Re: [Killietalk] Heat sealers at WCW and Convention (was Re: Ignorance is bliss)

["RW Pierce" <rwpierce at att_net>]

Thanks Wright!



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Behalf Of Wright Huntley
Sent: Saturday, March 29, 2008 12:43 PM
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Subject: [Killietalk] Heat sealers at WCW and Convention (was Re:
Ignorance is bliss)


Rich,

I have 2 adjustable heat sealers, a big one and one barely big enough to
do the 4" bags. I always haul the small one with me to places like WCW
and Convention.

Since this is the ONLY way I have found to get a reliable seal on
breather bags, it is a shame the sealer mostly sits idle in my hotel
room and weighs down my luggage on these trips. Please contact me if you
(or others) want to borrow it in Portland or Syracuse. I usually do not
pack my fish on the Sunday of the auction, so maybe we should designate
my hotel room as a packing station for that day?

I pack my own fish on Mon. as I live so far in the boonies that I
usually have multiple flights and a looong drive to get home. [My sealer
will only be available Mon. when I have finished with it, usually about
time to leave for the airport.. :-) ]


RW Pierce wrote:
> When I have had to hand tie breathable bags and the newspaper did get wet,
> the fish still survived fine.  They were not sitting in a puddle of water,
> however.
>
> I have found that kotting the bags does not seal them tight enough to
> prevent leaks.  I have been able to seal the bags in a leak-proof fashion
> using rubber bands.
>
Unfortunately, both methods leave the bag like a golf ball, which isn't
the best shape for gas transit. Heat sealing allows flatter pillow
shape, which has more surface per cc of water, yet lets the fish stretch
out in even less water.
> Hopefully they will have a couple of impact sealers at the convention as
> this is still the best way to seal the bags.  I always double seal the
bags
> as I did have one open once during shipping.  The heat sealer must have
been
> set a bit too cool.
>
Wright

PS. For those needing a good, inexpensive Impulse Sealer, check out the
15 1/2 inch one at www.harborfreight.com. ($35.99 in my latest catalog.)
1-8 sec timer, and works great on breathers. Every club should buy one
(or more?)! [Way too heavy to be comfortable in baggage, tho.]

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Wright Huntley - 805 Valley West Cir., Bishop CA 93514
whuntley at verizon_net 760 872-3995. Cell 760 937-2276

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