World's BIGGEST Trash Fish...Catch Clean Cook (Jack Crevalle) 

The first thing I learned in fishing was that many old timers really don't know half of what they claim to. Whenever I hear someone say, "You can't eat that fish" I take it as a challenge. Most of the time, the fish tastes just as good as any other.

I wish I could eat fish but I can’t swallow any kind of meat. I miss it very much and I got to say that those tacos looked delicious! I had a bad bout with throat cancer from tobacco use but I still love watching you guy’s catch and cook.

Giant Bluefin Tuna were once known as "Horse Mackerel" and used for dog food. Lobsters were considered trash and used for bait. These are now among the most valuable seafoods in the world. So much for the term "Trash Fish"

mexican reseta mexiccana for this jack you put slices of bacon to fry and when this crispy saves it you take out the fillets and clean them in boiling water you put all your fillets in the boiling water and when they change color you take them out immediately and in the pan where you put the bacon there all the meat of the fillets along with butter to your liking then you put pico de gallo tomato onion and cilantro stir everything and cover it and lower it to low heat and leave it for 30 to 45 minutes cooking while you prepare a guacamole with avocado, onion and cilantro You take the fish from the fire and put it in the center of the table along with toetillas and guacamole and each one makes their tacos and to drink corona beer ... I hope you enjoy this fish is how we eat it in Bahia de Banderas Mexico. ..... greetings to brook and to you you can season it with salt and pepper only and enjoy try to disrupt all the fish so that it stirred well here we call it machaca de toro

I’m convinced he can cook anything

A Jack Crevalle is not a trash fish! To the hardcore fishermen they are a trophy fish. Once they get to that 35+ to 40lb range, you better be ready for a 45min back breaking battle!!!!!

Jacks are so underrated!

When I lived in South Carolina, they used to sell larger bonita at the market for like 50¢ per pound. I would buy them, and smoke the loins, and then season it and shred it. Then vacuum seal about 8oz portions and freeze it, and we'd use that in place of canned tuna for sandwiches and casseroles. It's really really good, Montreal steak seasoning was our favorite. I bet you could do something similar with Jack Crevalle, because the meat looked very similar to bonita, a very deep red with a almost steak like taste.

I just want you guys to know how much we enjoy watching your videos. Thank you so much.

When I was vacationing in Puerto Vallarta, my kids and I hired a fishing charter. We caught 11 jack cravalles, 9 of which went to orphanages in the area. I took mine home to cook up but didn't care for the blood taste of the flesh. I since learned that the tail and gills should be removed so they can 'bleed out', thus making more pleasant meal.

Huge fan all the way from Zambia 🇿🇲 Southern Africa

Thank you Viktor for showing people that “trash fish” are good eating too!! I thought bonitos were trash until on a fishing trip one day, they showed us how to properly cook them and now I don’t mind getting some nice bonito

In Vallarta and Mazatlan jacks are cooked for.... you guessed it: fish tacos. A couple of years ago I had an accident fishing for baby tarpon in Mexico. Long story short, the fish died, so next day we made tarpon empanadas. Quite good actually.

The reason I subscribed, this guy will make any fish into a meal. I can appreciate that.

Finally a jack cook n eat video! Thanks for this!

I agree with the comment there's no such thing as a trashy fish there's just people that don't know how to prepare it properly for its own character each fish is unique some lend themselves to other recipes better than others that's all I ate jack crevalle on a regular basis granted they're mostly three Pounders but my children and I enjoy them quite thoroughly just grilled I really enjoy your videos keep up the good work you're cooking segment is always very enjoyable and informative thank you

The hell with the fishing part, victor can cook !!!!

"There's no such thing as Trash Fish there's only trash Cooks" _Tupac 96

Showing some Luv n Respect to Crevalle. Your brother should be crowned King Taco Jack.

Very good the best Fish

Another best dinner with that best jack.. I like it so much also the way you cook looks delicious 😋 too...

Whenever someone calls something a trash fish, they’re just calling themselves a trash cook 😂

A cook book would a game changer!

Jack's make great smoked fish dip mmm good

I thought the pieces of fish looked like miniature strip steaks. The fact that the big guy ate nine tacos, Speaks to how good it was!!👍 Viktor, You're a trendsetter!😂

we ate a big jack like that to and it was. good

I've cooked jack crevalle myself and as long as you clean out the blood line, they are really good

I can't believe people don't eat it more. I love it, especially the small ones

jacks make great fajitas the meat is like flank steak . just fry it up with the onions,peppers ect .

Good show, some big fish. Great job with the JC. Processing is so important. I think I would like it more without all the green. Maybe with pieces of roasted red pepper? Thanks again.

Hey hey,easy on the Jersey stuff and there is nothing wrong with that little blue!!!!!...love the videos

Good fishing scenes but your cooking scenes are really great! You provide excellent descriptions of your recipes and cooking techniques.

brookies brother said it best, ""I just ate 9 tacos". the best complement a chef can receive is 9 empty plates from the same person. keep on rockin it vic and you too brookie.

Ayyyyy! Vik my man! So amazing! "No trash fish only trash cooks" as you say!

Surprisingly Victor up here in Tampa bay those butterfish we call "pumpkin seeds" work great for tarpon around the bridges without clipping fins they smash them sometimes they will pass up a threadfin for one. Great video!

Outstanding! I absolutely love the fact that you cook and eat what many call trash fish! I do the same thing quite frequently! Sadly my main access is to freshwater fish but I make many "trash fish" from Suckets to carp to fallfish and get people, albeit reluctantly, to try these "trash fish" and I have not had a single person claim trash fish after trying them! Lol! So kudos for doing something far too many people won't do out of f fear or preconceived notions of what should and should not be eaten! Last time towards your neck of the woods I caught and ate sailfin and hardhead cats and when cleaned, prepared, and cooked properly they were actually phenomenal!

Perfect gaff shot on that mahi.

In Hawaii they eat those but toss the Amber jack away but it’s opposite in FL. So strange

I’m literally the dude that said, I just ate 9 Tacos. That is my fam for sure 😂🤣

I just learned new cooking style thumps up.

FIRST!! #1 subscriber!!

In Hawaii people target jacks, I actually love eating them. 👌🏼🤙🏼

Victor your the only person that I know that could make any trash fish good

i caught major trash fish in palm beach florida in january ..nice lil vacation

Who has the ocean at their backyard talk about totally blessed🙋🏾‍♂️👀

When I bleed a jack I completely cut its head off... growing up poor changes your aspect on eating fish

I caught and cooked my first Blue Fish this past weekend and really enjoyed it! Just seasoned breading and pan fried it and it turned out great!

The best way by far to ear jack, is to boil it first in water with salt (gets rid of the fishy flavour) and only after boiling you fry it...

I cooked a couple of these. I have blackened them and they are fantastic!

Nice vid. I've thrown so many of them back. I'll give that version a try next time one hits the boat. Thanks for doing this one.

Mom's be looking like Vic if you keep feeding my husband this good food we're going to have a problem

I had jack for the first time the other day. It was great! All in the preparation 🤙🏽

Its interesting to watch how people prepare and cook fish in other countries, like marinating a fish is something we here in finland would never even dream of, we just use salt and pepper and then make a sauce around the fish, we leave the fish bland and use the sauce as a kind of seasoning, same thing comes to smoking, we never use anything else other than salt or brine on the fish

Ty so much for doing this video i been catching these non stop and now I will bring them home

I love those Jack sliced thin an deep fried then u make a marinade with peppers onions carrots sugar water boil it down pour it over the fish ....maaaaan!!! Jamaican style

Kudos for your adventurous spirit and palate. Keep em coming!

Wow! many big fish

That meat looks phenomenal, post-prep.

You Rock Vic!! 💜💜💜💜

How about fresh water drum? We catch a lot of them at Lake Erie and always toss em back Walleye fishing.

You know what they say ...one mans trash 🗑 is another mans bomb ass dinner 🌮🌮

Nobody gonna talk about how the cloud in the top right at 2:12 looks like a cowboy hat

Awesome sauce ! Vic you have made my very short bucket list lol . your video style and kitchen recipes are the bomb . sure hope to try some of the "trash fish" most turn up their nose at and raise some eyebrows . l have fished from Canada to Curacao lots in FLA east and west coast charters with plenty of tales of tails . stay hooked , l am .

I tried them the other day as fish fingers, honestly it was really good

I love it. It’s how it’s prepared. Big ups Victory Victor

Here in Miami.Florida..Jack's n Blu runners r everywhere. I've been eating them all my ljfe...lov them

It's all about cleaning it right and cooking it right... 👍🏿👍🏿🎣

That backyard is my dream yard!! Every time I go down there I rent houses on the canals. Seriously perfect living. 🤙🏽 Also, Dude has been lifting weights! 💪🏽

lol the go pro @ 4:33

Great video Vic and great recipe thanks for these amazing vides god bless you and your family

Along most of the Gulf Coast, a "Cobia" is known as a "Ling." They are absolutely delicious and over the last 48 years I have probably caught a thousand of them. First, they go BALLISTIC when you bring them into the boat and they are VERY strong fish. On that weed line, to catch Ling just start making commotion in the boat, throw out a little chum and bang the side of the boat etc and the Ling will come to you. You can catch them here in Texas in 30 ft of water. Way more than in Blue water. (20 plus miles) Jack Crevalle is a trash fish. They are great for shark fishing but shut for table fare compared to what else is out there. They are not only bloody but they stink with a VERY strong fish smell. And they are a different kind of red than a tuna. Tuna is not as muddy looking. Amberjack are delicious. Jack Crevalle are not food. I have studied and cooked under 3 very accomplished chefs. You can LITERALLY take a pile of horse feces and use them as meatballs if you cover it up with a bunch of seasonings and other foods. When he says dolphin, that is what fishermen call Dorado. (Mahi Mahi in restaurants or hawaii.) They are DELICIOUS and very fun to catch. Very Aerial. (And he's eating the JC... But that's what the video is about) The one they caught was a male. You can tell by the low slope of the forehead and his small narrow body. The females have a vertical face and are much bigger than males. The one they caught is a really nice male! Great fish. But you heard them talking about the bigger one that was down there? Here is why. Both the Dolphin (Dorado) and the ling they were fishing for travel in pairs. Male and female. So the bigger one they saw was the female. I was fishing a weed line about 25 miles out of Freeport one time and we were catching peanut dolphin or chicken dolphin (Just like the one he caught but only a foot or 2 long and in massive schools that will stay by your boat as long as you leave one in the water and go into a frenzy where they will bite bare hooks) Well all of a sudden they disappeared which means a big predator is coming into the school. As soon as this really nice ling (Was 70 lbs weighed at Dock which is a monster ling) came up I flop a big cigar minnow down in front of her and she sucks it up like she was starving. She is taking line etc and the little male (nice fish, probably 25 lb) kept coming up against the boat wanting a handout from me. I asked my son to hand me the gaff, and I free gaffed him out of water and tossed him in boat with ome handed while holding rod fighting female in other. When you first bring them aboard you better have everything secure!!! This was a fun video to watch. I have spent a life time out there amd have ran guide trips etc, and I can tell you that THESE PEOPLE WOULD BE FUN TO FISH WITH! GREAT JOB OM VIDEO. Agree to disagree on J.C.! :)

a fight with a big jack crevalle is way better than any food, ever.

Crabs love these in the crab traps

Hi guys very nice video i love how you have so much fun all together keep it up and greetings from Poland 😉

Was Jack Carvel's are edible but not platable, I use them for Chum, cat food, fertilizer

Oh I’m ready to see this. I ain’t saying you Can’t eat it, I’m just saying I’d rather eat anything else but a crevalle just about Lol

Jacks are good if u know how to clean and prepare them

In Hawaii we turn that into Sashimi .

What a great video! I will be keeping a few jacks from now on! Great job!

Great stuff Victor

Butter fish up here in Connecticut are sold in the fish market and are expensive lol I buy them for bait and chunk with them for strippers the work awesome also the bluefish love them also . Great channel guys I enjoy the video

That was a nice dolphin

It’s weird that Americans consider a Carangid / jack species trash fish. Their meat is appreciated almost everywhere else in the world

Near Egmont Key, close to the main reef everyone fishes, we kept hooking up to something that would run in straight line (what seemed like forever) but everytime the hook pulled through mouth? Anyboay know what that might be?

Jack crevalle or as we call it in Trinidad Cavalli and blue fish aka acho are great eating fish. You just have to know how to cook it

I had a friend who was a veteran fisherman and he would throw all blue runners back, said it was trash fish. I said to him i caught some and kept them, so let me cook you one right now. I cook the whole fish, seasoned it properly, cooked it in oil, brought it to him over the yard fence and let him try it. He was amazed and said the same, "do you know how many I have thrown back i could have eaten." So all fish can be eaten, just need to cook it properly.

Literally caught my first Jack Crevalle ever today and decided to keep it and eat it even though my mate said it wasn't good eating. I cannot believe you released this vid today of all days!

Very interesting!

You should make a triger fish catch and Cook vídeo dude !!!!

Hi I don't know about salt water fish. Have you try using a salt brine ?

Wow... Blue fish..... The big one

Victor got into some good supplements. Must be pre shark season prep

Strange question, but where did you get the mahi-looking dining room table?

No Fish is Trash Adam all living things have a purpose in life .

Awesome video Vik! Btw what’s that GoPro mount called with the clip?

Croaker CCC next!?

Yessir another video from my favorite RU-vidr !!!!

I wonder if that dog really enjoys going on the boat. There are actually a lot of ways he could get hurt. But I'm sure for him it's better than just staying at home sleeping all day.

Butter fish is great tuna bait and good to eat as well.

And it also make some nice fish balls