Trash Fish Dining

[swamp snorkler]

Originally Posted by Pull n Pray

I worked at L'auberge and spoke with one of the top chefs. He says they use black drum all the time because sometimes red fish is hard to get. He said there is absolutely no difference in taste. From my personal experience I believe thats true.

You talked to Saute?


My family has never considered puppy drum to be a trash fish. If you keep smaller redfish to eat and throw back black drum of the same size you aint cookin with the oven on.

[saute86]

Originally Posted by swamp snorkler

You talked to Saute?


My family has never considered puppy drum to be a trash fish. If you keep smaller redfish to eat and throw back black drum of the same size you aint cookin with the oven on.

Wasn't me. To me a red is a trash fish. It has a tangy taste. I do agree with small drum and croaker as good eating. I once feed all the guys at the SWLA fishing club Bonita. I told them it was smoked yellow fin. They said it was the best tuna they ever ate. You should of seen the look on their faces when I pulled a Bonita head out of an ice chest. Its amazing what a bucket of brine and ice can do in a few hours.

[Duck Butter]

Originally Posted by saute86

Wasn't me. To me a red is a trash fish. It has a tangy taste. I do agree with small drum and croaker as good eating. I once feed all the guys at the SWLA fishing club Bonita. I told them it was smoked yellow fin. They said it was the best tuna they ever ate. You should of seen the look on their faces when I pulled a Bonita head out of an ice chest. Its amazing what a bucket of brine and ice can do in a few hours.

I always thought bonito would be good eating, they are basically a tuna. I know the guys in Florida keep em, but they also keep king mackerel. I have eaten king mackerel and I just do not like em, we had a guy fish with us from New York and he let us keep his red snapper to let him catch and keep each of 'our' king mackerel Whatever floats your boat I guess