Kevwing Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Hi guys Just following up on my prawning down in Jervis Bay/St George's Basin with the help of Fishraider GreenHornet's advise. Thanks again! It was extremely windy which made is quite a nuisance. Couldn't see the prawns easily and a heap of them were hanging at the bottom However, managed to bag about 2-3kg all up over 2 nights. Anyways, the first night the prawns started turning a bit black like when prawns start going old . My missus mixed this with the new bag the second night. By the third night most of the prawns were black. I managed to cook half of them yesterday and the prawns were pretty good. Sweet and tender. Just enough elasticity and rigidity for a perfect bite However, today i cooked the other half. The prawns were quite sweet but closer to mushier I will note, i did put them in the fridge the night i caught them but they still turned black. My guess is some of them were rotting from the first night and infecting the other prawns? Could someone give a bit of advice on this as i will be going back down again and thinking i might be handling the prawns incorrectly? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koalaboi Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Cook them as soon as you get home from prawning. KB 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rickmarlin62 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 Drop them in ice slurry as u catch them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Green Hornet Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 It was a pleasure to help Kevwing and happy to hear you got some. As others have said cook ASAP or ice slurry. If you want to use some for bait, I've heard people say you can keep them alive in a sack of damp ribbon weed overnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeffb5.8 Posted December 10, 2018 Share Posted December 10, 2018 We use the Ice Slurry or give them a quick cook as soon as we get home. To keep them alive for bait we put them in a 25ltr bucket with a air pump and kept in a cool dark place, like the garage It kept them alive over night and most were still swimming well. This was just 10 - 15 not kilos just enough for some bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevwing Posted December 10, 2018 Author Share Posted December 10, 2018 Ah..! Thanks I didn't know they go bad so quickly. Is there any way to keep them longer? or would that be only freezing? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaddyT Posted December 11, 2018 Share Posted December 11, 2018 Use a bit of sodium bisulphite to stop the oxidising Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lungfai76 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Sandwiched between damp ribbon weed should keep them alive for 3-4 days. Replace when you wish to extend length. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 (edited) Another way to keep them alive is to place them in water on a large flat tray, or 10 to 15 in the bottom of a bucket, with water depth less than their body height. This is so they can keep damp and breathe some air. If you use water above their body height, the oxygen in the water soon runs out and they drown and die. A couple will die anyway, or you will need to use a pump to aerate the water. Also used the wet sack method as a kid, and it works very well. Keep them in a cool and damp place - fridge will be too cold. Edited December 14, 2018 by Yowie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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