Once arriving to the spot where the birds were feeding it was like marlin madness. I mean there was about 15 marlin I could see right at first, and I am sure there was more below. I told the guys to pull in all the lures and put on live bait since that's what there feeding on. I got us right up on a nice sized marlin and we got a bait right in front of his nose, and he took it. The reel started screaming, and I think from the co motion of one fish being hooked up we hooked up two more right away. So now we have 3 marlin hooked up and its a mad house in the cockpit of the boat, three guys fishing and one guy running around getting tags ready. Well needless to say that day we tagged and released over 10 stripped marlin, making it one of the best days of marlin fishing for us. We never take any game fish from our waters as they are becoming over fished. So please remember when fishing only keep what you need, and just take pictures, your friends at home will like the pictures just as much as three of four coolers full of fish. And when you can go check out save the pacific, there a new non profit that are dedicated to helping protect and preserve our fragile oceans. Thanks for reading, I will be posting alot more fishing and conservation stories so keep your eyes open. Craig is a part of savethepacific. org - A non profit foundation working to protect our oceans.