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bigkevcoleman
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 Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 12:47 pm Post subject: jacks |
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Do people eat them?. I heard they were not very good. If they are not what do you do with them?
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Smack_8080
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Some people use them for shark bait.
Other than that, catch and release. |
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JOHNNYREB
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 1:20 pm Post subject: |
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| Smack_8080 wrote: | Some people use them for shark bait.
Other than that, catch and release. |
Yep....great shark bait!
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 1:22 pm Post subject: |
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Good bait! Big ones for sharks, smaller ones for just about anything else.
I wouldnt recommend eating one.
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:05 pm Post subject: |
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Jacks???  That's an open-ended question.
Would I eat a:
Jack Crevalle - NO!
Horse-eye jack - NO!
Blue runner (hardtail) - NO! (but apparently it quite the dish in NY City?)
Yellow Jack - NO!
Atlantic bumper, Mackerel scad, Round scad, Redtail scad, Rough scad, Bluntnose jack, Pilotfish, Leaterjacket, Bigeye jack, Lookdown, Atlantic moonfish, Cottonmouth jack - NOT A CHANCE !!
(Although I have seen Lookdowns in the fish market in Merida, and thought to myself - "just how many Lookdowns must one eat to make a decent meal"?)
But give me a:
African pompano, Black jack, Bar jack, Rainbow runner, Amberjack (Greater or Lesser), Almaco jack, Rudderfish, Permit, Pompano, or Palometa - ANY DAY OF THE WEEK 
Every one of these can be described as a "jack-fish".
The general term of "Jack" is just too nebulous. |
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ltorna1
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CS, you forgot the best one of all - yellowtail! Hamachi!
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 2:40 pm Post subject: |
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| ltorna1 wrote: | | CS, you forgot the best one of all - yellowtail! Hamachi! |
Very true, but I was limiting my list of "jacks" to Gulf of Mexico species.
But you are right, never pass up some Hamachi  ! |
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bigkevcoleman
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| Posted: Mon Nov 12, 2012 9:52 pm Post subject: I got the point |
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Shark Bait Shark Bait uw ha ha.
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OneMoreCast88
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| Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 12:47 am Post subject: |
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I say there's only one way to find out.
Plenty of good eatin' fish out there. |
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bigkevcoleman
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| Posted: Tue Nov 13, 2012 7:07 am Post subject: just say no |
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Spoke to a buddy too. Won't even try em. I'll keep one for shark bait and let the rest go.
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[quote="Central Scrutinizer"]Jacks???
But give me a:
African pompano, Black jack, Bar jack, Rainbow runner, Amberjack (Greater or Lesser), Almaco jack, Rudderfish, Permit, Pompano, or Palometa - ANY DAY OF THE WEEK
I tried an African Pompano I caught offshore of Port Aransas years ago and It was trrrible. It was similar to eating cotton, the more I chewed the bigger it got. Have you actually tried one or just saying from others experience, just curious. Wonder if I just happened to get a bad one. The one I tried was only a couple pounds and was caught bottom fishing in pretty deep water. As far as Jack Cravelle, I tried one fried once along with bonita. The bonita was much better, but I have no desire to try either again!  |
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| gulftrout wrote: | | I tried an African Pompano I caught offshore of Port Aransas years ago and It was trrrible. It was similar to eating cotton, the more I chewed the bigger it got. Have you actually tried one or just saying from others experience, just curious. |
Definitely 1st-Hand experience on the African pompano. Are you sure what you caught and ate (but didn't like) was really an African pompano? A 'couple of pounds' is pretty small for this fish, they tend to be bruisers. They are great table-fare, especially the hump of meat that circles around the top of the head!!! (Similar to the chuck of meat on a dorado).
You might have run into a Horse-eye Jack. They look very similar to an adult African pompano. And Horse-eyes are not know as great eating. Just a thought. |
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