mcquerry - 5-25-2006 at 02:06 PM
Caught this in April, is it a Scorpian Fish????
Tossed it back anyway
T.Mac
Tomas Tierra - 5-25-2006 at 02:11 PM
Yes it is...good eating, con cuidado.
thebajarunner - 5-25-2006 at 02:39 PM
I think that would be classified as a Scorpion minnow...
seriously, our fisher-guys carefully filet them and they are good eating,
when they are big enough to filet...
Skipjack Joe - 5-25-2006 at 02:41 PM
That scorpionfish is one of the finest eating fish in baja. You're wise to use those pliers though. Some of us use 2 pliers, one to hold the fish and
the other to remove the hook. I grab the lower jaw with one plier and the hook with the other.
The Sculpin - 5-25-2006 at 09:59 PM
Ahem.......that is also known as a SCULPIN!!!!!!!
Nasty on the outside, but some of the sweetest meat you'll ever taste.....just don't overcook the damn thing..very easy to do...
YES...our favorite fish too but one got me...
CasaManzana - 5-26-2006 at 05:39 PM
I was filleting a nice one and my hand slipped and a spine got me through my rubber glove. Within seconds my throat swelled up and breathing was a
real effort. I started sweating big time and my heart started racing like never before. And the pain is worse than a stingray by 2X. We had a great
medical book aboard our sailboat and read that antihistamine, 2X the normal dose, was to be taken asap. We had some, and within 5 minutes my
breathing was normal and my heart slowed to almost normal. The pain stayed full force for about two hours in my hand, which stayed unusable for
several days. The easiest way to get these guys is to use a hawaiian sling. They think you can't see them as they lay on top of a rock in 5-15 feet
of water. You can come to within 8-10 inches of them before they shoot off, so you will almost never miss a shot. Ceviche is by far the best way to
put these to rest.
Bob and Susan - 5-26-2006 at 06:25 PM
SCULPIN...
that's what its called in Southern Cal.
sculpin
cpg - 5-29-2006 at 04:27 PM
I did not know the where called scorpion fish to