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Glad ya had a great time! And thanks for the pics.

Done the offshore thing off S. E. Fla., no stomach for it. Sadly I missed the Sashimi at the end, & the Maserati ride to the the boat. What a day or 3!

Great pics! Some fresh Mahi and tuna sounds really good.

Bb

I didn't know Lloyd Bridges fished!

Holy fugg I'm crying! Left hand hoisting the back end of what used to be the hefty portion of a BIG pompano (?).

lol! The face is priceless! Fuggin' sharked again face. Been there, my dude.

Thanks to all for the nice comments. Gotta' live life like today's your last day, every day. No regrets.

Cheers,

KG

A few last shots of the tuna gifted to me. Last 36 hours I've devoured maybe 3+ lbs. of raw. Wonder what my mercury count is. Based on the accepted scientific standards, my intake is probably exceeding the...hey look, a SQUIRREL!

And yes, my girls do love their sashimi. And if I'm lying, I'm dying.

Still haven't heard from the tuna bash invitees. Clock is a' tickin'...

Ruby red loin, AKA maguro.



Fatty toro, from the belly. Melts in your mouth like butter.



The wife chopping fatty tuna belly meat ready to incorporate lots of fresh scallions.




Ready to roll with rice and seaweed.





Voila, homestyle sushi.

Wait, giving dogs a little raw tuna? Seriously? [bleep] right we do.

Itadakimasu!

KG,

I saw on the tube a while back that raw tuna's texture is best if it's been frozen first. Is this just marketing to get us to only eat pre frozen sashimi?

Hey dude. There is some merit to that, but I think it relates more to making sure any parasites are dead due to freezing. I've had folks tell me that the very best sashimi is had soon after landing and killing. As in, hack off some bits while the heart is still pumping fresh. This is totally false. Much like high quality beef that benefits from dry aging, tuna is best served after being cooled down and resting for some time at low temperatures just above freezing, then bringing up to cool room temps and then serving. The meat takes some time to firm up before it's best.

I'm no expert, but I know a thing or two about this stuff. I blame genetics and a decades old propensity for enjoying killing and eating raw fish flesh with a hint of shoyu and a whisper of wasabi.

Cheers, bud.

Dude!

How are them blackfin, any good?

As for raw fish and dogs. My old Bruno, rest his wonderful soul, would sit quietly as I was fixin' the albacore for the smoker. Between the two of us, there was a lot of tuna that never made it into the cabinet.

The whippets love it also.

Maguro? Toro?

Maguro? Toro?

Maguro? Toro?


decisions decisions decisions.

I'll take both.

KG, great pics and write-up as usual. Almost make me sea sick just looking at the pics. Noticed the gearing on a bridge.... that's a cantilever bridge. Never worked on that one, but I've been on a few in Fl. and Long Island.

Hey paisano,

I was surprised at the quality of blackfin, actually. Only been turned on to them in the last few years. As a relatively warm water flavor of tunoid, I figured them to be mushy and generally unworthy as far as table fare. I was wrong. Make no mistake, they're no bluefin, bigeye or yellowfin clone, but definitely hold their own in the world of tunoids. Much better IMNSHO than bonito, false albacore and skipjack. Cared for properly and served right, they're damned good eating. I just wish the ones I've hauled over the rail were like 5 times bigger than what they actually weighed...

Nice! Very, very nice!

KG. Those are mutton snapper. The one that lost his backside would’ve been knockin’ on world record country. Whiskey can do that.

Ah, right-o. What is this 'whiskey' product that you speak of, pray tell? Is it the kind of spirit that can make an alleged lifelong fisherman ignorant of recognizing a flavor of fish he's already caught? Things that make me go, 'hmmmm...'





Brother, you slay me. One of these days I'm gonna' show up at your place in Yankeetown ready to buy you dinner and drinks. NOT dinks, mind. I come in peace. No shootee, prease! Kamo numba one flen!

And yeah, that front half of the mutton you have was a BEAST. And so it goes...

Hey, you need to stop causing trouble!

59 days until we kick off. Holy fark. Stands with fists RTG!

Mate !!!!

You got me high on the list of deadly sins !

Lust

Gluttony

Jealousy

For starters !

Yep, our dogs & cats love cleaning time !

A cat rubbing up against each shin & 2-3 drooling dogs, is hilarious !

KG, as always, thanks for the ride along!

Great pics Leighton as always. Thanks for sharing.

L, thanks for the info on the blackfin.

Should I ever be so lucky as to get to that part of the world and catch a few, I will do my best to properly care for them.