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Post by footy3 on Jan 17, 2023 7:40:52 GMT -5
At my primary home we have our main fridge in the kitchen, a spare fridge in the rec room, and I have a dedicated bait freezer in the garage. We recently decided to spend the winters in Key largo and the home we are staying in only has a single fridge in the kitchen. I am trying to decide if i should just buy a cheap chest freezer for bait, and maybe keep some other freezer items, like for example unopened packages of frozen foods that would move to the kitchen once they are opened, or instead buy a second fridge.
Would the bait smell permeate it's way into the fridge? Interested in anyone's thoughts.....
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Post by finatic on Jan 17, 2023 7:52:19 GMT -5
Would the bait smell permeate it's way into the fridge? Interested in anyone's thoughts..... Hell yes and if your wife is anyway like mine your going to hear about it over and over. Save your self from that pain and get a small designated bait freezer and then if she put something in there and it gets smelly oh well
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Post by outtadblue on Jan 17, 2023 9:29:22 GMT -5
I say freezer as well. I have both at our camp and the bait smell has moved to the refrigerator before. Can’t have my beer smelling like pogies.
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Post by nickbhw on Jan 17, 2023 9:58:02 GMT -5
I would get a freezer in that situation. You don't want the bait to start smelling like beer. The fish will be less likely to bite.
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Post by fishnfool on Jan 17, 2023 10:03:15 GMT -5
I have a spare fridge with bottom freezer in our rec room/basement. I keep frozen ballyhoo in the freezer but the fridge primarily serves as an overflow for food etc so there's not a lot of room. Nothing permeates the fridge so long as things stay frozen. If it is going to be a dedicated bait hold a freezer would be nice, BUT I do like have the dual functioning fridge/freezer aspect even if it was dedicated for bait and such. You can keep frozen bait in the freezer, beers and fresh bait in the fridge. I guess it just depends on how much freezer space you need.
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Post by DMBekus on Jan 17, 2023 13:23:53 GMT -5
I keep chum and ballyhoo in the bottom of my kitchen frig in keys condo and never had issue. Dedicated bait freezer is more manly. forgot to mention, ballyhoo and small stuff I vacuum freeze, chum just wrap in plastic bag
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Post by EasyPeasy on Jan 18, 2023 13:02:41 GMT -5
If you're at all concerned about cross contamination odors, then separate bait freezer is my recommendation as well. Most refrigerator/freezers have one refrigeration compressor and the cooled air circulates through both spaces. So the smell is bound to cross between. However, notably, SubZero models have separate cooling circulation, so less chance of cross contamination. But that would be one hell of an expensive bait / beer cooler.... For me, however I don't care, and my bait is frozen in the same fridge as my beer in the garage.....
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Post by schlnrnd on Jan 19, 2023 6:43:00 GMT -5
I have a midsize refrigerator with small freezer in garage for cooler ice and drinks. I also have a deep freezer ONLY for bait and ice for the fish. If I lived on the water I’d have an ice maker on site. When I vacationed in the Keys a couple years ago the rental had one and it was a treat. Fresh ice every day. So, don’t mix the human food with the fish food. Wives will bark forever.
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