Lionfish Derby

im down depending on weather, if u still need another by then:cool2:

Al would be a good addition.

And he's already tasted the venom. I think he's out for revenge

Al if you PM me your info I will consider you the 4 member of the team. Can you make the meeting friday night?

Guys we need a 4th person to commit, I am registering tuesday.

P.S. I'm ready

I dont have a bag I just carry shears. Tomorrow is the $100 registration deadline, do we still want to register and hope the weather improves?

okay, i texted Al to see if he is in...I don;'t know about the non-refundable weather thing...the swell isnt supposed to be too bad but it is scheduled to improve on saturday...assuming nothing changes....it is blowing hard now and supposed tocontinue so it might be stirred up...thoughts?

I'm game for whatever, luckily these things are stationary so viz isn't too big a concern once we locate the reefline. I will register tomorrow pending your guys final judgement.

go for it....worst thing that happens...we find no fish and decide to kill some beers

We should hit the super popular shallow stuff near that public wreck. Then drift whichever way the current takes us

Team "Watch out for the pricks" has entered this saturday's lionfish derby. Thank you LB for the name

I do my part. Now let's kill some jerks

How do prepare Lion fish? we here in the Windwards and Leewards are just seeing the tip of the iceberg...As a charter boat captain I am a stakeholder and will be affected by the invasion, if i can get the word out to the local spearos and fishermen on how to saftly kill and eat um it will be a great start to keeping the coming flood in control... We have confirmed Lions in St Vincent since begining of this year

Sashimi or fried then stir fried in Mongolian sauce

It's very mild so it works well with any recipe. The first and last time I made it I blackened it and then dipped it in the sauce recipe I've linked to the bottom of the page. Its also one of the easiest fish I've cleaned, the skin peels of with your fingers and then just fillet the meat off.

Thai Tuna Cakes and Dipping Sauce | Oversea Boat Insurance | Oversea Insurance Agency

the two tips for killing them are
1) shoot them in the face from above and then you can use the spear and their mouth as a handle...this lets you clip all the spines pretty easily
2) use a para tip and have a slider that can push the fish off your spear into the bucket, this way you can avoid touching them at all until you are safe on land where it is a lot easier.

scuba guys have it pretty easy because it is easy to do underwater.

another thing I have noticed is that when I spear them they get destroyed, their bodies bend and they are harder to despine...a head shot makes them flare their spikes out which makes it a lot easier to clip...

there are many videos on youtube of the actual clipping, many neglect the anal spines so heads up