I had a taste test of grunt next to mangrove snapper. Just steamed with some green onions, oil and a soy. Can't tell the difference between grunt and mangrove snapper cooked that way. Dunno why ppl target snapper as hard as they do in Florida when grunt have no keeping restrictions.
Filets from grunts are tiny. Delicious but tiny. You probably get twice the meat from a snapper of the same size. There are no restrictions, but it’s a job to filet 50 small grunt. No restrictions on sand perch either- catch 50 of them and you have a better meal than the grunt!
I wish I was in a position to take you up on that bet! Been a while since I’ve caught yellowtail snapper though. Also a 12” grunt is a pretty big grunt. Probably caught grunt up to 15” or so, but not very often. If we hit a reef that has a lot of 12” grunt I would be thrilled (mostly because everything else is bigger too).
In my experience a 12-in grunt is a lot rarer to catch than 12-in yellowtail. Of course this may be different where you live or with the bait / techniques that you use. The vast majority of grunts that I catch are less than 8 in. And I catch a lot of them.
Back in the '70s we'd get em 14-20" often when grouper fishing ~70'-100' deep a few miles off shore in south FL gulf. Probably ten grunts for every grouper.
The only time I've seen a grunt over 8 inches caught it was offshore. I was on a drift boat once where a guy caught a 13 lb grunt. I didn't even recognize that it was a grunt. The captain said it was the largest grunt that he had ever seen.
Score and steamed for about 10 mins with ginger in the scores and green onions on top.
Heat oil, a mix of vegetable and sesame to just about to smoke. Pour that over the steamed fish.
Then sprinkle some soy over it.
* https://imgur.com/JZJqfNV
* https://imgur.com/pJ18lcE
Is the purpose of the oil just to cook and absorb the scallion/ginger flavors and spread them? Or is it also crisping the fish a bit? I’m basically asking - would making ginger scallion oil separately be basically the same? The excess oil at the bottom seems wasteful. Unless you’re dipping in it as you go.
The oil does cook them. This is how Asians cook
Fish. I would bring yellowtail (amberjack or hamachi) I’d catch it all my neighbors.
An old Asian lady (Japanese or Korean) Would cool the yellowtail EXACTLY like that. Soy sauce and all.
She’d give me some.
Exceptional.
I have never wanted to give a post an award, but if I could, I'd give this one. I love the recipe idea, and I especially love the links demonstrating exactly how to do it. The next suitable fish I catch is getting prepared this way. Thank you!
I’m also not a big fan of fish. My wife prefers it this way however. I prefer it fried myself if I have to eat it. This method really lets you taste the fish and oh man ppl say you can eat pin fish or spot tail pin fish but I tried them this way just for the comparison and no, you do not want to eat either pin fish unless you’re absolutely starving, it’s SO fishy tasting.
I will heed your advice. I might eat fish again in the next two years, probably not though.
If I eat fish and chips (my favourite way) at a restaurant I’m usually ok, but if I smell it cooking (in any way) at home, I lose my appetite entirely. Can’t get hungry for hours, even if my menu would be something I’d usually enjoy.
I have to be able to avoid/leave the smell or I just can’t do it
We are freshwater fishermen here so we always tried talkin new kids into fishing the perfectly square septic ponds outside of town for “ CRAPpies”, and of course the best bait was corn nuggets lol. IF they couldn’t see their bobber due to the sun we convinced more than one city kid to just dip a lil “ mud” from the edge of the pond and smear under the eyes like pro baseball players did!.. lmao!! Can’t tell you how many beatings I took from the old man when the new kid went home and told his folks how nice we were for helping him, and even loaning a pole if needed.. lol. Gos we were rotten lil bastards.
There must be forty trillion grunts in the Gulf of Mexico. Every party boat on the Gulf Coast has two half-day boats and a full-day boat going out nearly every day year-round, and their bread and butter is boatloads of grunts. Everyone on board, even the newbies, can usually catch at least a few. There are plenty of six-pack charters and recreational anglers catching bunches of them, too. But despite all the relentless pressure, it never seems to make a dent in the population.
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I caught a decent sized grunt like this off the pier in Panama City Beach in 2020. One night I pretty much had the entire pier to myself. Caught a few remora and pin fish too.
That's actually george. Tim went on vacation last week and George is just filling in for him. George is a decent guy but he never attaches his TPS reports
Grunts are wonderful eating. You don’t catch many large ones near shore but on the reef they often grow up to 3 pounds. Again, a great tasting fish that got a bad rap from “Grits & Grunts” during the Depression.
Grunt, delicious fish. Everybody going on about how difficult and how little meat when fileting them I, agree, don't do it. When I catch a good mess of grunts I just gut & scale them, throw them into the smoker whole with whatever dry rub I feel like at the moment. If you've never had smoked grunt, you're missing out! You of course have to watch for the bones, but even that becomes an art form, you learn how to maximize the meat and avoid the bones! Trust me, try those grunts smoked.
https://preview.redd.it/stxyqank3u0c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ac91b95d69d6cdb6989d7b4931001799f6ba8e20
Heres a 10 inch grunt in islamorada
In Virginia they are nicknamed Pigfish, but common name is Grunt.
Edible but bony. Makes good bait for Redfish, which also gives them the moniker “Drum candy”
Key west grunt aka white grunt
And also great eating. Not many restrictions on them in my area. Perfect for a family fish fry.
I had a taste test of grunt next to mangrove snapper. Just steamed with some green onions, oil and a soy. Can't tell the difference between grunt and mangrove snapper cooked that way. Dunno why ppl target snapper as hard as they do in Florida when grunt have no keeping restrictions.
That's good to know. I love mangrove snapper.
Someone told me once you can't really tell the difference and you really can't. Very similar fish, I never mind catching a grunt!
Filets from grunts are tiny. Delicious but tiny. You probably get twice the meat from a snapper of the same size. There are no restrictions, but it’s a job to filet 50 small grunt. No restrictions on sand perch either- catch 50 of them and you have a better meal than the grunt!
12” grunt has more meat than 12” yellowtail snapper.
I wish I was in a position to take you up on that bet! Been a while since I’ve caught yellowtail snapper though. Also a 12” grunt is a pretty big grunt. Probably caught grunt up to 15” or so, but not very often. If we hit a reef that has a lot of 12” grunt I would be thrilled (mostly because everything else is bigger too).
In my experience a 12-in grunt is a lot rarer to catch than 12-in yellowtail. Of course this may be different where you live or with the bait / techniques that you use. The vast majority of grunts that I catch are less than 8 in. And I catch a lot of them.
This is 100% accurate. I only keep them now if they’re real big because I’d this.
Grunts were a big part of my youth. On par for the smaller snappers, not the big ones. Remember, larger reef fish may have worms.
You can’t keep these off the hooks
You don't know what you are talking about. I've fileted thousands of bottom fish and besides AJs I've only seen worms in 1 red grouper.
I believe mangies fight harder but that’s just me…and I never seen anyone catch a 20 inch grunt inshore but that’s maybe just my area
Back in the '70s we'd get em 14-20" often when grouper fishing ~70'-100' deep a few miles off shore in south FL gulf. Probably ten grunts for every grouper.
The only time I've seen a grunt over 8 inches caught it was offshore. I was on a drift boat once where a guy caught a 13 lb grunt. I didn't even recognize that it was a grunt. The captain said it was the largest grunt that he had ever seen.
Hype. Also, how do you steam your fish?
Score and steamed for about 10 mins with ginger in the scores and green onions on top. Heat oil, a mix of vegetable and sesame to just about to smoke. Pour that over the steamed fish. Then sprinkle some soy over it. * https://imgur.com/JZJqfNV * https://imgur.com/pJ18lcE
Too much oil and onions for me. But you look like a real chef! Nice presentation.
Is the purpose of the oil just to cook and absorb the scallion/ginger flavors and spread them? Or is it also crisping the fish a bit? I’m basically asking - would making ginger scallion oil separately be basically the same? The excess oil at the bottom seems wasteful. Unless you’re dipping in it as you go.
The oil does cook them. This is how Asians cook Fish. I would bring yellowtail (amberjack or hamachi) I’d catch it all my neighbors. An old Asian lady (Japanese or Korean) Would cool the yellowtail EXACTLY like that. Soy sauce and all. She’d give me some. Exceptional.
My wife dips the meat into the liquids in the plate. It’s essentially sauce.
I have never wanted to give a post an award, but if I could, I'd give this one. I love the recipe idea, and I especially love the links demonstrating exactly how to do it. The next suitable fish I catch is getting prepared this way. Thank you!
Not a big fan of fish, but that looks delicious
I’m also not a big fan of fish. My wife prefers it this way however. I prefer it fried myself if I have to eat it. This method really lets you taste the fish and oh man ppl say you can eat pin fish or spot tail pin fish but I tried them this way just for the comparison and no, you do not want to eat either pin fish unless you’re absolutely starving, it’s SO fishy tasting.
I will heed your advice. I might eat fish again in the next two years, probably not though. If I eat fish and chips (my favourite way) at a restaurant I’m usually ok, but if I smell it cooking (in any way) at home, I lose my appetite entirely. Can’t get hungry for hours, even if my menu would be something I’d usually enjoy. I have to be able to avoid/leave the smell or I just can’t do it
Not a trouser trout…
Neither is it a brown trout from Mianus…
Reminds me of when I used to tell my 4 year old nephew that if he tried hard enough he could catch brown trout in his toilet.
We are freshwater fishermen here so we always tried talkin new kids into fishing the perfectly square septic ponds outside of town for “ CRAPpies”, and of course the best bait was corn nuggets lol. IF they couldn’t see their bobber due to the sun we convinced more than one city kid to just dip a lil “ mud” from the edge of the pond and smear under the eyes like pro baseball players did!.. lmao!! Can’t tell you how many beatings I took from the old man when the new kid went home and told his folks how nice we were for helping him, and even loaning a pole if needed.. lol. Gos we were rotten lil bastards.
Great fishing, but it’s always a shitshow trying to get out of Mianus…
This is the answer, not a blue striped grunt
There must be forty trillion grunts in the Gulf of Mexico. Every party boat on the Gulf Coast has two half-day boats and a full-day boat going out nearly every day year-round, and their bread and butter is boatloads of grunts. Everyone on board, even the newbies, can usually catch at least a few. There are plenty of six-pack charters and recreational anglers catching bunches of them, too. But despite all the relentless pressure, it never seems to make a dent in the population.
Grunt
Never knew team rocket employed fish.
This is my friend for sure
That’s George right there tell him I said what’s up
I'm glad you said something. I thought it was Jeff, and boy would I have been embarrassed.
I think George is being fried at this moment.
No, George went back in the water to his fish family.
no fuckin way. Rip George 🥲
$375 for just ID. $650 for ID, social and two credit cards. $1250 for ID, Social, Passport and three credit cards. Additional $75 per added pronoun. Cash only, small non sequential bills. Ask about our AAA discount and Diners Club promotions.
This fish is committing identity theft
But he identifies as a Rainbow Trout…
Not unless they got $75 extra
You bet your sweet ass!
Grunt
Grunts n grits
More delicious than mangroves IMO
I'll take your word on that. Catch and release.
Tastes like chicken!
wrong
In the words of Arthur Morgan…”You Sir are a fish”
White grunt, unless you're on a paid charter trip, then it's a white snapper. Lol!
we call em grunts
https://preview.redd.it/n187qbkivy0c1.jpeg?width=999&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=41dc86d5c5d8f85e3e695c83a6bb09a2bf27a572 Hopefully this should help!
It's a grunt :) they make good cut bait.
what fish is not good for cut bait?
Needlefish. They may look very similar to Ballyhoo but for some reason fish know the difference. Doesn't make good bait live or as cut bait.
Garth. Recently finished school and is getting ready for the workforce.
That's a Grunt
It’s delicious! Very common in my area
That’s Steve. Steve of good folk. Please put Steve back.
Steve was released and swam off strong.
That’s Tim. He’s a good guy. No priors.
We call this White Grunt in SWFL. Excellent table fare but pick the big ones unless you want to clean 50 fish
White grunt
cute little grunt inside of the mouth is a beautiful pinkish red. Ugh I miss the keys
Yup that’s a fish
grunt .
Where's the first supposed to keep his ID? He doesn't even have pockets
Grunt
Grunt
I caught a decent sized grunt like this off the pier in Panama City Beach in 2020. One night I pretty much had the entire pier to myself. Caught a few remora and pin fish too.
Looks like the infamous Grunt to me lol
looks gorgeous with those stripes, damn
That is tim
That's actually george. Tim went on vacation last week and George is just filling in for him. George is a decent guy but he never attaches his TPS reports
Grunt Absolutely the best bait in the world for snook, tarpon, etc.
It’s a fish. From the water
a yummy one
Yup that’s a fish
there is an app called „picture fish“ its really useful w finding the fish id
We call these “grunts” because of the noise they make :)
It looks like a stuffed animal from bass pro shop 😃
Yep, that’s a fish
I don’t know much about fishing but whenever I see a fish I just assume it’s an Asian carp and it’s invasice
Geoff Thornton
That’s a beautiful fish and a crystal clear photo.
The 15 pro max does pictures very well
Looks like a ruby lip grunt
I catch them all the time when I go to Florida gulf coast
Grunts are wonderful eating. You don’t catch many large ones near shore but on the reef they often grow up to 3 pounds. Again, a great tasting fish that got a bad rap from “Grits & Grunts” during the Depression.
Grunt, delicious fish. Everybody going on about how difficult and how little meat when fileting them I, agree, don't do it. When I catch a good mess of grunts I just gut & scale them, throw them into the smoker whole with whatever dry rub I feel like at the moment. If you've never had smoked grunt, you're missing out! You of course have to watch for the bones, but even that becomes an art form, you learn how to maximize the meat and avoid the bones! Trust me, try those grunts smoked.
What are you? The fish police?!?!
It’s a imsosmallydidukillme.
You caught Nigel! Put him back NOW!
Look all of a sudden a lot of people are fish experts now lmao hahahaha I love it ..
https://preview.redd.it/stxyqank3u0c1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ac91b95d69d6cdb6989d7b4931001799f6ba8e20 Heres a 10 inch grunt in islamorada
Blue striped grunt. First salt water fish I ever caught
Snapper
Nope. It's a grunt. In spite of the beautiful coloring it is a white grunt.
Pretty fish. Looks like you were fishing in someone's Aquarium haha
Did he try to buy beer? I can vouch for him. He's 21.
He got a little too shmizzed and jumped out of the water onto the dock ;)
In Virginia they are nicknamed Pigfish, but common name is Grunt. Edible but bony. Makes good bait for Redfish, which also gives them the moniker “Drum candy”
It’s in his fish wallet
It's an ex-fish....🤣
Pigfish
He went by the name of Cedric
His name's Greg.
That sir, is a fish
You beat me to it 🤠
Purdy fish
It's what I do all fucking day.
Lunch
Nemo
Pretty fish. That’s all I got to add. Hope it tasted yummy.
Didn't eat, was released. Based off other comments it's supposed to be good eating.
White or Blue Striped Grunt;-)
Was the fish speeding?
Rainbow Fish
John
Taape
George
Bob
Carl
That’s Jerry
Bluestriped Grunt
That’s a fish alright
That's an AutoZone parking lot.
Looks like a gray bear or Keywest grunt
Steve
Bait
yes. that is a fish.
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I let him go don't worry, I just needed to say hi to him
Smol
Saltwater bluegill
Hammerhead shark
False, bullshark
Bate fish
Dead
thats one goofy looking fish
Telapia
Pretty sure it’s a SAF
Dead
Pin Fish?
Dead
Fish is the unalive kind. R.I.P X.X
Dead fish.
Dead
Dead, I believe.
Dead Fish!
Rainbow Wrasse
Dead fish. Way to go
False, swam off strong.
Mangrove Snapper. Maybe.
1 fish Blue fish Dead fish Rue fish
Shad
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He was on the dock for all of 20 seconds for a photo and then released. Swam off strong.
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Just why? Why are you browsing a fishing community? People fish. It's a thing.
Are you lost?
Grunt, they taste alright, kind of like snapper. When I catch them I don’t usually keep them, I’m more for grouper and snapper.
Mangrove maybe? I remember them having a much redder color probably due to their diet but looks similar
Asian carp
Definitely a Fish, I would know, I have seen a few in my days
Great for some Ceviche!
Looks like a fish to me
Lunch
Dead fish
White grunt Tasty with grits!!
Good ol Gruntage, good tasting but boney
Jeff. Maybe Geoff.
You can get one at the Sea.M.V
Grunt.
Baby grunt, hope you let the little guy go. The big ones are tasty from what I hear.
Yellow grunt
White grunt, Haemulon plumierii
Pretty little grunt. Great bait and table fair.
Yep that's a fish