saltrix Posted July 19, 2010 Share Posted July 19, 2010 Went out in Moreton Bay on Sunday while visiting my son who lives in Brisbane. The weather was good with only a gentle breeze as we left about 8am and almost glassy on the way home at midday. The catch is winter whiting which have no legal size but have a bag limit of 50 per fisherman but even with 4 of us fishing the 50 limit was enough fish for a few meals, as they were a good size for this species. They are a nice eating fish but filleting is a bit of a job. The frames make good crab bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagga Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 Use the butterfly method as for garfish. Scale the fish and remove head and tail, leave the guts in, lay the fish flat, starting at the head make a long cut along the dorsal fins but not all the way to the tail end, crunch through the rib cage being careful not to cut all the way through to the belly side. Flatten out the fish (butterfly) and you should have a two fillets still connected by the belly side with the backbone intact on one side. Scrape out the guts with a knife. Pan fry as you do and the backbone then comes away easiy when cooked. Very quick and easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wannabefisho Posted July 20, 2010 Share Posted July 20, 2010 (edited) Nice feed of Whiting for sure. Did you get them on bait or lures??? Cheers Anthony Edited July 20, 2010 by wannabefisho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saltrix Posted July 20, 2010 Author Share Posted July 20, 2010 Nice feed of Whiting for sure. Did you get them on bait or lures??? Cheers Anthony Got them on bait. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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