Spanis mackerel bait to plate - Kayak Fishing Adventures on Big Water’s Edge

whitedog · 02-12-2010, 10:18 PM

Can it be done and I would like to know if our local mac's are as good as th

en the sushi joints

before sink my teeth in my bait bucket

whitedog · 02-12-2010, 10:21 PM

Gino · 02-12-2010, 11:40 PM

i heard someone down there sells spanish Mackeral to Sushi Bars, but i think thats illegal? i dunno just a rumor i think

Whatever you do dont eat a greenback! they are nasty

deepdvr · 02-13-2010, 05:29 AM

Spanish macs are definitely good eats. They're a jack not a true mac, so I'm sure that has something to do with it.

tptrench · 02-13-2010, 09:06 AM

Delicioso!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Yakking101 · 02-13-2010, 09:11 AM

I was wondering this exact thing. Spanish Mac at sushi bars is one of my favorite.... Can I catch them and just take them home for sashimi?

What are you doing? ... making bait and heading home.

peguinpower · 02-13-2010, 11:27 AM

I have it from a genuine japanese gourmand that spanish macks are the same as mexican scad. They are supposed to be good table fare.

/bing

Willy · 02-13-2010, 12:10 PM

Ok. Cat's out of the bait tank.

Just to clairfy, specifically for my Japanese wife who is dying to try one...

Could anyone post up the pics of what is considered the 'Spanish' mack?

I've pulled so many different kinds of little fish; macks, dines and every other kind of little fish imagineable on my sabiki, it's comical.
I assume the Spanish is the big eye'd one with the brown colored back?

The greenback is easy to ID, and Gino is right they are nasty.

Our greenback is close looking to what the Japanese call a 'Saba' wich I think is more like Norweigan mackrel.

Thanks all,

Willy

Ed · 02-14-2010, 12:00 PM

deepdvr · 02-14-2010, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ed

DAMN....THATS A FREEKIN HUGE SPAINAIRD

stairman · 02-14-2010, 03:27 PM

They get alot bigger then that.....I've seen them about six to eight pounds off shore while on an exploritory albacore trip in april.

this little yeller was caught on a five pounder.

stairman · 02-14-2010, 03:32 PM

ooops that was the doctored one I sent to a friend as a joke
the real anglers name was ron fuji and he caught it at alijos rocks but sadly he died of a heart attack while on the boat two days later and never saw the fish get weighed in.I had the privledge of giving him his last chuckle a few minutes before he collapsed and died.
Foe all of us ...when you get the chance to go fishing go...you never know when your last day fishing will be.
I should take my own advice more often!

rip ron hope its wfo up there!

88# 4 oz

Gino · 02-15-2010, 01:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by stairman

ooops that was the doctored one I sent to a friend as a joke
the real anglers name was ron fuji and he caught it at alijos rocks but sadly he died of a heart attack while on the boat two days later and never saw the fish get weighed in.I had the privledge of giving him his last chuckle a few minutes before he collapsed and died.
Foe all of us ...when you get the chance to go fishing go...you never know when your last day fishing will be.
I should take my own advice more often!

rip ron hope its wfo up there!

88# 4 oz

THATS THE WAY TO GO OUT!

Be cautious of eating any mackeral caught here in southern california They can have worms, Someone told me that what you eat in a sushi bar is (typically) comercially caught in cold waters, where fish dont have tendancey to have worms.

-scallywag- · 02-15-2010, 04:33 PM

Why would you want to eat those spanyards when you could just turn it into a #88 YT like that guy did?

Why not just give me your yak and you can go join all the other bait eating fishermen on our local piers?

How about posting some before and after pics of your catch (or invite me over for dinner)?

Dan · 02-15-2010, 04:37 PM

you know it's winter when dudes start eating bait!

02-12-2010, 10:18 PM	#1
whitedog Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 42	Spanis mackerel bait to plate Can it be done and I would like to know if our local mac's are as good as then the sushi joints before sink my teeth in my bait bucket

02-12-2010, 10:21 PM	#2
whitedog Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 42

02-12-2010, 11:40 PM	#3
Gino Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 520	i heard someone down there sells spanish Mackeral to Sushi Bars, but i think thats illegal? i dunno just a rumor i think Whatever you do dont eat a greenback! they are nasty

02-13-2010, 05:29 AM	#4
deepdvr Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Carlsbad Posts: 591	Spanish macs are definitely good eats. They're a jack not a true mac, so I'm sure that has something to do with it.

02-13-2010, 09:06 AM	#5
tptrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: pt loma Posts: 101	Delicioso!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

02-13-2010, 09:11 AM	#6
Yakking101 Junior Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 26	I was wondering this exact thing. Spanish Mac at sushi bars is one of my favorite.... Can I catch them and just take them home for sashimi? What are you doing? ... making bait and heading home.

02-13-2010, 11:27 AM	#7
peguinpower bing! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: socal Posts: 246	I have it from a genuine japanese gourmand that spanish macks are the same as mexican scad. They are supposed to be good table fare. /bing

02-13-2010, 12:10 PM	#8
Willy Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: La Jolla Posts: 189	Ok. Cat's out of the bait tank. Just to clairfy, specifically for my Japanese wife who is dying to try one... Could anyone post up the pics of what is considered the 'Spanish' mack? I've pulled so many different kinds of little fish; macks, dines and every other kind of little fish imagineable on my sabiki, it's comical. I assume the Spanish is the big eye'd one with the brown colored back? The greenback is easy to ID, and Gino is right they are nasty. Our greenback is close looking to what the Japanese call a 'Saba' wich I think is more like Norweigan mackrel. Thanks all, Willy

02-14-2010, 12:00 PM	#9
Ed Fringe Head Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Drippin Chicken Water Ranch Posts: 140

02-14-2010, 03:32 PM	#12
stairman Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 84	ooops that was the doctored one I sent to a friend as a joke the real anglers name was ron fuji and he caught it at alijos rocks but sadly he died of a heart attack while on the boat two days later and never saw the fish get weighed in.I had the privledge of giving him his last chuckle a few minutes before he collapsed and died. Foe all of us ...when you get the chance to go fishing go...you never know when your last day fishing will be. I should take my own advice more often! rip ron hope its wfo up there! 88# 4 oz

02-15-2010, 04:33 PM	#14
-scallywag- Banned Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: on the road... Posts: 598	Why would you want to eat those spanyards when you could just turn it into a #88 YT like that guy did? Why not just give me your yak and you can go join all the other bait eating fishermen on our local piers? How about posting some before and after pics of your catch (or invite me over for dinner)?

02-15-2010, 04:37 PM	#15
Dan Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,053	you know it's winter when dudes start eating bait!