Opps I miss typed that. Yes I said it. Eat that jack. Most people consider the Jack Crevalle to be an unpalatable trash fish but I read recently that they are good table fare. I've been catching quite a few of them lately in the evenings and had been tempted to keep one. I got my chance the other night when I gut hooked one. Rather than waste the fish I quickly bled it and put it on ice. Later that evening I filleted it. I was very impressed with how white and firm the meat was, not to mention how much meat was on this rather small specimen.
I fried it up last night along with some snapper we had caught. I am very pleased to say it was very good. White, flaky and mild. Had I slipped it into the pile of snapper fillets I'm pretty sure I wouldn't have been able to tell you which was which.
When I filleted it I removed most of the darker red meat since this is where the pin bones reside. I would have no issue keeping another. I need to find some larger ones now to see if the same holds true of bigger fish.
Next time you catch a Jack think twice before tossing it back. When bled and iced quickly after catching they really are quite tasty.
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