Mullet fishing from shore and/or kayak

[Mr. X]

Originally Posted by spaghetti

True! But you see this is a poor country and we get our food out of everything that comes at hand (the sperm of male bluefin tunas, the ovaries of female tunas, the eggs of golden mullet, the gonads of sea urchins...the ancient Romans were mad about a sauce made with fermented excrements of sardines, but that's out of fashion now)...

"BRIAN: Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars' earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar. Tuscany fried bats.
...
BRIAN: Larks' tongues. Otters' noses. Ocelot spleens.
REG: Got any nuts?
BRIAN: I haven't got any nuts. Sorry. I've got wrens' livers, badgers' spleens-
REG: No, no, no.
BRIAN: Otters' noses?
REG: I don't want any of that Roman rubbish.
JUDITH: Why don't you sell proper food?
BRIAN: Proper food?
REG: Yeah, not those rich imperialist tit-bits.
BRIAN: Well, don't blame me. I didn't ask to sell this stuff.
REG: All right. Bag of otters' noses, then.
FRANCIS: Make it two. "

I've never string fish through the eyes. Not so much squeamishness (although it might be a factor) but I use the condition of the eyes to evaluate the freshness of the fish. One of the nice things about catching your own is the obvious freshness of the catch - but if you spend the day on the beach you need to look after it.

[irtrogdor]

Originally Posted by Mr. X

"BRIAN: Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars' earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar. Tuscany fried bats.
...
BRIAN: Larks' tongues. Otters' noses. Ocelot spleens.
REG: Got any nuts?
BRIAN: I haven't got any nuts. Sorry. I've got wrens' livers, badgers' spleens-
REG: No, no, no.
BRIAN: Otters' noses?
REG: I don't want any of that Roman rubbish.
JUDITH: Why don't you sell proper food?
BRIAN: Proper food?
REG: Yeah, not those rich imperialist tit-bits.
BRIAN: Well, don't blame me. I didn't ask to sell this stuff.
REG: All right. Bag of otters' noses, then.
FRANCIS: Make it two. "

I've never string fish through the eyes. Not so much squeamishness (although it might be a factor) but I use the condition of the eyes to evaluate the freshness of the fish. One of the nice things about catching your own is the obvious freshness of the catch - but if you spend the day on the beach you need to look after it.

what do the eyes look like when its fresh/ not fresh?

[foxfish]

The eyes of a decomposing fish turn opaque, a fish starts to decompose very quickly after death however some people prefer the taste of mature fish. Clear eyes offer a good indication of fish freshness as does smell, a fresh fish should have no noticeable odder other than the sea!

[spaghetti]

Originally Posted by irtrogdor

what do the eyes look like when its fresh/ not fresh?

whne fresh they look quite as alive, clear and shiny. When non fresh they look like foggy, grey-ish, as if theyìve been covered with a layer of gloss.
Also watch the skin: it must be still a bit shiny, slimey, sticky and moisty.
For sure you've seen sometimes at the market one of those dark skinned, dried up, grey eyed basses on the shelves: not fresh.

[scottwilson]

[quote=Mr. X;724867]

"BRIAN: Larks' tongues. Wrens' livers. Chaffinch brains. Jaguars' earlobes. Wolf nipple chips. Get 'em while they're hot. They're lovely. Dromedary pretzels, only half a denar. Tuscany fried bats.
...
BRIAN: Larks' tongues. Otters' noses. Ocelot spleens.
REG: Got any nuts?
BRIAN: I haven't got any nuts. Sorry. I've got wrens' livers, badgers' spleens-
REG: No, no, no.
BRIAN: Otters' noses?
REG: I don't want any of that Roman rubbish.
JUDITH: Why don't you sell proper food?
BRIAN: Proper food?
REG: Yeah, not those rich imperialist tit-bits.
BRIAN: Well, don't blame me. I didn't ask to sell this stuff.
REG: All right. Bag of otters' noses, then.
FRANCIS: Make it two. "

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