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06-19-2012, 07:37 PM | #1 |
Shaun
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Help me understand the logic...
...of spearing a cuda.
Now, I'm new to the board here and I do not want to step on any toes. I simply want to understand a potentially different perspective. I've been a diver since 1994. I've been an offshore fisherman since 1973. I'm looking to start freediving and spearfishing... Is the cuda perceived as the "rat/cockroach" of the sea so it is OK to spear them? Again, no judgement on my part as I may have been missing out on something that I was not aware of. I'm curious to know how people perceive and handle them. Thanks! |
06-19-2012, 08:08 PM | #2 |
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Re: Help me understand the logic...
Believe it or not, a lot of people eat them... I have not and will never eat one so I cant tell you if they are safe to eat or if they taste good at all....
They make great chum though!!
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06-19-2012, 08:11 PM | #3 | |
Shaun
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Re: Help me understand the logic...
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Yep, they are a great shark bait! |
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06-19-2012, 08:18 PM | #4 | |
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Re: Help me understand the logic...
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I really don’t mean to step on your toes, but by now you should be aware that Cuda is DAMN good eating. ( Now that you are in the Edgewater area) Most of us try to stay 3' or less cause of the remote possibility of cig. But you know all predator fish can have cig don’t you!? |
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06-19-2012, 08:30 PM | #5 | |
Shaun
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Dude, I've NEVER eaten a cuda and don't plan to! How can you eat something that smells so bad and has all kinds of creepy crawlies on it!? As mentioned above, I've kept a few for shark bait for "fiends" that want to catch a shark, but otherwise, I get them out of the boat and back into the water ASAP. Let me know if you want me to keep a few for you when I'm fishing out of Ponce. I'll make sure I only keep the ones less than 3'. Thanks for the reply, you put a smile on my face! |
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06-19-2012, 08:32 PM | #6 |
Snorkel Master
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Re: Help me understand the logic...
In some area people eat barracuda, in south florida we consider them pests or shark bait. Just like the parrot fish, they are a tropical reef fish here but in other countries is dinner.
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06-19-2012, 08:37 PM | #7 | |
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But back to Cuda.. I've had taste test dinner parties; between cuda, grouper, and snapper( all fixed the same way, side by side) and cuda won all the votes! Once you filet it and cook it, if you werent told it was cuda, you would never know. |
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06-19-2012, 08:44 PM | #8 | |
Shaun
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06-19-2012, 09:00 PM | #9 |
Kayle's Katch 2
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Re: Help me understand the logic...
Cuda's=deep drop bait.
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06-19-2012, 09:04 PM | #10 |
Shaun
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06-19-2012, 09:08 PM | #11 |
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Re: Help me understand the logic...
Your loss dude, not mine... you know what they say? "Once you get past the smell...you've got it licked!"
seatux .. you da man.. us old farts gotta teach these kids .. cuda is eaten all over the carribean .. chance of cig is maybe just a point or 2 over anything else .. like most fish small to medium size taste best .. ive certainly eaten stuff that smelled worse |
06-19-2012, 09:09 PM | #12 |
Pacific Spearo
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Re: Help me understand the logic...
Cuda= GOOD Eating period.
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06-19-2012, 09:11 PM | #13 | |
Shaun
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I am shocked that you guys eat them. Maybe I should give it a try. You know, maybe I should give dog a try while I'm at it!!!!!!! |
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06-19-2012, 09:13 PM | #14 |
Shaun
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06-19-2012, 09:34 PM | #15 |
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Re: Help me understand the logic...
Cudas are shark bait. Spear em, but don't eat em
But seriously I only spear cudas if they challenge me. |
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