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"Triple Tail" Fish...What This Is?
Posted on 7/8/10 at 1:49 pm
Posted on 7/8/10 at 1:49 pm
Howdy All,
Had lunch at MiLa the other day, and they were forced to substitute monkfish for something called "Triple Tail"...
Is this a cutting edge name for tilapia?!
Not a bad fish...just not super-smooth like most of MiLa's stuff.
Had lunch at MiLa the other day, and they were forced to substitute monkfish for something called "Triple Tail"...
Is this a cutting edge name for tilapia?!
Not a bad fish...just not super-smooth like most of MiLa's stuff.
This post was edited on 7/8/10 at 1:50 pm
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Posted on 7/8/10 at 1:51 pm to BrockLanders
Gulf fish. Don't catch them often. Not associated with tilapia. Flackey white filet, to me similar to Sea Bass just not as thick.
Posted on 7/8/10 at 1:56 pm to BrockLanders
Posted on 7/8/10 at 1:57 pm to BrockLanders
Very good eatiing fish which have been abundant in Louisiana waters this year. Not remotely close to tilapia.
Posted on 7/8/10 at 1:59 pm to Catman88
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Very good eatiing fish which have been abundant in Louisiana waters this year. Not remotely close to tilapia.
Thanx...I was a little worried they were using something from Laos.
Posted on 7/8/10 at 2:31 pm to BrockLanders
Triple Tail is about my favorite fish.
Also, a kick in the arse to catch
Also, a kick in the arse to catch
Posted on 7/8/10 at 3:12 pm to tigerfoot
definitely my favorite also....
it definitely is a bitch to catch, could be one of the best eating fish in inshore/offshore waters... its much better than tilapia, which has no flavor at all, tilapia just takes the flavor of whatever its cooked it or with.
it definitely is a bitch to catch, could be one of the best eating fish in inshore/offshore waters... its much better than tilapia, which has no flavor at all, tilapia just takes the flavor of whatever its cooked it or with.
Posted on 7/8/10 at 3:14 pm to BrockLanders
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I was a little worried they were using something from Laos.
I don't think that would happen. Triple Tail are also known as Black Fish. They are delicious.Posted on 7/8/10 at 3:57 pm to offshoreangler
Its in the snapper family isn't it? 
Posted on 7/8/10 at 4:35 pm to BrockLanders
When i've caught them it's been on or around a big rip tide.
Posted on 7/8/10 at 4:46 pm to coloradoBengal
Dont think its snapper related
Snapper is Lutjanus family
triple tail is
Lobotes surinamensis
Snapper is Lutjanus family
triple tail is
Lobotes surinamensis
Posted on 7/8/10 at 4:51 pm to Catman88
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triple tail is
Lobotes surinamensis
What other fish are in that family? Good info.
Posted on 7/8/10 at 4:53 pm to glassman
Cant find anything specific
quote:
any of four species of fishes constituting the family Lobotidae (order Perciformes). The family contains two genera (Lobotes and Datnioides), with members of the first genus found in tropical or warm temperate marine waters and those of the second found in brackish or freshwater environments. The name tripletail refers specifically to Lobotes surinamensis, the largest...
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.Tripletails are perciform fishes in the genus Lobotes, the only genus in the family Lobotidae
This post was edited on 7/8/10 at 4:56 pm
Posted on 7/8/10 at 4:56 pm to Catman88
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Cant find anything specific
Thanks for trying. TT are fun to catch and great to eat.
Posted on 7/8/10 at 5:11 pm to offshoreangler
Picture reminds me of the Sea Bass I caught in the Pacific Ocean of the coast of washington State back in 83. Those sea bass or rock fish were some of the best fish I ever ate.
The fresh salmon was also spectactular. One day there was a silver salmon that was hooked badly and would not survive if thrown back so the captian of the boat took it home and kempered smoked it. It was by far the best piece of fish I have ever eating. Fresh Dungeness crabs cooked in Zaterians on that same boat was also very very good.
The fresh salmon was also spectactular. One day there was a silver salmon that was hooked badly and would not survive if thrown back so the captian of the boat took it home and kempered smoked it. It was by far the best piece of fish I have ever eating. Fresh Dungeness crabs cooked in Zaterians on that same boat was also very very good.
Posted on 7/8/10 at 8:25 pm to lacajun069
for some reason triple tail love to hang out around floating debris and crab trap floats. One of the strangest things ive ever seen was a triple tail swimming under a dead, floating nutria caught on a barbie pole.....i shite u not
Posted on 7/8/10 at 9:16 pm to Geaux2Hell
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for some reason triple tail love to hang out around floating debris and crab trap floats.
Yeah they do, I have a good friend that crabs out in Lake Borgne(or used to). I remember him saying this past winter that he wasn't catching many crabs, but the triple tail were out in force around the traps and he was going out the next morning to catch some more.
Posted on 7/9/10 at 8:50 am to TunaTigers
Triple Tail is a delicacy, for sure. To think that many used to think that it was a "trash" fish and throw 'em back! I've had some success catching them underneath the ship channel buoys in Big Lake. You could probably eat them sashimi style and it would be better than most fish cooked. 
Posted on 7/9/10 at 8:55 am to Mottleduk
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To think that many used to think that it was a "trash" fish and throw 'em back!
People still throw Sheepshead back but its also a very good fish to eat. Many claim its hard to clean but I have never had any issues with it. Known in restautaurants as Bay Snapper.
Posted on 7/9/10 at 10:36 am to BrockLanders
Best eating fish in the sea IMO
Tripletail
tough to catch but such a reward... I tell people imagine it being a ~20lb sac-a-lait...
It is such a great tasting fish that I tell everyone it's like a dessert... A pecan pie if u will (I love pecan pie)
I've gotten it at a restaurant before and it was grilled and not worth a shite... (One of the higher class places in BR)
I cut it into thin strips and fry it... It will be the best fish you have ever eaten
I am always on the lookout for them when we are fishing in the gulf bc they are THAT good
just hope the oil doesn't hurt them bc they are a surface species
Tripletail
tough to catch but such a reward... I tell people imagine it being a ~20lb sac-a-lait...
It is such a great tasting fish that I tell everyone it's like a dessert... A pecan pie if u will (I love pecan pie)
I've gotten it at a restaurant before and it was grilled and not worth a shite... (One of the higher class places in BR)
I cut it into thin strips and fry it... It will be the best fish you have ever eaten
I am always on the lookout for them when we are fishing in the gulf bc they are THAT good
just hope the oil doesn't hurt them bc they are a surface species
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