Stringer

Florida 1983. Your fishing guide, Dave, told you to get in the water and push the boat when it got stuck, so you do. Later you find out the water was infested with alligators and he didn’t tell you because he knew you wouldn’t get in the water and push the boat if you had any idea.

Threading the fish one by one through the gills onto the stringer. Essentially a large scale needle and thread the fish hang from, making it an ideal photo opportunity in addition to its real function: to keep the fish underwater and alive longer before you take them out and kill them anyway. A simple way to hold off the looming deterioration.

They begin to spoil as soon as they are taken from the water. The process makes them slimy and discolored. Specific spoilage organisms are the culprits. Preservation is ahead, but did you know there were so many ways to preserve fish?