Deep Fried, Whole CROAKER! Catch, Clean, and Cook

[@charlesdeleo4608]

Speaking as a fellow fisherman, there is nothing more perfect than the taste of fish that you caught, cleaned and cooked yourself.

[@FYRSTWAFFEN]

AGREED!

[@ronturner6411]

I really enjoy your videos especially your catch and cook ones. As a veteran it is nice to see the American Flag displayed with pride.

[@eugeneweeks3325]

Man I wish we had croakers around here. I grew on the Elizabeth River is Chesapeake Virginia. We used to catch huge spot and croakers with earth worms dug up from our yard. Damn I miss the 80’s. 9 years old running around in a 12 foot John boat with 9.9 Johnson outboard was the best days of my life. No doubt about it.

[@joshuacox1559]

I live in the Hampton roads area and we catch so many croaker it’s almost considered a trash fish 😅

[@bradenplaysgames7995]

In tx we eat those big croaker every time we can get on them! Your right,the tail potato chip is the best part! Keep doin it man.

[@cartersboxerandbulldogbabies]

I like that old school bill dance style music on the tackle breakdown lol

[@BamaSaltwater]

The “Chain Pickerel” I caught in the video, is confirmed to be a juvenile Great Barracuda. Thanks for the reference David Thornton and Chris Vescey.

[@jeremiahcantu940]

U should go flounder fishing next time

[@justinrabon7475]

I was gonna say the same thing. Knew it didn’t look like a pickerel.

[@mattfoust4254]

I thought so.

[@zaneellzey1084]

Croaker and flounder are my two faves to eat.

[@georgeberg2106]

My aunt from Germany would put small Croaker's in a Mason jar with vinegar, onions, radishes and spices. Cured them for at least one year then eat bones and all( headed scaled and gutted before pickling) she couldn't get enough of them.

[@kennyairheart894]

Good video. I like it when fishermen eat their catch. I believe Victor (Landshark) is right there aren’t trash fish, just trash cooks. Do a blacktip cc&c. One little shark would be a good video.

[@moblack5883]

I agree with Victor

[@bradenplaysgames7995]

Blacktip is a great fish to grill. Cut into steaks and add butter and Jamaican jerk seasoning. It’s amazing

[@rennyray11]

Croaker is my favorite fish! Please film catching more

[@BamaSaltwater]

For sure! No shortage of them here! They're a fun fighting and tasty fish for sure, thank you for your comment.

[@matthew-lh3zx]

Catch clean an cook videos are great !!! Thanks bud..

[@martyadair9827]

One of the most underrated fish there is!

[@jcpeeples9256]

My great-grandpa loved eating croaker and white trout When I was a kid we would fish the bay area of Orange Beach. 😎🇺🇸🤠🇺🇸

[@bamabldr66]

Great video. I shared this video with my Grandson Ethan because he loves to fish more than me and his dad... Peace and love from Cliff Battleship Marine. Fairhope

[@jimmurdock2620]

Now those I have caught and eaten. And coated with Slap Ya Mama fish fry and fried in peanut oil did the trick. They remind me of fresh water bream. Another great video. Always enjoyable. My go to fishing videos for knowledge of salt water fishing!

[@jerrys3342]

Love your videos. Watch them every week. I really like how show your rigs, baits and how to work them. Comes to be very useful. You should practice humanely dispatching fish 😃

[@machinegunpreacher2469]

Used to love catching bull croakers around the battleship and in the mouth of the Spanish River. Some very clean tasting fish that can be cooked in every way imaginable, grilled, smoked, fried, you name it. I was raised in Mobile and have some fond memories of laying into the giant croakers that hung around the coast. That was over 15 years ago though, I don't what it's like over there now but I intend to find out soon.

[@stacyrogers4788]

Really enjoy your videos. Very informative and fun to watch. Keep'em coming!

[@jeremygregory3460]

That actually was a small barracuda! More than likely washed into that pond. Chain Pickerel have a more greenish color to them.

[@lanefletcher9411]

True facts

[@lawrencewife777]

OMG! What I wouldn't give for a croaker! My sister will be bringing me some from the Carolinas this weekend.

[@jeffsnowden4189]

Grew up eating fried bluegill and crappie and eating the tail. People thought I was crazy, glad to see someone else does it too.

[@sawyerwesta8508]

You always make my day man

[@psw429]

Enjoyed the video…we get croakers up here in the Chesapeake bay. There use to be bruisers of 16-18’’ but not anymore… big is now 12’’. Soon I’ll be moving to Florida gulf coast so gonna have to learn the fishing. Take it easy 👍🏻🇺🇸

[@donaldbrown1744]

It’s been a while since I’ve eaten croaker but now I feel the need to keep a few next time I catch some. Enjoyed your video.

[@dwightwren1464]

I like the gear info change. Good vid.

[@joshmassey7566]

I agree croaker is a great fish fried!! It has been a while but mmm I can’t wait till I can eat it again. If I remember correctly aren’t croaker in the drum family?

[@BamaSaltwater]

Correct!

[@ericglenn4644]

Great fishing video with some nice crockery

[@brodocbetty4856]

Boy do they look good.

[@mrcbreakable3092]

Love your vids dude. Keep em' coming.

[@TasteDaHook]

Love Your Videos Man Keep Doing What You Doing ! Hopefully I Could Fish With You One Day

[@huntahmason]

Me too

[@stansmith7118]

Another great catch and cook buddy!!!!!!

[@billyboothe3643]

I enjoy your videos . Have you tried fishing around the old saw mill out of Millwood FL. Backing in the day it was the best place for giant Golden Croacker. I started fishing the Gulf Coast in 1960. Old school ! Best of luck " Catching Reel Memories "

[@AnthonyAngler]

we callem northern kingfish up here in NY lovem one of our favorites. They do get pretty big. great video Thanks

[@tampacayoboys]

Hello I’m back what size reel do you have on your van staal VR50

[@torrionsmith4229]

Looking to purchase a new boat soon and the Scout is on my list. Would you recommend? I fish gulf coast of Fl, mainly inshore

[@EdwardSabo]

I really enjoy your videos. I live down in Houston, TX and I have not had a chance to wet a hook lately. I plan to get out soon! Thanks for the content and inspiration!

[@BamaSaltwater]

Thanks, it's exciting sharing my experiences, I'm glad you enjoy them. Tight lines !

[@royvincent9250]

lady fish i agree trash but hard head cats are surprisingly good. croaker are actually in the drum family with red fish, black drum......

[@TheReelHellion]

Yessir the tails are so good when they're fried lol

[@AdventureswithaaronB]

Nice video, I’m new to surf fishing south, what is the difference between a spot and a croaker.?

[@BamaSaltwater]

They’re both croaker but the Spot is usually smaller and has a spot just behind the gill plate.

[@davidekis6434]

Any chance you would ever take a fan fishing? Love the videos!!

[@celestialnavigator63]

My uncle once showed me a picture of a stringer of some small fish he caught he was very proud of. I said what an unusual place to keep your bait. :)

[@doogyjay1]

Dont sleep on pigfish either. They have saved many a trip for me. Taste like mangrove snapper to me.

[@fishingthetropics6369]

I think that fish was a sennet it’s in the cuda family we have them in Florida.

[@ogre7909]

Definitely not a chain pickerel

[@Mike-ru7qd]

What fishing gear are you using this time ?

[@bobbythrasher9775]

how’s the surf fishing during the wintertime? any tactics to share?

[@BamaSaltwater]

I’ve got some videos on my channel that can help !

[@BamaSaltwater]

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[@popeyethesailorman7850]

how's the flounder fishing there?

[@TriCSyndicate]

I always look forward to your next video because we fish the same waters. I'd like to know what kind of cooker you used in this video? It's the perfect size .

[@BamaSaltwater]

Thanks for the kind words! Here’s the fryer I use: amzn.to/2XLdF5T

[@pedropaccollazo2039]

Lol, I have the same knife. I prefer the soft grip, but I have the sani safe grip.

[@bryonrickard4617]

What is the size/type of your boat? I’m looking for a bay boat and have seen you take it to the rigs and fish deep so just wondering.

[@BamaSaltwater]

Scout 177 Sport

[@bryonrickard4617]

@@BamaSaltwater Thanks. Great Videos. I’m a fan.

[@billbryce5937]

God bless you brother

[@Grace_3_Gardens]

Great video! I can cook hardhead catfish and you would think it’s speckled trout! Lol lady fish not so much lol

[@michaelgreene]

Good stuff. Love croakers.

[@scottjennings9293]

Great Video !

[@lawrencewife777]

My sister just let Carolina, She brought me a out 50 croakers packer into ice! When she got back to Florida ICE WAS STILL IN THE COOLER, I am eating good, lmbao.

[@mattschoen2243]

Hi love your videos am a big fan

[@FloridaBoyGrizz]

I feel like crockers would taste a bit like whitening huh? I was catching some nice crockers off the beach a while back but I threw them back ik you could eat them but I just didn’t try it next time I will for sure tho awesome video as always to man🤘🏽

[@doogyjay1]

caught off the beach they taste really similar to whiting. Caught back in the bay where they eat a little more fish and they are more similar to redfish. Off the beach they eat almost all sand fleas, ghost shrimp, and other crustaceans along the beach.

[@yankeesouth]

Is that pickerel native to this part of the state or is it invasive? Also make it stop raining, I wanna fish this weekend, 😜

[@BamaSaltwater]

They’re native to Alabama , but mostly in small streams. This fish actually is a juvenile Great Barracuda!

[@fishingchanel6475]

Good video bud

[@edwardlandry291]

That fried croaker spanks a lot of more popular fish in taste.

[@nobodyav7045]

Is that a beach or lake

[@toddburdette1959]

Great job as usual Bama! Especially enjoyed the "fish potatoe chip".....lol! Have you targeted any triple tail this year?

[@BamaSaltwater]

Thank you! Not specifically, every time I want to go in the bay, it kicks up 1-2’s haha

[@kateskrmetta2022]

I’m down for some fried fish 🎣

[@brandynstahler5266]

that was a baby barracuda lol. the small ones are mean. i'm guessing runoff brought him in there unless the pond is connected to the sea somewhere

[@LoomyAdee]

I wish i live in America

[@allenandmain]

Now need it to warm up a little again

[@derrickmoses3320]

Croaker is really good every time I whole fry some the only fish ni get a bone in my throat

[@swfl_henry]

That was not a chain pickerel. It was a baby barracuda

[@joshuacox1559]

In Virginia most people consider croaker as a trash fish. Probably because they’re so common.

[@SaddleTrampTV]

I took a couple of hardheads home one time just to see what all the fuss was about. Tasted just fine. It's either urban legend, or that's just me.

[@daniellewilson6577]

We threw back about 18 in July before we decided to try some. They are fantastic and I think better than freshwater channel cats.

[@BamaSaltwater]

It’s more the concept of cleaning them haha. I just don’t want em in my cooler because of the fins. I tell most people don’t knock it until you try it. 🤙🏼

[@mattschoen2243]

You make me happy you make my day you make bad days good

[@jamesbond6687]

Do you have a video 📹 where you catch clean and cook alligator gar?

[@smooveb191]

all you missing is some hot sauce and a cold beer

[@BamaSaltwater]

Oh yeah 🤙🏼🤙🏼🤙🏼

[@gallotte]

The small fish that you caught was a juvenile barracuda.

[@MrCodibaylor]

I believe that was a baby barracuda

[@311bum07]

shouldve seen my face when i seen you eat the tail lol

[@Paul_214]

People who won't eat croaker are funny, they will toss back 20 of them and go home with 1 speck to cook lol.

[@DagoatMarcus]

Who skip the cleaning part you gotta learn son

[@stearnsbingham552]

I ate bluegill tails all the time

[@leroymorris6036]

Just like french fries ehh?

[@huntahmason]

Try stay in the forest for 3 days fishing

[@FlatOutBankAngling]

A saltwater pickerel? 😮😮😮

[@DanimalJackson]

Dude let’s see a pigfish catch and cook! 🐷 🐠

[@BamaSaltwater]

That’ll be on the drawing board for sure!!

[@Charsept]

3:58 looks a lot like a baby cuda to me. Check the google image searches for both. The pattern and mouth look more like a inshore barracuda.

[@Charsept]

"I don't wanna net him because I'm doing catch-and-release" Is that because they net pulls their slime coat off when they thrash? Is there a net material that prevents that?

[@VitaminDeeTV]

Ego nets have a rubberized coating on the netting material. That’s probably your best bet. But if you’re releasing the fish (especially speckled trout) it best to wet your hands first, then quickly release them. 🤙 -D

[@BamaSaltwater]

That’s exactly why , yup! There are some nets as mentioned but the best way is to have wet hands when handling and let em go !

[@mellamyesukantha3518]

Is any body know how much expensive is that fish?😅😅

[@robhaynes7630]

Cook them until they float.

[@MagicOnMNK-]

I had to have caught at least 50 croaker today threw them all back that’s all I caught 😢

[@BamaSaltwater]

Gotta keep some next time and eat em! They're very tasty!

[@markmuna5862]

Not whole if the head is missing. Good videos though

[@slowstang88]

Dude! Leave the head on, so much more flavor and more meat!

[@watchingitallhere]

CrRrRrRrRrooaawk.

[@JesusSaves3-16]

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