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06-17-2016, 03:59 PM #1Senior Member
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Black margate eating
So I'm sitting inside watching YouTube fishing and a guy says they are good eating, but sometime later in a different video he says he has tried to cook them different ways and they aren't any good. Anyone tried them? What's your experience?
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What's Black Margate?
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Googled it and it looks like a sheepshead to me.
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06-17-2016, 04:46 PM #4Senior Member
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Hmm... The video was in south Florida. Maybe they don't make it far enough north.
And apparently Im not smart enough to paste a picture.
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06-17-2016, 05:23 PM #5Old Fart
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The Margate, either White or Black, belongs to the grunt family. The Margate can be found on offshore reefs, inshore, or the surf, and grows to around 15 pounds and 2 feet. This fish is referred to as the white snapper and makes great table fare because it feeds on crustaceans, although you do not get a lot of meat off the fish.
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06-17-2016, 05:30 PM #6We are there! Let's go fishing!!
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ain't from around here?
I've never seen one.
According to Fishbase they are more prevalent in the south western GoM...
Anisotremus surinamensis, Black margate : fisheries, aquarium
I've eaten other grunts and found them quite tasty!
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Don't worry shallow I tried to post a pic first of the week and gave up,,,,,to hard on this tablet
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Tomtate (ruby lips) is the closest thing we have to a black margate.
They taste ok, just not much meat on them, not worth messing with IMO.Carl
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Disclaimer: This post and/or report is not a substantiation of or reflection on the true accuracy of the present stock assessment methods. It is only an anecdotal report on or comment concerning local observations. Your results may vary.
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I only know ruby lips from using them as bait for groupers, for which they are a great bait.
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The white snapper around here tend to have a strong iodine taste, some more than others. Occasionally, you'll find one so strong it will taint all the other fish in your cooler.
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