Re: Re: NANFA-- Gafftopsail catfish

The Thaumaturgist (jrshute_at_bellsouth.net)
Sat, 6 Apr 2002 8:56:04 -0500

I've eaten'em! They're ok...But when you're in the field with my old major prof, his motto is "you never know an animal until you've eaten it". BTW, toadfish (both oyster and gulf) is really good...steer clear of leatherjackets (a jack):)

J.R.
>
> From: "William Allen jr." <billandbonnie_at_peoplepc.com>
> Date: 2002/04/05 Fri PM 10:13:30 EST
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Subject: Re: NANFA-- Gafftopsail catfish
>
> we used to catch 'em by the ton off of Cocodrie (south of New Orleans - you
> go any further south and you get wet) and always threw 'em back because we
> were told you can't eat them. True?
>
> Bill
>
> "Instead of giving money to found colleges to promote
> learning, why don't they pass a constitutional amendment
> prohibiting anybody from learning anything? If it works as
> good as the Prohibition one did, why, in five years we would
> have the smartest race of people on earth." -- American
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>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Ken Wintin <kwintin_at_desertmuseum.org>
> To: <nanfa_at_aquaria.net>
> Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 11:57 AM
> Subject: RE: NANFA-- Gafftopsail catfish
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-nanfa_at_aquaria.net On Behalf
> > Of Moontanman_at_aol.com
> > Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 7:17 AM
> > To: nanfa_at_aquaria.net
> > Subject: Re: NANFA-- Gafftopsail catfish
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 4/5/02 9:53:56 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> > bockhouse_at_earthlink.net writes:
> >
> > << I saw a dead one on the beach at Amelia island,
> >
> > I have been tagged several times by these pups, during my misspent
> > youth.....I don't think that they are life-threatening in any way, but
> they
> > are surefire serious business! I recall severe pain lasting for days, and
> > even joint function being severely impaired once. Bad boys, them gaffs.
> > K-I-T-D
> >
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