Nothing like storage of your catch in a vacuum and freezing it for that fresh taste and quality, that keeps for a year of longer. I usually fill a seperate freezer with fresh caught fish each season and have excellent fish, through till the next season. Vacuum packaging insures this and I will have beautiful filets without freezer burn. The unit I use has lasted for 7 or 8 years and is stilll going strong. It is the large one that is called the Professional Model II.

I believe that your choice of bags makes a difference with this machines performance. After having a few problems with the seals breaking on the rough Mil Pouches which was recommended, I switched to the Micro-Layer Vacuum Pouches. They are so much easier to us and the seal holds much better. I now buy these bags from a company called DOUG CARE EQUIPMENT, out of California. http://www.dougcare.com. Buy the way the Micro-bags are a lot cheaper. I usually get 100/pkg @ 21.60. That's half the price of the other rough Mil bags. They also have every Vacuum Packer imaginable. Check them out.

The local resource the I believe HogHunter refered to, is call Professionall Marketing Group Inc. They use to be located on Rainier Ave. South but they resently moved to a warehouse while they were looking for another retail location. Landlord raised the rent so they decided it was the right time for a move. I talked to one of their representatives at the Monroe Fishing Expo a few weeks back, that's how I know. There phone number still works. Call Toll Free @ 1-800-227-3769 or go to their Web site @ http://www.pmgquality.com.

Hope this helps and thanks for being a valued member of this board. Let us know what your final choices are, as it could be helpful to myself and others in the future.