Key Colony Beach 8-30-20

Klinger

Fishing was slow as it was the wrong tide for fishing, so rather than waiting for a better tide, we went bugging instead. As luck would have it, we found Grouper on the first two spots we visited. Couldn't ask for better weather!  Did have a surprise visit from a nice Cuda on 12# gear, so we'll have plenty of bait for tomorrow

The Cat's Eye

So how many miles did you run out into Fla Bay for that nice catch. ?

Klinger

The Cat's Eye said:

So how many miles did you run out into Fla Bay for that nice catch. ?

Fish at about 13 miles from Vacca and lobster from 3 to 10 miles from Vacca 

drgibby

Beautiful day today.
Had to work at it but limited ocean side. Heading home tomorrow, hopefully the weather holds up for y’all!

Dodger

Just curious how do you cook the cuda?  I have always been told not to eat them bc of Ciguatera?  Any truth to this?

Thanks!

L8RBRA

Dodger said:

Just curious how do you cook the cuda?  I have always been told not to eat them bc of Ciguatera?  Any truth to this?

Thanks!

I've had people say that it depends on the fish. If its lethargic or sickly use as bait. If its healthy and fights good the chances are better that its ok. I still wont eat one of those stinky faquers. To each their own.

Gotsea

Word of caution, Ciguatera is a toxin that accumulates on the fish meat but do not affect the fish,  

BottomBumpin

Local capt in the Bahamas said the Cuda is the first fish he sells to locals... but he won't eat em..  heard the small ones are ok but I havn't tried it

L8RBRA

BottomBumpin said:

Local capt in the Bahamas said the Cuda is the first fish he sells to locals... but he won't eat em..  heard the small ones are ok but I havn't tried it

Might it be because its the cheapest? The rest go to restaurants for more money?

BottomBumpin

@L8RBRA,  could be but made it sound like they wanted the cuda's over the groupers and snappers... we were both surprised by it... heard the small ones can be good tho

The Cat's Eye

If the Bahamians are paying for a whole fish by the pound I think they would get more editable filet off a whole barracuda versus a whole grouper. I often weight the carcass of a fish after I filet it and most heavily bodied fish like grouper only yield about half their total weigh in filet, and this includes the belly and throat.. Long slimmer fish like barracuda and mackerel seem to yield more editable filet from the total weight of the fish. The weight of the skin also plays into this ratio of filet vs the carcass..

2amigo

He said he was using the cuda for bait.