what is your opinion of a true 48? ice or no ice? very,very little ice on top. I am thinking just two hand fulls of ice. but getting a full one is trickier some days than others. I am seeing a lot of 2 liter bottles of ice. missing out on that extra alfredo dish:smiley:
put frozen water bottles in the coolerâŚdump shrimp on topâŚknow how many bottles you have in there and continue to shuffle them up through the shrimp as you fill your coolerâŚmax out at 48qts and remove all ice bottlesâŚshrimp will be plenty cold enough to pass âthe manââŚthen just ice down liberallyâŚ
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and can re use over and over again. donât have to buy it or bring home from work. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm project cheap shrimp i like it.
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Originally posted by silverinletwhat is your opinion of a true 48?</font id=âredâ> ice or no ice? very,very little ice on top. I am thinking just two hand fulls of ice. but getting a full one is trickier some days than others. I am seeing a lot of 2 liter bottles of ice. missing out on that extra alfredo dish:smiley:
To me, 48 quarts in when you have to mash down the lid on a 48 quart cooler with no ice, frozen water bottles, etc. I have seen a lot of pictures on here this year of a âlimitâ, but there was still room in the cooler for more shrimp. And some of these were pictures of the same type 48 quart cooler that I have. Now before yâall start, I understand that some pictures may have been taken before the cooler was âtopped offâ, and some people like to stop just short of a full cooler to leave some wiggle room in case they are checked by DNR, etc, etc, etc. This year I filled my cooler just over half full (by my guess) one night and the next night we had to literally mash the lid down to close it. When all were de-headed and packed in quart containers, we had 44 quarts. The limit is 48 quarts - 29 de-headed, why stop short if you are on them?
-The size of a fish is directly proportional to the time between when itâs lost and the story is told. - Me
-Whatâs the best eating fish, you ask? Iâve found that for a lot people, its the ones that they happen to be able to catch, clean, and cook. - My Dad
-Until you have loved a dog, part of your soul remains unawakened. Anatole France (paraphrased)
-RIP my âPuppy Dogâ 10/15/2004 - 1/14/2013. Iâll never forget him. What a special friend he was.
-Team Gonna Fish
I like the spelling coolers, when you open the cooler the shrimp say igloo on top. In cooler water and a quick limit they will be fine
Olde Man Charters
My 48qt cooler holds more than 48, so with a couple of bottles in it I feel safe to go through any DRN check
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Originally posted by sulcatamanI like the spelling coolers, when you open the cooler the shrimp say igloo on top. In cooler water and a quick limit they will be fine
Olde Man Charters
Thatâs what Iâm talking about 
-The size of a fish is directly proportional to the time between when itâs lost and the story is told. - Me
-Whatâs the best eating fish, you ask? Iâve found that for a lot people, its the ones that they happen to be able to catch, clean, and cook. - My Dad
-Until you have loved a dog, part of your soul remains unawakened. Anatole France (paraphrased)
-RIP my âPuppy Dogâ 10/15/2004 - 1/14/2013. Iâll never forget him. What a special friend he was.
-Team Gonna Fish
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Originally posted by silverinletwhat is your opinion of a true 48?</font id=âredâ> ice or no ice? very,very little ice on top. I am thinking just two hand fulls of ice. but getting a full one is trickier some days than others. I am seeing a lot of 2 liter bottles of ice. missing out on that extra alfredo dish:smiley:
To me, 48 quarts in when you have to mash down the lid on a 48 quart cooler with no ice, frozen water bottles, etc. I have seen a lot of pictures on here this year of a âlimitâ, but there was still room in the cooler for more shrimp. And some of these were pictures of the same type 48 quart cooler that I have. Now before yâall start, I understand that some pictures may have been taken before the cooler was âtopped offâ, and some people like to stop just short of a full cooler to leave some wiggle room in case they are checked by DNR, etc, etc, etc. This year I filled my cooler just over half full (by my guess) one night and the next night we had to literally mash the lid down to close it. When all were de-headed and packed in quart containers, we had 44 quarts. The limit is 48 quarts - 29 de-headed, why stop short if you are on them?
-The size of a fish is directly proportional to the time between when itâs lost and the story is told. - Me
-Whatâs the best eating fish, you ask? Iâve found that for a lot people, its the ones that they happen to be able to catch, clean, and cook. - My Dad
-Until you have loved a dog, part of your soul remains unawakened. Anatole France (paraphrased)
-RIP my âPuppy Dogâ 10/15/2004 - 1/14/2013. Iâll never forget him. What a special friend he was.
-Team Gonna Fish
the have a box to check them, if you are over you get a ticket. Is one or two quarts worth it? some of you sound like the very reason we have limits now.
So we should all stop short of the LEGAL limit? So they can grow for next year? So thereâs more for others to catch? Because I donât know what 48 quarts is? Why stop short? The current limits are in place because of what was happening before the limits. People fighting, shooting at each other, etc. I live at minimum 2 hours from the coast. If I spend the money and time to drive down, Iâm not stopping short if Iâm on them. I will not knowingly take over the limit, though, no matter how hard they are running. To me, stopping short because Iâm worried about getting caught over is the same as when people wonât pass a police officer even though heâs driving less than the posted speed limit. It makes no sense. Just sayingâŚ
-The size of a fish is directly proportional to the time between when itâs lost and the story is told. - Me
-Whatâs the best eating fish, you ask? Iâve found that for a lot people, its the ones that they happen to be able to catch, clean, and cook. - My Dad
-Until you have loved a dog, part of your soul remains unawakened. Anatole France (paraphrased)
-RIP my âPuppy Dogâ 10/15/2004 - 1/14/2013. Iâll never forget him. What a special friend he was.
-Team Gonna Fish
quarter, third, half, or full, it is one of the best sports South Carolina has to offer, the eating with friends and family is where itâs at.
OBTW getting none is ok also, being on the water is the greatest!
I have always used two 5 gallon buckets with holes drilled in the bottom. When they get filled to the top that is my limit. I was taught this by an old timer, but I have never been officially checked.
We use a 54 or 68. Both have been pitcher filled and marked with a Sharpie for 48qt And we donât pack them down. We start with 10# bag of ice still in the bag. Just move it up as you go. We lay it on top when full. You never have to worry limit all if you measured it out. Ice - about 6-8 yrs ago at the start of the season it was just after a 108 degree heat wave. Water like 90+. We lost some shrimp from a 3/4 full cooler not having enough ice!
Had two 8# bags and the heat of the shrimp melted it all before we got to the store for more. We re-iced the top and thought the bottom was cool. It was not. Has not happened again - know that.
J Ford
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Originally posted by jfordabout 6-8 yrs ago at the start of the season it was just after a 108 degree heat wave. Water like 90+. We lost some shrimp from a 3/4 full cooler not having enough ice!
</font id=âquoteâ></blockquote id=âquoteâ>thatâs a tough lesson, but a good pro-tip!
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much better tip than a meaningless rant.
For those of you who use the commercial seafood or shrimp baskets (the orange ones), the 48 quart limit is not to the top. Itâs about two to three rows of holes down from the top. You might want to measure you own basket. We put a partial bag of ice on top of the shrimp while catching them. If itâs warm we mix a few handfuls of ice in the lower portions of the basket to cool them. By the time, youâre done the lower shrimp are cool and thereâs not lot of ice in there if your are checked. By far, the ice bottle method is the best way. If you have a bunch of ice in there and the man is going to measure your catch, dump a bucket of water in there to melt everything.
Capt. Pete
Bushwacker
That extra packing of a cooler is not going to be worth the $440.00 fine per qt. you going to get for being over the limit. Iâm sure DNR is not going to beat that container they use to measure with on the bow of the boat 48 times, as they check your cooler.
Plus who wants to eat smashed shrimp?
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Originally posted by seaoxThat extra packing of a cooler is not going to be worth the $440.00 fine per qt. you going to get for being over the limit. Iâm sure DNR is not going to beat that container they use to measure with on the bow of the boat 48 times, as they check your cooler.
Seconded. Rather go home a quart or three of shrimp short than a paycheck shortâŚ