8/24 La Jolla - Mr. Bonito, meet Wasabi

[cajunman]

Bonito Shashimi is wonderful, bleed and put on ice it's surprising GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[pchen911]

Originally Posted by cajunman

Bonito Shashimi is wonderful, bleed and put on ice it's surprising GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Try lightly salting it for a few minutes, then sear it slightly on the outside before slicing, its even better that way.

[Hobi-Wan Kenobi]

Great catch - looking forward to my first yellowtail!

I'm curious about the choice of kayak color for the hobies i've seen on this site and on kayak4fish. Seems like their mostly colored Ivory or Moss, is there any reason to this? Less spooky to the fish or less attractive to the Landlord?

Thanks

[blackcloud9]

Billy V - Raw Bonito
1) Bring ICE on your kayak, maybe a soft ice chest in the hatch with 4
frozen water bottles
2) slice the bonito's gills as soon as you get it on the boat and hang the
fish upside-down by the tail for a few minutes till all the blood is gone
3) put immediately on ice
4) Fillet bonito, removing ALL of the bloodline "the red part" <-fishy


Wan-Kenobi
There is no logic to the color, just preference. Avid fishermen seem to
tend to lean toward earthtones "just in case it matters" ..... maybe.
I've never worried about sharks for a minute, nor thought the fish would
be more afraid of one color over another, they see a dark kayak
bottom regardless of color. Go with what looks good to you!!

[JrBasser]

haha Rik at OEX: SDKA told a customer today "most fisherman like the neutral colors"

... I've been paddling a lime green kayak for years now!

[Billy V]

Originally Posted by blackcloud9

Billy V - Raw Bonito
1) Bring ICE on your kayak, maybe a soft ice chest in the hatch with 4
frozen water bottles
2) slice the bonito's gills as soon as you get it on the boat and hang the
fish upside-down by the tail for a few minutes till all the blood is gone
3) put immediately on ice
4) Fillet bonito, removing ALL of the bloodline "the red part" <-fishy
!

Thanks Larry