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FORUM SPONSORS => Pit Barrel Cooker Co. => Topic started by: 1Bigg_ER on June 14, 2014, 12:42:26 AM

Title: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: 1Bigg_ER on June 14, 2014, 12:42:26 AM
Has anybody tried hanging whole fish in the PBC?
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: hikerman on June 14, 2014, 12:54:27 AM
No, but you may have to hang it tail-up! Thicker end down.  :-\
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on June 14, 2014, 01:27:30 AM
You might want to use a treble hook.  :P
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: muebe on June 14, 2014, 07:29:43 AM
I have never seen anyone do it myself.

Curious to see how it comes out.
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: 1Bigg_ER on June 14, 2014, 08:16:24 AM
You might want to use a treble hook.  :P

LOL! I see what you did there.
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: 1Bigg_ER on June 14, 2014, 08:18:04 AM
Looks like I'll be the guinea pig. Lemme get whiskeyed up first. I'll report back.
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: 1Bigg_ER on June 14, 2014, 06:26:04 PM
It didn't quite work out. Found the snapper in chilling in the charcoal basket. I think I'll either use the Weber rib rack on the grate our hang the rib rack.

(http://i1175.photobucket.com/albums/r636/emtawali/IMG_20140614_110631_zpsn5qoopwo.jpg) (http://s1175.photobucket.com/user/emtawali/media/IMG_20140614_110631_zpsn5qoopwo.jpg.html)

(http://i1175.photobucket.com/albums/r636/emtawali/IMG_20140614_110844_zpsk89difhf.jpg) (http://s1175.photobucket.com/user/emtawali/media/IMG_20140614_110844_zpsk89difhf.jpg.html)

Not sure how this happened coz the jaw bone was still intact.

(http://i1175.photobucket.com/albums/r636/emtawali/IMG_20140614_120413_zpskszxondh.jpg) (http://s1175.photobucket.com/user/emtawali/media/IMG_20140614_120413_zpskszxondh.jpg.html)

Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on June 14, 2014, 06:35:05 PM
Yep, should have used a treble hook.  :P
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: muebe on June 14, 2014, 07:37:27 PM
Maybe hook it through both gills?

Or you could suspend it in a fish basket also.
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: 1Bigg_ER on June 14, 2014, 09:34:34 PM
I have another fish waiting to be experimented with. I think Hikerman is on to something with the treble hook.
Muebe, unfortunately I don't have a fish basket.  I try to stay away from unitasking gadgets.
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: smoker pete on June 15, 2014, 11:05:20 AM
Yep, should have used a treble hook.  :P

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab105/papa_peter/Emoticons/LOLROTF_zps02becf79.gif)
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: smokendevo on June 15, 2014, 11:26:56 AM
Wish I had seen this earlier. I tried a few years ago to hang trout in my bradley smoker. It don't matter what you do most will end up getting away from you and landing on the bottom. Seems fish meat is just to weak to hold any kinfd of hooks when it gets up to temp.
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: 1Bigg_ER on June 15, 2014, 11:40:16 AM
Yep, should have used a treble hook.  :P

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab105/papa_peter/Emoticons/LOLROTF_zps02becf79.gif)

HAHAHAHA!
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: spuds on June 15, 2014, 10:14:12 PM
Yep, should have used a treble hook.  :P

(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab105/papa_peter/Emoticons/LOLROTF_zps02becf79.gif)
;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: Pit Barrel Cooker Co. on June 25, 2014, 01:04:54 AM
Fish is so delicate that most of the time it doesn't work out unless you use a hanging basket (someone else mentioned that) or cook it on the grill. It will be great either way! Thank you for the post, PBC Co.- Amber
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: smokeasaurus on June 25, 2014, 08:51:19 AM
Thanks for sharing this experiment with all of us. I was figuring to just use the grate and flip the fish once during the cook. When I don't feel like using the hooks I just set the meat on the cooking grate for a worry free cook and I get darn good results cause the cooking grate is in the "Sweet Spot" of the PBC........
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: TMB on June 25, 2014, 10:09:26 AM
Just my 2 cents worth, but if you would go to Wally World buy a few cheap cooking racks and make a basket I think you would have a winner.

Here is one I made for meatloaf, it is used in TBE 

(http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt326/TMBs/fatty2.jpg) (http://s624.photobucket.com/user/TMBs/media/fatty2.jpg.html)
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: 1Bigg_ER on June 26, 2014, 11:47:37 PM
Just my 2 cents worth, but if you would go to Wally World buy a few cheap cooking racks and make a basket I think you would have a winner.

Here is one I made for meatloaf, it is used in TBE 

(http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/tt326/TMBs/fatty2.jpg) (http://s624.photobucket.com/user/TMBs/media/fatty2.jpg.html)

Thank you TMB. I'll try that.
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: 1Bigg_ER on June 26, 2014, 11:49:47 PM
I could easily cook the fish on the grate but there's no fun in taking the easy route. LOL!!
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: smoker pete on June 27, 2014, 10:51:33 AM
(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab105/papa_peter/grilling-basket-for-fish_zpsa2d7e0db.jpg)

You could try using a fish basket  8)
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: TMB on June 27, 2014, 11:07:35 AM
(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab105/papa_peter/grilling-basket-for-fish_zpsa2d7e0db.jpg)

You could try using a fish basket  8)
There you go, use a fish basket and hang it from the rod.   
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: TwoPockets on June 27, 2014, 11:37:53 AM
Something like this would work hanging in the PBC.

http://www.amazon.com/ECBuddy-Fish-Grilling-Basket-inches/dp/B00K0BXW6S/ref=sr_1_41?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1403883294&sr=1-41&keywords=fish+grill+basket
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: 1Bigg_ER on June 29, 2014, 09:57:58 PM
Thank you for the suggestions. Seems like fish basket thingy is the way to go.
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: spuds on June 30, 2014, 02:04:28 AM
(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab105/papa_peter/grilling-basket-for-fish_zpsa2d7e0db.jpg)

You could try using a fish basket  8)
There you go, use a fish basket and hang it from the rod.
I like that basket,can you remember what brand/model that is?
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: smoker pete on June 30, 2014, 11:54:12 AM
(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab105/papa_peter/grilling-basket-for-fish_zpsa2d7e0db.jpg)

You could try using a fish basket  8)
There you go, use a fish basket and hang it from the rod.
I like that basket,can you remember what brand/model that is?

I Googled "BBQ fish Basket" spuds and posted a basket picture with a whole fish in it  ;D  8)  ... got 2.900.000 hits.  There's a lot of baskets out there ...
Title: Re: whole fish on PBC?
Post by: Las Vegan Cajun on June 30, 2014, 12:01:11 PM
(http://i854.photobucket.com/albums/ab105/papa_peter/grilling-basket-for-fish_zpsa2d7e0db.jpg)

You could try using a fish basket  8)

Now that looks like the way to do it.   ;)