Freezing your fillets for best flavor

[Riverc]

Freeze mine in water

[kbaker]

I always freeze in water and try to get all the air out of the bag,so all fish are in the water with nothing sticking out. I ate some the other day that was froze back in 2009 and they tasted fine.

[Flyrod Man]

I did the water thing but now shrink wrap its the only way to go. Clean, wash, pat dry and shrink. Keeps longer and tastes better. A hint. I bleed all my fish. After catching them b4 throwing in the live well with a scissor I cut a 1/4 inch down where the flesh meets between the gills. When cleaning no blood, no mess and tastes better. Try it.

[kb2112]

When you say shrink wrap, do you mean vacuum sealing?

[feelay]

I vacuum seal mine. The problem with freezing in water is that water expands when it freezes. This expansion crushes the delicate flesh, this is why crappie fillets are kinda mushy when frozen in water. They still tasty fine but I prefer non mushy fillets.

[kycreek]

Been freezing in water for years with no complaints.

[BULLFROG-1]

They get eat so fast around here ,they just get put up in qt ziplocks.They dont last long enough to worry about freezer burn.lol

[Eager Beaver]

Vac-seal. EB

[tacklebox2tn]

Vac-seal, saves room in the freezer also.
Put a folded up paper towel between the fish and where you are going to seal, it keeps moisture from getting into the vac unit.

[ScottV]

I freeze in water in qt. Zip Locks and squeeze all the air out. I've never had any problems doing it that way. I'm sure vacuum sealing is good also.