Smoked marlin?

[rawkus]

Just a quick one:

Has anyone happened to run into smoked marlin in Cancun?

Had the BEST tostadas with smoked marlin, grated carrots, grated cabbage, mayo and lime/soy salsa.

(A friend brought the fish from Baja California)

[johndish]

How did you keep the marlin lit?

[BruceWedding]

Sorry, can't help. Not a fan of eating trophy billfish.

[rawkus]

Originally Posted by johndish

How did you keep the marlin lit?

Haha

[rawkus]

Bruce: I respect that.

Back home I NEVER, ever paid for fish - only ate what I caught. 2 hours and I would have a cooler full of trout, salmon, perch, walleye etc. One of the things I miss when it comes to Sweden... Clean and healthy lakes.

[BruceWedding]

Originally Posted by rawkus

Bruce: I respect that.

Back home I NEVER, ever paid for fish - only ate what I caught. 2 hours and I would have a cooler full of trout, salmon, perch, walleye etc. One of the things I miss when it comes to Sweden... Clean and healthy lakes.

Big fisherman here too, Rawkus. Back in Texas, I've got a nice offshore fishing boat. But I don't kill marlin. Red snapper, grouper, cobia, king mackerel, you bet. And we eat it up.

Anyway, not being judgmental, just my preference.

[rawkus]

Bruce: Fair enough. This was the first time I ever ate Marlin... Im sure any smoked fish(tuna?) could add the same taste.

Back home I had may portable smoke-box, which I always dragged along when hitting a nearby creek. Nothing quite like enjoying a freshly smoked trout, outdoors, away from waiters, cellphones, laptops, commercialism etc.... and now I made myself homesick, again, haha.

Im happy you told me, as Im not aware of the Marlins status - is it really bad nowadays?

[GONZO]

Cant you smoke your own fish there?

[rawkus]

GONZO: Not sure what species of fish around here that would be good when smoked.

Trout, perch, common whitefish, salmon and walleye are the ones I smoke back home, all caught in cold waters.

Ive tried fish´n´ chips made from tropical fish... Ugh.

Have never seen the gear used for smoking, except the sawdust.

[BruceWedding]

Originally Posted by rawkus

GONZO: Not sure what species of fish around here that would be good when smoked.

Trout, perch, common whitefish, salmon and walleye are the ones I smoke back home, all caught in cold waters.

Ive tried fish´n´ chips made from tropical fish... Ugh.

Have never seen the gear used for smoking, except the sawdust.

My understanding is that oily fish are better smoked; mackerel, tuna, wahoo. I'm not sure what they call these fish down here, except tuna is tuna. You need a mild wood to smoke fish with such as apple or cherry wood. Don't use hickory or mesquite for fish.

I used to smoke king mackerel and they make awesome fish tacos.

Here is some info on marlin status:
Blue Marlin and White Marlin - Severity of Atlantic Population Declines, the Causes and What Needs to be Done

They're not dreadfully endangered yet but the practice of killing them only for trophies for 60+ years has put a huge hit on them. I've got several but always released.

Last time I was on a charter trip out of Houston, a guy caught a small one while tuna fishing. It was around 90lbs. The guides asked him if he wanted to release it or kill it and he killed it. Then he cut the head off, for mounting, and threw the rest back in the water. Makes me sick.

Remember the movie, The Perfect Storm? They were longliners fishing for sword. Those guys destroyed the sword population on the pacific coast and completely emptied the Gulf of Mexico. After being stopped in the Gulf for decades, swords are finally making a return. Long-liners are the worst offenders.

[rawkus]

Bruce: Will have a look around if I can find all the stuff needed for smoking.


I only kill what I will eat. Usually I stop fishing completely once Ive got enough for the day. Back home Id bring my loyal pit-bull in the boat. "We" catch enough to eat, then spend the rest of the day swimming, snorkeling, hiking etc. Good times

Thanks for the info. Glad that they arent in "serious" trouble. Hope that wont change.

Im all against trophy fishing. Same goes for hunting. Some of the worst are the "bottom scrapers" back home... The seabed is completely dead in the Baltic Sea, yet the r*tards continue scraping it, snagging even the youngest and tiniest cods. And the EU slaps them on the wrist and tells them "bad, very bad" and then nothing. The slogan is "we have to make our daily bread" - well, when there are NO fish, you might wanna pause and re-think the strategy. Never had store bought fish until I left Sweden...

Another disgusting practice that comes to mind: Shark-fin industry. Must be one of the sickest that I know of.

[GONZO]

Like Bruce said oily fish are great for smoking. We used to even smoke carp out of the creek that we would catch. And smoked trout is wonderful. Check this place out its on the North Shore of Lake Superior, its to die for.

https://www.facebook.com/note.php?note_id=211010434207

[rawkus]

GONZO: Minnesota? Thats practically home for me(Sweden)!

Looks awesome!

Ive never heard of smoked carp - is it any good? That would be great to promote, as you would kill two birds with one stone: Food and getting rid of a pest.