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[Atennu]

Originally Posted by Servellious [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Last summers great so cal offshore fishing + cabo trip

Here is some of the damage in cabo, we caught about 15 each day. and my uncle caught 1 wahoo last day on the troll
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Here is some Halibut off Rodondo Beach, 2 mins out of harbor in a 14ft sciff.
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Here is 1 of 14 blue fin i caught over 3 trips, all over night trips since fish were close, i gave away fresh blue fin by the ton to friend and family and had about 5 bbq's + sushi.
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Nice catch. I was in cabo in '07 started off at sunrise fishing. Saw the sting ray just off the shore, there were so many of them it looked like the water was boiling because they were jumping in the air. Did about 4 hours of coastal fishing, caught some rooster fish then we went about 20 miles out and went marlin fishin. The one i caught was probably 195-220 pounds, took me about 45 mins to bring it in. Best part was the mahi mahi we caught. We took it to a hole in the wall restaurant and they cooked the mahi for us in like 7 different ways. Wish i had the pics available to show my catches!

[joppykid]

Originally Posted by Servellious [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Last summers great so cal offshore fishing + cabo trip

Here is some of the damage in cabo, we caught about 15 each day. and my uncle caught 1 wahoo last day on the troll
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Here is some Halibut off Rodondo Beach, 2 mins out of harbor in a 14ft sciff.
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Here is 1 of 14 blue fin i caught over 3 trips, all over night trips since fish were close, i gave away fresh blue fin by the ton to friend and family and had about 5 bbq's + sushi.
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Paul Rudd plays on P99? Sweet. Nice looking fish BTW.

[Servellious]

Originally Posted by joppykid [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Paul Rudd plays on P99? Sweet. Nice looking fish BTW.

haha i get told this at least once a day at work.

[Ocura]

Ok, I just want to say thank you for this thread lol. Been busting a gut at work all day reading it. Ya'll are nuts and that is pure awesomeness!

[Servellious]

Nice dude, ya i didnt take pics on the day we caught the wahoo but it was a troll fish so it doesnt really count anyway, the dodo are fun to catch, never went marlin fishing myself.

[FoxxHound]

JFC those fish are almost as big as I am.

[FoxxHound]

Also... In that 2nd pic you sorta look like Adam Sandler. Just sayin...

[Swish]

What's the best way to cook an octopus? Serious question - saw some at the fish counter today and wanted to give it a go.

[MrSparkle001]

Originally Posted by Bardalicious [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Yeah, I'm gonna have to say that making "hollandaise steak sauce" in a blender gave me a good fucking chuckle.

And I'm also going to have to disagree with you on serving a "filet mignon" by itself. First and foremost, most butchers label any cut of the actual tenderloin as being the filet mignon, whereas it only comes from the shorter end of the loin. If you've cut and cleaned one, you'd know that the smaller cuts from the shorter end most usually do not look presentable on a plate, whereas cuts from the middle and larger end do.

The filet from the short end may indeed be more tender, but it certainly has no extra "flavor". A sauce with mushrooms and scallions, flamed with a shot or two of Jack Daniels and thickened with Au Jus + starch makes any filet taste fucking phenomenal.

But hey, to each their own.

No you're right, I'm wrong. A good au jus or mushroom sauce is wonderful with a filet. Hollandaise though? No fucking way. Filet is often served without a sauce though because it's just so great a piece of meat, even though it doesn't beat my favorite rib eye.

Originally Posted by Swish [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What's the best way to cook an octopus? Serious question - saw some at the fish counter today and wanted to give it a go.

I'll never eat it again after I learned how intelligent they are. I watched a show years ago that listed them as like the 4th most intelligent animal (think it went dolphin, chimp, parrot, octopus). There's interesting youtube videos showcasing their intelligence.

When I used to eat it I was unimpressed. Chewy, not much flavor. I'm not at all displeased at finding out how intelligent they are because I'm not missing out on anything.

[Shrubwise]

Originally Posted by MrSparkle001 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'll never eat it again after I learned how intelligent they are. I watched a show years ago that listed them as like the 4th most intelligent animal (think it went dolphin, chimp, parrot, octopus). There's interesting youtube videos showcasing their intelligence.

When I used to eat it I was unimpressed. Chewy, not much flavor. I'm not at all displeased at finding out how intelligent they are because I'm not missing out on anything.

I can attest to this. A real life buddy who worked at an aquarium used to be in charge of feeding the octopus. He said it would get bored and they'd have to figure out fun things for it to do. The used to put bits of food in between Lego pieces and the thing would pull apart the Legos to get the food.

He spoke of one time in particular where they had a tank for sick & dying fish. It was next to the octopus tank. The sick and dying fish kept is appearing. They watched security camera footage to see what was happening. At night, the octopus was CLIMBING OUT of its tank, going into the dying fish tank, eating the fish, then CLIMBING BACK IN to its own tank (and replacing the lid.)