Salt Chub fillets?

[Kent]

Early on, I would freeze my chubs whole (they were typically only about 5 to 7 inches long), without salt, and then cut them up when I used them. When my chub hole went south I started catching larger chubs. I soon realized that they took way too much room in my freezer if I froze them whole. I started filleting the chubs and just freezing the fillets. At first, I never used any salt and then I started adding salt to about 1/2 of them. I was so pleased with the results of the salted fillets, for the last couple years I have salted all of my chub fillets. I find the fish like them just as well and sometimes a little better when salted. I have also discovered that, generously salted fillets, never freeze solid, even at zero degrees. I can use them right out of the freezer and any left over fillets can be refrozen and used again the next trip.

I fillet the chubs and toss the fillets into a bucket. After filleting all of the chubs I add a generous amount of powder salt (I was given a case a few years back), but any salt will work just fine. I stir the fillets around in the salt to make sure they are covered in salt. I then vacuum seal them.