Fish ID question, and PSA about Saba (Pacific Mac) Sushi

[TheBentRod]

Originally Posted by BenCantrell

White croaker is your mystery fish.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_croaker

Yep. White Croaker. Some call them one and the same, but the picture Ben found looks more like yours.

[Roscoe]

As a kid I called them sewer trout.

[TJones]

Originally Posted by Roscoe

As a kid I called them sewer trout.

It was on list for not recommend to eat. How did the mackerel recipe work out?

[JohnMckroidJr]

White Croaker does have a nice fillet, but have been known to have high levels of toxins. They were on the do not eat list decades ago.

[SoCalEDC]

Now I know to keep my baits that get lazy. I got a monster saba yesterday, probably 14-15" long, maybe the biggest I have ever caught. Sounds like I cold have turned him into food instead dragging him around on a hook for and hour or 2.

[Salty Paw]

I also did some mackerel sushi recently based on the Outdoor Chef's Life video ... also after coming home empty handed I think my wife was beginning to think I had a girlfriend

Brought home 10 macks - the 6 largest went towards sashimi and nigiri and the 4 smallest baked in the oven with salt, lemon and olive oil

[Harry Hill]

Originally Posted by Salty Paw

I also did some mackerel sushi recently based on the Outdoor Chef's Life video ... also after coming home empty handed I think my wife was beginning to think I had a girlfriend

Brought home 10 macks - the 6 largest went towards sashimi and nigiri and the 4 smallest baked in the oven with salt, lemon and olive oil

excellent, was your wife happy?

[chris138]

Originally Posted by SoCalEDC

Now I know to keep my baits that get lazy. I got a monster saba yesterday, probably 14-15" long, maybe the biggest I have ever caught. Sounds like I cold have turned him into food instead dragging him around on a hook for and hour or 2.

Perfect WSB size bait....