It's Cobia Time Here !

[Captain Rich]

And Skipjack Tuna, Bonita, Stray Porgy and Jack Crevalle

[AndyS]

Nice Cobia, but why kill the Skipjacks and False Albacore ?

[Captain Rich]

Skipjack tuna makes wonderful sashimi, I have one piece left I'm going to sear tonight. The false albacore (bonita down here) are used for trolling strips or chunked for bottom baits, and the racks are used for chumming up cobia and sharks. Absolutely nothing is wasted.

[tautog]

Even falsies are good if you trim down to the small thin clear red meat in the center of the loin. However probably only 10 percent yield because 2/3 of the meat is trash.

[Captain Rich]

We have one guy at the marina who trims away the real dark meat along the center line and then grills them. He says they are good the day they are caught, then they get "stronger". I'll stick to the other fish and use the false albies for bait. The skipjack are great.