Spanish are in

phatdaddy · #1 03-22-2009, 05:55 PM

spring is offically here, these guys started showing up middle of this week. caught 20 in about 45 minutes of trolling, but only these 5 were legal (12 inches) i am not a big fan on eating them, i will put them in the crab trap or turn them into a grouper later on. you guys up north hang on its on the way.....

THEFERMANATOR · #2 03-22-2009, 08:02 PM

I need to get out and get a few. I personally like to eat em myself, but that's just me. I IMEDIATELY put them on ice and filet em out as soon as possible. Cut them in half to remove the boney strip down them and get the blood strip out. Then soak em in salt water overnight in the fridge and fry em up in corn meal. My other half HATES gamet tasting fish. but LOVES to eat fried SPANISH MACKS.

phatdaddy · #3 03-22-2009, 09:37 PM

i will try the salt water trick, thanks

labii · #4 03-23-2009, 02:20 PM

Phat , how far south are you ?

tsubaki · #5 03-23-2009, 03:13 PM

And what's the water temp?
You got them from the Gulf or Atlantic?

phatdaddy · #6 03-23-2009, 08:49 PM

I'm on the northern gulf coast, 100 miles east of pensacola. water temp hit the magic 68.5*
pompano should be next @ 70*

tsubaki · #7 03-24-2009, 04:46 AM

Thanks, thought I'd track them up the coast.
Anyway I'll keep an eye out, thought we had several weeks before they get here.
Like FERM said, filleted and fried.

Blue_Runner · #8 03-25-2009, 12:04 PM

Fried is good. I like grilled too. It is less trouble than fried.
http://www.wellcraftv20.com/communit...hlight=spanish

willy · #9 03-26-2009, 04:06 PM

nice Phat looks like light tackle fun

Blue_Runner · #10 03-27-2009, 02:33 PM

Just think, we usually b!tch and gripe over illegal immigrants be all of a sudden we are happy to see the spanish show up.

How far north do they go? A google search yielded some results for migration patterns on the east coast and said as far north as cape cod. I never hear any of the yanks on here talking about Spanish....its nornally us southern folk from NC on down to FL.

P.S. They'll be here by the 3rd week of April. About 1 - 2 weeks after I visit