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Title: Tullibee question
Post by: Reinert on Jul 21, 2019, 10:09 AM

I've got a few in the freezer from my LOTW trip back in early February, will they still be good for smoking or are they catfish bait?? I feel terrible I forgot about them .

Title: Re: Tullibee question
Post by: kevin.303 on Jul 21, 2019, 11:12 PM

did you gut them prior to freezing? if so then should be fine, i often leave goldeye in the freezer for montha before smoking with no ill effects

Title: Re: Tullibee question
Post by: Reinert on Jul 22, 2019, 05:42 AM

Yes they are gutted and heads off, I'm going to get them in the smoker this weekend.

Title: Re: Tullibee question
Post by: esox_xtm on Jul 23, 2019, 08:39 AM

I've successfully stored/hoarded some very fine cigars for years before smoking. Tell us Reinhart, when you smoke those tullibees, which end do you light?  :roflmao:

Seriously, only a few months in the freeze they should be just fine. Let us know how they turn out  ;)2

Title: Re: Tullibee question
Post by: Reinert on Jul 24, 2019, 09:36 AM

Hahaha!! I'm doing them up this weekend!

Title: Re: Tullibee question
Post by: Deal Ninja on Jul 24, 2019, 02:27 PM

Love, love, love smoked fish!  No Cisco’s or tullibees here, but I’ve smoked just about every local fish that swims (except walleyes).  These were some stocker trout about mid-smoke.  Damn tasty.  Not worth a crap on a dinner plate, but smoked they’re some mighty fine snackin’, both straight and in dips.
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DN

Title: Re: Tullibee question
Post by: esox_xtm on Jul 27, 2019, 10:01 AM

Smoked bullheads... Not the dinks but the 2 pounders they grow on the Chip over by Hayward. Beats 'em all, at least in my book.