filthmonger Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Headed outside this morning trolled down to little marley for zip. Noticed some bust ups close to the rocks and threw a halco metal into it. First cast Bonito. About 5 minutes later a huge school of salmon started busting up. Hooked onto a really solid fish im guessing 70cm plus but it spat the hook when it got air born. A huge school of dolphins then moved in and ruined our fun, awesome to watch them hunting their prey though. After the dolphins moved on the Bonito surfaced again and i managed another one. Headed down river to one of the sandflats and hooked a solid flatty first cast on a Zman grub. Called it a day after that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linc Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Nice job mate. What are the bonito like for sashimi when fresh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jezzap84 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Great effort mate. Would live to be out on the water today. Stupid work haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linc Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Great effort mate. Would live to be out on the water today. Stupid work haha I second that! As the sticker on my boat says "Born to fish, forced to work" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthmonger Posted September 25, 2013 Author Share Posted September 25, 2013 Not sure how they go, im gonna try some tonight. Anyone got any recipes for them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krispy ! Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Not sure how they go, im gonna try some tonight. Anyone got any recipes for them? They are really nice sashimi but you have to bleed them. Other than that they go ok with fish and chips Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Great effort. Don't really rate the taste of bonito myself but it makes awesome bait! Nice flatty btw! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooker40 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Do u just fillet it and throw in on ur hook s scratchie Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scratchie Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Do u just fillet it and throw in on ur hook s scratchie Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free Great bait for kings as a livie and marlin too for that matter! Or I cut small sections at a time and target snapper, blue spot flatty, mowong etc! Great all round bait! Cheers scratchie!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brooker40 Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Cheers Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk - now Free Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sam bros Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 nice work on the fish mate yeah i reckon bonito are an excellent all round bait caught plenty on them cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rev Posted September 25, 2013 Share Posted September 25, 2013 Not sure how they go, im gonna try some tonight. Anyone got any recipes for them? they taste nice when filleted, skinned, blood lines and quadrilateral line / bones cut out - then just a light pan fry with olive oil and finish with some lemon juice & butter to at the end. Best 3/4 cooked as they get quite dry if over cooked. Also good as sashimi - though be careful cutting as the flesh is quite delicate. cheers The Rev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthmonger Posted September 25, 2013 Author Share Posted September 25, 2013 they taste nice when filleted, skinned, blood lines and quadrilateral line / bones cut out - then just a light pan fry with olive oil and finish with some lemon juice & butter to at the end. Best 3/4 cooked as they get quite dry if over cooked. Also good as sashimi - though be careful cutting as the flesh is quite delicate. cheers The Rev Thanks for the info rev Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paikea Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Use a bowl of salt water with ice cubes in it to dip your knife in when cutting fish for Sashimi. Had some Japanese guests (parents of exchange students) do this to some Trevally and Kingfish that I had caught that morning. They sure knew how to prepare sashimi as well as carving carrots and other vegetables into exquisite flower shapes. They also regularly wiped their knife, don't know why they do this but they all do it. Cheers Paikea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yowie Posted September 26, 2013 Share Posted September 26, 2013 Use a bowl of salt water with ice cubes in it to dip your knife in when cutting fish for Sashimi. Had some Japanese guests (parents of exchange students) do this to some Trevally and Kingfish that I had caught that morning. They sure knew how to prepare sashimi as well as carving carrots and other vegetables into exquisite flower shapes. They also regularly wiped their knife, don't know why they do this but they all do it. Cheers Paikea Tiny pieces of flesh remain on the knife during the filleting process, so eventually the knife does not cut cleanly and the flesh tears a little bit on cutting: does not leave a clean cut. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Aussie007 Posted September 29, 2013 Share Posted September 29, 2013 nice catch FM, looks like the bonitos are a little bigger than the last couple of years Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filthmonger Posted September 29, 2013 Author Share Posted September 29, 2013 (edited) Cooked up the bonito fillets in coconut oil, with flour, salt, pepper and chili flakes. Absolutely delicious will not be using for bait ever again!! Edited September 29, 2013 by filthmonger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussieflash Posted September 30, 2013 Share Posted September 30, 2013 Wait till you try smoked Tailor,too good to use as bait.....Sat n Pepper Squid....running out of options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paikea Posted October 1, 2013 Share Posted October 1, 2013 Thanks Yowie, that makes sense. And I agree with "Flash" that Tailor are great smoked, so are Trevally. Cheers Paikea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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