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 Fish in the Freezer...How Long does it last?
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04/04/12 03:25 PM
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JMBruce
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If you have fish in the freezer packaged in ziplock bags in water how long will it last to still be good to eat?
Thanks
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Re: Fish in the Freezer...How Long does it last?
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04/04/12 03:42 PM
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C.M.Fish
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I've heard that as long as the fillets are encased in the ice...they can be good for up to a year since and won't freezer burn but I don't know 1st hand because they never make it that long at my house. I'd say you are definitely safe for 6-8 months though...
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Re: Fish in the Freezer...How Long does it last?
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04/04/12 03:44 PM
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nappr
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I had 4 whole bone in crappie in freezer for a year.
They ate just fine fried.
Nappr
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Re: Fish in the Freezer...How Long does it last?
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04/04/12 04:26 PM
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Dink Dodger
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I'm ashamed to admit it but I've kept them over two years in food saver bags. They were as good as any that have been frozen.
RIP CBC "If it ain't broke, don't fix it. If you can't fix it, don't break it" 
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Re: Fish in the Freezer...How Long does it last?
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04/04/12 04:39 PM
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Jig Man
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Cooked my last package from last year with some fresh this past Sunday and you couldn't taste the difference...
Life is Good..<><
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Re: Fish in the Freezer...How Long does it last?
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04/04/12 05:43 PM
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pepop
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True story, when my mother passed away, my sister cleaned out & organized mom & dad's freezer & she found 1 of my zip lok block"s of ice marked "12 Med Crappie filets 10-15-06". This was in Dec of 2010. She thawed them & cooked them for her & my dad & she said they were great. I use a Food Saver now and 1 year old packages are not uncommon and fry up as good as yesterdays catch.
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Re: Fish in the Freezer...How Long does it last?
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04/04/12 07:51 PM
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tricky
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I use to have some friends that would catch Crappie and freeze them whole - no cleaning at all in trash sacks. Take them out in a few months, thaw, clean them and fry them up.
Have you guys ever heard this or even done it?
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Re: Fish in the Freezer...How Long does it last?
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04/04/12 08:03 PM
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Tech Angler
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i've heard the same thing, tricky.
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Re: Fish in the Freezer...How Long does it last?
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04/04/12 10:42 PM
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Creamlevel Creek Kennels
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We catch crappie all year long. I don't keep the fish if I have a couple of packs in the freezer. We have aa fish fry, then I keep another bag. Never have more than 2 bags of fish in the freezer, always fresh, which usually will be cooked within the month.
keith
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Re: Fish in the Freezer...How Long does it last?
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04/04/12 10:47 PM
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Mckinneycrappiecatcher
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theyll be good as long as they stay frozen hard. if they even defrost a little bit, theyll be nasty when you take them out to eat them
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Re: Fish in the Freezer...How Long does it last?
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04/04/12 11:27 PM
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PfishingTexas
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At my house, not long at all. Most of the time they don't even make it to the freezer.
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Re: Fish in the Freezer...How Long does it last?
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04/05/12 12:09 AM
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reelin-em-in
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Not very long at my house... 
"Here crappie...crappie...crappie..." ![[Linked Image]](http://i1117.photobucket.com/albums/k589/killer_slabs/images-2.jpg) "...Follow me, and I will make you fishers of men." Matthew 4:19 "Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after." - Thoreau
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Re: Fish in the Freezer...How Long does it last?
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04/05/12 12:11 AM
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Bobcat1
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I couldn't tell you. Mine is empty right now. 
Bobby Barnett
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Re: Fish in the Freezer...How Long does it last?
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04/05/12 01:03 AM
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ZackP
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I make sure that nothing is in the freezer for over a year. I get alot of requests for fish from family and friends so I like to keep a good supply on hand. I have not had any issue so far but it usually only last a few months at most.
Zack Potter
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Re: Fish in the Freezer...How Long does it last?
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04/05/12 02:05 AM
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Don Collum
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Idefintley A long time if frozen and keep that way in ice.
I have had an senerio like PEPOP and you would have thought they were a fresh catch.
Last edited by Don Collum; 04/05/12 02:06 AM.
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