Cobia

 Hi everyone, caught a couple cobia the last couple days, got told they are really nice to eat by a couple of know alls, just wanted to get a fisherpersons opinion

cherrs

Ps all bled well and flesh looks very nice 


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 I  like em

Thu, 2014-07-31 20:42

 I  like em

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+1

Thu, 2014-07-31 21:37

+1

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Me too

Thu, 2014-07-31 20:46

 Very good table fare. Better than mackie, equivalent of spango on my list. 

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 my favourite eating fish  

Thu, 2014-07-31 22:28

 my favourite eating fish

 

 

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they are tops, easy to fillet

Thu, 2014-07-31 22:42

they are tops, easy to fillet and freeze really good.

Took some out of my freezer after 6 months to give to the dogs a while back while cooking snapper.

Chucked a small piece in the pan and it was perfect, not a neighbour fish unless I was your neighbour

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 Had some fresh on the last

Thu, 2014-07-31 23:31

 Had some fresh on the last trip, bloody beautiful. Firm white flesh, pan fried in butter with a squeeze of lemon juice. Glass of Riesling and you're in business.....

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lovely fillets, my fav.

Fri, 2014-08-01 00:47

lovely fillets, my fav.

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Riesling Andy? Cask??

Fri, 2014-08-01 00:53

Riesling Andy?

Cask??

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 Ha ha nah mate, good quality

Sun, 2014-08-03 17:43

 Ha ha nah mate, good quality bottled stuff. Anything around the 2008 yr mark, it needs to be slightly aged IMO

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cobe

Fri, 2014-08-01 06:29

great eating, identical to spanish mack IMO

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Yummo

Fri, 2014-08-01 08:51

Anyway - sashimi, beer battered, pan fried, oven baked etc.

Best pelagic tasting fish. Only a few demersals better.

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 Very nice!

Fri, 2014-08-01 10:35

 Very nice!

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 Yep very nice, nearly shed a

Fri, 2014-08-01 11:01

 Yep very nice, nearly shed a tear when I saw that one butchered at the cleaning table in the Coral Bay thread. 

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 Top table fish. Though I've

Fri, 2014-08-01 11:22

 Top table fish. Though I've seen a few people filleting remora thinking they were cobia 

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Fresh

Fri, 2014-08-01 12:11

Eat fresh, equal to Makie as above. After freezing, the flesh tends to break down a little & lose some texture & flavour. Still edible but not as good, similar to Dolly after freezing but slightly better.

Enjoy

cheers Rob

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I recently caught an 8kg

Fri, 2014-08-01 15:31

I recently caught an 8kg specimen up at Steep, not bad to eat but I reckon they have a bit of a bitter taste to the flesh. My fish had ben frozen.

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 Cheers, I'm guessing I'll

Sat, 2014-08-02 19:26

 Cheers, I'm guessing I'll try a tiny bit then give the rest away ha ha 

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stink

Sun, 2014-08-03 06:50

They stink a bit when you fillet them but dont be put off by that

egg, breadcrumb and pan fry delicious