WPS kill bags, either the Offshore or Tuna Bag size works great, I run two of them plus a salmon bag for tuna runs. A great local company that stands behind their quality product, not the cheapest but a great investment.

 

Thank you.

 

I have owned both WPS and Reliable. Prefer the Reliable kill bags. Zipper worked better on my Reliable bags and (back a few years) the Reliable were a little wider for size and held more fish.

 

Keep in mind if you go real big on a kill bag, they become impossible to move when full. Also, the bags sort of blob out, not necessarily stand nicely like when empty. On my 21' I use a 200qt cooler center deck and two med WPS kill bags forward on either side. Leaves enough dance floor. Can hold 30+ tuna between these three. Two or three strong guys can lift the med bags with several fish and ice. I have had no failures on my WPS bags after several years of use.

 

I run 30x60 reliable kill bags and all bags unless you have a way to hold them up they blob out on the floor and take up a ton of room. I built a rack to hold two of the 30x60 bags (not using it and its for sale cheap lol) so they do not use up the whole dance floor.

 

I run 30x60 reliable kill bags and all bags unless you have a way to hold them up they blob out on the floor and take up a ton of room. I built a rack to hold two of the 30x60 bags (not using it and its for sale cheap lol) so they do not use up the whole dance floor.
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Stan, that is awesome, I know what I'm making next for my boat and kill bags

 

Reliable products have been great for me. Hold ice well, and generally hold up well. The straps will fail if you try and drag a bag full of 300# of tuna and ice by them (I think WPS is better for that). The blob effect No Excuses mentioned is very real and was a pain in the butt when I ran 30x60's on the gunnels of my Hewes Ocean Pro 220 (made it hard to gaff and fight fish). I like his kill bag cage, if your deck is big enough. I bought a half tote last year, and now I'm running that.

There are some new bags on the market with good reps so far... Kuuma and Opah bags both have thicker insulation than Reliables, and are welded PVC vs. stitched PVC coated canvas (the stitched styles like Reliable and WPS will weep meltwater/tuna goo slowly through the stitching.) Pay attention to all dimensions of the bag when buying (height matters... taller bags hold more but are more susceptible to the blob effect.

 

Half-tote. Just do it now. I have SMAK fish boxes/half-totes on the WA and AK boats and wouldn't look back. We still use kill bags (Reliable) for some tuna runs in addition to the half-tote, but they're not a replacement. Bags are tripping hazards. Totes are cutting surfaces and leaning posts. They're great fish-holds, but also deck accessories.

 

I use WPS bags in my hewes. I take out my passenger bench seat and stack bags there. I also put a few bags in the bow of the boat, I have bean bags that the crew uses on the ride in and out. Bean bags are stored on roof when we are fishing.

 

Buy the setup from No Excuses. It works great on a 24’ Hewes (my buddy had one on his 24’ Alaskan). Rod holders and sort of a decent seating area. But, you’re not cleaning fish on that.

A 1/2 tote will hold ice days longer though, and SMAK has a cutting board on top. I have a tan SMAK (the taller one with forklift legs, which makes filleting on it much more comfortable) I might sell if you want to go that route though. I know they are way backordered.

 

X27 for the 1/2 tote. This is our work table. Useful for many things .. Even as a seat when we have 5 on board with 4 seats. You will not move it when full. We stick it to the deck with some short nap industrial carpet.

 

I've had WPS bags for 10 years now and they still look new and had great zipper till this last trip. When you zip kill bags with fish in them you need to squeeze the bags vertically to get the zipper to work correctly without break them after the first season. The PVC WPS uses on it's bags lasts way longer than the Reliant bags IMO. You can't really go wrong these days, but buying WPS your supporting an Oregon business so I'm hip with that and they have excellent bags to boot!

 

I've had WPS bags for 10 years now and they still look new and had great zipper till this last trip. When you zip kill bags with fish in them you need to squeeze the bags vertically to get the zipper to work correctly without break them after the first season. The PVC WPS uses on it's bags lasts way longer than the Reliant bags IMO. You can't really go wrong these days, but buying WPS your supporting an Oregon business so I'm hip with that and they have excellent bags to boot!
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Copy that. Definitely like supporting local businesses. Thanks for the info. Zach

 

I really like the reliable bags.

 

Thanks everyone for all the input. Think I’m going to do a tote which sounds like holds plenty of ice and fish. After measuring it out in the boat it will still leave me enough room to get to the in floor fish box which will allow me to put a bag in with some more fish. Will definitely open up the back deck more. Thanks again. Good luck if you are headed out soon. Zach

 

My setup could use some help. Looking for recommendations on bags for tuna. What size, quality, longevity, successes and failures with them. Right now it’s the several cooler game with 4 smaller fish bags. I’m looking to invest in a bigger fish bag along with a tote for ice to get a little more room and organization on the boat. Any advice would be appreciated. I run a 24’ Hewes if that helps. Than

My setup could use some help. Looking for recommendations on bags for tuna. What size, quality, longevity, successes and failures with them. Right now it’s the several cooler game with 4 smaller fish bags. I’m looking to invest in a bigger fish bag along with a tote for ice to get a little more room and organization on the boat. Any advice would be appreciated. I run a 24’ Hewes if that helps. Thanks Zach

My setup could use some help. Looking for recommendations on bags for tuna. What size, quality, longevity, successes and failures with them. Right now it’s the several cooler game with 4 smaller fish bags. I’m looking to invest in a bigger fish bag along with a tote for ice to get a little more room and organization on the boat. Any advice would be appreciated. I run a 24’ Hewes if that helps. Thanks Zach

I had a custom WPS kill bag made that fits the length of my transom that will hold 30+ tuna, yes it ballon’s out a little in the middle but the straps at the ends of the bag reaches the cleats and once you cinched them down it keeps the bag up right, and on my boat allows plenty of room to fish, never had any issues with the zipper after seven years of fishing, the salt that builds up on all zippers will eventually ruin the zippers.
I use salt away on my kill bag and never any issues.

 

I just bought a WPS bag and the seams leak. Anyone have success sealing the seams with 5200 or silicone? I can use interior garbage bags, but I'd prefer not if possible.

 

There are a couple of weep holes in the bags to allow water that gets trapped in the liner to leak out, be sure not to seal these.