My fish went from the water onto ice spent about 10 minutes cleaning (cut myself had to clean up) and then straight into the breading and fryer. No salt water soak and i cut off the yellow meat. The dog didn't even want a piece of it and he eats night crawlers lol.
Gonna try and get some worms tonight since it rained and go to the river tomorrow.
What type of rod is it? Does it have a warranty? I've broken two rods, thankfully, they were under warranty and repaired/replaced at little cost. I responded to your WTB ad, Cabela's is having a good sale right now on fly rods.
One thing I like about the sit-in is the extra seat room.
My brother has a stadium seat for extra back support and could probably fit a bass boat seat in there.
... I hope to invest in some more St. Croix rods later in the summer...
...Maybe a St. Croix fly fishing rod in the future.