Is Threadfin good eating? Or can be eaten?

[taib]

Hi guys,

I've never caught a threadfin before and im planning to hunt for one this weekend, landbased... silly question, but has anyone tried eating them? are they good? How have they been cooked?

Ive seen heaps of pics but no mention of eating?

Can they be eaten? or Release only?

Also any tips as to where i might be able to catch em in the Brissy River?

thanks guys

[werewolf]

they are supposed to be the bee's knees on the plate.

Never caught one myself!

[roobs]

threadfin are marketed commercially under the name king salmon. As for eating them from the river- it's your choice! just remember the longer something lives and the higher on the food chain the greater chance of chemical contamination.

[brisbane_boy]

edible for sure, worth killing for the sake of a feed given the sport they are to catch, i dont think so. not when there is a lot of other tasty fish that are more common.

[jeff f]

best eating fish in the river

[taib]

thanks guys for the feedback on eating em.... any tips where i could try to catch a threadfin? and wat bait to use?

[tomca]

My favourite eating fish from the river, nice firm white flesh, as good as most reef species. Unweighted live prawns are a good start and lob them onto the flats on a rising tide. Quite a few spots from Jindalee to Goodna that are worth a shot.

[shortie]

taib wrote:

thanks guys for the feedback on eating em.... any tips where i could try to catch a threadfin? and wat bait to use?

They are a beaut fish to eat.

Big numbers of them congregate around the pipeline at the mouth of Boggy creek.

So many in fact that they seem to be in plague proportions. Use live prawns or Transams lures to catch them.

Go catch eat and enjoy your Sport.

[taib]

Thanks for the Tip (shortie)... Legend! wiLL Try tomorrow

[taib]

thats gold! Thanks for ur tip tom! lEGEND!

[buzzid]

why eat fish when you can eat steak i say.

ahh here we go again....

nah, lets not go down that road again.. each to their own in moderation.

buzz...

[straddiebrad]

not bad eating,nothing special though.brad

[dassa]

Here's on I like to do with them.

Fillet the fish skin it cut it into steaks.

gill the fish by spreding a small amount of butter over it lemon juice,salt and pepper and lemon pepper sesoning ENJOY

cheers dassa

P.S my mouth is watering just thinking about it :laugh:

[jakhunta]

Good eating, better than Barra but not as good as flathead, jacks or snapper.

[ryanyoung]

Pretty good eating, got nothing on Mackerel though!

[Funfisher]

they are a great sorce of mercury poisoning :S

[Feral]

Funfisher wrote:

they are a great sorce of mercury poisoning :S

And Cigatura.

[jeff f]

i've never heard of anyone getting ciguatera or mercury poisoning from threadfin

[Feral]

From Mackerel Jeff, the posts were reffering to the Mackerel reference in the post above them.

[jeff f]

thats what the quote button is for

[brisbane_boy]

has anyone ever tested fish from the river

[Feral]

jeff f wrote:

thats what the quote button is for

Sorry for giving you a heartie Jeff

[noname]

yeah i have and they tested ok tooo :laugh: