coolboxes

[kingcod deano]

well im starting to get the boat ready for next season and think its about time i invest in a good cool box to keep the fish i catch (hopefully) as fresh as they come out of the water need something pretty big but not massive as i only have a seahog just aslong as it stays cold for around 10 hours because thats a norm session for me any suggestions welcome i have been looking at the icey tek range but cant make my mind up

[stevie.walker]

Some cracking ones in United British caravans for around the £60 mark...they hold 98 cans and keep frozen/cold for ages.

[The Jester]

Coleman do a good selection Deano......

[The Great Wallsendo]

box full of water is as good as anything and a lot cheaper - put a smaller one over the top if a bright day

but if you want to go for a cool box then I would agree the icey-tek ones look the biz

...United British Caravans on Sandy Lane next to Gosforth Park is probs out your way a little but is there a similar type thing down that way? might be worth a look?

[Shilbottler]

Coleman Xtreme

Late on in the summer I bought a Coleman Xtreme from United British Caravans on Sandy lane in Newcastle for £59 I think it was the 70 Quart version. Without doubt Cod start to deteriorate after a few hours in a warm boat, the skin mucus changes to being slimey jelly. I had previously used a large black plastic bin which I filled with sea water but being black the water soon warmed on a sunny day. I would change the water a couple of times on a long session. I don't have the space or inclination to fillet onboard but chop off the heads and into the container and when they are biting who has time!

I have only had one opportunity to use it but it was quite effective the only downside is once filled with fish and sea water it's damned heavy; the handles are flimsy. I simply emptied of water when I arrived at the marina and the fish keep cool till I get home and fillet them.

I have hatched a cunning plan for the coming season, I have invented the super sized ice-ball using balloons, I keep them in a freezer at -18c so a couple of them should keep the sea water cool for 10 hours or more. Hopefully they won't damage the fish.

Interesting thing about ice/water; to cool water from 1c to 0c may mean the removal of x amount of energy (specific heat, remember that from school) but to change water at 0c to ice at 0c takes the removal of 79 lots of x energy from the water (latent heat). Put simply a lot of heat has to go into ice to change it back to water but the water temp changes very little. My -18c ice balls should go down a treat and it saves pratting on with loads of little ice cubes in the fridge.

If the fishing carries on into next year I may be investing in another box !

[lingking]

ice box

nice plan there ian,just add fish,and your sorted ps hope to finish the order this sat

[tatch]

huge cool bag

I got a huge scierra salmon & bass cool bag off fleabay put 3 frozen bottles of water inside an used it all summer bloody great thing it like a body bag but its great at keeping the catch cool