Trophy Croaker

[Montauk17]

Found this pic somewhere,thought it was pretty cool. Use that big daddy for trout bait!

[SULPHITE]

that would be a sweet mount!!

[longcast]

Wow.

[Ray]

Fry dat up wit some taters!!!

[Asterisk-Rich]

Are They really good to eat

[Ray]

Yes. Croakers are clean white meat.
Not sure about one that big though.
I only eat small ones. Fillets look like
tater chips.

[Montauk17]

Croaker are very good to eat. Fry the small ones whole like a bream.

[specksNdaSURF]

bull croaker

[simplepeddler]

Grand dad and his podnas used to catch them.....not quite like that, but big enough to fillet.
Good eating fish.
We have caught a few this summer big enough to keep at the mouth of Manchac pass and P-train......

That is a dang monster though.

[Bluechip]

I bet that fish was a fight....the little ones fight like hell, I can only imagine a big one.

[eman]

They used to call em breakfast croaker. croaker filets w/ eggs and biscuts.

[Reel Bender]

mmmmmmm mmmmm goood.
I should go back to Croaker fishing, My freezer was always full. I've been trying the artifishal thang and my freezer is lonely!!! LOL

[dmouton272]

Yea a mount of that would be cool.

[Montauk17]

Originally Posted by Reel Bender

mmmmmmm mmmmm goood.
I should go back to Croaker fishing, My freezer was always full. I've been trying the artifishal thang and my freezer is lonely!!! LOL

Gulp catches them. I caught a ton of them on gulp fishing in v. bay. If nothing else is biting and I want some feesh,croaker stinks the pot just as good.

[Ray]

LSU reef was full of Croaker a couple months ago.
Caught them on Sand Eels.

[Big Flounder]

We caught a bunch of them Saturday in P Train. I got a full gallon bag of fillets off dem dudes!

[Hebert]

that was caught in the chesapeake bay in virginia a few years ago..i was living there and remember it well..i think its the world record croaker..

its nothing to catch 2 to 3lb croaker there..they call them "horse croaker" they fun to catch..they fight like lil horses lol

[longsidelandry]

If I get on some croaker while fishing, I'm not moving. They are great eating!

[RaginCagin]

Originally Posted by Montauk17

Gulp catches them. I caught a ton of them on gulp fishing in v. bay. If nothing else is biting and I want some feesh,croaker stinks the pot just as good.

Yep, when the trout aint bighting I go to the Hammock in VB and put on a tiny jig head and a small piece of dead shrimp and its usually all the croaker you feel like cleaning. Last year i got home and took a 20lb. ice back out the boat full of croaker to clean. The wife came over and took a look and said I thought you were going catch specks and reds not bream.

[trophytroutman]

that should be mounted.