That is so neat to be able to open a net that size wading. Truly an art. Amazing the amount of idiotic replys. You clearly state that these mullet are headed to the market for people to buy at a fair price. The best fried fish in the world when they come from the right water.
Man! that's awesome. I keep seeing people throwing out cast nets and pulling in a dozen fish at a time, but I'm going out there and catching one fish the whole day. I hope things are much better during the mullet run.
Great throws. I came to this area of the Florida panhandle 35 years ago with the same mindset as some of you, mullet are for bait, not to eat. After locals raved about the Island mullet here, I reluctantly tried them and became a believer. I can eat flounder, trout, grouper and snapper virtually anytime I want and I would rate the mullet here right up there with any of those. I didn't believe it either, but it is true.
well i love this we must appreciate even a small things this fish its.delicious maybe not familiar in.other country because they eat fish boneless already:)
I have tried to eat fried mullet that was prepared in a restaurant, and it was horrible - - threw it away - - however, when living on the west coast of Florida, I ate some smoked mullet that was quite tasty
Mullet is nice but you have to know how to cook it. Cooked over charcoal is a nice way too and eaten with a dip of lemon and chilies and some thick coconut cream. I don't buy mullet from the market but when I'm out at sea, I catch them.
+Aus_trips_modding I use chicken thighs. Chicken works really good for blue crabs and stone crabs, but only in the bay, if you want to catch crabs in the bayou/freshwater, then mullet us your best bet. I use chicken because it's easy to get and cheap, and plus I live on the bay.
Once agian, I would try it in florida or east coast. I will not cast net one at the texas beach/bag and begin to fry it. However it is a very economical fish/resource I will give you that.
dude this is so cool.you reminds me of me.only difference,you cast a 12 footer,i only cast a 9.all in all,it's the same as in south America and in texas where I live now.your style is Heavenly.tight.
Cool netting. Never know what you're going to get in the salt either. People: realize there's trillions of mullet in the ocean...running out of mullet would be like running out of grass.
In New Zealand my dad catches grey mullet fish too and smokes it. it is yummy to eat. But not as many as you video... Sometimes he catches over 20 and he shares it with our family and neighbors, I showed my dad your video and he was like wow...hehehe.. He said your a professional and you fish for a job. and he only does it for his hobby and feeds me and my sisters. He said he would like to fish everyday but in New Zealand its hard to fishing as a job. I like eating fish see ya.. By Merceious
i love reading the comment feed on this guys videos because it seems like every single one has a flame war between people who get it and people who dont.
all of you that have issues with him fishing like this need to look up videos of commercial fishing via trawl nets and then say something about this cause you wont. He only has striped mullet no by catch and if he gets by catch can throw it back unlike trawlers which by catch will be dead by the time nets are retrieved. I work for a state agency that regulates fishing he is totally legal.
Look up local and federal regulations on mullet fishing before you start bashing people. I am a recreational fisherman, not commercial, and I agree that a lot of the mom-and-pop commercial guys out there don't care about bycatch or regulations... But this guy is doing nothing wrong. Where I'm at (FL), recreational mullet limits are 50 Per Person per day, and commercial ranges from 5-50 per person depending on which county you're located in. He even made a statement to throw back one fish that was just above legal size (a light 12"). So please, educate yourself before you speak. It makes you look like a fool.
Nestor Nazario Commercial fisherman license cost 100 bucks in Mississippi a fisherman was telling me.He said he could sell fish on the corner all day with that license.
Mike Davis I believe it man. A commercial license is more pricey here in FL, but I still meet people weekly that make their living on commercial fishing. They sell what they can, and feed their families on the rest.
Hi Michael Ahn. Yes, 50 is our limit here in FL. I personally dont fish for mullet (I use the little guys as bait though) but it's a known limit down here. I've put a link to the official FWC regulations here. myfwc.com/fishing/saltwater/recreational/mullet/
You sure make it look easy! I just ordered one of these nets for the Sockeye run, hope I can throw it out there as well as you do with a little practice.... gill net and seining are most common net fishing up here, but I'm gonna give it a try... any pointers? PS just ignore the trolls, they think food just magically appears!
What is wrong with all of you? Do something about the huge ships that empty the oceans. Fishing for yourself and your family and friends isn't that bad. If everyone would do this there wouldn't be a problem. Don't buy fish, catch it!
Jeez I've been looking at spearfishing for weeks, breathing techniques, carefully learning to stock your prey, etc. I type in "fishing with nets" just now, and this (very nice and friendly) overweight american just walks into the shallows, throws a net without effort, and at a snail's pace, walks back to the beach dragging a crap load of fish behind him. This is definitely the way to feed your family. I am still laughing about this.
ryan belter I've got the spear pole, mask and snorkel, but I am holding off. I live in the puget sound area in the pnw, and I do not trust these waters to provide toxin-free fish.
I am blessed with clean waters thankfully here in the outer banks NC. Not everyone can spear their own fish though, to make a living I use nets and I think I fish very responsibly. Mullet like what he is catching and other bait fish grow almost as fast as the algae they eat.
From a boat, me and my dad have one Carolina skiff we fish from. We try to take really good care of our catch and work hard to not be wasteful of anything. We want our water ecology to be healthy so it can be fished sustainably, lots of pollution and overfishing happened in the 70's and 80's but things are getting better now I think. Oysters need to make a comeback to balance the water and make structure where fish like to feed and hang around. Another project we have going is a .8 acre oyster farm. When completed, it should make for a nice spearfishing spot. :)
In Florida you have a sand and coral bottom. In Texas we have nothing but mud and silt. The silt apparently makes the meat tast musty. Here in the Corpus Christi we have the CP&L plant discharge on the Oso, the discharge keeps the bottom silt churned up. I caught some of the biggest blue crabs I've ever seen. Cooked them but couldn't eat them, same musty tast.
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Wow that’s a lot of fish. What kind? Mullets? In Guam I paksiu that fish with fresh clean water, long cut onions, vinegar and lightly salted very delicious with white steamed rice.
Those are silver mullet and are much different than most gulf coast mullet. They are great smoked and that's how most people do them and the row, eggs are good too. They make great red fish bait.
