Please help. Chocka is so expensive and there is n

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Gatiepie2

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Please help. Chocka is so expensive and there is nothing worse than using half a chocka and wasting the rest. We are going camping so we do not have a deep freeze. We will have a small fridge though. So, is there any way to keep the chocka as fresh as possible? Also how do keep prawns from going black?
Thanks
 
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Mahi mahi

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Best way to keep chokka frozen for so long as possible is to wrap in newspaper but unfortunately chokka will always defrost before anything else! The other option would be to freeze in a Tupperware dish of salt water and the frozen water with insulate the chokka for even longer
 
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IWyk

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I am presuming you are taking this with for bait and not own consumption. With no deep freeze you are making it difficult for yourself.

How long do you need to keep the bait usable? 2-3 days? a week?

I would suggest two coolers. One bigger one that takes all the bait(you can get a decent sized Styrofoam one). The chokka should come wrapped in plastic cling wrap. Wrap them in newspaper as well. You then, just before you leave put the bait in this one and you then need to add "dry ice"-do not touch with bare hands! Now tape the lid in place.

You will also need your normal bait box. So when you get to your destination and you want to go and fish, take out just what you need and transfer to your bait box. Tape the lid on the first box again to keep it airtight.
The less you open and close this box the longer it will last.

Only way to keep prawns from going black is to keep them frozen. Once they have defrosted and not used they will start turning black.Once chokka goes pink no good.

The most vile smelling bait keeping exercise that went wrong is chokka! So whatever you do do not let the chokka get ripe!

Good luck
 
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SPARRABOS

Sealiner
Gatiepie2 wrote:
Please help. Chocka is so expensive and there is nothing worse than using half a chocka and wasting the rest. We are going camping so we do not have a deep freeze. We will have a small fridge though. So, is there any way to keep the chocka as fresh as possible? Also how do keep prawns from going black?
Thanks
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al wat help.vat jou chokkas .hier by snorre koop jy hul een een individueel gerap.draai toe in koerant een een.sit in jou greg gardner fibreglass cooler.gooi flake ice wat jy by hawe kry bo op .gooi bietjie growwe sout by flake ice.jy maak sommer droe ys rook trek uit.seel cooler.by bestemming moet jou tjoka of seekat terug diepfreezer toe.of as jy nie een het in jou fibreglass cooler bly.haal genoeg tjokka of seekat uit vir dag se vang.gebruik dit op.eens ontdooi vang klaar.daarna geringste pienk no good vir vis.tjoka wat oorbly eet ons sommer by kamp.vis like nie pienk of pers tjoka en seekat nie.dis maar hoe dit is.mense eet dit darm nog;)maar vis ai kona.melkwit spierwit op sy beste.
 
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