Don: When stationed at Eglin AFB in Ft Walton Bch FL, I went deep sea fishing out of Destin FL (Biggest Little Fishing Village in the world it is called), and I'd sell My catch to the fish market right on the dock, cause i could make more in one Saturday fishing trip sometimes, than a two week paycheck from the Air Force. Anyway, I saw, (and caught) MANY, MANY grouper, trigger fish, Snappers, etc ect , Only to bring up either half a fish, or more often just the head of the fish, where a shark or other bigger fish had chomped down on the fish on the way up. And you are right. Luckily, that cheek meat on the grouper is a delicacy. Went for $10 a pound back in the mid 70's way back then..It was like the "fillet mignon" of the fish. Chuck
----- Original Message ----- From: "DonO" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 2:28 PM Subject: [VFB] Live fish filleting > > So until you witness a saltwater feeding frenzy, don't get too emotionally > upset about someone 'live-filleting' a fish. I've seen that done, even with > guides and mahi-mahi offshore. It's not right in my book, but if you throw > that live fish back, there's a good chance that some predator will > live-filet it for you anyway. Who has not fished the salt extensively and > not had a predator strip, chop up, de-body, or mutilate a fish on the line? > If you bottom-fish off-shore, you might as well take everything home, as > nothing survives the swim back to the bottom. Heck, for the first few fish, > sometimes, they don't even survive the reel-in to the surface. >
