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Black Sea Bass
seabiscuit
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Caught a bunch of BSB over the weekend with the kids. Had a great time - constant action. I cleaned them and left the skin on (after scaling) as the filets were so small I was afraid it would damage the meat by taking off the skin. Then took to The Pearle in Lanark and they fried them up for us. Really good and super friendly service. We also caught some Key West Grunts but I threw them back as I wasn't sure what they were. Do you guys also like to cook Key West Grunts?
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"That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow. That is the whole of the law. The rest is commentary."
Rabbi Hillel (c20 BCE)
- Vincent Van Gogh
“Everyone behaves badly--given the chance.”
― Ernest Hemingway
- Vincent Van Gogh
Only a few more weeks and about a hundred tax returns between me and sitting in that chair.
The taste of the grunt is very mild and the flesh is nice and firm.
My favorite sushi place used to try to keep BSB, but ran out fast.
The Sushi chef's eyes would light up when I walked in if he had it because he knew he was about to relive me of an extra portion of my hard-earned cash.
I have no problem with putting the filet knife on a grunt either.
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Unless you happen to be in jail at the time.
Congratlations!
Grunts will make a nice fish fry.
great Grouper bait as well...
"That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow. That is the whole of the law. The rest is commentary."
Rabbi Hillel (c20 BCE)
- Vincent Van Gogh
Of the thousands of fish species found in Florida waters, the vast majority have no specific regulations at all. These “unregulated” species include some very popular sport fish that are commonly caught by recreational anglers such as white grunt, gulf kingfish (whiting), gafftopsail catfish, ladyfish, cero mackerel, blackfin tuna, bonito, great barracuda, gulf kingfish, pinfish and jack crevalle. The list also includes thousands of other species that are less frequently targeted but sometimes caught incidentally including spadefish, American eels, silver perch, croakers, hardhead catfish, cownose rays, some stingrays and many others. The term “unregulated” can be misleading because standard recreational gear requirements still apply, and there is a default bag limit established by Florida Statute for any species harvested by a recreational angler. Harvesting amounts that exceed the default recreational bag limit (which are defined as commercial quantities) and commercial sale of all unregulated species would require a saltwater products license.
It is not listed as a reef fish or regulated species.
Reef Fish
Term used by fishery managers to describe several species of fish that tend to live and are frequently caught on reefs.
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"That which is hateful to you, do not do to your fellow. That is the whole of the law. The rest is commentary."
Rabbi Hillel (c20 BCE)
of those little grunts to clean,
after a 2 day weekend.
As for bait, I was on one side of the boat and chuckg, fishing the other.
my bait kept getting slammed!
I would come up empty?
Chuck slid over to my side of the boat.
He butterflied the biggest grunt we had.
Sent it down and reeled up a big ole red grouper.
By the way - The Pearle could be the new Julia Mae's....I know the JM fans will be happy to hear this - The Pearle is better in many ways. Really fresh vegetables. Country music. Key Lime Pie. Cook your catch either fried or blackened. Great service. BYOB. Hope we can all support it!
I do not believe gulf kingfish (whiting), are not the same thing - similar but not same
I catch gulf kingfish inshore in deep pockets - they are colored like a sauger or walleye - multi color brown patchy - whiting are white to silver in my eyes.