Pier Fishing: Have You EVER Caught THIS Fish? (Long, Silver, Metallic Ribbon Fish) Catch & Cook

[@solotha4289]

When he took his first bite of that ribbon fish, I BUSTED OUT LAUGHING, at his 1st expression lol hilarious

[@NYSeaNile]

Will never stop admiring your family. It reminds me of my family when we fish for seabass, porgy, blackfish and fluke. Definitely going to cut down on fish maybe due to mercury in the fish but for sure cut out all the fast food and junk. Exercise is the most important medicine! dropped 30 pounds since april!

[@user-jl9nm2xr3p]

That is a nice Ribbonfish!

[@HeySkipper]

Thank you bro 👍👍👍

[@user-kp1qh9ce2y]

My 12yr/9yr Son and Daughter absolutely love watching you and Erin and the Family, very Uplifting couple, Keep up the great work 🎉

[@zenchristafarian4404]

Beautiful family and great video. So fun to watch the whole process of catching, cleaning, cooking, and tasting!

[@henrygarrison1613]

Your Dad is the coolest, sweetest, dude.....blessed

[@catherineb5066]

I love your Dad & Mom💝🌞 Ive caught one ,but used it for bait.Hard to believe a Jurassic 🧛‍♀️ Vampire looking fish could taste good ,but I trust Dad🎣Hi Eric cool chill guy 😎

[@HeySkipper]

Hahaha yes the Jurassic vampire fish taste great! Thanks again Catherine, so happy you enjoyed the video ☺️☺️

[@Jfc1224]

More accurately known as a Cutlassfish, Ribbonfish, as suggested by others, is technically a different fish.

[@uzi1951]

Atlantic cutlassfish are sometimes eaten by humans but should not be consumed in large quantities because they contain high levels of mercury.

[@kevinchristensen84]

ALL predatory fish have some mercury, and the higher on the food chain, the more mercury they have. Even in freshwater, if you're fishing in a river that originates in Canada, you need to watch your intake. You know the town in Colorado, called Golden? They called it that not because they found gold, but because they use mercury to separate the gold from the mineral matrix it's in; the reaction turns the water GOLDEN when they dump it in the river. The US doesn't do that anymore; we have the EPA now, but Canada looks the other way because the gold mining company has SOOOOO much money.

[@mxkinist]

So cool to see you interact with fans. That was really awesome

[@bredell...]

We need more people like Eric, cool guy🔥

[@bdiax]

LOL your moms reaction to when you told her you gonna roll up the ribbon fish. She looked so happy that’s fish must taste really good

[@BB49]

Awesome to you guys share how to actually cook this fish through all the steps, something y'all should include regularly, I'm new to saltwater fishing, most of my experience is freshwater, so to see these different species caught, cleaned and cooked is very informative!!!! Thanks!!!

[@janettemartinez87]

Loved the cooking video! We have family of anglers and have always used the ribbon fish for bait, never eating them! Of course we’ve never focused on just that fish, this was a great video for that! Thank you for all your videos! Thank you Erin, Mom and Dad and Brandon for always keeping it all in the family

[@kevangildharry3884]

In Trinidad&Tobago we called it cutlassfish great tasting fish.

[@starwarz911]

Love those catch & cook videos. More pier fishing please. Cheers 👍

[@wannabeangler]

Thanks for preparing it. We have been catching these fish for years and just toss them back. We fish in our kayaks down at HRBT at night in Hampton, VA. Now I know how to cook them! New fish meal on the menu!

[@TimeToBeKind]

Shiny fish. Looks like something you decorate Christmas Trees with.

[@justdee8501]

Gotcha is the best for belt fishing. I barely missed them and caught a cooler full of them. You should give it a try. (Twitching method) that fish is great eating too. Cut them up to portions and deepfried . Woooooh. Such an amazing fish

[@mr.c6057]

In the Hampton Roads/ Tidewater region of Virginia those are called Ribbon Fish. They are oftentimes caught at night when we're fishing for Specks & Puppies. They are a nuisance always cutting the tails off soft plastic lures. They are usually thrown back.

[@2004acurarsx]

Especially fishing on base their everywhere but it's good eating

[@roczilla224]

I've always thrown them back too. Today my son caught a 3ft long one and we're gonna try to fix it up like this. Heard they are good.

[@stevegiblin270]

Looks like everyone was having a great time!😊

[@noelkrok9617]

Glad i found your chanel helps alot just moved to monaco and your vids help me with sea fishing as iv only ever fished in freshwater before

[@popsfishing]

You should deep fry them. They like luminous lures and sometimes sinking minnow. A lot of them if the bottom is sorta muddy with sand.

[@HeySkipper]

Very interesting! I will have to try them deep fried that sounds delicious!

[@davidabbott1951]

Reminds me of a meal I had in Tokyo - fresh eel fried in a tempura batter. Just to die for. But only take as much as you know you can eat right then and there, because after maybe 45 minutes it starts getting fishy.

[@mmacionk2]

Luminous lures are awesome for ribbon fish, in my country people fish them mostly with cut bait, but often the anglers put a chemical light attached to the rig near the bait for attract them

[@CuongNguyen-gy3rj]

Would you please let me know where to fish for them?

[@liketop_pranks2878]

They use Zelinsky for one purpose to get rid of dissatisfied people and the government is aimed and made to solve economic problems by setting up a war and Ukraine another picture to help to get back in power and let the war get rid of pensioners and all debts and unnecessary people once again gets rid of problems, and we people interfere with the rich and incumbent president to manage the war. The president and neither side went to the ceasefire and it means that the genocide in two points was organized, the war helps the economy in the West and was quoted in a Russian newspaper. People have become dumber and do not understand what is happening. And the authorities do not change that they brought to genocide not guilty neither one side nor the other. Media say one thing, victims say another, and presidents do not want to hear another. They want to block the world from others, block KZbin and continue to gossip about what is good and what is bad, that power, that we achieved this genocide by the hands of the West at the expense of the president , we did not think and no one thought, and do not want to think only lives are wasted when there is no logic of war and everyone is to blame. Let's change everything and stop touching Russia and become a genocide, it helped in the plan of natural resources ❤❤❤❤❤

[@DeepFriedBolognese]

Was just at this pier earlier today and caught a nice sized spanish mackerel on a gotcha lure!

[@solotha4289]

Great content, i mite be ordering some of them salted baites soon

[@HeySkipper]

thanks! Happy you enjoy our content. Have you seen all of the fishing gear we sell? Check out my website, we have a ton of new fishing products (not just baits) to help you.

[@nobodyhome8148]

In Australia we call them Hairtail ......... we catch them up to 6' long.😉

[@zworm2]

Some call them Cutlass Fish

[@HeySkipper]

Holy moly

[@vasilyterkin146]

I am werry happy to see You ! You is a good ticher . Thank you .

[@mikeoneill81]

I really appreciate you cleaning them in front of us so i can learn

[@mattnguyen1672]

I miss these pier episodes!

[@HeySkipper]

I missed the pier!

[@salteastsimon]

Who knew they tasted so good. Never tried one, Ive hooked into some pretty big ones up here in NC . always looks like good bait because of the silver skin

[@maxwellirish]

belt fish season at this time @ seawolf park at Galveston , Houston 😁

[@HeySkipper]

Nice, have fun! Nighttime or daytime?

[@andersonhosein2301]

Hey in my country they call them cutlass fish....nice fish to eat an they get 2 too 3 times bigger than that...am from trinidad and tobago.....great videos bro...👍👍👍👍

[@W900Kamikaze]

Ribbon fish. Exelent for king fish bait. Korean people love it though. Used to fish for them in Titusville, Florida and sell them for King Fishing Tournament @ $1 a fish. They are almost top water feeding with sinning lure Line Got-Cha lure.

[@ashleybrown9138]

keep up the pier fishing!!!

[@stephen81ms]

Oh we love em here, the meat is so sweet. Pan fry then dip in soy sauce and I can eat 3 bowl of rice 😁😁😁

[@fs_dave]

Kings love ribbon fish. Excellent bait.

[@williamrhea3535]

Very nice family. I have only recently found your channel and I love to watch you fish and give advice.

[@HeySkipper]

Thanks man wishes for you and your family 😁

[@Goodlion564]

I have learned a lot from your videos and techniques, greetings from Barranquilla Colombia

[@craigweaver8983]

Wow, what a great video. Just found your channel, learned so much. We caught some of these on a head boat out of indian river del. two years ago, noone knew what they were. Thru them back of course, silly us! Thanks so much for the info. Bless you and yours.

[@steventruong85]

FYI Cut these into squares and chunk them out. Spanish Macs love these.

[@nukelie8920]

In Australia they are called hairtail and are mainly caught in winter in certain waters in NSW. They grow up to 5 feet in length

[@scottmccombs2012]

Yup they are indeed called cutlass fish, belt fish, and largehead hairtail.

[@HeySkipper]

They are so cool! What do you call them?

[@scottmccombs2012]

@@HeySkipper I just call them cutlass fish cuz it's the first name i knew..

[@iceynba4432]

the "thats called a fly"" sounds so sarcastic its hallarios

[@noelceleste3036]

These ribbon fish love free flowing bait . Best way to catch them is like that viewer said cut bait no sinker or weight drop the line and let it sink through the columns naturally and they hook themselves

[@HeySkipper]

That’s great advice- I went back and tried cut bait the next time I went out and it was awesome! Such a fun way to catch fish 👍 thanks for watching!

[@noelceleste3036]

@@HeySkipper I’m glad it worked it also works for barracuda the smaller ones

[@melvingrimes7886]

Here on the Gulf Coast that is a ribbon fish we catch them by the hundreds of pounds in shrimp nets. One of the best king mackerel baits you can use.

[@maorimana]

Very nice looking fish love that chrome look 🤩 eel barracuda kinda thing 😂

[@MrTARUGO123]

Oh love that fish , just cut them in like 3 inc then salt pepper and fry it! Delish!

[@kevinchristensen84]

Since Atlantic Cutlassfish (sorry, I can't help myself) don't have scales, you can pour boiling water CAREFULLY on the skin (so you don't burn yourself), and it will shrink and peel off easier than peeling off a Band-Aid from the backing paper. Same deal with catfish. You're welcome.😊

[@mmacionk2]

This fish is actually delicious, I like them fried

[@HeySkipper]

I’ll have to try it fried next time!

[@marley9904]

Yup, fried and crispy is delicious with this kind of fish.

[@drksyde72]

Ribbonfish are beautiful to look at and fun to catch, but I've never eaten them.....

[@HeySkipper]

They are certainly beautiful!

[@2004acurarsx]

Taste like flounder and seabass to me

[@andrewfishingadventure2626]

There massive in Australia my pb is a 6 finger hairtail

[@saxon6]

Ribbonfish. We couldn't stop catching them from the fishing jetty at Kipotoke State Park near Cape Charles Virginia

[@marley9904]

Hello again, I know this fish, we buy them frozen , and fry them. Indeed tasty kind of fish, can just imagine how delicious it would be , fresh from the ocean.

[@rvotbeats]

I'm here for the catch & cook 😅 lol I ate that before tasted pretty good fried

[@rvotbeats]

Hey I KNEW there would be a catch and cook SUPER 🆒😋👍

[@HeySkipper]

I’ll have to try it fried next time, sounds good! Thanks for watching 👍

[@gradybrowning3976]

Great kingfish and cobia bait!

[@nevilleberghofer6791]

we call them hairtail in australia

[@TheWinningTicket_ToFishing]

Ribbon fish I catch them all the time in the gulf they love shrimp they’re really annoying lol great video 👍

[@bradgibson9159]

In Australia, we wipe the skin down with a hessian/burlap material. It removes the metallic coating.

[@FYRSTWAFFEN]

GREAT CATCH AND LOOKED DELICIOUS. TIGHT LINES, MY FRIENDS...

[@hookedonprjonrojas2314]

Awesome fish and recipe. Would love to be able to try it someday

[@nunubalsam]

Some caribbean islands called them cutlass fish

[@HeySkipper]

Very cool! Any Caribbean recipes you can throw my way?

[@MARCUSCERFF]

Never has tried ribbon fish before. Aldo him : I can tell this is gonna be absolutely delicious

[@catherineb5066]

Yes I agree Erin has the most beautiful knuckles, but the most gorgeous is her sweet spirit💝🌞 Thanks Erin Im a legend for always screwing up the rice. Im gonna try rinse twice knuckle once method 🍚 🍥 & save rice water for my 🌿 plants.Someone told merice water was good for hair ?🤯

[@HeySkipper]

Aw Catherine you’re so sweet! Thank you for all your love and support 🫶 it means everything to us! Let me know how your rice turns out ☺️ (Erin)

[@terencephilipstrydom4838]

A small one makes an excellent live bait!

[@vianthmanichan1722]

In South Africa we call that wala wala…they get up to 1.5m sometimes close to 2m long . Usually don’t target them because there are so much around but if we do use stick baits or metal lures.

[@EwPoo]

Keep up the good work

[@HeySkipper]

Thanks for watching! 👌🎣

[@stevefisher117]

Just clean and cut to portion size.. no need to fillet . Shioyaki just grill after basting the belt fish in a little olive oil and pinch of salt . A very hot grill and quick blistering of thea skin . Yum!

[@joemo1033]

Giving the people what they want. Catch. And. COOK

[@HeySkipper]

You know it brotha 💪🍽️😋 my favorite thing to do

[@joemo1033]

​@HeySkipper Good call! Breaking them in half. Critical part of the prep. Too thick...cooks too long...changes texture/flavor etc. BTW. Watching your mom work was a pleasure. He first roll was art. Look how confidently and efficiently she rolled that. Like a pro...on her first swing. You are blessed to come from so much love and knowledge and culture. Protect it and pass it down. It's precious.

[@joemo1033]

​@@HeySkipperBtw...fire up the grill next time for this recipe. Those thin layers + what fire dose...its magical.

[@user-ws5lt3xf6l]

In South Africa we call that fish Wala Wala. Thanks for the recipe. Never eaten one yet. Will definitely try it out

[@theshishasavage7740]

I would love to see you out on the pier sometime! I go there a good bit and I just moved to Jacksonville back in May. I love belt fish! Grew up eating them at home.

[@HeySkipper]

Will probably bump into you one day!

[@theshishasavage7740]

@@HeySkipper I hope so! I would love to see your techniques and share fishing knowledge! I learn something new every time I’m at that pier! I also go surf fishing quite a bit at Fernandina.

[@davebardsley278]

They have them at Cape Charles Virginia, pretty cool

[@markthomasstopani8516]

You can use multiple lures silver spoons, white or silver grubs. For a good hatd bait use the red and white glass minnow. Because the teach will cut your line have wire with a luminous light as the leader.

[@Goodlion564]

Greetings from Barranquilla Colombia This fish here in Colombia is called sablefish, it is abundant in the Caribbean Sea and can weigh up to 4 kilos.

[@Piratepeteoo]

Hi in Australia we call those fish hair tail they grow over a metre long very nice 🐟

[@wilfiedkupfer6233]

Kai sends you many greetings from Germany from the city of Leipzig

[@markthomasstopani8516]

The rice water is excellent fertilizer, smart move. The heads and tails will be great Grouper and Emporer fish bait.

[@rochellofalla4946]

Cheap fish in the Philippines, but really, Belt fish is very tasty. Fried crispy with just pepper and salt to taste, good with congee or plain fluffy rice.

[@billwilburn1685]

Cool, very very interesting. Thanks

[@nipulaukajib2752]

Nice raibbon fish 👌👌👌👌👍👍👍👍

[@HeySkipper]

Thank you for watching! 😊🙏👍

[@cuocsongnhasanomy5642]

Beautiful family my friend ❤

[@kevinchristensen84]

Fun fact: these fish get up to 11 pounds. Also, their preferred strategy for both hunting and hiding is to suspend about three feet below the surface, tail down. Find the right lure or bait, and the topwater blow-ups are spectacular.

[@johnchu4359]

excelllent. you caught them.

[@Endeavorfishing]

I was giving these things away for bait didnt even know people ate these, ill try them next time i catch some

[@mattbec]

In Jamaica they are called cutlass fish and get up to 3-4ft long.

[@W900Kamikaze]

Make your own lure, by using the Foil Tinsel that used on X-Mas tree, wrap the tinsel on the sank of the tri hook tie it down then just throw it down reel in slowly they will take the hook. Make sure using steel or heavy leader tie to the hook or they teeth will cut your monoline.

[@normansmith3481]

Skipper, I have noticed you using a couple different drones. Is there one that you endorse or recommend?

[@zworm2]

We have been catching them off Ocean City Maryland. It is crazy! Where did all these come from? I have never seen them before. I heard from a guy who went out wading for flounder and trout and all they caught were these things. Apparently they hang vertically mid-water to grab the bait. Why are there so many so suddenly?

[@HeySkipper]

I’m not sure! I also heard that they hang vertically- how wild is that?? Such a cool fish

[@zworm2]

@@HeySkipper In OC I fish with Capt.Monty, long time skipper. He had not seen them before last year. Just weird.

[@marciopinheiromendes6716]

In Brazil we catch them either with small sinkinh minnows or like Eric? said, we use cut bait on a floater with a small glowstick

[@vishnuperai7914]

in Trinidad and Tobago we refer to it as cutlass fish but its much bigger here, our fishing method for them; tag line should be wire, with usually a 1/0 sized how no sinker weights, top water fishing

[@RagnarrBjorn]

Great video, I am going down to Florida soon and I might have to see if I can catch a few of those to try and eat. I do have a question though, who makes those jigs you are using? I would actually like to get and try some of those up here in Michigan for pike, bass and walleye.

[@adeebnaber4369]

THAT AWOSOME I LOVE IT

[@mryorkie]

A glo in the dark shrimp Sabki rig work at catching ribbon fish

[@rammone5241]

You all leave them belt fish, croakers, and mangrove snappers alone! Don't want TPWD to add them to the regs list LOL!

[@fishingislife34]

Hi Nice catch

[@HeySkipper]

Hi. Thanks for watching! 🙌🎣🙏

[@jharikhan6140]

We call them cutlass fish here in Trinidad and Tobago, they also make great kingfish baits

[@jinhakim-f8d]

yes I have

[@dmitritelvanni4068]

That does look tasty.

[@frankcastle3827]

Nextime I recommend you to use water and ice in your cooler to keep those fish fresh!!

[@christrella3134]

Catching them in NJ from the surf and party boats.

[@chefclydeserda7800]

When you fillet, You should move the fish snd knife so your hand snd knife handle is off the cutting board for a flatter cut.👨🏻‍🍳

[@jjmelendezjr422]

I don't know what they said but Feliz Navidad to you guys too..