CCC

Can red and spec fillets be frozen and not turn to mush when thawed out ?

Telum Pisces

Do it all the time. The key to freezing any fillet is to vacuum seal them.

CCC

do you have to freeze them in water or just put them in a bag by themselves and vacume seal ?

Telum Pisces

No water or anything of the sort. Just the fillet. I eat my fish sometimes 4-5 months later and it tastes great.

CCC

Excellent, I think I will try ziplocks new bags that you can vacume seal. Thanks

nextstep

if you catch a lot of fish it is worth it to invest in a food saver (vacuum sealer). you dont want any water on the fillets when you seal them. bluffman told me a trick to get em dry. just shake em off good, lay out paper towels on a plate put the fillets on the paper towels and put them in the freezer for just a couple of minutes, then take them out and seal them up. the trick to fresh fish is keepin em cold while you are fishing and when you get home clean them immediately, andget em sealed up and in the freezer.:letsdrink

BudYsr

I agree about the food saver(just make sure you don't get the cheap one--get one of the better models)

I got one earlier this year and have been using it to freeze all kinds of stuff. Works GREAT. No freezer burn, no water necessary to dilute the flavor.

On the reds though, make sure you cut the bloodline out COMPLETELY before you freeze. I wouldn't leave any red meat on there at all =fishey

reelthrill

Specks will definitely get mushy unless you vacumn seal them. I would definitely invest in a good sealer.

njmad

I allway put just a little water in the bag but not to much it will get mush. Just throw the fillets in the bag and pit it in the freezer

Death From Above

Cut the blood line out of redfish before you freeze them or they will get strong. Same goes for red snapper and any others with a bloodline.