Not much meat on the just size ones, you can get some decent size ones though and they have quite a bit on them.

this is the biggest we have caught on our boat, and at this size you get a bit of meat of them.

We don't tend to fillet them, rather just gut them and cook them whole, unless we are freezing them. But rarely freeze them anyway. I suppose it depends on what you call BIG - but they've never been what I would call BIG when compared to pinkoes, reds, morwong, dhuis etc.

I rate them pretty well as table fish.

All the above IMO only :)

Colin Molloy

(Colin 2 - Co-founding member of the prestigious Colin Club)

EDIT - PS - I'd consider the one that Dean just posted a very respectable size.

Not sure, It was a little over 2kg though

Always a bit unsure when it comes to filleting cod as they have big heads and little bodies. I will give one a go next time. I can say i have never filleted a herring.

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We like them better than dhufish sweet white meat mate , whole on bbq /oven or filleted always a great feed .

I have seen them up to 2-1/2 kilo

RUSS & SANDY

"A family that fishes together stays together"

I only normally keep the bigger ones Rodrat so you can get a good enough fillet off but yeh whole on the BBQ is good also. I do like the BB but I try not to over cook it. I still prefer other fish over it however like KG & pinks etc!

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Put them in a bamboo steamer with coriander and lemongrass and you'll never bbq a fish again

That sounds good   Will have to try it some day

steve

Born to fish forced to work

Yeh sounds good Andrew, I must admit its the way you cook fish that makes the difference. You can cook up some Ruby for us soon

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u get more of a black bum than a sized pinky,fat fillets and taste better to

Always used to fry or crumb my fish, picked up a steamer ages ago from the markets and have never looked back . You can grow fresh herbs or buy them , the thing is not to use to much of them as they over power the fish  . I use coriander , lemongrass , italian parsley ect there's so many different things you can use . Black ass is great for steaming as well as Baldchin ,Ruby Snapper , Dhufish and Foxfish just lay the fillets in the top of the steamer lightly spread on the coriander and throw the lemongrass in the steamer water dont put it on the fish and five minutes later throw it on a salad and your mr's will adore you . Ryan ill do it for you just have to catch some first , actually pulled a bit out of the freezer the other day which i had left the white fat on and steamed it ,lovely

depends who is around the first time you catch one - i was always told they were great eating - they are and i have always prized them.

bb have always been my favoirite eating fish with pinkies
never tryed for baldies but i rate bb higher that dhui for sure