Catfish Slime

[cddogfan1]

What's a good way to avoid it or get it off. Went Friday night and set lime lines. Did pretty well. Put them on ice. Was not able to clean them till yesterday. Man some of them had really thick layer of slime. More than I can remember in the past. I used table salt it it helped remove it. Did not know if you all have a way to avoid it. And maybe something better than the table salt.

 

[Nicodemus]

Just wipe it off with an old wash rag then commence to skinning and gutting.

 

[cddogfan1]

Just wipe it off with an old wash rag then commence to skinning and gutting.

I tried that and it would have taken a boat load. Wish I had taken a picture. It was thick. Don't ever remember seeing it this bad before. I wound up using rags , salt and a scrub brush. Really want to know if there is a way to prevent it.

 

[Big7]

If you have good water pressure, you should be able to get it off with a hose end sprayer. Set it so you have a fan spray of about 4 inches.

Catfish skin is tough. Just bare down it with the high pressure water.

 

[NCHillbilly]

We just rinse them off with a hose if there's one around, and get to filleting. It all comes off when you skin the fillets.

 

[specialk]

never heard of that, i always clean my fish directly after fishing though.....

 

[jcbcpa]

I throw them in my fish scaler for a minute or 2.

 

[TurkeyH90]

Keep them alive. I had a buddy would tether them out in the river with paracord Obviously you risk a Gator but he always did it and never had a problem. He caught more catfish than anyone I've ever known.

 

[BASS1FUN]

The best way is not catch them, I boat flipped one that ate my spinnerbait on Lake Oconee and I washed and washed and washed my carpet in which after about a year it wouldn’t slime up also I allowed my friend to put one in my livewell and it had that oily look when water and oil/gas mix, I took ammonia and washed my livewell

 

[w j henderson]

After you catch your fill of catfish, switch to eel fishing. You won't worry about the catfish slime at all anymore.

 

[cddogfan1]

Just read a post on FB where a guy recommended using a saltwater ice slurry in your cooler . Going to give it a try next time.