Chef Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Not stripes tonight but the sea robins were hitting Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreeneHunter Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Where was this , never saw (seen) one of those ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turkeyfeathers Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 (edited) Where was this , never saw (seen) one of those ! Nor have I Good eating ? Let me rephrase that. Would most people enjoy eating them ? As some of you oddballs on here eat anything !!! Edited May 15, 2016 by turkeyfeathers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATbuckhunter Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 (edited) Nor have I Good eating ? Let me rephrase that. Would most people enjoy eating them ? As some of you oddballs on here eat anything !!! I've been told they're very good to eat, but I haven't brought my self to trying one yet. I know that sea robins which are called gurnards in England are very highly valued over there. Maybe one day ill keep one and find out for my self. I heard they have Y bones so those are going to be a pain to fillet out. BTW that is one big robin! How long was he? Edited May 15, 2016 by ATbuckhunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 Sea robins are actually kind of pretty in a grotesque way. I never tried to eat one. Some of those sculpin type fish are pretty ugly. Last September fishing near Wilmington, NC I caught a big sculpin that my host called a " mother-in-law" fish.. He calls 'em that because they have a big mouth and are ugly as hell ! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1 Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 havnt been out much this year but after catching a bunch last year i decided to keep a few for bait and see how that works. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince1 Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 maybe i will just cut off the head, the mug on that thing is something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kpkot Posted May 15, 2016 Share Posted May 15, 2016 I have an uncle on long Island. I get down there every couple years and we usually go out on a party boat. You think they are ugly you should hear them. They bark like a dog when they hit the surface out of the water. Fun to catch, but we never kept them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Posted May 15, 2016 Author Share Posted May 15, 2016 I've heard the tails are very good, kinda taste like lobster. On the other hand the spines on their back have a poison in them and can be very painful if you get stuck. For that reason i have never bothered to keep one Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnhu Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Robin's tails taste similar to Striper, but a lot harder to clean. You'll get a lot of them jigging for fluke. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneam2006 Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Sea robins are actually kind of pretty in a grotesque way. I never tried to eat one. Some of those sculpin type fish are pretty ugly. Last September fishing near Wilmington, NC I caught a big sculpin that my host called a " mother-in-law" fish.. He calls 'em that because they have a big mouth and are ugly as hell ! LMAO I was fishing is Charleston SC last summer and the guy there called them that too.ugly ugly fish pic of my cousin with one he caught I've heard the tails are very good, kinda taste like lobster. On the other hand the spines on their back have a poison in them and can be very painful if you get stuck. For that reason i have never bothered to keep one Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shawnhu Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 LMAO I was fishing is Charleston SC last summer and the guy there called them that too .ugly ugly fish pic of my cousin with one he caught Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk That's not a Robin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoneam2006 Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 That's not a Robin.Never said it was.... I quoted pygmy when they called a fish he caught mother in law fish....Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marion Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 That's not a Robin.It's a mother-in-law fishSent from my SM-G935V using Tapatalk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ford Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Nor have I Good eating ? Let me rephrase that. Would most people enjoy eating them ? As some of you oddballs on here eat anything !!! Most people throw them back. They are very good to eat though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First-light Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Sea Robins taste good. It's the tail meat you eat. The belly is great fluke bait. Very white and tough, last a long time on the hook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pygmy Posted May 16, 2016 Share Posted May 16, 2016 Never said it was.... I quoted pygmy when they called a fish he caught mother in law fish.... Sent from my SM-N920V using Tapatalk Yup ! That's the same kind of fish I caught. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyc50 Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 thats a hacklehead thats what we call them in the city and long island Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merlot Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 Cool fish. Ya lern sumthin' knew every dey... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATbuckhunter Posted May 21, 2016 Share Posted May 21, 2016 thats a hacklehead thats what we call them in the city and long island That's a new one for me. Lived in NYC my whole life and I've never heard a sea robin called a hacklehead. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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