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Post by tears143 on Sept 30, 2019 7:41:42 GMT -5
macks and bluerunner are biting!
Go get them!
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Post by carlf on Sept 30, 2019 9:22:30 GMT -5
not much biting at the office  |
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Post by phishead on Sept 30, 2019 9:55:26 GMT -5
macks and bluerunner are biting! Go get them! How do you cook your runners |
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Post by flbandit on Sept 30, 2019 11:32:48 GMT -5
not much biting at the office Nor at mine. |
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Post by carlf on Sept 30, 2019 11:43:30 GMT -5
macks and bluerunner are biting! Go get them! How do you cook your runners Fillet, cut out the blood line and then fry like any other fish. Smaller ones make good sashimi too. Or make them unagi-style, but pan-fried vs grilled: dust fillets in corn starch, pan-fry in a little oil, then simmer in sauce until sauce thickens. Sauce: www.justonecookbook.com/unagi-sauce-2/ Its a version of Teriyaki sauce, you can use Teriyaki sauce too. I cooked bluerunner and bluefish like this last night, then made sushi rolls with it. Sort of like an unagi roll but with fish. |
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Post by sigeptrooper02 on Sept 30, 2019 12:22:46 GMT -5
How do you cook your runners Fillet, cut out the blood line and then fry like any other fish. Smaller ones make good sashimi too. Or make them unagi-style, but pan-fried vs grilled: dust fillets in corn starch, pan-fry in a little oil, then simmer in sauce until sauce thickens. Sauce: www.justonecookbook.com/unagi-sauce-2/ Its a version of Teriyaki sauce, you can use Teriyaki sauce too. I cooked bluerunner and bluefish like this last night, then made sushi rolls with it. Sort of like an unagi roll but with fish. you are more then welcome to keep all of my bluerunners…... |
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Post by phishead on Sept 30, 2019 12:52:11 GMT -5
How do you cook your runners Fillet, cut out the blood line and then fry like any other fish. Smaller ones make good sashimi too. Or make them unagi-style, but pan-fried vs grilled: dust fillets in corn starch, pan-fry in a little oil, then simmer in sauce until sauce thickens. Sauce: www.justonecookbook.com/unagi-sauce-2/ Its a version of Teriyaki sauce, you can use Teriyaki sauce too. I cooked bluerunner and bluefish like this last night, then made sushi rolls with it. Sort of like an unagi roll but with fish. Thats what I do. I usually fry them and they look like fish sticks |
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Post by Fish.On. on Sept 30, 2019 15:00:20 GMT -5
macks and bluerunner are biting! Go get them! Any grouper? |
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Post by tears143 on Sept 30, 2019 15:09:48 GMT -5
macks and bluerunner are biting! Go get them! Any grouper? No idea. Just saw my friend live video of slaying them this morning. I am still at the office. |
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Post by tears143 on Sept 30, 2019 15:10:12 GMT -5
Fillet, cut out the blood line and then fry like any other fish. Smaller ones make good sashimi too. Or make them unagi-style, but pan-fried vs grilled: dust fillets in corn starch, pan-fry in a little oil, then simmer in sauce until sauce thickens. Sauce: www.justonecookbook.com/unagi-sauce-2/ Its a version of Teriyaki sauce, you can use Teriyaki sauce too. I cooked bluerunner and bluefish like this last night, then made sushi rolls with it. Sort of like an unagi roll but with fish. you are more then welcome to keep all of my bluerunners…... Had you ever tried them? Good Sashimi! |
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Post by tears143 on Sept 30, 2019 15:10:49 GMT -5
How do you cook your runners Fillet, cut out the blood line and then fry like any other fish. Smaller ones make good sashimi too. Or make them unagi-style, but pan-fried vs grilled: dust fillets in corn starch, pan-fry in a little oil, then simmer in sauce until sauce thickens. Sauce: www.justonecookbook.com/unagi-sauce-2/ Its a version of Teriyaki sauce, you can use Teriyaki sauce too. I cooked bluerunner and bluefish like this last night, then made sushi rolls with it. Sort of like an unagi roll but with fish. This! Makes good Sashimi or good fried! |
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Post by aaronf116 on Sept 30, 2019 15:34:27 GMT -5
How are y'all catching the runners? Squid?
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Post by phishead on Sept 30, 2019 15:52:29 GMT -5
How are y'all catching the runners? Squid? Spoons with egg sinkers/swivels. Essentially fishing for macs, catching runners |
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Post by flbandit on Sept 30, 2019 16:03:53 GMT -5
Dang, I just threw a bunch back on Saturday. I've always heard they weren't good to eat, but have never tried them. I'll have to give it a shot. I was catching mine with a knocker rig and shrimp.
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Post by carlf on Sept 30, 2019 17:28:25 GMT -5
When they are around they will hit about anything. Jigs, spoons, cut bait, larger sabikis etc.
Lots people say certain fish are no good to eat but never tried them. Bluefish, small jack crevalle, spadefish, pigfish and croakers all fall into this stereotype but are fine eating.
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Post by willdawson84 on Sept 30, 2019 17:38:07 GMT -5
Gotta admit this news really sucks the last 4 trips i been down there i have gotten no fish i have tried hard too two weekends i stayed from friday night to sunday evening only getting pinfish lizards or bites from fish with commitment issues now i hear on a monday when i cant get off till 6 or after the fish were killin it. Im glad people had fun but i ask wth man reports like that almost make me wish id never wasted my time
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Post by phishead on Sept 30, 2019 19:36:53 GMT -5
When they are around they will hit about anything. Jigs, spoons, cut bait, larger sabikis etc. Lots people say certain fish are no good to eat but never tried them. Bluefish, small jack crevalle, spadefish, pigfish and croakers all fall into this stereotype but are fine eating. Pan fried pigfish are my favorite. No joke. Love their delicate fresh ocean flavor. |
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Post by phishead on Sept 30, 2019 20:24:56 GMT -5
Gotta admit this news really sucks the last 4 trips i been down there i have gotten no fish i have tried hard too two weekends i stayed from friday night to sunday evening only getting pinfish lizards or bites from fish with commitment issues now i hear on a monday when i cant get off till 6 or after the fish were killin it. Im glad people had fun but i ask wth man reports like that almost make me wish id never wasted my time Dude there are a ton of fish on both piers. Especially now. Ton of snapper. Macs are bitting. Blue runners everywhere. Even on tough nights, few macs and a few snapper should land in the cooler. |
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Post by willdawson84 on Sept 30, 2019 20:43:45 GMT -5
I guess i got an unlucky rabbits foot or somthin cause i just didnt catch em i had 20 braid 30-40 inches of #20 fc leader a small swivel an a size 1-2 bronze short shank hook for snapper an bury it in a 1/2 inch chunk of sardine greenback or mullet (shouldda slaughtered fish) and i tried mud minnows small pins an half pins both under an away from bridge on both tides i dont get it i donated about $20 in sinkers an i cant even remember all the swivels an hooks till i just got tired of re tying there are probly more than a dozen sets of pilers i tried i look for the crooked ones or offset that means rock they couldnt get it strait vertical
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Post by sctaz on Sept 30, 2019 20:46:13 GMT -5
"Lots people say certain fish are no good to eat but never tried them. Bluefish, small jack crevalle, spadefish, pigfish and croakers all fall into this stereotype but are fine eating."
It's all in the cleaning and preparation. If it has a bloodline cut it out. Fish nuggets, fish patties, made like salmon patties and smoked fish dip made with baked or grilled fish chopped up, mayo, mustard, horse radish, Texas Pete and Liquid Smoke. Mmmmm, I'm getting hungry.
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Post by willdawson84 on Sept 30, 2019 20:57:07 GMT -5
Macks i tried 8-16 ft of #40 fc with 4-6 oz swivel lead an all kinds of spoons i broke off all the spoons i got from brian (the white works the best i ever saw ) an everything from 1-16 oz crappie jig to 1-1/2 oz snook size bucktail jigs with curly tail trailers. I drop it all the way down an reel up fast i jig an drop i try just strait retrive. Popping floats an freeline usually it kills em with those. But nada this should also tell you why i dont bother with playing lotto or worry about lightning last 6 months to year have sucked for me in fresh an salt water
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Post by corpuszero on Sept 30, 2019 21:55:10 GMT -5
Macks i tried 8-16 ft of #40 fc with 4-6 oz swivel lead an all kinds of spoons i broke off all the spoons i got from brian (the white works the best i ever saw ) an everything from 1-16 oz crappie jig to 1-1/2 oz snook size bucktail jigs with curly tail trailers. I drop it all the way down an reel up fast i jig an drop i try just strait retrive. Popping floats an freeline usually it kills em with those. But nada this should also tell you why i dont bother with playing lotto or worry about lightning last 6 months to year have sucked for me in fresh an salt water Did you move around? |
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Post by phishead on Sept 30, 2019 22:41:27 GMT -5
Macks i tried 8-16 ft of #40 fc with 4-6 oz swivel lead an all kinds of spoons i broke off all the spoons i got from brian (the white works the best i ever saw ) an everything from 1-16 oz crappie jig to 1-1/2 oz snook size bucktail jigs with curly tail trailers. I drop it all the way down an reel up fast i jig an drop i try just strait retrive. Popping floats an freeline usually it kills em with those. But nada this should also tell you why i dont bother with playing lotto or worry about lightning last 6 months to year have sucked for me in fresh an salt water I use similar set but I move around. I try other set ups, but that’s less 2% of the time. I move around. |
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Post by phishead on Sept 30, 2019 22:44:13 GMT -5
I guess i got an unlucky rabbits foot or somthin cause i just didnt catch em i had 20 braid 30-40 inches of #20 fc leader a small swivel an a size 1-2 bronze short shank hook for snapper an bury it in a 1/2 inch chunk of sardine greenback or mullet (shouldda slaughtered fish) and i tried mud minnows small pins an half pins both under an away from bridge on both tides i dont get it i donated about $20 in sinkers an i cant even remember all the swivels an hooks till i just got tired of re tying there are probly more than a dozen sets of pilers i tried i look for the crooked ones or offset that means rock they couldnt get it strait vertical 1 oz egg. Knocker or fish finder rig. Lg shrimp. And I move around. When I feel tiny bites. Tap tap tap. I move on. Till it’s a whop. That’s a snapper. Then I’ll use shrimp and cut greenbacks. But you have to move around. Tides. I prefer incoming. |
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Post by willdawson84 on Oct 1, 2019 7:11:34 GMT -5
Im gonna keep trying things i move around a good bit maybe just bad times i move dunno
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Post by tears143 on Oct 1, 2019 8:19:46 GMT -5
willdawson84
how often do you go fishing? This is one of the key. You don't know how many time I have fail to catch anything before I finally learn how to catch some fish.
I spent like 1 whole year hunting for pompano and go out like 2x a week and coming home with nothing to show for it. Might get lucky and get one or two. Now I have a good idea on how to catch them 4-5yrs later but I still fail to catch them most of the time. Reason is.. if they are not there... I cannot catch them.
What I am trying to say is there is no magical pill that you can take and start to catch fish. However there are a lot of things you can do to improve the chance of catching the fish "when people around you are catching fish".
These are the tricks and lure we use. Sometime they work better than other time. Sometime they don't it all depends on the fish. There are days when I cannot even get a bite on live bait and the guy next to me was killing it with the weight and spoon(that day they were only biting deep). Watch what the other person is doing that is catching the fish. Copy him/her or understand it and fish it the way you like to fish.
This comes with experiences and seeing the details.
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Post by sigeptrooper02 on Oct 1, 2019 9:46:36 GMT -5
When they are around they will hit about anything. Jigs, spoons, cut bait, larger sabikis etc. Lots people say certain fish are no good to eat but never tried them. Bluefish, small jack crevalle, spadefish, pigfish and croakers all fall into this stereotype but are fine eating. Bluefish - Huge up in New England, people love them and they get big up there! 10 Lbs is not uncommon in New Jersey, and they can get much larger than that. Strange the ones here I nthe gulf seem to rarely be big enough to keep. I do not like them at all, personal preference I guess. You can have mine! Jack Crevalle - gross.... you can have mine!!! Spadefish - great to eat if you get lucky to get one big enough around the Skyway. If they are on the small side, cook them whole Pigfish and croakers - also good to eat, nice white meat - also scale them and cook them whole
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Post by seabird on Oct 1, 2019 11:11:45 GMT -5
Im gonna keep trying things i move around a good bit maybe just bad times i move dunno Fishing can be what I call streaky...spells of good fishing and times when they don't bite. I bring varied bait (squid and shrimp and later cut fish) and have spoons, jigs and sabikis available. Sounds like you do the same with varied rigs etc. Maybe, fishing a different area will help. Try Ft. Desoto, Dunedin Causeway or Sand Key park. I have found SSP to be tough...I have had real good days elsewhere but its hard for me at SSP for some reason. Don't give up. |
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Post by phishead on Oct 1, 2019 11:55:29 GMT -5
When they are around they will hit about anything. Jigs, spoons, cut bait, larger sabikis etc. Lots people say certain fish are no good to eat but never tried them. Bluefish, small jack crevalle, spadefish, pigfish and croakers all fall into this stereotype but are fine eating. Bluefish - Huge up in New England, people love them and they get big up there! 10 Lbs is not uncommon in New Jersey, and they can get much larger than that. Strange the ones here I nthe gulf seem to rarely be big enough to keep. I do not like them at all, personal preference I guess. You can have mine! Jack Crevalle - gross.... you can have mine!!! Spadefish - great to eat if you get lucky to get one big enough around the Skyway. If they are on the small side, cook them whole Pigfish and croakers - also good to eat, nice white meat - also scale them and cook them whole
When they are around they will hit about anything. Jigs, spoons, cut bait, larger sabikis etc. Lots people say certain fish are no good to eat but never tried them. Bluefish, small jack crevalle, spadefish, pigfish and croakers all fall into this stereotype but are fine eating. Bluefish - Huge up in New England, people love them and they get big up there! 10 Lbs is not uncommon in New Jersey, and they can get much larger than that. Strange the ones here I nthe gulf seem to rarely be big enough to keep. I do not like them at all, personal preference I guess. You can have mine! Jack Crevalle - gross.... you can have mine!!! Spadefish - great to eat if you get lucky to get one big enough around the Skyway. If they are on the small side, cook them whole Pigfish and croakers - also good to eat, nice white meat - also scale them and cook them whole
True to bluefish. All ways small. Runners ok. Don’t target them but I do keep bigger ones. Jack carv tried it. It’s ok. I keep to give away at work. Got to bleed jacks and runners ASAP. Lizardfish. Actually good fish. Lots of meat per pound of fish. But most are too small to deal with. |
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Post by shadowxmas on Oct 1, 2019 21:17:53 GMT -5
Had a friend who was first mate @ Hubbard's back in the late 80'S early 90's and he was originally from NY. He said bluefish were only good for rose bushes.
I have eaten them before being originally from New Jersey but have not eaten them since well before 1986 when I moved here so I do not remember how they taste.
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