mixed bag on Sabine 8-7-10

[elaw62]

concentrated on pods of bait & terns. lots of undersized specks & lost a couple of solid ones. 3 reds & some sandies to boot. fun day on the water till around 1:30pm. glow & chartreuse sand eel jr.'s, devil eyes, & super spooks.

[Jordan]

nice job man

[wtretrievers]

Got a couple good specks in there. Nice reds also.

[QUACKHEAD]

Sail cats??????

[jpeff31787]

Nice catch. How are them sailcats man? I've never tried them but I know i can catch icechests full everytime i go out of V. Bay if I wanted. Caught probably 15 over 10lbs this past weekend, with plenty of smaller ones.

[elaw62]

Originally Posted by jpeff31787

Nice catch. How are them sailcats man? I've never tried them but I know i can catch icechests full everytime i go out of V. Bay if I wanted. Caught probably 15 over 10lbs this past weekend, with plenty of smaller ones.

don't know really. I've heard they're OK. I filleted them & put in separate bags to try.

[Dink]

That's good eatin! Ill keep one or two every trip......

[jpeff31787]

Originally Posted by Dink

That's good eatin! Ill keep one or two every trip......

for real? They don't have a lot of bones? Dude if you wanted you could catch one every cast right at the gulf coming out of southwest pass. Just fish the reef across the channel from caldwell with a popping cork and any plastic tipped with shrimp. And fish where theres about 40ft of water all the way to the reef.

[longsidelandry]

Originally Posted by jpeff31787

for real? They don't have a lot of bones? Dude if you wanted you could catch one every cast right at the gulf coming out of southwest pass. Just fish the reef across the channel from caldwell with a popping cork and any plastic tipped with shrimp. And fish where theres about 40ft of water all the way to the reef.

My brother caught a nice size one yesterday between Shark Bayou and Trashpile, we didn't keep it though.

[Jordan]

they eat like a trout and a red... in one hole and out the other !!

[mcjaredsandwich]

Originally Posted by jpeff31787

Nice catch. How are them sailcats man? I've never tried them but I know i can catch icechests full everytime i go out of V. Bay if I wanted. Caught probably 15 over 10lbs this past weekend, with plenty of smaller ones.

I eat the mess out of sailcats. Their meat is white, just start filleting after their huge bone by the dorsal fin and it provides a bit of meat. Tastes just like catfish. Easy way to get a lot of meat cause they bite about anything. Good for having a fish fry too, easier to catch some days.

[Gottogo49]

Sailcats sure do pull, I'll have to try eating them next time. They are just so slimy.

[Ray]

They leave a buttload of slime on your leader/line.
I will eat them, but I will not clean them.
They are good. I have eaten them before.

[Dink]

Filet just like any other fish, its very white and flaky.......ill fry some sail, trout, and red, y'all come tell me which is which......yes, its that good......

[Asterisk-Rich]

Originally Posted by Dink

Filet just like any other fish, its very white and flaky.......ill fry some sail, trout, and red, y'all come tell me which is which......yes, its that good......

im willing to put money on it that i would be able to tell the difference

[Ray]

I can too.
But it is still good eatin..

[Ray]

I like Sheephead too. I never throw them away either.

[Asterisk-Rich]

my dad always told me that catfish and drum and sheephead were all asterisk fish, i guess it just stuck with me

[Ray]

Sheephead is cleaner, more white and better tasting than Redfish. In my opinion.

I have eaten Hardhead and Mullet too, but they ain't too high on my list of
fish to eat. Mullet in Fla. is supposed to be good. That is bull****. Tastes like
they are oily and muddy. Same taste as La. Mullet.