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4theReels · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:13 am Post subject: SBH.......Saturday

Hey guys,
Headed out to find a place to fish down SBP about 8am or so. I went by the pier first just to look and see how it was and it was packed already...so started to drive down the beach but as soon as I passed the pier..the sand was totally soft...I have a 2wd tacoma and I was having trouble already...and then I look down and see that there are 2 other vehicles stuck already. I made it to the beach and drove back a bit and parked...then I went to help push these vehicles out to the beach...they followed me out.
I was thinking of going the other way around...the entrance by PINS but I already wasted enough time so I headed to the Packery Channel park...a place I have seen off the highway and always wanted to try. Well..it was great...the dunes slowed the wind a bit...and the sheepie bite was on...huge too. I was going for some big uglies but didn't catch any. I had 3 great hits on my big rod but they unhooked as I was reeling them in...bummer.
I ended up catching about 15 or so sheepies...about half were huge. I released all of them since I dont know how to skin these suckers...and I heard they are good eating..(yes..no..?..).

All in all...it was a freakin' beautiful day for fishing...
This weekend looks even better...
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ceejkay · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:24 am Post subject:

sheapies arnt bad to eat at all. i personally prefer the smaller ones over the bigger ones for table fare. i dont catch them all that often so i cant tell you how to clean them. iirc you clean them like a snapper, scrape scales off with a spoon and then flay them out.

4theReels · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 8:27 am Post subject:

Thanks.....and again...just wanted to thank you for taking me and my group out at the Big Shell clean up...and for sharing some knowledge and stories...I really appreciate it....way too cool.
Dave ~
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TexGator · Flour Bluffian in training Joined: 22 May 2012 Posts: 429

use a serated knife and cut the skin around the edges and then filet as you would any other fish. Once you get past the skin and the ribs the hard part is done.

ltorna1 · Full Grown Flour Bluffian Joined: 17 Apr 2009 Posts: 3240

Thanks for the report - sounds like you hit it just right.

X2 on what texgator said. Right along the dorsal fin there is a space between the fin and the scales that you can get a knife into without cutting through a ton of scales. Fillet em just like a snapper or drum. I personally dont mess with scaling , just run a knife between the filet and the skin to remove. Yummy as ceviche, good fried too.
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ceejkay · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 11:51 am Post subject:

gdavis · Posted: Mon Mar 11, 2013 9:04 pm Post subject:

sheephead taste good. pan fry em up just like you would with anything else.

FIDO · Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:31 am Post subject: Re: SBH.......Saturday

4theReels · Posted: Tue Mar 12, 2013 7:09 pm Post subject:

Thanks Fido....I will do just that. Tho I mostly fish for the sport...and release mostly everything....I have always wanted to try me some sheephead fillets..... Very Happy

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FIDO · Posted: Wed Mar 13, 2013 7:47 am Post subject: