Thread: Jack Mackeral for eating

Originally Posted by Dead is better

In Australia My buddy and I used to target 'Bonito' as we called them. I believe the jack mackerel is one and the same isn't it? Anyway we bled them like a sambo and ate them fresh. If I remember rightly they have few bones and ended up tasting firm and chicken like. Lots of the tuna's do I reckon. Even kingies

We were forever winging the bonito to try to get the never present marlin to show up. Lucky we weren't visited by 'jaws' more often

Nah they are quite different mate.

Jack mack are bony little mackerel.
Skip Jack or "bonito" are fat little tuna.
Jack Mackerel

Skippy/Bonito

Originally Posted by Gibo

Nah they are quite different mate.

Jack mack are bony little mackerel.
Skip Jack or "bonito" are fat little tuna.
Jack Mackerel
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Skippy/Bonito
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He might mean Albacore Gibo the chicken of the sea

Originally Posted by mucko

He might mean Albacore Gibo the chicken of the sea

Yeah. They are bloody tasty. Just have to get them on ice or in the mouth pronto. They spoil so fast!

Originally Posted by Gibo

Yeah. They are bloody tasty. Just have to get them on ice or in the mouth pronto. They spoil so fast!

Stick them behind the pectoral fin and bled them before a slurry of ice. warm blooded buggers.

I quite often make a marinated raw fish dish for our Japanese students to take to school. Mostly use Kahawai, but have used Macks as well. We never get any back, and the teachers have even commented how good it is.
So bloody simple too. Fish plus coconut cream and chopped onion/capsicum. Bit of lemon juice. Stick it in the fridge overnight and Whamo !

My one is soak in lemon juice, onions and white vinegar overnight biff in a can of sweetened condensed milk the next day and eat (not a fan of coconut cream)

AGH those things!!! We had them by the billions - yeah those things are bait at best lol. My student mate tried to eat a big one but he said there were more bones than in a barracuda.
Fantastic at bringing things in (if you're game to chum them). Place goes bananas with those things in the water

In Aus those are known as yellowtail scad - or just 'yakkas'. The mackerel with the see though top of their head is just called a 'slimey'.

Hunter what the ? Sweetened condensed milk and fish? Must taste like crap, you really do this? If you say yes, I'll give it a spin!

Originally Posted by Maca49

Hunter what the ? Sweetened condensed milk and fish? Must taste like crap, you really do this? If you say yes, I'll give it a spin!

Mate I wouldn't. His taste buds must be fucked if he is substituting condensed milk for coconut milk in raw fish.

Originally Posted by Maca49

Hunter what the ? Sweetened condensed milk and fish? Must taste like crap, you really do this? If you say yes, I'll give it a spin!

Yes I do and I actually quite like it. Rushy I can not have coconut cream so I have to have my raw fish somehow so my taste buds are certainly not fucked

It's the head that's the problem

Originally Posted by Maca49

It's the head that's the problem

Laughing my arse off at that Maca49

Just don't knock the way I have my raw fish till you try it is all I am saying I can't have coconut cream because it upsets my guts.

I understand Hunter308. That is too bad.

Hunter you don't need to use Coconut cream ,apparently can make better raw fish with ordinary cream according to the Maori lady at work.Leave the coconut cream for the islanders .