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moogie
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Pargo Mulato
Hi all,
Anybody ever catch one of these?
They pull like crazy, and are dee-lish any way you cook them.
Moog
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Cypress
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Yep! All snapper are quality, on the hook, or on the plate.
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BAJA.DESERT.RAT
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Hola moogie,
yes, i have caught them before but not as big as the one ( Pargo Mulato )
you caught. i'm sure he gave you a good fight.
all the pargos that i have been fortunate enough to catch were great eating.
it is quite surprising that the meat from the bigger dogtooth snapper ( pargo perro) to about 40 pounds is exceptionally tender. " good eating "
BIEN SALUD, DA RAT
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MitchMan
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Yeah, I caught a pargo mulato last year, a really big one. It is absolutely fantastic eating, a real prize if you catch one. I really like to catch
Dorado and yellowtail and they are both good to eat, but, to be honest, I think Cabrilla is the best tasting and Pargo Mulato a close second.
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marv sherrill
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Great fish to catch, great eating but a real b-tch to clean - as Gene Kira puts it in The Baja Catch - "ribs like rebar" - you get only about a 25%
return on meat vs weight - but they are delicioso!!!
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moogie
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| Quote: | Originally posted by marv sherrill
Great fish to catch, great eating but a real b-tch to clean - as Gene Kira puts it in The Baja Catch - "ribs like rebar" - you get only about a 25%
return on meat vs weight - but they are delicioso!!! |
I've had them fried with the "rib on". It was out of this world.
Moog
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moogie
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I've never tasted a Pargo of any kind that wasn't tasty.
These fish are Pargo Liso. (Mullet Snapper)
I brought some of this fish to a local restaurant. They did it up 4 different ways. We over ate so bad, it wasn't funny, but we couldn't help it.
Moog
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toneart
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Moogie,
Where are you catching these beauties?
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comitan
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That'ts Cerallvo in the background. (Punta Arena)
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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moogie
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| Quote: | Originally posted by toneart
Moogie,
Where are you catching these beauties? |
Yup, just like Comitan said. . . .Ceralvo Island.
Moog
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Pompano
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Some little pargo caught around Pta. Teresa south of Point Conception...lots of fun catching.....and fine on the table.
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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MitchMan
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If the bones are tough to get through when fileting, fry the whole thing with bones intact, and then eat the meat off the bones. Yet get more meat
that way, andl, this may be an illusion, but I think the meat tastes better off the bone.
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Pompano
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MitchMan
If the bones are tough to get through when fileting, fry the whole thing with bones intact, and then eat the meat off the bones. Yet get more meat
that way, andl, this may be an illusion, but I think the meat tastes better off the bone. |
That's the ONLY way to eat red snapper...personal pan-size anyway.
Cook the whole fish...skin and bones still attached...minus gills and guts. Mmmmm...now that's down home cookin!
I do what the voices in my tackle box tell me.
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moogie
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MitchMan
If the bones are tough to get through when fileting, fry the whole thing with bones intact, and then eat the meat off the bones. Yet get more meat
that way, andl, this may be an illusion, but I think the meat tastes better off the bone. |
Oh yeah man!
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moogie
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Pompano
Some little pargo caught around Pta. Teresa south of Point Conception...lots of fun catching.....and fine on the table.
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Muy Bueno!
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Ever have "Snapper Throats"? After filleting a large one, that area left on the head with the two pec fins is the throat. It's like a chicken breast.
Choice! Many people throw that part away when they toss the heads. Mistake!
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MitchMan
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Speaking of fish throats!
If you see a panguero or anyone fileting pargo, yellow tail, or any big fish, and you see that they only keep the filets and intend to throw
everything else away, grab the heads WITH THE COLLARS still on. Cut the throat with the collars still attached and you have a DELICACY! Slow pan fry
or even barbecue those babies and get ready to enjoy the "filet mignon" of fish.
No bones, especially in the collars. The meat is extremely juicy and flavorful and tender. The collar meat can be pulled out with a sideways
movement of an inserted fork. Sometimes the meat will have a slight meaty flavor. I never freeze them as I make it a point to eat them right away at
the earliest opportunity for a snack.
When I used to fish on pangas, I would walk along the beach watching the pangueros fileting the day's catch. I would sidle up, make some admiring
comments about the fish and sheepishly ask if I could keep the heads (and collars). 2 times out of 3 they would say yes. So, I would take it and add
that to my catch. What a bonus!
Sometimes it helps to know how to fein hulmility while shamelessly groveling, all the while knowing that you are no better than a common thief
exploiting the unaware. Collars and throats are delicious.
[Edited on 4-14-2011 by MitchMan]
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Cypress
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| Quote: | Originally posted by MitchMan
Speaking of fish throats!
If you see a panguero or anyone fileting pargo, yellow tail, or any big fish, and you see that they only keep the filets and intend to throw
everything else away, grab the heads WITH THE COLLARS still on. Cut the throat with the collars still attached and you have a DELICACY! Slow pan fry
or even barbecue those babies and get ready to enjoy the "filet mignon" of fish.
No bones, especially in the collars. The meat is extremely juicy and flavorful and tender. The collar meat can be pulled out with a sideways
movement of an inserted fork. Sometimes the meat will have a slight meaty flavor. I never freeze them as I make it a point to eat them right away at
the earliest opportunity for a snack.
When I used to fish on pangas, I would walk along the beach watching the pangueros fileting the day's catch. I would sidle up, make some admiring
comments about the fish and sheepishly ask if I could keep the heads (and collars). 2 times out of 3 they would say yes. So, I would take it and add
that to my catch. What a bonus!
Sometimes it helps to know how to fein hulmility while shamelessly groveling, all the while knowing that you are no better than a common thief
exploiting the unaware. Collars and throats are delicious.
[Edited on 4-14-2011 by MitchMan] |
Yep!
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comitan
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I can't believe no one has mentioned the cheeks from Pargo, nothing better.
Strive For The Ideal, But Deal With What\'s Real.
Every day is a new day, better than the day before.(from some song)
Lord, Keep your arm around my shoulder and your hand over my mouth.
“The sincere pursuit of truth requires you to entertain the possibility that everything you believe to be true may in fact be false”
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| Quote: | Originally posted by comitan
I can't believe no one has mentioned the cheeks from Pargo, nothing better. |
You're talking about some big boys.
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