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Good to eat? - Tarpon4me - 10-28-2004
OK, this may seem like a silly question, but i've always released Sailfish when I have hooked them. What i'm wondering is are they any good to eat? Someone asked me earlier today, and I didn't have an answer myself because i've never kept one and cooked it. If it is good, what is the flavor comparible to? Is it strong like King Mackeral, or is it mild like Cobia? I still encourage releasing any type of bill fish, but it's still good to know just incase.
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Re: [Tarpon4me] Good to eat? - ocean - 10-28-2004
The best way to eat them is when they are smoked
] I had a friend smoke one for me and it was awesome.They dont taste like kingfish or cobia.They hav etheir own taste.And i did fry some but it wasnt the same .Smoked to me was best.And i always have c&r all my biilfish i ever caught exept for that one sail he was hooked in a bad spot and i didnt think he was going to make it thats why i kept him.[signature]
Re: [ocean] Good to eat? - Tarpon4me - 10-28-2004
Hey, thanks for the tip. I release my billfish as well, I just wanted to know, that's the part of the "just in case" I was mentioning. Sometimes you get a bad hook set and letting them go is doing nothing more than releasing them to a less admiral meal for a shark. LOL, i'd much rather eat them myself if that's the case. I just wasn't shure because i'd never tried it before. But, if smoked is the trick, i'll have to try it should the opportunity arrise. We hook alot of sailfish here in Guam, alot by accident, so the chance of a foul hook is pretty high. Thanks alot for the info. I'll let yall know how I do this weekend. I'm going to try and snag some Wahoo, and maybe sneak out and go for some whites. Thanks again.
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Re: [Tarpon4me] Good to eat? - tubeN2 - 10-28-2004
Hey Bro! Any type of billfish is good eating, especially when foul hooked. They are good to make up in steaks much like you would do with whole Salmon or even Shark. I like to marinade the slightly just before going on the grill.
You can also pre marinade the before putting them on the smoker.[cool]
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Re: [tubeN2] Good to eat? - smitty26 - 11-02-2004
One of the best eating fish there is, I buy sword fish to eat all the time. cant really catch them here in tampa.
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Re: [smitty26] Good to eat? - tubeN2 - 11-02-2004
That's true. You will generally find them more around Mexico and Hawaiian Islands. Yummmmmmmy![cool]
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