trigger fish

[100days-a-year]

Queens are legal in Fed waters,meat is a little different but equally delicious.The fish around a boat are likely spades.

[AndrewK]

Great eating fish. I shoot the hell out of them whenever i get on a lot of em. watch their teeth, ive had scoop shaped chunks of skin missing after not paying attention to em. me on the left with the heavy stringer.

[2GuysFishCo]

I shot 490 lbs of fish yesterday and kept only one fish for my self. A very nice size trigger. Gags, Cobes, Mangos, etc...never keep those. Triggers are the best. FWIW...I filet mine like any other fish, but I use a thinner, sharp knife. It goes right thru 'em. I've heard of using boxcutters, electric knives, etc...Just filet it like a sheephead or mango. Easy peasy!!

[awthacker]

Originally Posted by Slusher11

Here is the best way to clean a trigger !!

Wow Never thought it could be that easy. I thought I had the technique down

[2GuysFishCo]

Originally Posted by awthacker

Wow Never thought it could be that easy. I thought I had the technique down

He's using my knife!!

Looks like he has the technique down.

[sfspear]

Well i guess i will be taking all those triggers home next time i go out! thanks guys!! just sucks that iv been missing out this long

[tobyhere]

They're super good, however, even better are filefish. They're also in the leather jacket family, but easier to clean. Very easy to shoot with firm, white, mild meat. Way tasty!! Both are a good time on pole spear. Unicorn filefish just became legal in state waters as of the 1st of the year. Better than snapper, truthfully!

[Gunnel Vision]

Those triggers that come up to the boat usually aren't the gray triggers everyone is referring to. Opinions may vary but I don't think they are nearly as good.

[Topcat333]

Originally Posted by Gunnel Vision

Those triggers that come up to the boat usually aren't the gray triggers everyone is referring to. Opinions may vary but I don't think they are nearly as good.

So what are they?

[Prowler@c]

Grey Trigger for breakfast? HELL YEA!!
Fry some bacon, use the grease left to fry a couple of eggs. then saute onions, garlic, green pepper, yellow pepper and maybe a chili pepper of choice with the same bacon grease. once you have it nice and hot put your trigger filet in it and finish cooking the veggies with the fish. Serve eggs over the fish and ENJOY!
You are welcome!

[eQuipMatt]

Originally Posted by Prowler@c

Grey Trigger for breakfast? HELL YEA!!
Fry some bacon, use the grease left to fry a couple of eggs. then saute onions, garlic, green pepper, yellow pepper and maybe a chili pepper of choice with the same bacon grease. once you have it nice and hot put your trigger filet in it and finish cooking the veggies with the fish. Serve eggs over the fish and ENJOY!
You are welcome!

Damn! That recipe sounds good!! I like using an electric knife on triggers but thats just my preference. You can use the skin for sandpaper if need too. LOL

[100days-a-year]

Originally Posted by Gunnel Vision

Those triggers that come up to the boat usually aren't the gray triggers everyone is referring to. Opinions may vary but I don't think they are nearly as good.

Based on location,spadefish but there are a few oceanic triggers offshore.

[GitmoFish]

Triggerfish are great eating. I've started leaving the skin on and grilling the skin side down. Give it a try.

[Prowler@c]

Cleaning trigger is easy once you get the hang of it. I use an 8" boning knife (forschner). Put the knife in where the fins are and work your way back on both top and bottom. Knife also goes in easy around the bone at the trigger. The tough part is from the trigger to the to the rib cage. My knife slides right thru it. Cut off. The filet and enjoy some Trigger & eggs!

[2GuysFishCo]

I tried the technique shown it the video and it was fast, but left a ton of meat on the carcass. I did my other trigger my standard way (sharp, thin knife close to the fins where the skin is softer and filet like any other fish) and got a lot more meat and was almost as fast. After you do a few, they are very easy to filet. No special tricks needed. JMHO!!