cleaning fish at carrum..

[Nude up]

It won't make any difference if the fillet is bigger than the minimum legal size some of the fisheries inspectors are straight out of the rule book no common sense used.

[FishnMiss]

I personally just gut the fish while I'm still out, clean and bag them into the esky.
I don't bother descaling as I usually fillet my snapper, flatty etc so the scales go with the skin.
But I like the freezer idea :thumbsup: gotta do that in future if there's space instead of double/triple bagging and could still get a spike through the bag.

[Trumpeter]

I prefer cleaning the catch in saltwater so do it on the boat.

[barra mick]

The fish or two I keep for the day I like them on ice asap....esp if its a hot day

[Nude up]

Cleaning your saltwater fish in saltwater is a must don't let fresh water touch them it spoils the tadte I reckon

[Trumpeter]

Yeah it "cooks" the flesh.

[FishnMiss]

The fish or two I keep for the day I like them on ice asap....esp if its a hot day

Is that next to your Beers :rofl: :cheers:

[ducky]

Short of soaking the flesh in water I don't believe there is any correlation between freshwater and spoiling fish. Osmosis will not take effect if a fillet is rinsed in freshwater and patted dry.

Leave it in a dish of freshwater overnight and it will be a different story however.

[4liters]

I just make up a bowl of brine to rinse them in if I'm cleaning them at home.

[Lightningx]

Cleaning your saltwater fish in saltwater is a must don't let fresh water touch them it spoils the tadte I reckon

I agree with this strongly. Imo the fish taste much better when cleaned in saltwater. It's a pain at the end of a fishing session but if you do it it's worth it.