The spring is here Spanish has arrived thread

[phatdaddy]

I will try the milk trick ,spare. Funny you would mention bluefish., we caught about 4 while trolling. Down here they are never eaten. Total trash fish. I know you northern guys eat them. It has got to be what they eat. We eat mullet here, but go west of Mobile or south of Tampa and they think your crazy.

The actual taste of spanish is not the issue to me, the texture of the meat is very mushy. I filet, skin, then cut out bloodline and fry.

[SkunkBoat]

Bluefish is shark bait. period.

Don't think I ever had spanish macks but we caught a couple ceros down in Lauderdale a few years back and I seem to remember they were tasty.

Speaking of freezer... I gotta break out some of the mahi-mahi and seabass that I still have from October.

[bradford]

Always look forward to this thread.

[Giorgio]

Blue fish are fun to catch, not eat, so it's catch and release not catch and fillet. If you get around the dark meat, the white meat isn't that bad, soak the fillets in milk overnight. I still don't eat them.

[THEFERMANATOR]

Originally Posted by Giorgio

Blue fish are fun to catch, not eat, so it's catch and release not catch and fillet. If you get around the dark meat, the white meat isn't that bad, soak the fillets in milk overnight. I still don't eat them.

I eat them. They're not great, but they're very edible if you clean and prep them properly. Same with jack crevalle, yes there is much better eating, but in the winter when jacks is all that's biting, they'll make a dinner.

[charlie_the_tuna]

most folks with sense don't eat blues. they are a blast to catch and have saved many a fishing trip but I probably would opt for starvation on a desert island infested with bluefish. when they show up they'll hit anything and you could catch one every cast for an hour or more. they're easy to find, easier to catch and always fight until they cant fight no more. I will always do my best to release them unharmed to fight another day. that said, I have eaten snappers (baby bluefish) and if you dunk 'em in oil and fry 'em up, they aint half bad.

[spareparts]

Ive eaten small fresh blues, they are OK, but not something I crave, the milk thing helps with the oil in them as well. I never freeze blues, they turn to mush. If they dont get eaten fresh, they get turned into chum.