how many mullet can the 08 hold or do i need to get a 50
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That's what I love about this board...You learn something new everyday... Here in Oregon a mullet is a bad haircut... Come to find out, it's a really popular fish in Florida...Can't wait to try one some day... Sorry J, I don't know the answer to your question but I'm sure someone will reply soon...
There is a good guy here on the forum with a username "Smokemullet" I'll bet he can tell you. He lives in Cedar Keys, I believe.
WeeWilly,
I'll try to answer J. I have a CS55 with five shelves. I remove the heads, spit the mullet from the top down and butterfly with the stomach intact and scales left on the fish. Using a 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 lb mullet I place two per shelf by putting them head to tail beside each other. If the mullet are running small, 1lb to 1 1/2 lb you can place three per shelf.
I smoke nine mullet at a time, using the bottom shelf for only one mullet, so the smoke can work its way up. If running small I can smoke 14, 2 on the bottom shelf, but I have never smoke more than 12. Now! I am sorry, I don't know how many shelves the 008 and 009 have, but I am guessing three. I use no rubs, just kosher salt and plenty of black pepper and use 3 to 4 oz Red Bay wood and smoke 3 to 4 hours at 190 degrees. Don't smoke any hotter for it will dry the fish out. I use a finger test to see if the fish is soft under the brown smoked surface. If for making dip I like the flesh soft, if for serving whole I like the fish a little more firm.
Hope this helps
smokemullet
I'll try to answer J. I have a CS55 with five shelves. I remove the heads, spit the mullet from the top down and butterfly with the stomach intact and scales left on the fish. Using a 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 lb mullet I place two per shelf by putting them head to tail beside each other. If the mullet are running small, 1lb to 1 1/2 lb you can place three per shelf.
I smoke nine mullet at a time, using the bottom shelf for only one mullet, so the smoke can work its way up. If running small I can smoke 14, 2 on the bottom shelf, but I have never smoke more than 12. Now! I am sorry, I don't know how many shelves the 008 and 009 have, but I am guessing three. I use no rubs, just kosher salt and plenty of black pepper and use 3 to 4 oz Red Bay wood and smoke 3 to 4 hours at 190 degrees. Don't smoke any hotter for it will dry the fish out. I use a finger test to see if the fish is soft under the brown smoked surface. If for making dip I like the flesh soft, if for serving whole I like the fish a little more firm.
Hope this helps
smokemullet
Smokemullet knows his mullet! 
just ordered 08 w/5 rack sys. i am going to use S.M.'s recipe on first try then mess w/ others.
can i get red bay wood if i come up to ceder key which is about 1.1/2 hrs. from me in spring hill fl. one of our favorate places in c.k. is the egals club. let me know. j foley
can i get red bay wood if i come up to ceder key which is about 1.1/2 hrs. from me in spring hill fl. one of our favorate places in c.k. is the egals club. let me know. j foley