Red Fish for dinner

[Giorgio]

Phat, nice Red fish and those crabs, I would've cleaned them as soon as I got back, then froze them. I love stuffing them, then bake them, I crack the claws, put them in my gravy (sauce), great Sunday dinner with a nice glass of red. But that's me.
Another day in that beautiful clear water and having a great day, nothing better, enjoy!!!
G

[SkunkBoat]

That was Phatdaddy not me.

I gave up on crabs. Too much work. Gotta be really drunk.

I do buy a fried softshell crab sandwich at the Patio Bar whenever they have them

[Giorgio]

Skunk, so sorry about that screw up.I'll see if I can edit it. I just did, maybe you were the only one who noticed??
G

[phatdaddy]

Charlie, they are a firm fish, good on the grill or frying. They get huge, 25 lbs or so, but they are not good to eat best ones are 17 - 20 inches. Nobody really ate them here until the 80 s when the blackened redfish craze was started. They are pretty bloody, I always bleed them as sone as I catch them

G, I cleaned the crabs before freezing. We will collect about 2 or 3 dozen and then steam and pick the meat to make West Indies Salad

[Giorgio]

That salad sounds good, I want some!!!
ENJOY!!!

[phatdaddy]

I ll meet you half way and swap for one of your bagels

[Blue_Runner]

Digging up an old post I missed.....


Phat, those reds get just a touch bigger than 25 lbs!

The IFGA World record was caught in NC a looooong time ago from the surf:

94 pounds, 2 ounces
In 1984, a giant red drum weighing 94 pounds, 2 ounces was caught off Hatteras Island. It broke both the state and all-tackle world record, and it remains the International Game Fish Association All Tackle world record for red drum today.