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Posted on 10/17/12 at 10:16 pm to REB BEER
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They are great to eat. But as was stated previously, you only yield 30% or less of meat per fish and they are hell to clean.
They actually yield like 21-25% so not much meat on them. To give you a comparison black drum average around 27%, redfish around 35%, and specks around 40% or more.
Back to the original topic, I like the taste of sheephead. Just as good as black drum or redfish in my opinion.
Posted on 10/17/12 at 10:23 pm to 4LSU2
hell yes they are good!
i cut the back from the top first.
then from the bottom, but use an ultra sharp fillet knife.
then i run that knife traditional way that meets those cuts and boom...huge fillets ready.
enjoy!
i cut the back from the top first.
then from the bottom, but use an ultra sharp fillet knife.
then i run that knife traditional way that meets those cuts and boom...huge fillets ready.
enjoy!
Posted on 10/17/12 at 10:38 pm to 4LSU2
A friend was cleaning one, and he said they weren't any good. I said I'd eat it right then and there, and sure enough I took a bite out of a fresh sheephead like it was a sushi special at Tsunamis.
Didn't taste very good.
Didn't taste very good.
Posted on 10/17/12 at 10:39 pm to 4LSU2
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Anyone ever eat sheephead?
yep
quote:
any good
Very.
They don't yield well at all though. There isn't much meat on what appears to be a pretty big fish.
This post was edited on 10/17/12 at 10:40 pm
Posted on 10/18/12 at 7:01 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt
One of my favprite fish too eat and catch.
We use fiddler crabs for bait and jig around pilings or structure.
Ive heard they taste like crabs because its their main diet.
We use fiddler crabs for bait and jig around pilings or structure.
Ive heard they taste like crabs because its their main diet.
Posted on 10/18/12 at 8:19 am to JasonL79
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Just as good as black drum or redfish in my opinion.
This. Matter of fact I bet most people couldn't tell the difference if they were all cooked the same way.
Posted on 10/18/12 at 8:22 am to 4LSU2
Great eating fish but a bitch to clean due to the spines and funny shaped rib cage. It takes a pretty good sized one to make a decent fillet. I have also fried the small ones whole like perch
Posted on 10/18/12 at 8:22 am to 4LSU2
Just make sure you don't eat the horns..
Posted on 10/18/12 at 8:25 am to greasemonkey
I find they taste great. I usually only keep them when I'm catching redfish though. If I have an icechest full of stuff that's easy to clean, I'll probably throw the convict back.
Posted on 10/18/12 at 8:30 am to 4LSU2
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Sheephead Consumption
I'll take things that black people keep for $500 Alex.
Posted on 10/18/12 at 8:31 am to 4LSU2
I have a friend who smokes them and makes a dip/spread out of em. Eats it in burritos and such. Pretty damn good I must admit.
Posted on 10/18/12 at 8:33 am to meauxjeaux2
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