Offshore Fishing Reports - question about a map - I just bought this pretty expensive map and it says "closed contour depicting depression. What does that mean? :?
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Joined: Mar 03, 2008 Posts: 73 Location: Raeford, NC
Posted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 2:22 am Post subject:
Such a cute little guy! I think they're pretty tasty too as long as you bleed them really well as soon as you catch them. _________________ 25ft Wellcraft
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Just my guess, but maybe it's called a "false albacore" because it can somehow be confused with an Albacore. (( look at the google images of both ))
markus wrote:
Also, I was only 4 miles out in about 40' of water when I got him. The spanish were breaking the water and I was pulling clark spoons through them. Do they normally come in that close?
Yes. =) They eat very small shiney minnows, same as what Spanish are feeding on.[/quote] _________________ Florida-Offshore.com
Joined: Mar 03, 2008 Posts: 73 Location: Raeford, NC
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 3:11 am Post subject:
rockhound wrote:
albacore are not good to eat,Bonito on the other hand are,So i'm told?
Rockhound, Bonito are if fact VERY tasty! Albacore are also quite tasty as long as you bleed them well. Otherwise they have a real fishy taste to them. Bleed 'em and they're great on the grill!! _________________ 25ft Wellcraft
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A LITTLE TUNNY (more commonly known as false albacore, bonito, fat albert or bait, and pictured here) are not a very pallettable(sp) fish unless you like a VERY tasty fish. IMO not fit for cat food.
A TRUE ALBACORE is also known as a LONGFIN TUNA which is what you get in most cans of tuna, and will most likely NOT catch off the coast of North Carolina. The meat is the lightest in color of the tunas aside from the ATLANTIC BONITA.
The ATLANTIC BONITA is also caught in our waters and for some reason is known as a BOSTON MACKERAL (why I don't know), which has white meat, very mild flavor.
I'm not trying to come across as a "KNOW IT ALL" because that is far from what I am, but I really think that we should ALL get on the same page and start calling fish what they really are. I just hate seeing people getting the wrong info about things and then passing it on to others.
GOOGLE tunas of the atlantic. There are a tone of identifying pics to help you out. _________________ Make something idiot proof, and they build a better idiot
Joined: Nov 30, 2007 Posts: 173 Location: Cary, NC
Posted: Tue Sep 02, 2008 6:56 am Post subject:
tunatamer4 wrote:
A TRUE ALBACORE is also known as a LONGFIN TUNA which is what you get in most cans of tuna, and will most likely NOT catch off the coast of North Carolina. The meat is the lightest in color of the tunas aside from the ATLANTIC BONITA.
Absolutely correct! I've caught "true" albacore off Mexico in the Pacific. They run in the 25-50 pound range. Light meat, not nearly as tasty and bluefin/yellowfin. Better suited to grilling. _________________ BaDaBing Fishing Team
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All I can say is that this guy tasted good right out of the broiler. I do not like a "fishy" tasting fish either and this was not fishy tasting.
You must have done something right to make it not fishy. Let me just say this, I'm kind of spoiled when it comes to eating fish. I've been in the fishing business for about twenty years and grew up fishing, from the time I was big enough to catch sunfish in the local pond. I kind of got use to eating offshore fish such as tuna, dolphin and wahoo because that was all we fished for. I've eaten quite a few different fish and found some tasty and others nasty. Sorry to say that the false albacore falls into the nasty catagory for me. To each his own. That's what makes this place what it is.
Also, Kid4rock- The albacore are also caught on the East coast but in northern waters. They are quite often what we called "day savers" on the overnight canyon trips when the yellowfins would not cooperate. Many a trip did the longfins bail us out and put some meat in the box. I'm pretty sure they like just a tad cooler water. I'm not sure how far south they travel, I don't think I've ever heard of any being caught south of the Maryland canyons, but I may be wrong. _________________ Make something idiot proof, and they build a better idiot
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Offshore Fishing Reports - question about a map - I just bought this pretty expensive map and it says "closed contour depicting depression. What does that mean? :?
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