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mallardslayer77
February 2nd, 2009, 05:04 PM
Hey fellas - quick question for you guys.

I'm frying some reds and specs this Friday for a work function at my bosses house. The only problem is that I'm going to be a little short on meat and I wanted to go to HEB to pick up some extra fish to fry just in case we needed it. Would you guys say that tilapia is the way to go? Meaning, will it taste the most like trout and redfish out of what I could by at the store? I just figured that tilapia would probably be the closest thing to specs and reds for the right price.

Would appreciate any input. Thanks.
007
February 2nd, 2009, 05:37 PM
Hey fellas - quick question for you guys.

I'm frying some reds and specs this Friday for a work function at my bosses house. The only problem is that I'm going to be a little short on meat and I wanted to go to HEB to pick up some extra fish to fry just in case we needed it. Would you guys say that tilapia is the way to go? Meaning, will it taste the most like trout and redfish out of what I could by at the store? I just figured that tilapia would probably be the closest thing to specs and reds for the right price.

Would appreciate any input. Thanks.

pm me your # and I'll take you fishing Thursday or Friday to stock your freezer.
mallardslayer77
February 2nd, 2009, 05:55 PM
PM Sent. Let me know if you get it...not showing up in my PM outbox.
Tiny
February 3rd, 2009, 07:14 AM
Why don't you just come by my house and pick some fish up???? It's almost time for me to start re-stocking so come and clean me out!

Snapper, Grouper, Ling, Amberjack....
007
February 3rd, 2009, 07:54 AM
PM Sent. Let me know if you get it...not showing up in my PM outbox.

Didn't get it.
FlatoutFishin
February 3rd, 2009, 08:38 AM
Hey fellas - quick question for you guys.

I'm frying some reds and specs this Friday for a work function at my bosses house. The only problem is that I'm going to be a little short on meat and I wanted to go to HEB to pick up some extra fish to fry just in case we needed it. Would you guys say that tilapia is the way to go? Meaning, will it taste the most like trout and redfish out of what I could by at the store? I just figured that tilapia would probably be the closest thing to specs and reds for the right price.

Would appreciate any input. Thanks.

Where are you located? I'm off Friday and located in League City, and like Tiny, I can spare a couple full bags of mostly trout and reds.

I will be out of town until Friday morning but can be reached via cell at 281-380-4831. Just let me know.
mallardslayer77
February 3rd, 2009, 11:02 AM
007 - PM resent

Flatout & Tiny- Thanks for the offers...you guys are very generous and I really appreciate it. I live in Memorial Heights. Unfortunately I won't have a chance to get to down there to you guys before Friday b/c I'm studying for the CPA exam every second I'm not at work. It really sucks serious @$$. The only thing I can do at this point is have the woman pick up some extra pescado for me at HEB while she's there later. Any ideas as to which kind I should have her get? I'd like to get snapper b/c it's very mild fish flavor and it would mix in well with trout and reds. But, I know it can be expensive. What about tilapia? I don't want to seperate all the fish when I cut it up to fry, so I wanted something I could just mix in with the specs and reds.

Thanks.
Milkjug
February 3rd, 2009, 11:37 AM
You must really like your friends if you are frying snapper for all of them :D

I would recommend tilapia, it'll have less flavor than trout and much less than reds (I don't fry reds, better grilled/baked/ceviched/souped). Alot of people don't like fishy fish, so this could be a good thing, plus it's nice white flaky meat.

This is too late of notice, and you're pretty busy, but one of the best ways to catch a bucket load of fryable fish is to swallow your pride, break out the dead shrimp and small hooks and go to town on croaker and whiting. They are almost always there if the conditions are good, and they fry up great.
Milkjug
February 3rd, 2009, 11:38 AM
Oh yeah, I almost forgot. Freshwater buffalo is cheap as dirt, and it'll be good fryed up. Just don't tell anyone what it is :D
mallardslayer77
February 3rd, 2009, 12:35 PM
Nice....I think I'm going with the tillapia. I'd had heard the same things you'd said about them. Thanks for the input.
WestEndAngler
February 3rd, 2009, 04:39 PM
Mallard... Where you live at I am in Rice Military...