Hard cooler
For the drive home rather than the boat. The crew clean and bag your catch; getting it back to a freezer still cold is your problem, and it is the one people solve in a supermarket car park.
What happens to the catch between the cleaning table and your kitchen, which is the part most first-timers have not planned.
The reasoning is on /what-to-expect, which is the better place to decide whether you need any of this.
Insulated fish bags
Pack flat, hold a filleted catch, and take up no room in luggage on the way down. A sensible alternative to buying a cooler you then have to fly home with.
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