re: What fish do you keep that others don’t?

Watched a lady in ft lauterdale cast net like 6 big jack crevalle in one throw, her husband caught one on rod and reel and I asked them if they ate those fish. He was an old Vietnamese guy who didn’t speak much English but he smiled and said SUSHI!

As for me, I’ll try any fish if I have a good recipe for them. I like gafftops but I agree that the meat is mushy, not sure how to fix that. Once fried though it’s just as good as a blue cat. Just cut the yellow out the meat. I also keep real small catfish to fry whole, same with small bream that most would throw back. I want to keep the next gar I catch to try it, heard the meat is similar to shrimp/lobster meat. I don’t think I’d eat choupique though, they stink so bad. Never thought about eating a gou but I would if I had a good recipe. Oh and black drum, they’re ok too if you cook them right