Fish ID - Red Reef Fish?

Post by **poodoo** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 8:31 pm

vinhii wrote:do they actually taste good?

Yeah they are really nice, even made it to an episode of masterchef! :icon_lolz:

Post by **fishingvic** » Mon Apr 01, 2013 10:39 pm

vinhii wrote:do they actually taste good?

yes! I have heard them referred to as "poor man's lobster" ie: tastes good!

vinhii · Post by **vinhii** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:37 am

wow serious???

TrevKing · Post by **TrevKing** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 7:26 am

Best eaten fresh IMO, you need a bit more for a whole feed though.

vinhii · Post by **vinhii** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:42 pm

def gona grab em next time lol

Longshot · Post by **Longshot** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 2:21 pm

Don't feel too bad about not knowing it, I hooked one a month ago on a whiting charter.
I held it up, said "useless f***ing Wrasse" and chucked it back over the side.
The Skipper nearly punched me in the head.
I've since learned they are a good eating fish

Post by **CarlG** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 4:35 pm

Blue spotted Goatfish. And yes, they are very good eating, kept the last one I caught down near the heads....very tasty, the only problem being they don`t grow terribly large..
Will take bait, and more so, small soft plastics. Pretty common around the piers..

Post by **CarlG** » Tue Apr 02, 2013 4:37 pm

PS, the two elongated barbels under the chin are used to stir up sediment, they then pick out any edible items...

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