Fun Wed Am - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

dos ballenas · 10-23-2008, 11:46 AM

I've had some really good bonito recently, kept one the other day... the water off the pier is really clear today, looks perfect out there. Thanks for tyhe repo Yani!

Dan W. · 10-24-2008, 06:45 PM

On the subject of eating bonies, I somewhat recently ate one that was bled and iced right away. It was really good, almost like a lower grade tuna. THEN, I ate one that was not iced right away because I stayed to fish a couple hours longer. I could barely fillet it! After BBQing what was left of it, I ate a couple bites and tossed it. Mush. If you act fast they are delicious!

Glad you got some action Yani!

pchen911 · 10-24-2008, 10:11 PM

In additional to bleeding it right away....

I kill it immediately to the point where it stops flopping... (after bleeding it out for a few minutes, I gut it, and sever its spinal cord, or I cut the head off completely).... I hear that as it exercises its muscle, the flesh heats up or builds up lactic acid or something.... but whatever it is, it degrades the meat much faster.

If I cut off the head, the same fish would maintain its firmness for a little longer.

Give it a try next time... get 2 macs or 2 bonitas.... bleed one, and cut the head off another. The one with the head cut off ends up with a better flesh consistency at the end of the day.

Grego · 10-25-2008, 01:05 PM

Well......after many years of entertainment watching people discuss whether or not eating bonitos is any good, I'll finally share that one way you can eat them is by making fish patties. The meat gets mushy real easy right? so prepare it that way, don't fight it. Just bleed it..

When I was a kid my mom would make patties from bonito and all kinds of tuna type fish (only the scraps though, never mashed up a nice yellowfin or bluefin fillet for that reason). A real good easy recipe is to buy a tofu patty seasoning mix and mix the mashed bonito meat with the mashed up tofu...and if you don't got any fresh fish add a can of tuna. There's my .02 on eating fish for the next decade....

bajadog · 10-25-2008, 02:07 PM

Bonito smoked jerky is #1.

10-25-2008, 02:07 PM	#5
bajadog I eats what I kills Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Diego Posts: 393	Bonito smoked jerky is #1. __________________ Please release bill-fish.

10-23-2008, 11:46 AM	#1
dos ballenas Vampyroteuthis infernalis Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 585	I've had some really good bonito recently, kept one the other day... the water off the pier is really clear today, looks perfect out there. Thanks for tyhe repo Yani! __________________ ____________________________________________

10-24-2008, 06:45 PM	#2
Dan W. Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: South Park, San Diego Posts: 49	On the subject of eating bonies, I somewhat recently ate one that was bled and iced right away. It was really good, almost like a lower grade tuna. THEN, I ate one that was not iced right away because I stayed to fish a couple hours longer. I could barely fillet it! After BBQing what was left of it, I ate a couple bites and tossed it. Mush. If you act fast they are delicious! Glad you got some action Yani!

10-24-2008, 10:11 PM	#3
pchen911 Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 218	In additional to bleeding it right away.... I kill it immediately to the point where it stops flopping... (after bleeding it out for a few minutes, I gut it, and sever its spinal cord, or I cut the head off completely).... I hear that as it exercises its muscle, the flesh heats up or builds up lactic acid or something.... but whatever it is, it degrades the meat much faster. If I cut off the head, the same fish would maintain its firmness for a little longer. Give it a try next time... get 2 macs or 2 bonitas.... bleed one, and cut the head off another. The one with the head cut off ends up with a better flesh consistency at the end of the day.

10-25-2008, 01:05 PM	#4
Grego Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 446	Well......after many years of entertainment watching people discuss whether or not eating bonitos is any good, I'll finally share that one way you can eat them is by making fish patties. The meat gets mushy real easy right? so prepare it that way, don't fight it. Just bleed it.. When I was a kid my mom would make patties from bonito and all kinds of tuna type fish (only the scraps though, never mashed up a nice yellowfin or bluefin fillet for that reason). A real good easy recipe is to buy a tofu patty seasoning mix and mix the mashed bonito meat with the mashed up tofu...and if you don't got any fresh fish add a can of tuna. There's my .02 on eating fish for the next decade....