Hope you filled that with water and kept them cold. No point catching and killing good fish if you don't look after them. I assume you would have, but just a pointer. Couple of good size dhuies there.
wen u catch ur fish u should ike jime them in the brain - then bleed them by cutting their neck - then put em in a ice slurry - you compare the quality of a fillet that ive dispatched and stored - to the quality of a fillet that you havent bled and you'd be suprised - mine would be clear and firm - yours wwould be soft and discoloured - mine would fry up moist and flavoursome - yours would fry up dry and crappy
three definate ways to treat a fish after catching, iki , bleed and ice slurry, as said it keeps the flesh in pristine condition as others have found out after trying this method for the first time. A thread was put up a while ago about this sort of thing and it changed a few peoples way of dealing with their catch for the better
because bleeding the fish spreads bacteria through the meat even though its cold ?? ill try get two dhufish next time i go out n bleed one and not the other.
As others have said I also Ikki then bleed in a bucket of water then wash and rince and into an ice slurry. Blood does not then get into the flesh at all.
Your fillets will be 100% better than not bleeding the fish. Another tip is to initially lay the fish upright so any remaining blood will gravitate to the belly of the fish not in the shoulder where the flesh is at its best.
we do the same. Its really funny watching other fisho's cleaning their dhuie and you can quite clearly see they haven't spiked, bled then ice slurry. Their flesh is not white, you can see the blood thru the flesh, clotted blood.
Cutting a fish any where can start the bacteria process but if your catch is iced down the bacteria or spread of infection is nulafied!
I personally, catch, spike, bleed & ice up (no slurry)....makes a huge difference and i've tried all ways!
** WA Fish Catch Care info from the Fisheries, **
All fish intended for the table should be bled by cutting the throat or gills area.
This improves the eating quality. Fish to be kept whole should have their gills and guts
removed.
To prevent spoilage and drying out, store your catch in a wet cotton or hessian bag in
the shade, in an esky containing an ice slurry (two-parts ice to one-part seawater) or
in a portable freezer. Fillets should be placed in waterproof plastic bags to keep the
flavour in and the water out
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Argghhh
Hope you filled that with water and kept them cold. No point catching and killing good fish if you don't look after them. I assume you would have, but just a pointer. Couple of good size dhuies there.
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Dean
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Yeah, this was taken just
Yeah, this was taken just after we got them, 2nd drift... iced and put a bit of saltwater in there.
SPESS
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Iced saltwater slurry is the
Iced saltwater slurry is the go for sure! Makes em keep there flavor.
Keep it tight, reeeeeeel tight!
wopjrb
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rinsing the filletts in sea water makes em even better mate
just fill up a couple of bottles of water wen your out there
synthos
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bleeding
Do u bleed the fish if u slurry them ? or just pop them into the slurry what is the ratio for water/ice ?
Thanks
scottnofish
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should bleed them in a separate bucket
then into a slurry. couple of bags of ice and just enough water to cover the ice
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synthos
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esky
not much need for an esky then is there ? ;) except for the bait & beer :) were do u cut them again to bleed htem best ?
DhuBoi
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stuff that i dun bleed my
stuff that i dun bleed my fish aye ,
living is fishing
Brody
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Why not?
Why not?
wopjrb
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if u fish for a feed you would
wen u catch ur fish u should ike jime them in the brain - then bleed them by cutting their neck - then put em in a ice slurry - you compare the quality of a fillet that ive dispatched and stored - to the quality of a fillet that you havent bled and you'd be suprised - mine would be clear and firm - yours wwould be soft and discoloured - mine would fry up moist and flavoursome - yours would fry up dry and crappy
wopjrb
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but every one to there own way mate
some people like the flavour of fish with real bloody meat in it
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three definate ways to treat
three definate ways to treat a fish after catching, iki , bleed and ice slurry, as said it keeps the flesh in pristine condition as others have found out after trying this method for the first time. A thread was put up a while ago about this sort of thing and it changed a few peoples way of dealing with their catch for the better
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DhuBoi
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because bleeding the fish
because bleeding the fish spreads bacteria through the meat even though its cold ?? ill try get two dhufish next time i go out n bleed one and not the other.
living is fishing
Andy Mac
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bleed it separately to the slurry
As others have said I also Ikki then bleed in a bucket of water then wash and rince and into an ice slurry. Blood does not then get into the flesh at all.
Your fillets will be 100% better than not bleeding the fish. Another tip is to initially lay the fish upright so any remaining blood will gravitate to the belly of the fish not in the shoulder where the flesh is at its best.
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Faulkner Family
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spot on Andy, we always
spot on Andy, we always bleed into a tub , leave it for a few minuits then wash down then the slurry, nearly always nice white clean flesh
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roberta
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Have to agree Russ & Sandy,
we do the same. Its really funny watching other fisho's cleaning their dhuie and you can quite clearly see they haven't spiked, bled then ice slurry. Their flesh is not white, you can see the blood thru the flesh, clotted blood.
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Ryan Thipthorp (not verified)
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catch, spike, bleed & ice up!
Cutting a fish any where can start the bacteria process but if your catch is iced down the bacteria or spread of infection is nulafied!
I personally, catch, spike, bleed & ice up (no slurry)....makes a huge difference and i've tried all ways!
** WA Fish Catch Care info from the Fisheries, **
All fish intended for the table should be bled by cutting the throat or gills area.
This improves the eating quality. Fish to be kept whole should have their gills and guts
removed.
To prevent spoilage and drying out, store your catch in a wet cotton or hessian bag in
the shade, in an esky containing an ice slurry (two-parts ice to one-part seawater) or
in a portable freezer. Fillets should be placed in waterproof plastic bags to keep the
flavour in and the water out
Brody
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Spot on.
Spot on.