I learned a new word today at age 64 "Envenomate". Old dog, new tricks. 😉 My dad got barely poked by one in Japan while climbing back in his boat after spearing one of these, and it wiped him out for several days. We always clip all the spines off before we do anything else. Mahalo for promoting these as a food fish. They are a delicacy in Japan. Our Hawaiian variety are tiny, but at least they are native here, and naturally controlled.
Pro-tip for dealing with these fish, get Kevlar gloves! Cut the barbs off first thing when cleaning them. Seriously that should have been the first thing this guy did. Remove the gills first? How about getting rid of the parts that can land you in a hospital first!
Definitely check, but I remember that a FL license was not required to fish for lionfish. I do, however, encourage a license, which funds conservation and protects fisheries.
Thanks for fact checking and correcting my comment. I should have mentioned that I was trying tor recall from years ago. Some mention still exist: A Florida saltwater fishing license is not required to harvest lionfish from Florida waters if using handnets, pole spears, Hawaiian slings, or other spearing devices created and marketed exclusively for lionfish collection. floridakeys.noaa.gov/permits/lionfish.html (Feds and state may have different rules and jurisdictions!) Most fishermen appreciate a well-regulated fishery. Sadly, although my ex-GF owns a house on 30-A, I have only fished on a party boat out of Destin. I have bought plenty of fish, including pompano in NH last week that I filleted follow Reed's stellar videos.
Love it! I live in south Florida and hunt these fish regularly! Great video! These fish are horribly invasive but amazingly delicious too! Great for fish tacos and ceviche!
Hunted and ate loads of those in my time on Curacao! Really amazing fish! Both beautiful to see underwater and plain gorgeous on a plate when properly prepared!!
The ONLY thing I would have done differently is the first step. Get those toxic spikes off as soon as possible. Why risk it, even if it’s not as bad of an envenomation after they are dead.
You are correct, for the first step. As for the second step, the venom/toxin is still extremely potent, even after the fish have been dead, for months.
quickly becoming my new favorite youtube channel! Love the fish variety and recipes. Never thought id be this excited for summer and fileting fish!! keep it up Reed!
Im in Wisconsin so lots of lakes and rivers! yellow perch or bluegill is what i go after. Scaled or filleted its hard to beat! Had a little vaca in FL a couple weeks ago and im missing the grouper, snapper, pink shrimp etc so badly haha@@reedthefishmonger
I'd watch these sorts of videos even when I was still a strict vegetarian. I'm just fascinated by everything on the planet. Thanks for this random but thrilling educational video, loved it! 🐟🎣🤓
@@N1120A Hahah! They're my favourite kind of nutty vegan. I especially like the vegans who eat avocado and highly processed junk like oat milk. The ones who rail on and on about the environment but then go and collect ugly, useless rubbish like non-recyclable plastic gachapon toys when on holiday in Tokyo. Love 'em! Their sanctimonious, underdeveloped brains are a mess. Most of them mean well and have good intentions, but the way they rationalise their own selfish decisions but froth with rage over the decisions of total strangers is really funny. This is me putting it all nicely you understand. There's a far less good natured way I could talk about social justice crusaders.
@@N1120A Ha! I'm also amused by the kind of dweebs who actually yearn for 'the aliens' to make contact with humans, y'know, land on Earth somewhere. Imagine being so unaware of how loathsome your own species is. Look, if aliens landed here they'd scan the terrain to ascertain what could be harvested from Earth and then they'd suck whatever substances of value could be vacuumed out of humans and leave our skins on the streets like discarded Capri Sun packets. Humans are nobodies friend. Aliens would treat us exactly like how that guy treated lionfish-- possibly for similar reasons too.
I generally won't kill anything I won't eat and passed on spearing lionfish for a long time. Then one of my freedive pals offered to clean and filet some if I got them. I have to say they tasted amazing and I know it's good for our marine ecosystem so as long as he's willing to clean and filet them, I'm all in. I've seen a few people get pricked by them and it doesn't look like any fun at all. \
Lionfish are great pets. They're like having little dogs in an aquarium. I would put my hand in the tank and they would put their spines down and swim under it to get pet. They were also hand fed.
The Lion fish is an invasive fish in America and taste damn good. Florida needs to make a deal with spear fisherman and everyone win. Lion fish population goes way down , fisherman make an income and great food source.
@@ninjafrog6966 Don't confuse the Yankees. You do need a license for hook and line. A recreational fishing license is NOT required for recreational fishers targeting lionfish while using a pole spear, a Hawaiian Sling, a handheld net or any spearing device that is specifically designed and marketed exclusively for lionfish.
We saw a lot of those while SCUBA diving in Key Largo a few years ago. We may have to bring some back for dinner the next time we are down there. Thanks for the video. I am a fresh water angler. I have a lot to learn about salt water techniques.
Nice work! I'm thinking? An egg/milk/dab of mustard mixed for light rinse then drop the filets in some Louisiana Catfish Mix right into some hot oil fried until it floats, fish then onto paper towels, toast up whole wheat buns, spread some catsup & horseradish mixed on both buns, the a slice of American cheese then the still hot lion fish fillets lettuce, a whole slice of a large beefsteak tomato, sea salt, cracked pepper and the other bun! And ice cold beer! Damn I'm hungry! I grew up on the Fox in Illinois, we would catch large sunfish, bluegills and crappie just scale & gut them, take their heads off, drop them in an egg/milk rinse right into a brown paper bag with flour/cornmeal salt & pepper and drop them into a large Dutch Oven sitting right the the coals with the Crisco almost ready to catch fire and ease those fish in until floating! Hell I thought the crunchy skin & tail were the best parts! Nothing like fresh caught fish being cooked in hot oil! Until crispy! Great work on cleaning the fish and no waste! Sweet!
I'm wondering how the sales of invasives are doing for fish-mongers. I've heard of several fish-mongers on the Gulf coast of Florida that are offering cleaned lionfish, cichlid and snakehead.
as soon as people start eating this thing more regularly, it will stop being a problem to biomes... all we have to do is spread the knowledge and preparing good dishes with it
Oh woah. As a Floridian i thought Lion fish would be like that Japanese puffer fish. Fugu. Like you're rolling the dice to eat them. But thanks for explaining how its only in the barbs. Not like actual organs INSIDE like the Fugu. I'll never try Fugu i dont care how qualified of a chef you are.
Bonus safety fact venom has to venom injected in order to have an effect, even if there was some way the venom entered the flesh of the fish it wouldn't do anything if eaten. You still shouldn't eat venom on purpose tho, if you have a cut in your mouth or an ulcer somewhere before the venom is digested, it can still enter your blood stream and cause harm
0:55 - Somewhat incorrect Reed... There are venom sacks at the base of the "barbs". The barbs are hollow, much like syringe needles. When you press down on a barb, it compresses the venom sack, pushing the venom up the hollow barb, and into whatever is unlucky enough to cause that initial pressure. Speaking as a marine biologists, spearfisherman, and victim of multiple lionfish "pokes".
Funny you mention hogfish at the end, I know you feel they're super overrated but just watching you fillet these lionfish reminded me a lot in every single way of hogfish but just much smaller. Big rib cage to get over, snow white meat, no bloodline.
Ive been trying to get my hands on these guys for a few months now. As the head chef of a restaurant in new jersey its proving difficult. How do i go about getting these guys on a plate.
@reed_thefishmonger thats good news brother, just the same happy to see ur answering comments as u grow. Hope that doesnt change. Last thing what is the average price per pound in case i do find it? All the best
Ryan Chadwick at Norman's Lionfish (website) has been a wholesale supplier for a few years. He serves them up at his Grey Lady Restaurant in NYC. It's not easy to meet all of the wholesale orders. Get on the list. That operation is Bahamas-based.
@@reedthefishmonger I've noticed an absence of Lionfish in everywhere I go to buy fish here. I'm in Lake Worth, FL and I even asked the regional distributor at Whole Foods if he could bring it in (as it not only delicious but evasive & destructive to our native species) and he said they had it for a while but the demand was low. As I was going to be at Popstroke tomorrow I thought I'd stop by the shop if you had it in stock.
@@reedthefishmonger Would you consider sponsoring (with other fish mongers/seafood stores) a local Lionfish tournament and then sell the catch? They do it in the Keys.
I work at a fish market in Swfl and im trying to get them to get some different stuff in for me to cut like fresh lionfish and hogfish but I cant find a good wholesale place thats local. Would you know of any place that could supply decent quality seafood to us around the Charlotte County area?
5:18
That reminds me of something best left unspoken.
The forbidden Fishussy?
Look up the slang term for butterfly in Vietnamese LMAO
@@vincentnguyen3068 fye dorra sucky sucky? Me wuve woo rong time
yes, my favorite thing to ear
I should call her...
I learned a new word today at age 64 "Envenomate". Old dog, new tricks. 😉 My dad got barely poked by one in Japan while climbing back in his boat after spearing one of these, and it wiped him out for several days. We always clip all the spines off before we do anything else. Mahalo for promoting these as a food fish. They are a delicacy in Japan. Our Hawaiian variety are tiny, but at least they are native here, and naturally controlled.
Haha, I came to make the exact same comment about hearing envenomated for the first time.
Pro-tip for dealing with these fish, get Kevlar gloves! Cut the barbs off first thing when cleaning them. Seriously that should have been the first thing this guy did. Remove the gills first? How about getting rid of the parts that can land you in a hospital first!
Shouldn't STEP ONE be clippling those spikes off?
Only if you're not extremely confident in your skills
Damn right
2:26 just watch the damn video. Step one is to preserve in ice for a few days for texture and quality
YES
Spines
Probably the best fish for tacos 🌮 ! It’s also a great fish to blacken for fish and grits. YUM YUM 😋 !
They are killer! It’s so white it tastes like whatever you put on it. To pick up in the subtle sweetness you’d have to season minimally. 🤙
5:18 Looks very appetizing already
If there is a hole, there is a goal.
😂
Definitely check, but I remember that a FL license was not required to fish for lionfish. I do, however, encourage a license, which funds conservation and protects fisheries.
I have yet to meet someone that goes out spearfishing without a fishing license. You do however need a commercial license to sell them to markets.
Aloha. In Florida, you need a license to fish.
@@adamyoung480 duh!
@@markchatham6313 Aloha. I was responding to the original comment. No need to be nasty.
Thanks for fact checking and correcting my comment. I should have mentioned that I was trying tor recall from years ago. Some mention still exist: A Florida saltwater fishing license is not required to harvest lionfish from Florida waters if using handnets, pole spears, Hawaiian slings, or other spearing devices created and marketed exclusively for lionfish collection. floridakeys.noaa.gov/permits/lionfish.html (Feds and state may have different rules and jurisdictions!)
Most fishermen appreciate a well-regulated fishery. Sadly, although my ex-GF owns a house on 30-A, I have only fished on a party boat out of Destin. I have bought plenty of fish, including pompano in NH last week that I filleted follow Reed's stellar videos.
ER doctor 1: “How bad was the patients lion fish envenomation?”
ER doctor 2: “It was a gnarly envenomation”.
Love it! I live in south Florida and hunt these fish regularly! Great video! These fish are horribly invasive but amazingly delicious too! Great for fish tacos and ceviche!
Hunted and ate loads of those in my time on Curacao!
Really amazing fish!
Both beautiful to see underwater and plain gorgeous on a plate when properly prepared!!
The ONLY thing I would have done differently is the first step. Get those toxic spikes off as soon as possible. Why risk it, even if it’s not as bad of an envenomation after they are dead.
Exactly
You are correct, for the first step. As for the second step, the venom/toxin is still extremely potent, even after the fish have been dead, for months.
They aren't toxic when they have been iced.
quickly becoming my new favorite youtube channel! Love the fish variety and recipes. Never thought id be this excited for summer and fileting fish!! keep it up Reed!
Thank you so much!! I’m honored brotha! Where are you fishing this summer!?
Im in Wisconsin so lots of lakes and rivers! yellow perch or bluegill is what i go after. Scaled or filleted its hard to beat! Had a little vaca in FL a couple weeks ago and im missing the grouper, snapper, pink shrimp etc so badly haha@@reedthefishmonger
I was envenomated in the 90s from a specimen in my 125 gal tank. It cured me of keeping saltwater fish😮
Ooph! Sorry to hear that! Glad you found a cure though 😂
That and how difficult saltwater tanks are to maintain. We had African cichlids when I was a kid. Extremely aggressive, yet fun fish.
Fisherman here....Your knowledge amazes me, true professional in your trait. Glad I found your channel.
Reed took special care on this one. It must be pretty difficult to fillet. I love 💕 this guy.
Thank you! They’re easy to clean but there’s not much meat and they’re expensive so you have to get every drop!
I'd watch these sorts of videos even when I was still a strict vegetarian. I'm just fascinated by everything on the planet. Thanks for this random but thrilling educational video, loved it! 🐟🎣🤓
I met a guy who was a vegan for the environment, so he ate lionfish because of their invasive nature.
@@N1120A Hahah! They're my favourite kind of nutty vegan. I especially like the vegans who eat avocado and highly processed junk like oat milk. The ones who rail on and on about the environment but then go and collect ugly, useless rubbish like non-recyclable plastic gachapon toys when on holiday in Tokyo. Love 'em! Their sanctimonious, underdeveloped brains are a mess. Most of them mean well and have good intentions, but the way they rationalise their own selfish decisions but froth with rage over the decisions of total strangers is really funny. This is me putting it all nicely you understand. There's a far less good natured way I could talk about social justice crusaders.
@@N1120A Ha! I'm also amused by the kind of dweebs who actually yearn for 'the aliens' to make contact with humans, y'know, land on Earth somewhere. Imagine being so unaware of how loathsome your own species is. Look, if aliens landed here they'd scan the terrain to ascertain what could be harvested from Earth and then they'd suck whatever substances of value could be vacuumed out of humans and leave our skins on the streets like discarded Capri Sun packets. Humans are nobodies friend. Aliens would treat us exactly like how that guy treated lionfish-- possibly for similar reasons too.
Reed... You are a True Professional. I admire & respect you! Keep up the great videos.
I'm telling you, this kid has developed his own tagline: "... so, we don't miss out on any of this delicious [insert your fish] meat" 😆
This is really cool! I didn't know about how the venom works on a lionfish. I hope to try lionfish some day.
Would have loved to see the butterfly fish cooked and presented on the plate. Great video.
I generally won't kill anything I won't eat and passed on spearing lionfish for a long time. Then one of my freedive pals offered to clean and filet some if I got them. I have to say they tasted amazing and I know it's good for our marine ecosystem so as long as he's willing to clean and filet them, I'm all in. I've seen a few people get pricked by them and it doesn't look like any fun at all.
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Reed, can you demonstrate how you sharpen your knives?
Absolutely! More videos coming 🤙
That would be great
As soon as a I saw the finished product had to come here for comments. Fish tacos right out of the gate...
😂😂😂
Thank you for showing these less popular fish. As usual, great vid.
Lionfish are great pets. They're like having little dogs in an aquarium. I would put my hand in the tank and they would put their spines down and swim under it to get pet. They were also hand fed.
I like the way you cut the fish. And the results are really amazing
Thank you! 🙏
Maybe the spikes can be used as toothpicks for after dining?
One of My Favorite for Ceviche!
Definitely great texture for ceviche!
The Lion fish is an invasive fish in America and taste damn good. Florida needs to make a deal with spear fisherman and everyone win. Lion fish population goes way down , fisherman make an income and great food source.
Already happening brotha! No bag limit, no size limit, high market value, and no license needed (in Florida) to catch them. 🤙
you don’t need a license in florida to catch lionfish
@@ninjafrog6966 Don't confuse the Yankees. You do need a license for hook and line. A recreational fishing license is NOT required for recreational fishers targeting lionfish while using a pole spear, a Hawaiian Sling, a handheld net or any spearing device that is specifically designed and marketed exclusively for lionfish.
We saw a lot of those while SCUBA diving in Key Largo a few years ago. We may have to bring some back for dinner the next time we are down there.
Thanks for the video. I am a fresh water angler. I have a lot to learn about salt water techniques.
It's not that much different. You will still be a slay daddy.
Thank you for this tutorial video. Very well explained.👍👌
that scaling method is great haha
I'm in love with your skills!!! I'm also in love with that delicious delicious delicious fish!
Thank you for watching!
The end result of the butterfly does look like something.....😂
whenever I see or hear this fish anywhere in the world, I always immediately think about Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo movie LOL
Very impressive! We need more butterflied fish imo. Fishmongers just don’t sell it in this part of the world.
Thank you! At my market my mongers can clean anything any way 🤙
Two min in and he already said two times narly. That always reminds me of Jamie Oliver.
Filets look great! Would love someone to cook lionfish for me.
I wish there would be someone processing these fish for frozen filets. I would buy them out here on the west coast.
Fortunately there’s not enough to keep up with demand 🤙
You’re a good man Reed. Great channel
Thank you so much brotha!!
Just subbed, thanks for the informative videos
Please tell us how you sharpen and maintain your knifes !!!
what kind of fish do the lion fish compare to? You cant find those in the supermarket.
5:31 Really 😂? That reminds me of something very delicious!
Started watching on IG, now I can't get enough lol.
Would it not be safer to remove the spikes first, before doing anything else?
Nice work! I'm thinking? An egg/milk/dab of mustard mixed for light rinse then drop the filets in some Louisiana Catfish Mix right into some hot oil fried until it floats, fish then onto paper towels, toast up whole wheat buns, spread some catsup & horseradish mixed on both buns, the a slice of American cheese then the still hot lion fish fillets lettuce, a whole slice of a large beefsteak tomato, sea salt, cracked pepper and the other bun! And ice cold beer! Damn I'm hungry! I grew up on the Fox in Illinois, we would catch large sunfish, bluegills and crappie just scale & gut them, take their heads off, drop them in an egg/milk rinse right into a brown paper bag with flour/cornmeal salt & pepper and drop them into a large Dutch Oven sitting right the the coals with the Crisco almost ready to catch fire and ease those fish in until floating! Hell I thought the crunchy skin & tail were the best parts! Nothing like fresh caught fish being cooked in hot oil! Until crispy! Great work on cleaning the fish and no waste! Sweet!
I'm wondering how the sales of invasives are doing for fish-mongers. I've heard of several fish-mongers on the Gulf coast of Florida that are offering cleaned lionfish, cichlid and snakehead.
as soon as people start eating this thing more regularly, it will stop being a problem to biomes... all we have to do is spread the knowledge and preparing good dishes with it
If there's one fish you want extinct or close to, it's this one.
It's a nice fish to eat. Sturdy meat. I catch it from time to time spearfishing. Usually smaller ones than these.
Oh woah. As a Floridian i thought Lion fish would be like that Japanese puffer fish. Fugu. Like you're rolling the dice to eat them. But thanks for explaining how its only in the barbs. Not like actual organs INSIDE like the Fugu. I'll never try Fugu i dont care how qualified of a chef you are.
Good stuff..!! Thanks for posting...
Bonus safety fact venom has to venom injected in order to have an effect, even if there was some way the venom entered the flesh of the fish it wouldn't do anything if eaten.
You still shouldn't eat venom on purpose tho, if you have a cut in your mouth or an ulcer somewhere before the venom is digested, it can still enter your blood stream and cause harm
What does lion fish taste like? Is there a discernable difference?
can you buy this at a fishmonger or is this right off the boat??
Another great video!🫵👌👍😎
I love the thumbnail, glorious creature
Thank you! They are pretty
Thanks so much! Excellent!
Damn. That Mark Rober was about to pop up on screen. You sound like him.
0:55 - Somewhat incorrect Reed... There are venom sacks at the base of the "barbs". The barbs are hollow, much like syringe needles. When you press down on a barb, it compresses the venom sack, pushing the venom up the hollow barb, and into whatever is unlucky enough to cause that initial pressure.
Speaking as a marine biologists, spearfisherman, and victim of multiple lionfish "pokes".
Funny you mention hogfish at the end, I know you feel they're super overrated but just watching you fillet these lionfish reminded me a lot in every single way of hogfish but just much smaller. Big rib cage to get over, snow white meat, no bloodline.
Wow, I had no idea they're edible.
Two words man, fish taco
Lionfish is just a fish. Probably just a nickname.
@5:22 sir!!..... SIIIRRRR!!!!! Hmmm!!!!!!......grab me that fish
😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ive been trying to get my hands on these guys for a few months now. As the head chef of a restaurant in new jersey its proving difficult. How do i go about getting these guys on a plate.
It’s nearly impossible for local restaurants. Luckily, there isn’t enough of them which was the goal 🤙
@reed_thefishmonger thats good news brother, just the same happy to see ur answering comments as u grow. Hope that doesnt change. Last thing what is the average price per pound in case i do find it? All the best
Ryan Chadwick at Norman's Lionfish (website) has been a wholesale supplier for a few years. He serves them up at his Grey Lady Restaurant in NYC. It's not easy to meet all of the wholesale orders. Get on the list. That operation is Bahamas-based.
Are the lionfish still very common in Florida? I heard that the sharks have started to eat them.
They’re not as plentiful as they were five years ago which is great!
My goodness you are a master at fish mongering. I was, and continue to be, totally scared to try it myself. 😂
Do you sell Lionfish at the store? Or is it a special order item?
Wherever local commercial Spearfishermen catch them we bit and sell them. Luckily they’re not as plentiful anymore 🤙
@@reedthefishmonger I've noticed an absence of Lionfish in everywhere I go to buy fish here. I'm in Lake Worth, FL and I even asked the regional distributor at Whole Foods if he could bring it in (as it not only delicious but evasive & destructive to our native species) and he said they had it for a while but the demand was low. As I was going to be at Popstroke tomorrow I thought I'd stop by the shop if you had it in stock.
@@reedthefishmonger Would you consider sponsoring (with other fish mongers/seafood stores) a local Lionfish tournament and then sell the catch? They do it in the Keys.
@@PollAssociates1 Publix special order.
Do you sell em at the shop?
When caught locally by a commercially licensed fisherman absolutely!
Molto bello.
🙏
I'll let a professional do this fish. Sincerely, butterfingers
Fish a Profession like Lion Filletal
I’ll stick to Captain D or Long John’s lol.
Cooking neutralizes the poison in the fish
and it is delicious....
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捌くだけでなく、料理も見てみたいです。その魚の代表的な料理など。
Puffer fish please...I know, I know they're illegal to sell here in the USA. Do it for your fans 😅
invenomated? i like it.
you should do a episode on permit
We don’t sell them but next time I go fishing for them I will! 🤙
I buy them at the fish center aquarium and wait till they get fat to eat. Cheap dinner!
I work at a fish market in Swfl and im trying to get them to get some different stuff in for me to cut like fresh lionfish and hogfish but I cant find a good wholesale place thats local. Would you know of any place that could supply decent quality seafood to us around the Charlotte County area?
Hey brotha!! Hog and lionfish are two fish that have a much lower supply than demand so they’re increasingly hard to get ahold of.
Lionfish: Eat them to beat them.
100%
my skin slides down too
need a big mess of those to make dinner. larger than you average bluegill, but not much.
Any episodes on puffer fish?
Not yet but there will be! 🙌
Never caught one..I guess I don't fish in deep enough water
I wonder if invenimation is a real word?
If not, it should be
I’ll sign the petition
dude, can I get a room tour? that place is fucking awesome
Why eat something that looks so cool?
cook it!! where that part
Looks a bit suggestive once opened up.😅 I think this guy knows exactly what he is doing.
Puffer fish next??? 😂😂😂😅😅😅
I didn't know that you could eat a lionfish
why does it feel like he is looking through me
5:17 Everything reminds me of her
Tate like a small grouper.
Softer texture and milder flavor but not a bad comparison! 🤙
Who is he looking at?
What type of gloves do you use? Great videos!
Cheap nitrile gloves. Thank you for watching brotha!
The 1st one had an odd look. 🤣😆
😳😂
Ok. Glad I'm not the only one 😂😂