Bad fish in SD BAY
 

So I've convinced myself that the halibut out at the jetty are better to eat than the halibut all the way in the bay. I've also told myself halibut come in from the ocean, lay their egg and ship back out. I've never seen any evidence of that. Now after this I'm really having second thoughts. All the fish I filet I inspect thoroughly. I've never came across any thing that made me not want to eat my fish from the jetty. Now this big 31 pounder that I caught in the bay, across from the bait barge was a different story. I thawed out a couple of filets tonight and this is what I found in the meat, worms.Attachment 10174 I did not see this when I fileted it. Now I think it's definitely time to start fishing the ocean. It's going to be a learning process, but so was the bay.

nematodes it looks like. gross little guys, but theyre more common than you think...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nematode

You will not find a halibut that does NOT have those worms in it, even the halibut that I caught at San Clemente island had worms. Most of those worms are in the meat that is near the stomach, just cut them out and you're good.

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Ok thanks, that's good to know. This is the first time I've seen this.

or if you are too lazy to hunt n peck em out just get the temperature up to 140 degrees F and it will kill them all. or freeze it fr a few days before eating the fish either way works

Thanks for the link T money. I feel much better now. I going to go ahead and cook some fish.

I'm still go to start hitting the ocean for Halibut. I was just watching Greg Andrew #45 Halibut video. It looks like a lot more fun pulling the up from deeper water.

i pulled up a 30# from 120' 15lb test on a bass rod. felt just like i was pulling up the bathroom rug. boring as hell to me until it got 5 feet from the boat it blew up then right on the gaff that one was the biggest halibut ive caught and didnt have much fight to it in my opinion. thought it was a bat ray that didnt know it was hooked for a few minutes while bringing it up initially.... bass are my thing if halibut are yours by all means go get em!:cheers1:

Nice meeting you the other day at mission Todd!

they make great ceviche:D

30# halibut...Boring huh? You should probably go back to raccoon city and go kill some more zombies, im sure you'll have more fun doing that than fishing for 30# halibut....:rolleyes:

Likewise Dano. Let me know if you're ever looking for someone to fish with.

Worms=Protein, no worries, just cook it right. ;)

I wish I could unsee this post

EVERYTHING we eat is full of something, and leaves us full of *****!

Much more common than most people think. I bet you found them nearer to its belly. I usually cut out its gills and pull its belly out once I catch it. Stops the worms from migrating xfrom its stomach to the meat.

Wash down the meal with something at least 80 proof and you will be fine :D

They probably did come from the stomach area. I didn't notice when I fileted and divided into meal for two portions. When I thawed a bag out a few night later is when I discovered them. That bag very well could have been the stomach area.

OMG Todd - those nematodes are gross...:eek:
definitely freeze or cook very good...