I'm so confused.....I have done lakers whole, only once over the fire in foil. Pretty good.

But my education continues. On my most recent trip it was standard fare to do filets over the fire in foil. However my accomplice did not poke any holes in the foil to drain the juice as we sort of liked dipping the filets in the juices. Pretty tasty. There also didn't seem to be any concern about the foil "bag" bursting. We used a grill of sorts and cooked over an open fire as opposed to coals.

Now Jaximus, who also sounds like this is common practice for him and his crew, pokes holes in the foil to drain the juice and perhaps "brown" the bottom a bit which also sounds like it might be a good idea. Will that dry the laker out? I suppose it is all good when you are hungry.