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Posts: 175
Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:06 pm
There is no regulations on these fish. They are called ring tail perch. They were once known as sailors choice, becasue sometimes it was all they had to eat. My neighbor has brought some home and said they tasted fine, just a little boney.
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Location: Hampstead, N.C
Location: Hampstead, N.C
Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:22 pm
They also go by spot tail pinfish, on the DMF website. We sell em up at Surf City Crab. I personally have never tried em. I guess theyre just like any small fish, very boney.
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Location: Wildwood Florida
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Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:44 pm
Good for bait never tried to eat one though.. was told by a buddy they worked good for. AJ dropped down alive but never tried it myself...
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Location: Chapel Hill
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Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:57 pm
the big ones are excellent eats. alot like sheephead
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Location: Wildwood Florida
Location: Wildwood Florida
Wed Jun 08, 2011 9:59 pm
| buzz4prez wrote: |
| the big ones are excellent eats. alot like sheephead |
That's good to know sheephead are good....
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Location: Sneads Ferry NC
Location: Sneads Ferry NC
Wed Jun 08, 2011 10:31 pm
they taste muddy to me ........ you can have them I wont eat them
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Location: Wendell, formerly from Burgaw
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Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:21 pm
I agree with Buzz. the big ones are good on the table. they also make Excellent AJ bait.
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Location: Wildwood Florida
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Wed Jun 08, 2011 11:33 pm
| cwayne wrote: |
| I agree with Buzz. the big ones are good on the table. they also make Excellent AJ bait.
Wayne |
Next nice sized one is going in the cooler.. How are they for grouper??
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Thu Jun 09, 2011 5:51 am
hey every body,, thx for all the info ,, i also seen the fish teeth ,, they look like a humen front teeth ,,lol it wos odd and funny and they r good strong fighting littel fish
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Location: Johnston County, NC
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Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:14 am
My buddy jdjeffers, eats them when we keep the big ones. He says they are very good eats.
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Thu Jun 09, 2011 8:56 am
Keep some large ones and ate some when everytime else was closed.
Tasted pretty good. Gave some cleaned ones to some friends, Didn't tell them what they were. They said they were tastie. Great cut bait for bass.
Tasted pretty good. Gave some cleaned ones to some friends, Didn't tell them what they were. They said they were tastie. Great cut bait for bass.
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Location: Jacksonville, NC
Location: Jacksonville, NC
Thu Jun 09, 2011 9:07 am
They make excellent live baits for Gags and butterflied for Red Grouper works really good. I've filleted, cut out the dark strip with the little bones and fried them, very good to eat. Served them at fish fries along with grunts and pinkies and no one knew the difference.
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Location: maxton/southport
Location: maxton/southport
Thu Jun 09, 2011 6:56 pm
they taste great to me. they are bait stealers like triggers small hook with squid will do the job. catch a lot of them in the winter.
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Thu Oct 19, 2023 4:45 am
We preserve the larger ones, and then my friend JD Jeffers eats them. These are great meals, he said. He even ate while playing monopoly online
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