Author Topic: Thawing frozen fish  (Read 2051 times)

Offline Phillip350

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Thawing frozen fish
« on: Feb 06, 2014, 12:47 PM »
Put the frozen panfish in a 5 gallon bucket and place the bucket inside of the tub sink in the laundry room. Put the stopper in the drain and fill the SINK (not the bucket) with as much hot water as there is fish in the bucket.(If your bucket has 5" of fish in it then run 5" of hot water in the sink). Leave the fish there for a half hour or so and they should be thawed enough to fillet and they won't be slimy.

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Re: Thawing frozen fish
« Reply #1 on: Feb 06, 2014, 02:30 PM »
I have never heard of that I usually just wait them out and drink beer.i will have to try that.

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Re: Thawing frozen fish
« Reply #2 on: Feb 06, 2014, 02:36 PM »
If they are froze from a freezer(didn't say) put frozen fish in sink of cold water takes a while put them in morning and your set to eat them in afternoon!

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Re: Thawing frozen fish
« Reply #3 on: Feb 06, 2014, 02:54 PM »
out of the freezer I run them under cold water takes about 15mn or so and they don't ever get warm .but I think he is talking about when you get home from the lake and have fish popcycles.phillip350?

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Re: Thawing frozen fish
« Reply #4 on: Feb 06, 2014, 03:12 PM »
Also put your fish in pail or bag after they're caught, don't throw in snow as it adds to slime factor!!

Offline Phillip350

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Re: Thawing frozen fish
« Reply #5 on: Feb 06, 2014, 03:26 PM »
out of the freezer I run them under cold water takes about 15mn or so and they don't ever get warm .but I think he is talking about when you get home from the lake and have fish popcycles.phillip350?
Yes frozen whole fish popcycles


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Re: Thawing frozen fish
« Reply #6 on: Feb 06, 2014, 03:27 PM »
I have never heard of that I usually just wait them out and drink beer.

I think this is the right answer  ;D

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Offline UFCreel

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Re: Thawing frozen fish
« Reply #7 on: Feb 06, 2014, 03:44 PM »
When you catch your fish put them in a five gallon bucket with about a gallon of water. I have had this freeze over while fishing long hours. Only to go home, break the ice, dump in a sink, run cold water over the fish. They will start to flop around. No slime.
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Re: Thawing frozen fish
« Reply #8 on: Feb 06, 2014, 04:19 PM »
there are times my fish does not fit in a 5gallon bucket ;D

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Re: Thawing frozen fish
« Reply #9 on: Feb 07, 2014, 08:01 AM »
When you catch your fish put them in a five gallon bucket with about a gallon of water. I have had this freeze over while fishing long hours. Only to go home, break the ice, dump in a sink, run cold water over the fish. They will start to flop around. No slime.

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