Catching Fish while Sailing?

[belizesailor]

Originally Posted by Don Lobo

The Spanish Mackerel we catch in Baja is GREAT sashimi!

Here in Central America, the Pacific Mack has a much stronger taste than the Caribbean Sea Mack. We routinely make sashimi with the Caribbean Mack.

[Tenedos]

Originally Posted by belizesailor

Here in Central America, the Pacific Mack has a much stronger taste than the Caribbean Sea Mack. We routinely make sashimi with the Caribbean Mack.

Do you freeze it before making sashimi or just bet it being ok? We always struggle with that dilemma.

[belizesailor]

Originally Posted by Tenedos

Do you freeze it before making sashimi or just bet it being ok? We always struggle with that dilemma.

Line to plate! Never had a problem with Carib Mack (here in the W Carib). I have landed other species with obvious parasites...and chucked them back.

[2020]

Originally Posted by RaymondR

I've given it up.

You never catch the right fish. You think "Bit of sashimi would be nice", throw the line in and a damned mackerel will grab it and you end up going without the sashimi and then having to eat a freezer full of mackerel for the next two months (Single hander and some of the mackerel in northern Queensland have to be seen to be believed)

as a qld'er may I say ..... i lived in japan > 2 words for you mate > Shime saba
Shime saba is a cured mackerel fillet that is great for sashimi as well as sushi topping. It is very simple to make and so tasty. All you need is FRESH mackerel, salt and rice wine vinegar. simply cure the fillet with skin, and turn it into one of the best sushi toppings! No cooking, just marinating!
sooo nice cold on rice or with rice and pickles and a chilled beer

[GordMay]

These are some of the healthiest fish for your diet, according to Healthline:
Healthline ➥ https://www.healthline.com/health/fo...st-fish-to-eat

Alaskan salmon
Cod
Herring
Mahi-mahi
Mackerel (other than king mackerel)
Perch
Rainbow trout
Sardines
Striped bass
Tuna (other than bluefin and bigeye tuna), especially canned light tuna
Wild Alaskan pollock
Arctic char

The worst fish to eat are those high in mercury, according to WebMD. Avoid these fish for that reason:
WebMD ➥ https://www.webmd.com/diet/ss/slides...dfish,Tilefish

Imported swordfish
Imported marlin
Shark
Tilefish
King mackerel
Orange roughy

Some types of tuna, such as bluefin and bigeye tuna, may also be more likely to have higher levels of mercury, according to WebMD.

[MicHughV]

I see this topic is still going.

Catching fish is one thing, but learning to clean them and cook them is another thing.

Again, I must give thanks to a variety of " old school" fishermen that taught me the ropes as there is certainly a skill involved in doing this....and doing it quickly, and proficiently, with little wastage.

Cooking fish falls into yet another learning curve that must be learned to prepare fish for the plate.

Prior to learning all these things, I viewed eating fish with some trepidation as invariably fish bones would ruin the experience as would the taste of badly prepared fish.

Now, some many years later, fish is the primary protein on the table. While I don't consider myself a gourmet chef by any means, I can lay out a pretty awesome tasting fish dinner.

It would behove any person wishing to catch fish from the stern of his/her boat to learn the finer art of catching....cleaning...and preparing fish to enjoy this culinary delight.

[JuliettOscarNov]

I’ve got a couple of Cuban yoyos off Amazon for a sailing charter next month in the Abacos. Can someone please post a some pics of the the bungee/clothespin set up?

[Kettlewell]

Like others here, we use a "meat line" sometimes when sailing. It's a 1/8-inch nylon rope attached to a long steel leader with lots of breaking strength. I put it on a sheet winch to bring it in. The nylon stretches a lot so provides enough bounce that it doesn't jerk out of the fish unless we are sailing fast and the fish is too big. Not very sporting, but also not very efficient so we only catch a fish once in awhile and we usually eat it that day. The biggest we managed to bring in was a Skipjack tuna in the Bahamas, but unfortunately a shark took half of it before I got it to the boat. Still had probably 20 pounds of fish left over.

[MicHughV]

"big" is a relative term when it comes to fish....

by any account, 30lb is a "big" fish and will require a gaff to bring it aboard.