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Ladyfish, can u eat them?

Posted on 7/2/11 at 8:34 am
Posted by Jabberwocky
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Posted on 7/2/11 at 8:34 am
Or too many bones? Or how about sail fin catfish? It's seems like that's all we are catching!
Posted by Redfish2010
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Posted on 7/2/11 at 8:39 am to
Sounds like you need a new location. I wouldn't teat either.
Posted by SinksEveryConference
P-ville
Member since Jul 2007
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Posted on 7/2/11 at 8:41 am to
I would imagine lady fish meat is probably bloody as hell. Them damn thing get boold everywhere if you get em in the boat. Sail cat is pretty good, if you dont mind fooling with catfish, they are slimey as hell though.
Posted by deaconjones35
Thibodaux
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Posted on 7/2/11 at 11:29 am to
If ur still in Grand Isle, try the camps by four bayou. We limited out in trout there yesterday morning. Small though...12-14" and alot of throwbacks
Posted by Jabberwocky
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Posted on 7/2/11 at 2:15 pm to
We are now in perdido. Shore fishing and fishing off the boat dock. I think we are going to throw away the ladyfish and give catfish cleaning a try. Mine was 4 pounds, caught it on my pink fishing pole

Any pointers for surf or dock fishing? We are using shrimp.
Posted by deaconjones35
Thibodaux
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Posted on 7/2/11 at 2:45 pm to
Without knowing the area, I say just use live shrimp and see what happens.
Posted by DieselTiger1
9 Dragon
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Posted on 7/2/11 at 2:51 pm to
I'm in perdito too. Staying at one of the phoenix condos. Ive seen lots of folks fishing but not a lot of catching.
Posted by Bryant91092
Member since Dec 2009
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Posted on 7/2/11 at 3:52 pm to
Last year fishing off the docks down there, we used cocahoes and caught/kept at least 30 white trout and a few specs as well. Give that a try
Posted by Boats n Hose
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Posted on 7/2/11 at 3:58 pm to
quote:

I'm in perdito too. Staying at one of the phoenix condos. Ive seen lots of folks fishing but not a lot of catching.
I'm at a phoenix condo in orange beach. Went buy a pole last night, caught a bunch of croakers today. Yesterday my buddy caught some small catfish and a shark.
Posted by wiltznucs
Apollo Beach, FL
Member since Sep 2005
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Posted on 7/2/11 at 4:08 pm to
The Asians here in Tampa will eat them. I'll try just about anything once and I had some ladyfish last year plus I had the occasion to watch them prep them. In short they cut the head and gut the fish and then boil them. The stock was reserved for a soup dish. Using a spoon they carve the meat from the bones and place the meat into a mixing bowl. At this point they add a host of ingredients including lemongrass, pepper, olive oil, flour, and whatnot and then make patties from the meat mixture. These patties are then pan fried in a skillet. Its a lot of work and they tasted like shite. Any fish flavor was masked by the two dozen herbs and spices they added. The consistency was like a very tough chicken mcnugget.

I let them know you're better off spending your time catching fish that taste good than trying to turn this shite into something edible.

But there you have it, I've ate ladyfish..
This post was edited on 7/2/11 at 4:11 pm
Posted by Boats n Hose
NOLA
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Posted on 7/2/11 at 4:11 pm to
frick that
Posted by MrLSU
Yellowstone, Val d'isere
Member since Jan 2004
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Posted on 7/2/11 at 5:14 pm to
Ladyfish are delicious tasting fish but you have to cook them correctly. First you have to cut the head off, scale them, and take out all the guts so you have a clean fillet. Then marinate the fillets in a red wine (cabernet) and red wine vinager mixture. Let the fillets sit overnight and then approx 1 hour before you cook them refresh the marinate with only milk. Broil them in butter with pepper/salt & sliced lemons on top of the fillets at 425 for 35-45 minutes depending on .

We actually cooked Ladyfish at Le Cordon Bleu in France and they were the best tasting fish we ever prepared next to southern tile fish.
Posted by Jabberwocky
tumtum tree
Member since Sep 2007
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Posted on 7/2/11 at 6:01 pm to
Interesting. That sounds like alot of work-do u really think it's worth it?

We are a few condos down from florabama. About to try my luck off the dock again.
Posted by PapaPogey
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 7/2/11 at 6:41 pm to
I'm directly across from TomThumb a little past Florabama
Posted by Boats n Hose
NOLA
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Posted on 7/2/11 at 7:00 pm to
OB all over the florabama coast
Posted by PapaPogey
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 7/2/11 at 7:04 pm to
I'll be at the bama aka "frat house" later tonight. If you can find me I'll buy you a beer.
Posted by Jabberwocky
tumtum tree
Member since Sep 2007
6923 posts
Posted on 7/2/11 at 7:59 pm to
Really? Holy shite me too. Shipwatch?
Posted by Boats n Hose
NOLA
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37248 posts
Posted on 7/2/11 at 8:39 pm to
As of now the plan tonight looks like drinking on the beach
Posted by PapaPogey
Baton Rouge
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40469 posts
Posted on 7/2/11 at 9:09 pm to
Shipwatch bruh
Posted by Jabberwocky
tumtum tree
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Posted on 7/2/11 at 9:35 pm to
sweet. are you one of the alabama tards with the terrible accents and the visors?

there are tons of frat boys here too. the condo above us kept me up all night yelling and moving furniture around.

caught nothing off the dock tonight. going to get up at daylight and try the surf. i really want to catch a shark.
This post was edited on 7/2/11 at 9:39 pm
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