slayed em today

[Tony gilbert]

me and some buddys hit the bay early and slayed the hell outta some rockfish today

 

[phalanx]

Nice!

 

[deermanok]

Y'all got the makins for some good fillets.

 

[Shorty]

Any good eating..?

 

[michiganmuzzy]

Ive never had rockfish, what other fish is it like?

 

[phalanx]

I'm not a big fish eater but when I do its flounder, haddock, pollack, grouper and halibut. Basically whitefish. That said, we always cook our rockfish whole wrapped in foil with onions and other spices. Taste great to me, maybe like a grouper. Not very fishy at all.

 

[deermanok]

Is rockfish another name for stripers?

 

[Shorty]

Is rockfish another name for stripers?

they sure look like them..

 

[phalanx]

Yes, striper and rockfish are one and the same

 

[deermanok]

Yes, striper and rockfish are one and the same

I'd never heard them called that before.

 

[phalanx]

Yeah pretty common out here, they hang around all the rocks, hence the name.

 

[deermanok]

Yeah pretty common out here, they hang around all the rocks, hence the name.

Back in Connecticut, we called small stripers like that Schoolies.
The last I knew, the minimum length was 28 inches and you could only keep one fish per day.

 

[phalanx]

My assumption is Tony is fishing Maryland waters (could be wrong!). Here in VA its offshore time and they have to be 28in. For the Chesapeake Bay here in VA:

Summer-Fall Season: May 16 through July 15, and resume August 1 through Dec. 10: Anglers would be able to keep one striped bass per person, per day, with a minimum size of 19 inches. During a chartered fishing trip, the captain or mate would not be permitted to land or possess striped bass for personal consumption.

 

[Dave James]

Mmmmm! Fried Rockfish and tater salad

 

[brad502a]

What is coming out of the side on the first picture?

 

[Ninering62]

Any good eating..?

They are outstanding table fare. Flaky white meat, mild on the fishy taste. Its great breaded & fried, baked, on the grill, or stuffed with crab imperial. They are not great fighters on the line though, like how a largemouth bass fights - unimpressive compared to a smallmouth half its size. I've done tons of trolling for them on big poles & reels, my fav way to catch them is on light spinning tackle in the saltwater or freshwater.

 

[Ninering62]

Yeah pretty common out here, they hang around all the rocks, hence the name.

Yep, rocks & oyster beds

 

[Ninering62]

me and some buddys hit the bay early and slayed the hell outta some rockfish today

Thats awesome Tony, way to go. I really miss doing that since I left Md 9yrs ago today.

 

[JIMYJAC]

what times dinner? Nice catch!

 

[Dennis Stankovitz]

Back in Connecticut, we called small stripers like that Schoolies.
The last I knew, the minimum length was 28 inches and you could only keep one fish per day.

That’s the limit in New Jersey also 1 at 28-38 inches.