Originally Posted by
PhillyPhlyer40
So I am in south Florida, and going to do a little (lot of?) sportfishing. I am looking at possibly bringing home some fish. I am confused with CO.com-
Here (
http://www.continental.com/web/en-US...age/check.aspx) it says that in F I will get 3 checked bags-up to 70lbs each free-assume that is still correct.
But how to transport it???
Here (
http://www.continental.com/web/en-US...e/fragile.aspx) it says that dry ice needs to be in a "vented" container "properly marked". Where do I get a vented container? It also says there that seafood can not be packed in "wet ice". Does this mean I can not put it in a cooler and have it on ice???
Here are my plans-get a GOOD igloo cooler-one of the 5 day keepers, and pack it with fish (in bags) and ice (not dry ice) also in bags. Then DUCT TAPE the h*ll out of it!!! Will tape off the drain too. I am fishing on Friday-leave on the 330pm Saturday-will have the fish in my freezer by 9pm Saturday! Anyone ever do this? Will CO accept it????
My concern is that CO says no wet ice-I am assuming that means slopping around in water-and a vented container for dry ice. UGH!
THOUGHTS???
Dry ice is a no-no. And apparantly regualr ice is a no-no (at the security checkpoint) if you want to carry it on board. A family friend lives on the Gulf Coast and likes to bring us shrimp when he visits (he flies CO btw). TSA (which is the authority in this matter) may not notice if you check your baggage. However, if you encase the cooler in duct tape, that probably will give them a red flag to look inside it, since you're not suppose to hand them "locked" luggage. The only thing I'd suggest is transporting your fish in ice to the airport, dump the ice out before going through security, then once you're through security, give one of the vendors there $5 bucks or so and ask them to fill up your cooler with ice again. Our friend freezes his shrimp before he leaves, and it surprisingly doesn't defrost all the way before he arrives in CA.