Hi Andrew, the fishing trip looked like a lot of fun and the water was so clear. I enjoyed watching your experience. Your smoked Mullet dip must be delicious. 👍
Great video as always here in Louisiana we eat allot of black drum fried, blackened and on the half skin but we rarely keep anything over 20" cause of the parasites
Haven't tried any saltwater fish. However, fresh water drum are really good. A lot of people call them trash fish but I'd rather eat drum then catfish. My list has a bunch before either of them but they make the list.
Doesn't everybody eat black drum?? We certainly do here in Coastal South Texas. You don't want to eat the overly huge bridge monsters but the ones that are about keeper size if they were redfish are tasty. I've grilled, baked, pan be fried and deep fried it and it's pretty darn good.
@@TKOutdoors We've got a couple of restaurants here in Corpus Christi where you can take a whole cleaned fish whether it's a drum, a redfish, trout, even a red snapper and they'll season and fry it for you. They bring it whole to the table for you with choices of sides, tortillas and salsas. It's kinda like a pig picking but with fried whole butterflied fish. Some folks - not me - make ojo tacos or eye tacos. Generally this seems to be something from our brother culture that's considered a delicacy or a prize for the successful fisherman. I don't mind keeping the head on or eating the cheeks or certain species but no tacos de ojo para mi!! I've never seen any of their fryers but they've got to be huge. Maybe this is just a TexMex or regional thing as I've only seen it here and on the Gulf coast of Mexico. But I do enjoy the black drum.
@@TKOutdoors I've always thought that was funny for people who like to fish. If you can catch it, scale it and gut it well that's about as personal as it gets for most Americans as far as our 'food chain'. But I understand where you're coming from. I like to keep the heads and bones of what I catch and I freeze them until I have enough to make either a fumee (for this I usually use only flounder but sometimes I'll use some skate as well) or for the larger gamefish I'll make a sopa de mariscos and it'll also contain roasted shrimp shells and maybe even crab shells or roe. It's a great way to make an amazing meal out of parts that most people discard. I have tried ojo or eye of a tuna I caught in Mexico raw because apparently it's a tradition when you catch your first one and it was really not enjoyable!!
Man you know I just love watching. That was awesome seeing you going out fishing at night. Looked like a lot of fun man. Was you out all night. With that smoke blowing out the mouth people really need to believe it when you said it gets cold. I've been there when it's been that cold. Had me thinking I was still at home. Good video man thank you. PS. Don't let my wife know I watch this without her. "LOL"
Lol, I won't tell her! We were out about 2-3 hours that night. Sometimes you gig when it's in the 20s or 30s. That mixed with open ocean air and a air boat makes for a freezing night. It's 29 degrees here right now and I'm a bit chilly in the deer blind.
Been trying my hardest! Have probably been on 30 deer hunts ready to record... No bucks! I'm probably going to do some squirrel and rabbit videos very soon.
Oh I know, I see them in AJs, grouper and especially trout. With that said, if a fish loaded with them it gets tossed. It's a mental thing, I just can't eat a worm filled fish... Yuck!
Andrew, I love this channel. If you live in north Florida and love the outdoors, this is the channel for you. Andrew, never disappoints.
Hi Andrew, the fishing trip looked like a lot of fun and the water was so clear. I enjoyed watching your experience. Your smoked Mullet dip must be delicious. 👍
That dip is very good if I may say so! 😊
Great video! 👍 how neat!!!
Thanks for checking it out
You been missing out on them black drum!
I see that!
I’ll keep and eat black drum up to about 30” without worry of worms and they are tasty
I'll be doing the same from now on 👍
Them drum fillets looked like some pretty fish fillets. Gonna have to try them now for my self.
They were very nice looking, I was shocked.
Hmm fish fried frog legs a salad om goodness ok I can't wait to go fishing again lol 😆
I just went this morning.... Finally
@@TKOutdoors oh can't wait to see what ya got 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Great video as always here in Louisiana we eat allot of black drum fried, blackened and on the half skin but we rarely keep anything over 20" cause of the parasites
That's probably going to be my rule too, less than 20 inches. We were pleased with the taste.
The worms are flavor and extra protein
Yeah... Nope lol, can't do it! I'll cut a few out, but if they are full of parasites I just can't eat it.
That’s where you need to bring your bow. Great video.
Why so I can miss all the fish? Lol
@@TKOutdoors it’s the only way to get better right? You miss 100% of the shot you don’t take or something like that. 😂😂
That gigging looked awesome. Good times and dinner to boot! Enjoyed it, thanks
Thanks, we had a great time! Enjoying smoked fish dip from the trip! I'm ready to go back.
Haven't tried any saltwater fish. However, fresh water drum are really good. A lot of people call them trash fish but I'd rather eat drum then catfish. My list has a bunch before either of them but they make the list.
No doubt there are a lot better fish on the list before these.
“I ain’t eating that Ol nasty thing” 😂 I might’ve watched the giggin part 10 times, makes me want to go back!
Lol, yeah I "ate" those words! I'm ready, been thinking about it.
Doesn't everybody eat black drum??
We certainly do here in Coastal South Texas.
You don't want to eat the overly huge bridge monsters but the ones that are about keeper size if they were redfish are tasty.
I've grilled, baked, pan be fried and deep fried it and it's pretty darn good.
No one here eats them because they think of the wormy big ones you describe. I also think the smaller ones are like redfish.
@@TKOutdoors We've got a couple of restaurants here in Corpus Christi where you can take a whole cleaned fish whether it's a drum, a redfish, trout, even a red snapper and they'll season and fry it for you.
They bring it whole to the table for you with choices of sides, tortillas and salsas.
It's kinda like a pig picking but with fried whole butterflied fish.
Some folks - not me - make ojo tacos or eye tacos. Generally this seems to be something from our brother culture that's considered a delicacy or a prize for the successful fisherman.
I don't mind keeping the head on or eating the cheeks or certain species but no tacos de ojo para mi!!
I've never seen any of their fryers but they've got to be huge.
Maybe this is just a TexMex or regional thing as I've only seen it here and on the Gulf coast of Mexico.
But I do enjoy the black drum.
I've never been able to enjoy the head and eyes looking back at me 🤣
@@TKOutdoors I've always thought that was funny for people who like to fish.
If you can catch it, scale it and gut it well that's about as personal as it gets for most Americans as far as our 'food chain'.
But I understand where you're coming from.
I like to keep the heads and bones of what I catch and I freeze them until I have enough to make either a fumee (for this I usually use only flounder but sometimes I'll use some skate as well) or for the larger gamefish I'll make a sopa de mariscos and it'll also contain roasted shrimp shells and maybe even crab shells or roe.
It's a great way to make an amazing meal out of parts that most people discard.
I have tried ojo or eye of a tuna I caught in Mexico raw because apparently it's a tradition when you catch your first one and it was really not enjoyable!!
See I love rare tuna 😋
Man you must live close to the suwannee River
Use to live 1 mile from it for 35 years. Now about an hour away.
Man you know I just love watching. That was awesome seeing you going out fishing at night. Looked like a lot of fun man. Was you out all night. With that smoke blowing out the mouth people really need to believe it when you said it gets cold. I've been there when it's been that cold. Had me thinking I was still at home. Good video man thank you. PS. Don't let my wife know I watch this without her. "LOL"
Lol, I won't tell her! We were out about 2-3 hours that night. Sometimes you gig when it's in the 20s or 30s. That mixed with open ocean air and a air boat makes for a freezing night. It's 29 degrees here right now and I'm a bit chilly in the deer blind.
@@TKOutdoors you definitely is with freezing us minus the snow. But I know you got a nice warm fire 🔥 to keep you warm.
Are you gonna do any hunting videos?
Been trying my hardest! Have probably been on 30 deer hunts ready to record... No bucks! I'm probably going to do some squirrel and rabbit videos very soon.
@@TKOutdoors sounds great
That fish looked amazing! Can't wait for more vids! Hava a good one!
Appreciate it, we've tried a few times! Having a real winter finally and it's got the fishing shut down.
I use Tony’s creole seasoning a lot. Pretty cool to see the whole process from water to plate. We’ll have to get another trip lined up!
Thanks again!
Man I haven’t been gigging it years! But I am leaving the day after Christmas to go to Lake Wheeler for 7days!
Awesome, enjoy it! Other than one freshwater trip last year, it had been years since I gigged too. I'm definitely ready to do it again!
Hi, Andrew! Gigging looks like so much fun. Does Tiffany not like to go gigging?
The couple of times I was invited it was kind of a guy's trip and also on a week night.
worms are in trout its just a cycle they dont harm you.
Oh I know, I see them in AJs, grouper and especially trout. With that said, if a fish loaded with them it gets tossed. It's a mental thing, I just can't eat a worm filled fish... Yuck!
@@TKOutdoors extra protein
Nope
Don’t eat the mullet mane
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