I have had the water hurt the seal so I too pat the fillets dry then freeze a bit before I put them in the vacum bags. I had my freezer plugged into the wrong out let once and the circuit breaker popped. i didnt find this out till after my two week vacation. Talk about a time bomb when I got back. I know I run the chance of losing the fillets if the power goes out but I need the room in the freezer. I used the vacum sealer when I went to Iraq also BIG mistake when I tried to come back threw customs and had to open all those bags. I had just enough room in my duffle before I broke open the bags but when they were open I had a heck of a time re-packing.Originally Posted by WhitePerchJerker