Discolored fluke meat

[Jberg]

I usually put them in a bucket with with a block of ice. How long do bleed them?

Originally Posted by SaltLife1980

If you bleed them out then stack them white side up you get real nice fillets.

[SaltLife1980]

Originally Posted by Jberg

I usually put them in a bucket with with a block of ice. How long do bleed them?

I usually cut em and throw them in a bucket and let sit for a drift or two then move them into the cooler white side up on ice

[Arbutis]

Bleeding fish is a myth and is completely unnecessary. The best way to care for your fresh catch is to immerse in saltwater/ice bath while they are still alive. To go one step further, leave your fish whole in the saltwater ice bath for 24 hours before cleaning. This will give you the BEST possible results.

Charter and party boats do not have the means or the time to do this for their customers and most people are too impatient or too lazy to wait 24 hours before cleaning fish.

Try it. You will see for yourself. I learned this method from talking with several sushi chefs. Nobody knows more about preserving the freshness of raw fish - they have studied and educated themselves on the subject for hundreds of years. Use their knowledge - make the time to care for your fish properly and you will be rewarded with great results.

[Uncle Nicky]

Filets look fine, except it looks like someone smeared dog sh*t on the upper corner of them.

[acabtp]

Originally Posted by Arbutis

Bleeding fish is a myth and is completely unnecessary. The best way to care for your fresh catch is to immerse in saltwater/ice bath while they are still alive. To go one step further, leave your fish whole in the saltwater ice bath for 24 hours before cleaning. This will give you the BEST possible results.

Charter and party boats do not have the means or the time to do this for their customers and most people are too impatient or too lazy to wait 24 hours before cleaning fish.

Try it. You will see for yourself. I learned this method from talking with several sushi chefs. Nobody knows more about preserving the freshness of raw fish - they have studied and educated themselves on the subject for hundreds of years. Use their knowledge - make the time to care for your fish properly and you will be rewarded with great results.

this method is also great when you are tired and lazy and really don't feel like doing fillets after a long day out on the water. the fish are perfectly fresh the next morning and the fillets are fine. just make sure there is enough ice.

[Treebeard63]

Originally Posted by Billfish715

It looks like you peeled the skin off. Did you? That accounts for the darker flesh which is on the brown side of the fluke. Some of the darker area just under the skin comes off when you use a fillet knife to take off the skin. Bleeding and ice whiten up the meet as well as soaking the fillet ( skin on) in a kosher salt brine and ice solution for a short time. My guess is that you peeled off the skin.

I agree.. looks like just some skin pigment left behind... Mangia!

[courbeco]

Originally Posted by Arbutis

Bleeding fish is a myth and is completely unnecessary. The best way to care for your fresh catch is to immerse in saltwater/ice bath while they are still alive. To go one step further, leave your fish whole in the saltwater ice bath for 24 hours before cleaning. This will give you the BEST possible results.

Charter and party boats do not have the means or the time to do this for their customers and most people are too impatient or too lazy to wait 24 hours before cleaning fish.

Try it. You will see for yourself. I learned this method from talking with several sushi chefs. Nobody knows more about preserving the freshness of raw fish - they have studied and educated themselves on the subject for hundreds of years. Use their knowledge - make the time to care for your fish properly and you will be rewarded with great results.

I completely agree with you Doug. The procedure you've described is exactly what I do. I've fished for fluke for well over 50 years and have never bled or have known anyone to have bled them. Tuna?...Yes, Bluefish? yes, but fluke? you have to be kidding.

[Capt Sal]

Originally Posted by Arbutis

Bleeding fish is a myth and is completely unnecessary. The best way to care for your fresh catch is to immerse in saltwater/ice bath while they are still alive. To go one step further, leave your fish whole in the saltwater ice bath for 24 hours before cleaning. This will give you the BEST possible results.

Charter and party boats do not have the means or the time to do this for their customers and most people are too impatient or too lazy to wait 24 hours before cleaning fish.

Try it. You will see for yourself. I learned this method from talking with several sushi chefs. Nobody knows more about preserving the freshness of raw fish - they have studied and educated themselves on the subject for hundreds of years. Use their knowledge - make the time to care for your fish properly and you will be rewarded with great results.

I guess bleeding stripers and tuna all these years was a waste of time.

[courbeco]

Capt. Sal, I believe Doug was referring to the bleeding of fluke, at least for the most part.

[tombanjo]

Shut up and eat your fish. That's what I used to hear when complaining about something.