For those of you who eat Albies (False albacore)

[teddysclaw]

I'm going to give albies another go this year. I've read up a bunch of different ways to make sure they're decent (ice slurry, immediate bleed, etc) and want to know which size to keep.

Are they like normal Tuna, where the bigger ones have higher fat content usually and thus taste better? Or are they like bluefish, where the bigger they are, the crappier the meat.

Want to know if i should keep the bigger ones or the smaller ones for the table.

Thanks for the tips guys

[nmc02]

Let them go. They do not taste good.

[Capt Joe]

They are like seagulls. The small ones taste just as horrible as the big ones. Catch and release, Mc Nuggets, Point Lobster, Taco Bell.....anything but.....

[RBC67]

Nasty worse than big blues

[Pennsy Guy]

For the most part the responses are correct BUT one man's meat is another man's poison...I used to give all my alligators to a guy at work-his family ate "em with great gusto---his kids used their fingers, not a fork...one of the few likes. 99% won't eat Albies...maybe if you marinate for 36-48hrs and smoked...don't know...

[rwp2101]

When I want to try something new I'll keep one and if it's bad the dog will always eat it. At least he always ate it until I gave him a false albacore

In all seriousness though, an old salt told me that if you don't like big blues don't bother trying albies.

[Blind Squirrel]

Originally Posted by rwp2101

When I want to try something new I'll keep one and if it's bad the dog will always eat it. At least he always ate it until I gave him a false albacore

In all seriousness though, an old salt told me that if you don't like big blues don't bother trying albies.

I don't like big bluefish, but false albacore are great raw.

[jigmup]

sliced thin, sushi style

[tombanjo]

The mate filleting my bonito inadvertently (or jokingly) threw in an albie fillet. So I gave it another try. As sashimi it was awful, especially compared with the bonito I had in the next bite. As tataki it was edible but again, no comparison with da bones and not even worth the pepper I used on it.

[Capt. Debbie]

You ate seagulls? Wow you never leave the boat and go home empty handed then? LOL

Originally Posted by Capt Joe

They are like seagulls. The small ones taste just as horrible as the big ones. Catch and release, Mc Nuggets, Point Lobster, Taco Bell.....anything but.....