Rockfish and Bones... - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

Saba Slayer · 04-16-2020, 09:51 AM

[QUOTE=cris;305952]Damn I’ve been waiting for the bones to return.

Hey Cris...I'm not sure I'd call this the "return of the Bonito" that you've been waiting for...

LOL
I've been fishing the South Bay Bonito for over 30 years and I can't recall catching schooling fish in April before now.
Maybe a Homeguard Bone once in a while if they're desperate to eat or if I get lucky...but for the most part the season generally seems to run from August through December...anytime after that and I feel blessed to run into one let alone a school of em...

cris · 04-16-2020, 09:53 AM

I guess I’m going bat shit crazy sitting at home.

Harry Hill · 04-16-2020, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by cris

I guess I’m going bat shit crazy sitting at home.

we all are, well, maybe I was batshit crazy before it started but being stuck at home doesn't help.

Oolie · 04-16-2020, 11:07 PM

If you think bones are good eating and macks are pests, you might have things backwards.

Macks take more care and preparation for handling, but are phenomenal when prepared correctly.

Bones are better than no sashimi though.

cris · 04-17-2020, 05:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Oolie

If you think bones are good eating and macks are pests, you might have things backwards.

Macks take more care and preparation for handling, but are phenomenal when prepared correctly.

Bones are better than no sashimi though.

Love both of them- raw and smoked.

Saba Slayer · 04-17-2020, 09:07 AM

[QUOTE=Oolie;305967]If you think bones are good eating and macks are pests, you might have things backwards.

I beg to differ...we all have different tastes and preferences...

I love eating our local Spanish Macks and the Green Macks in a sushi bar from northern cold water areas...but our local Macks are just too soft for me...
once in a while on the big boat we'll grab a fresh one from the bait tank and slab it, chill it, prep it with a light sauce, and then put it in with the other sushi dishes we're serving and see if anyone notices...it usually goes undetected as Green Mack...It's OK...but just that for me...

I love Dem Bones...

JohnMckroidJr · 04-17-2020, 04:00 PM

Always great to go fishing - Congrats. Nice pics and the plates look delicious! One note regarding towing the PA. The front and back handles have yanked out on mine while being towed. If I ever have to be towed in bad Wx again, I would tie a french bowline with one loop on the fwd handle, and the other around the mirage opening and fwd handle to take some of the strain off the fwd handle.

Saba Slayer · 04-17-2020, 04:39 PM

Thanks for the advice...
I'd never tow in bad weather and it was flat calm on Wednesday as you can see from the photo...
Neither Keven or Jeff warned about that... so I doubt they've towed in bad weather too...
Thanks

Ive heard of a "bowline on a bight" but I've never heard of it referred to as a French bowline...I'll have to check "Ashley's Book of Knots"

sharjak · 04-17-2020, 05:54 PM

[QUOTE=Saba Slayer;305971]

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Originally Posted by Oolie

If you think bones are good eating and macks are pests, you might have things backwards.

I beg to differ...we all have different tastes and preferences...

I love eating our local Spanish Macks and the Green Macks in a sushi bar from northern cold water areas...but our local Macks are just too soft for me...
once in a while on the big boat we'll grab a fresh one from the bait tank and slab it, chill it, prep it with a light sauce, and then put it in with the other sushi dishes we're serving and see if anyone notices...it usually goes undetected as Green Mack...It's OK...but just that for me...

I love Dem Bones...

Love dem winter bones, especially a homeguard for Sash. Agree with the southern macs although the larger ones are good smoked or pickled if handled properly

Oolie · 04-18-2020, 08:33 PM

[QUOTE=sharjak;305987]

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Originally Posted by Saba Slayer

Love dem winter bones, especially a homeguard for Sash. Agree with the southern macs although the larger ones are good smoked or pickled if handled properly

Exactly, they're only soft if mishandled and not pickled.

Don't touch them with bare hands, and keep them cool in saltwater.

Pickle them first with a sugar rub, then rinse and use a salt rub, then rinse and soak in vinegar.

They taste as good if not better than any sash I've had stateside.

04-16-2020, 09:51 AM	#1
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,883	Return...? [QUOTE=cris;305952]Damn I’ve been waiting for the bones to return. Hey Cris...I'm not sure I'd call this the "return of the Bonito" that you've been waiting for...LOL I've been fishing the South Bay Bonito for over 30 years and I can't recall catching schooling fish in April before now. Maybe a Homeguard Bone once in a while if they're desperate to eat or if I get lucky...but for the most part the season generally seems to run from August through December...anytime after that and I feel blessed to run into one let alone a school of em... __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer

04-17-2020, 09:07 AM	#6
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,883	Macks...? [QUOTE=Oolie;305967]If you think bones are good eating and macks are pests, you might have things backwards. I beg to differ...we all have different tastes and preferences... I love eating our local Spanish Macks and the Green Macks in a sushi bar from northern cold water areas...but our local Macks are just too soft for me... once in a while on the big boat we'll grab a fresh one from the bait tank and slab it, chill it, prep it with a light sauce, and then put it in with the other sushi dishes we're serving and see if anyone notices...it usually goes undetected as Green Mack...It's OK...but just that for me... I love Dem Bones... Attached Images __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer

04-17-2020, 04:39 PM	#8
Saba Slayer Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Palos Verdes Posts: 1,883	tow Thanks for the advice... I'd never tow in bad weather and it was flat calm on Wednesday as you can see from the photo... Neither Keven or Jeff warned about that... so I doubt they've towed in bad weather too... Thanks Ive heard of a "bowline on a bight" but I've never heard of it referred to as a French bowline...I'll have to check "Ashley's Book of Knots" __________________ Jim / Saba Slayer

04-16-2020, 09:53 AM	#2
cris Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 254	I guess I’m going bat shit crazy sitting at home.

04-17-2020, 04:00 PM	#7
JohnMckroidJr Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Fort Lauderdale Posts: 2,026	Always great to go fishing - Congrats. Nice pics and the plates look delicious! One note regarding towing the PA. The front and back handles have yanked out on mine while being towed. If I ever have to be towed in bad Wx again, I would tie a french bowline with one loop on the fwd handle, and the other around the mirage opening and fwd handle to take some of the strain off the fwd handle.