06-15-2011, 06:33 PM
They probably aren't bad to eat, no doubt. They aren't found off my coast though.
I've got a rule. If I can't fillet it, and have a boneless and skinless slab of meat afterwards, it doesn't go in the box. I also don't keep things that are time consuming to clean, like TRIGGER FISH! Holy crap, I HATE cleaning triggerfish.
I'm not a big fan of cleaning the east coast version of Sheepshead either, but i've got a buddy that can make short work of them with an electric fillet knife. I suck with an electric fillet knife, and working them over with a standard blade, no matter how sharp, is a pain. So, I normally toss them back too. LOL! [:p]
We usually come back with a few Kings, grouper, seabass, cobia....something like that. Something that fillet's or steaks out clean, and pound for pound has the most eatible meat per fish. In other words, I'd rather clean one 30 pound cobia than 30 yellow tail snapper. That's time managment, catch big fish, and you don't need to keep as many. [cool]
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I've got a rule. If I can't fillet it, and have a boneless and skinless slab of meat afterwards, it doesn't go in the box. I also don't keep things that are time consuming to clean, like TRIGGER FISH! Holy crap, I HATE cleaning triggerfish.
I'm not a big fan of cleaning the east coast version of Sheepshead either, but i've got a buddy that can make short work of them with an electric fillet knife. I suck with an electric fillet knife, and working them over with a standard blade, no matter how sharp, is a pain. So, I normally toss them back too. LOL! [:p]
We usually come back with a few Kings, grouper, seabass, cobia....something like that. Something that fillet's or steaks out clean, and pound for pound has the most eatible meat per fish. In other words, I'd rather clean one 30 pound cobia than 30 yellow tail snapper. That's time managment, catch big fish, and you don't need to keep as many. [cool]
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