cooler of ice

[slaters#1]

i use the empty red plastic folders coffee containers to make the ice i use when fishing. drop 3 in my fish cooler and one in a smaller cooler for drinks and head out. upon returning home, wash them off with the hose, refill, place in freezer, and ready for the next trip. in the summer i also take a couple small frozen water bottles to keep bait cool. i haven't bought ice in years.

[shipahoy41]

i use the empty red plastic folders coffee containers to make the ice i use when fishing. drop 3 in my fish cooler and one in a smaller cooler for drinks and head out. upon returning home, wash them off with the hose, refill, place in freezer, and ready for the next trip. in the summer i also take a couple small frozen water bottles to keep bait cool. i haven't bought ice in years.

I love this idea.

[NIMROD]

Each to their own but with an aluminum boat it is hard to keep a bunch of fish alive even with pump running after it gets hot. I like to use my livewell but carry a cooler full of ice after it gets real hot or on a long trip. I hate to clean fish that have been on ice too long, pefer to get it done on the same day.

[Eagle 1]

WE HAVE A FREEZER HALF FULL OF SHERBERT/ICE CREAM .5 GALLON BUCKETS . RUN A LITTLE WATER OVER THEM TO POP OUT THE ICE . FILL UP AND PUT BACK IN FREEZER BEFORE LEAVING HOME . THREE OR FOUR WILL LAST ALL DAY WITH NO PROBLEM . AND READY TO GO AGAIN BEFORE YOU GET BACK . NEVER PAY FOR ICE .

[river scum]

yes

i do the frozen 2 liters too. i also fill the cooler part way with cold hose water before i leave the house.

[shipahoy41]

Now that its pretty warm should we take a cooler of ice instead of using livewell and leaven them in 70 plus water if we want some to clean?

I always have a cooler of ice. That is the way I learned and I have been fishing over 65 years. If it ain't broke..I don't try and fix it.

[Ranger R61]

I use the 64 oz juice bottles. Fill them, freeze them, put in cooler with fish, after getting home Clorox the outside of bottles and put back in freezer. Do not empty bottles. 16, 20 and 24 oz soda bottles also work great. So much cheaper than buying ice. Am going to try that thing with the sherbet containers except I have several 6 qt ice cream buckets.