Gafftops Out of Houston [Video]
06-13-2020, 09:30 PM
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Gafftops Out of Houston [Video]
sharing this video for a friend, he was stoked about this trip and i thought his video turned out pretty freaking cool. Hope you enjoy! If not feel free to take it out on me! Lol
https://youtu.be/KL0AWiHhy18
https://youtu.be/KL0AWiHhy18
06-13-2020, 10:15 PM
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Originally Posted by 99yam40
catching slime on your line is a pain
06-15-2020, 08:15 PM
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Looks like they had some fun! Gafftops are good eating... the key is to put the fish directly in your cooler without touching them... take the hook out there and then clean them the next day...90% of the slime is gone and ez to fillet...
06-16-2020, 08:37 AM
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What?! Get out of here, you're pulling my leg. I can't believe that's real. Can somebody confirm this?
06-16-2020, 08:42 AM
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Gaftop is good eating...good white meat. Admittedly I don't screw with them but the trick is to have a bucket of sand on the boat. As soon as you catch them, toss them in the bucket for a few minutes....pretty quick, all the slime will be gone as they flip around, then toss 'em in the cooler.
06-24-2020, 12:16 PM
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Originally Posted by stokes_landing
Gafftops and flounder are some of the best fish for frying. I never would have believed it but gaffs are white, delicate, flaky...just like flounder.
06-24-2020, 02:05 PM
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for anybody wondering, these are fillets from a hardhead and a sail cat caught side by side at the same time same place in Louisiana. The hardhead meat smelled like sh1t and low tide and became crab bait, The sail meet was soft but tasted delicious fried
