You still use this method Ratdog?

Exactly!

And this is the key. People that don't like redfish tend to be those that either don't like to clean them or don't give the filet enough attention when trimming the red meat. You have to clean it up to all white meat. To do that, you need a thick filet to start with or you won't have anything when you are finished. A good clean pan grilled redfish filet is hard to beat. Make a shrimp in butter cream sauce to pour over the filet and it's a delicacy.

Ratdog, stick with what u like!
I read all kind of junk on here about Gafftop not being good! I think it just gets a bad rap because of the slime...
I LOVE me some Gafftop! To me, its the best tasting catfish! And one of the best tasting saltwater fish..IMO
I fried some the other night and my buddies were bragging to everyone how it was the best trout they ever had..lol

I agree about the gaftop
I consider myself rich if I have a cooler full of gaftop
Just gotta get past the slime
i think people are just worried about what other people think
Like people frown on eating gaftop and sheepshead
At my house we eat fish

I kind of like it like that though
You get into some gaftop, sheepshead, etc you don't have to worry about everyone fishing on top of you

I always keep a clip on the side of my boat that I snapped on the redfish, cut his gills and drop them back in the water and let them bleed out real good. It makes a big difference in the amount of blood in the meat. You still have to cut out all the red though


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