Dorado
Keeper of San Juan Secrets
The Stripers seem to be pungent and they get smelly faster since I don’t have a Livewell (we immediately put them in a cooler and cover them with ice).
Or is that my imagination?
Not sure about that, they all seem to have a distinctive smell! At the risk of being repetitive, be sure to bleed them out before you put them in the cooler, your filets will be a lot cleaner and taste better. Do that all your fish. Since you don't have a livewell, maybe just a bucket of water to put them in while the bleed out, then put them on ice?