How to Catch, Clean, and Cook a Kingfish

[yakov292]

is a king fish the same as king mackeral?

[ichthmus153]

@yakov292 Yes, if you are in the Gulf of Mexico, no if you are in Australia or New Zealand, where kingfish = southern yellowtail amberjack

[aaronrocs]

I caught 4 big ones in Tampa and instead of filleting them like you did, I just chopped 'em strait through like a steak about 12 per fish. Gave two fish to boat captain. You have to pop out the 4 little pieces of steak medallions because of the spine in the middle and cross shaped cartilage. So take your medallions and do a Japanese ginger, soy, sesame seed thing and there like scrumptious tender bite sized fish steaks. Try it sometime. It's even easier than filleting them, and just as good.

[ichthmus153]

@aaronrocs That sounds really good, thank you for sharing the recipe! I'll have to try that next time.

[guap910]

Great video mr!

[ichthmus153]

@guap910 Thank you!

[TexaSurvival]

Chartered a boat through Capt'n Kelly's Deep Sea Headquarters in Port A, between my Dad, Brother, my friend and I ended up with 103 lbs of Kingfish, one 25 lbs Mahi Mahi, and one 45 lbs Ling. Needless to say, we'll be eating good for a while. Also, if ever on the island, go see Polly Anna, they have the biggest gulf shrimp I've ever seen for $5 a lbs, went home with 20 lbs, would have carried more if I knew I could store it! Great video.

[ichthmus153]

@TexaSurvival We love Polly Anna shrimp, too! Sounds like y'all had a great trip, I hope to get out there soon.

[GKAtascosa]

I catch Kings all the time at Port Aransas. Your video is very informative. You might want to mention the different kind of rigging used to catch them. The 3 hook leader with ribbon fish..etc. Nice video.

[ichthmus153]

@GKAtascosa Thanks for the comment! Please check out my "How to Catch a Kingfish" video where I use the rig you describe.

[theart1943]

WOW I JUST ENJOY IT ALL AS THE LORD SAID EAT NOT WASTE BUT I EVEY YOU BECAUSE I ALWAYS LOSE MY FISH

[ichthmus153]

@theart1943 I lose my share too :)

[theart1943]

@ichthmus153 my cousin in arransas pass fish in the area you fish too i am from ct/ fl and i am enjoying your show thanks god bless

[SuperflyMD]

Very nice. We need to hang out. I fish, dive, and spear out of SPI. Let me know if you get down this way.

[ichthmus153]

@SuperflyMD Sounds good!

[luiluilui272727]

In Miami, FL we like cutting them in steaks. Its really good

[ichthmus153]

@luiluilui272727 do you grill the steaks?

[ihiwehiwana]

not kingfish

[ichthmus153]

@ihiwehiwana Yes, kingfish. Lots of fishes have the same common name. Use the scientific name, Scomberomorus cavalla, to distinguish between species. Along the Gulf Coast, we call them "kingfish", "king mackerel", or just "kings". I'm guessing when you say "kingfish", you are talking about one of the subspecies of Seriola lalandi?

[nassertheone]

that was great thank you very much

[ichthmus153]

@nassertheone You're welcome!

[xcarrierx]

that's a king mackerel, not a kingfish.

[ichthmus153]

@xcarrierx Not sure where you're from, but in Texas we call them "king mackerel", "kingfish", or just "kings".

[xcarrierx]

@ichthmus153 Oh I see! cool! I watch a lot of videos and have seen quite a difference between the macks and the kings. the Kingfishes i see on youtube seem to be slightly greener in stripes. But still, what the heck, they are ALL DELICIOUS :D

[BikeMeAustin]

My wife, son and I fish out of Port A. hopefully we'll see you sometime. Great video, I enjoyed it and your style-thank you!

[ichthmus153]

@BikeMeAustin Glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for watching. We tried to get to Port A in July, but the storms kept coming in!

[nakternal]

Cool vid. Im gonna try this recipe right now :)

[yournamehere832]

their are some BIG sharks off those jetties who love to eat those kingfish. it would be cool if you could use the head of a king for bait since you dont eat the head but rules are there for a reason. nice video too.

[duhwun07]

nicely done. 5/5

[ichthmus153]

@duhwun07 , Thanks!

[AtlantaGazda]

looks good man nice catch

[freespadersuggs]

much respect man this is a high quality video.

[btesh69]

you should let us rank this vid, 5/5 for me. very informative thx

[ichthmus153]

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed it!