Not too bad of a weekend

[RUGER]

I decided to take Friday off since I really thought the bream would be on plus I knew I couldn't fish Sunday.

Started at a lake I like. Lines in at 7:03, last fish of my 20 fish limit was landed 22 casts later at 7:45.
Loaded up and headed to another spot.

Caught 24 bream and kept 19 of them.
Decided I just wanted to catch fish so I went after the crappie.
I quit on number 100 and had 3 keepers.
Caught a couple female shellcracker and threw them back.

Next day a buddy joined me at another lake.
I caught 29 bream with 27 keepers he had 18 with 16 keepers.
We caught 5 shellcracker with 2 keepers.
Caught a small bass each and I caught a 4-5 pound channel. He kicked my butt but he ended up in the livewell.

Cleaned them all today. Packed the shellcracker, some bream and crappie up for my buddy.
I kept the rest.
164 bream fillets and a mudfish.
FYI it rained ALLLLL day Saturday.

 

[WTM]

do you cover them completely in water, headspace for expansion?

 

[RUGER]

do you cover them completely in water, headspace for expansion?

Yes sir.

 

[WTM]

Yes sir.

about how much, 1/2"? gonna get some of those containers. im out of gallon ice cream buckets.

 

[CATCHDAWG]

Nice!

 

[chimneyman]

Very nice

 

[fullstream]

Good eating

 

[RUGER]

about how much, 1/2"? gonna get some of those containers. im out of gallon ice cream buckets.

Probably closer to 1/4"
Never had an issue.

 

[RUGER]

about how much, 1/2"? gonna get some of those containers. im out of gallon ice cream buckets.

These hold 30 fillets with the size I keep.

 

[WTM]

These hold 30 fillets with the size I keep.

wife bought a bunch of the smaller ones for left overs. lol never once thought about using them to freeze fish.

 

[RUGER]

wife bought a bunch of the smaller ones for left overs. lol never once thought about using them to freeze fish.

I like them because they stack neatly.
Easy to label too. I use masking tape and a sharpie.

 

[TheLBLman]

Cleaned them all today. Packed the shellcracker, some bream and crappie up for my buddy.
I kept the rest.
164 bream fillets and a mudfish.

A "mudfish"?
Also known as a "grinnel"?

 

[RUGER]

A "mudfish"?
Also known as a "grinnel"?

Channel cat.

 

[redblood]

Coming soon to the cooking forum id wager. Great catch!

 

[RUGER]

Coming soon to the cooking forum id wager. Great catch!

Probably tomorrow night.

 

[THE DUKE]

Are those just regular food containers?

 

[DoubleRidge]

Nice! And some fine eating!

 

[RUGER]

Are those just regular food containers?

Yes sir.

 

[Atchman2]

I decided to take Friday off since I really thought the bream would be on plus I knew I couldn't fish Sunday.

Started at a lake I like. Lines in at 7:03, last fish of my 20 fish limit was landed 22 casts later at 7:45.
Loaded up and headed to another spot.

Caught 24 bream and kept 19 of them.
Decided I just wanted to catch fish so I went after the crappie.
I quit on number 100 and had 3 keepers.
Caught a couple female shellcracker and threw them back.

Next day a buddy joined me at another lake.
I caught 29 bream with 27 keepers he had 18 with 16 keepers.
We caught 5 shellcracker with 2 keepers.
Caught a small bass each and I caught a 4-5 pound channel. He kicked my butt but he ended up in the livewell.

Cleaned them all today. Packed the shellcracker, some bream and crappie up for my buddy.
I kept the rest.
164 bream fillets and a mudfish.
FYI it rained ALLLLL day Saturday.
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Holy carp that is more fish than I eat in a decade!

 

[RUGER]

Holy carp that is more fish than I eat in a decade!

We eat quite a bit of fish.
Last year I kept 845 fish and we were actually ran out a couple weeks ago. Restock time.