How well does this work? How do you go about doing it? Do you use a brailer bag? If not, how do you unload?
I've iced into totes the way that tenders do, but never slushed one. Usually I could fit around 50 Kings or 120-150 Cohos into a full sized tote.
How many Kings/Cohos/Dogs can you fit into a full sized tote if you slush in it?
Thanks so much for your help.
RoverCranker
2011-10-19 05:04:12
I've only ever slushed half totes, but you can cram about 50 cohos in those. As far unloading, it's pitching em old style.
A buddy of mine slushes full totes, He said you can fit upto 100 coho in one. He started using brailers in them for humpies during the Icy Strait chum run this summer.He said they make things much easier and cleaner. Much less scales and a fast pitch.
Salty
2011-10-19 15:37:10
Pitching slushed troll salmon is as obsolete as fish pews. Get bags!
Salty
2011-10-19 15:38:27
Full sized totes are a little over a thousand pounds.
charger
2011-10-31 01:19:19
Slush is the shizzel,
The finished product (fish) are beautiful, clean, fresh, no ice denting/bruising, the water washes out any blood residue remaining. It is half the effort, easier on you back, hands, and the fish. Everyone is correct depending on size of fish and amount of ice you start with you can put 40 to 50 kings, and 90 to 120 coho in a full tote including brailer bag. Add 1/3 cup bleach prior to adding water keeps bacteria at a minimum, when pushing fish into slush, all bellies up shove some of the ice into its cavity. ALWAYS FISH HEADS POINT TOWARD THE BOW this will stop scale loss due to rock and roll. If seas get rough keep a close eye on the amount of movement, if they start moving the fish will loose there scales, and profit. You can always add more water and ice as needed. Don't overload, or load a tote too quickly, this can cause hot spots. Load totes on deck evenly and once filled, you will feel resistance pushing fish down into the slush (count and keep track as you slush them) then top off with fresh ice, the lids have the most heat loss. I like adding a thin pice of ice blanket to totes that will sit for more than two days this will keep them good and cold and stop any movement.
Yea Offload, major payoff time. Your tired after a long day, or up to four day trip. Guess what no freekin Ice to shovel. Pull the plug on the tote, hook up the cran to the bag straps, sit back and grin as the graders do there job. Keep the bags clean, every offload (bleach and water only) and keep they out of the sun. They will last a life time, if they get ripped take them to Sckoom Canvas. I hope my ramblings will help, good luck and better fishing
kjwelder
2011-11-03 01:45:31
While I think Charger is right about most of the benefits of slushing, I think 1/3 cup of bleach is probably more than needed in with the product. DEC recommends 10 parts per million (ppm) or about a cap of bleach (from 1gal jug) per 55 gallons for glaze water. You could test the ppm of bleach for your slush with chlorine test strips used for hot tub chems. I use two caps mixed in with my fish and slush ice for a liner bag that holds about 3500lbs of fish.
Good luck
kj