Nice fish and NICE shot. Stop those sneaky bastards in their tracks. haha
Congrats, good cuda, good shot!
beam proven cuda ceviche?
Well done! Can see even from that pic how bad the vis was.
Is that the same kind of Barracuda we get here in California?
Why is it that most people bad mouth them? Taste bad? I know that some in other parts of the country and world have some sort of toxin but I don't think the local ones do.
I've seem some big ones at the islands here and missed a shot but never tried them...
Is that the same kind of Barracuda we get here in California?
Why is it that most people bad mouth them? Taste bad? I know that some in other parts of the country and world have some sort of toxin but I don't think the local ones do.
I've seem some big ones at the islands here and missed a shot but never tried them...
The ones around here (Northern most Gulf of Mexico) are the Great Barracuda, the same as in the Caribbean and the Keys. No ciguatera here, at least no verified accounts that I know of. I have been killing and eating them all my adult life. I don't shoot every one that I see, but this one is destined for a fish fry tomorrow. Absolutely nothing wrong with the taste, but one this size will be soaked in icy salt water over night prior to cooking. I mostly grill them, but this one will get cut to small pieces, mixed with French's yellow mustard, rolled in corn meal, and deep fried. My Wife will prepare Black Beans and fried potatoes, and I will over eat again.
KC
Is that the same kind of Barracuda we get here in California?
Why is it that most people bad mouth them? Taste bad? I know that some in other parts of the country and world have some sort of toxin but I don't think the local ones do.
I've seem some big ones at the islands here and missed a shot but never tried them...
I have eaten the ones in California (Sphyraena argentea) and I thought they where good. I haven't eaten the great barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda). California does not have ciguatera because we don't have tropical waters that support it. Its a pretty nasty disease if you get it though.
Here is some info on the two species:
Great Barracuda
FLMNH Ichthyology Department: Great Barracuda
California Barracuda
http://www.montereybayaquarium…=VsGX+Lst7QZ9d7zss3AfJA==
Thanks for the clarification guys!
KC, that recipe sounds good!
Just to be clear its not a disease or virus it is a reef bacteria i belive that gets ingested and passed up the food chain, so apex reef predators like barracuda and kingfish are a higher risk, more stressed a ecosystem/reef is the more chance of ciguatera infestation.
In the Southernmost islands in the Caribbean we dont have ciguatera.
Edit: here is a new one by me!! "Ciguatera can be sexually transmitted. With exposure of the mother, premature labor and spontaneous abortion have been reported, as well as effects on the fetus and newborn child through placental and breast milk transmission."
Nice cuda!!
Don't know about sexually transmitted.. but with the kind of shits you get with ciguatera, I wouldn't be surprised if fetuses get squeezed out.
Hahahahahaha
Everyone ate fried cuda today, and we are ok. no cig or std's to report.
KC
hahahahahahahah no sexually transmitted crapping abortions? well shucks thats just boring :laughing:
Glad you're getting out Keith. Im stuck out here in the California desert until this fall. Another year of missed opportunity for WR Red Snapper:(
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