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Spanish Mackerel ...do you eat them?
Posted on 7/12/12 at 12:43 pm
Posted on 7/12/12 at 12:43 pm
A post on another board regarding cooking and eating Spanish Mackerel surprised me. Most said it is an oily fish and disgusting and should be thrown away. Now it might not be my first choice, but if I catch a few I'll fry them up that night and enjoy the hell out of them. They don't keep well and sure as hell don't freeze, but why the hate?
I should preface this with the fact that I'll fry and eat gaftops the same day as well...so maybe I'm demented.
I should preface this with the fact that I'll fry and eat gaftops the same day as well...so maybe I'm demented.
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Posted on 7/12/12 at 12:45 pm to pooponsaban
I've frozen them and they were alright when fried. Definitely not trout but not bad. No worse than redfish IMO.
Posted on 7/12/12 at 12:48 pm to pooponsaban
Pride and Pride alone stops me from keeping them, Gaftops, channel mulllet, croakers, etc....
I hear how all those fish eat good. Fortunately, I catch enough trout not to have to worry about it. Just enough, but enough.
I hear how all those fish eat good. Fortunately, I catch enough trout not to have to worry about it. Just enough, but enough.
Posted on 7/12/12 at 12:50 pm to pooponsaban
Most I know won't keep them except to use them as bait. I personally haven't, but my BIL swears by smoking them and making a dip out of them. He's a Florida boy so take it for what its worth.
Posted on 7/12/12 at 12:50 pm to dpd901
If by channel mullet you're talking about whiting, I've been told they're just as good as specks and freeze as well as them too. Never caught more than one or 2 here and there
Posted on 7/12/12 at 12:51 pm to pooponsaban
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I'll fry and eat gaftops
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so maybe I'm demented.
You get no argument from this guy.
Posted on 7/12/12 at 12:52 pm to dpd901
I have no shame eating croacker or channel mullet. In fact channel mullet are damn good. Spanish and kings, meh. Especially to kings
Posted on 7/12/12 at 12:53 pm to pooponsaban
I throw gafftops back just because I hate dealing with the slimy assholish bastards.
Posted on 7/12/12 at 12:55 pm to dpd901
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Pride and Pride alone stops me from keeping them, Gaftops, channel mulllet, croakers, etc....
I hear how all those fish eat good. Fortunately, I catch enough trout not to have to worry about it. Just enough, but enough.
I think this is a common experience. There have been days when it is going slow and the first fish to hit the box are gaftop or Spanish. We generally don't bring protein to the camp and while I do keep some frozen fish there, I'm not defrosting trout to eat unless we get company or have nothing else to eat. So I'll keep them. When the trout start hitting later great, but I'm not throwing away what I consider decent eating fish. I'm not that proud.
Posted on 7/12/12 at 12:56 pm to brass2mouth
I kept king mackerel for the first time ever yesterday. Had a guy tell me how to cook them. He says they are his favorite fish to eat, but he's from the seychelles so we shall see.
Posted on 7/12/12 at 12:56 pm to Boats n Hose
have had fried gaftop before, not bad but a big frickin mess
never had spanish macks
anybody got a boiling recipe for sheepshead?
never had spanish macks
anybody got a boiling recipe for sheepshead?
Posted on 7/12/12 at 12:57 pm to greenhead11
We kept Spanish mackerel when I lived in Florida considering the limit for specs was like 5, haven't kept since moving back but I suppose if I got on a nice mess of them I would
Posted on 7/12/12 at 12:57 pm to greenhead11
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Spanish and kings, meh. Especially to kings
I used to work on a shitty charter boat and had to bite my tongue when the Capt. would tell clients that kings were decent eating. Croaker and Channel Mullet are great eating fish.
Posted on 7/12/12 at 1:01 pm to pooponsaban
Keep just enough to cook that night.
Otherwise I toss them back.
Otherwise I toss them back.
Posted on 7/12/12 at 1:06 pm to pooponsaban
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eat gaftops the same day as well
I will not eat gaftops just because of the mess they would make in my ice chest. It seems like those things have an endless amount of slime.
Posted on 7/12/12 at 1:15 pm to JasonL79
someone(can't remember who) posted a picture of their catch and had about 5 gaftops in there, i just kept my mouth shut 
Posted on 7/12/12 at 1:27 pm to yellowfin
Spanish Mackerel have a strong bitter/fishy taste. To me they are not a good fish to eat and I will toss them.
However if you like smoked fish they do taste pretty good when prepared that way.
However if you like smoked fish they do taste pretty good when prepared that way.
Posted on 7/12/12 at 1:29 pm to pooponsaban
Eating either
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Spanish Mackerel
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gaftops
Posted on 7/12/12 at 1:49 pm to nhassl1
Smoke em. They take smoke really well and make great dip
Posted on 7/12/12 at 1:52 pm to geauxskeet
I learned to keep them living in West Florida for a spell. I throw them on my smoker and make fish spread, damn good.
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