Over 5,000,000 of These Fish Are Caught Every Year

Over 5,000,000 of These Fish Are Caught Every Year
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[@reedthefishmonger]

Where do you fish for Striped Bass?

[@dwainavance]

Lake Texoma

[@1776Pundit]

I fish for them in the springtime here in the South (Georgia & Alabama) when they run up the rivers and creeks to spawn. Biggest one I caught was a 22 lb out of "Brushy Branch," which is connected to Lake Weiss and the Coosa River here in Georgia on the AL/GA line.

[@richardcatalinajr.369]

The surf, back bays and bridges of Central and South Jersey.

[@BlackbeardJohnson]

The Potomac River in Southern Maryland. Monster fish in the spring amd fall.

[@xrayron1]

New Hampshire coast and rivers

[@goodvibes6038]

I have performed this striper surgery a hundred times before but watching was very satisfying. Now I wonder if my audience were captivated as much 😄

[@reedthefishmonger]

Thank you for watching my friend! 🙏

[@freddaniali]

Dressing a fish is an art form! Thanks Reed, another great video!

[@reedthefishmonger]

Thank you for watching my friend!

[@tim01742]

Thanks!

[@reedthefishmonger]

Thank you my friend! 🙏🙌

[@NorthCarolinaConservative]

Great job explaining how to use the skeleton as the knife guide.. awesome skills!!!!

[@reedthefishmonger]

Thank you for watching my friend! 🙏

[@kaleoariola]

This video brought back good memories for my time in the Army. Used to go out to Land Between the Lakes in Kentucky on the weekends to fish for these.

[@stevew2347]

This may be your best tutorial yet. You are the man. Excellent 👍🏻

[@reedthefishmonger]

Wow, thanks! 🙏🙌

[@000scubasteve]

There is a large corporate company called Omega fisheries that has single-handedly destroyed the striped bass fishery in the Chesapeake Bay. They are a Manhattan oil processing facility that Parks their ships yards offshore inside the bay. Literally gobbling up all of them in Hayden and then there's miles of oil slick of scales. It's absolutely sickening and disgusting what they have been allowed to do to the striped bass fishery in the Mid-Atlantic region

[@reedthefishmonger]

Thank you for sharing, I’ll have to look into that!

[@Coins24-7]

Rock fish are getting a lot harder to catch in The chesapeake Bay and in the surrounding areas. Commercial fishing has really messed up their population. Over the years, they have become harder to get a large rock fish. I agree a hundred percent. Also, a lot of tourists are coming to Chesapeake Bay just to catch rock fish. The row is definitely one of the best parts of the rock fish.😊

[@Teach_1ne]

The God’s honest truth! I live in Northern Jersey. Ten-15 years ago I was catching 45-50 lb bass . I’ve barely seen bass being caught the past 3-4 years honestly. With my own two eyes… always hear stories tho 😂

[@Billtbobsong680]

You’re an absolute scum bag if you have ever eaten striped bass Rowe or targeted these fish while they’re spawning/pre spawn. Leave them alone. If you ask me striper fishing should be banned in the Chesapeake and Hudson from September to July. Leave the stripers alone, you southern recreational guys are just as big a problem as commercial guys. In fact basically everyone should leave the striped bass alone, when you fish during the day 90% of the people you see are total morons who should be nowhere near the water.

[@vinniekay0967]

😮😤😠

[@scottfishes]

Stripers are highly prized here in New England. Great to see you break one down. Because they have a dark, broad blood line, we often leave a thin layer of meat on the skin (high loins) when we fillet to leave the dark meat behind. A great way to serve striper is meso glazed (ala Nobu style).

[@rcsutter]

That's the fish in my avatar! Except I don't catch them in the ocean, I catch them in Lake Powell in Utah. They do quite well out there. Actually, so well that there's no limit on how many you can keep. They tend to overrun their food supply (threadfin shad) so anglers are enlisted to help control their numbers. Which is a nice problem to have from the angler's viewpoint. Lots of fish to catch and eat! The average fish is smaller so we don't have as much meat to work with as you did here but they fry up good. Thanks as always.

[@reedthefishmonger]

That’s awesome! Thanks for sharing 🤙

[@Billtbobsong680]

Nice!

[@micbarca9777]

Yes! I fish lake powell a lot and we have an unlimited take on striped bass. Can't wait to see how I can improve processing them.

[@reedthefishmonger]

That’s awesome! Hope you get them good my friend!

[@MrStad-cd2tx]

I love watching your videos! I'm 60yrs old and I been a fool to cutting off the head and throwing it away when I fillet a fish. You showed me I could have collars and cheek meat

[@richardcatalinajr.369]

Amazing. Will need to follow with my next striper catch. Thanks.

[@reedthefishmonger]

Heck yeah! Where are you fishing!?

[@jackfanning7952]

My father used to catch striped bass this size along the South Carolina coast when I was a child. I am now 75 years old. When i was a young adult, I occasionally caught a saltwater striped bass that was 1-2 lbs. I haven't caught a striped bass in 20-30 years.

[@Cobloaf69]

Love watching your videos from AUS mate, you explain how to fillet each fish with great detail. very easy to follow to get every piece of meat! Keep up the great work!!

[@reedthefishmonger]

Thank you so much! 🙏🙌

[@fishingwithnico]

Been waiting forever for a striped bass video! 🙌🏽 I fish for them in New York and they’re undoubtedly one of if not the the most prized fish here.

[@mad151maxx4]

Brother you the man, I'm 54 been fishing since I was 2. And I never new about collars. Never did checks on striper.

[@ebenproft8572]

Very cool!! reminds me of my days breaking down halibut and salmon in Alaska for clients, and eating the halibut cheeks down on the dock.

[@corymattson6350]

Excellent Appreciate the clear instructions

[@reedthefishmonger]

Thank you for watching! 🙏🙌

[@Pat14922]

Loved it. Very skilful and knowledgeable knife work

[@nickfranklin1867]

Love the way you inform your your viewers about not wasting any of the edible parts of the fish!

[@reedthefishmonger]

Thanks my friend! 🙏🙌

[@HoldMyFungus]

Been waiting on this one for a long while, glad to see you finally filet this beautiful species.

[@RStout59]

Nice camera angles today in your tutorial! 👌

[@chucksguitarshop]

Always enjoy your video's Reed. Thank you, I've learned a lot watching you do that thing you do. Maybe one day I'll get down to visit your family market.

[@mateoguinart-jy5ie]

Amazing job,congratulations

[@bsass1813]

What a professional I love watching you work also helps that striper is my favorite fish

[@reedthefishmonger]

Heck yeah, they are delicious! Thank you for watching!

[@chinoyhealingfoodstravels8888]

Greetings from Redondo Beach 🇺🇸🇺🇸Very informative and wonderful video. 👍🏽👍🏽

[@reedthefishmonger]

Thank you for watching! 🙏

[@glynboyce3857]

Excelant tutorial best I have seen,great to watch.

[@rayrieder2380]

You reallly did a great job filleting the striper man🐟🔪

[@geothunder1971]

You can actually split a skinless fillet in fours by hand which nicely gets rid of most of the red meat, learned it from a guide

[@steven6709]

And you can butterfly the top fillet so they are all the same thickness.

[@DFMotorSports]

I am on the west coast of the US, our striper are no size limit and bag limit of 10 - We tend to target the 2lb-8lb range. When cleaning a smaller striper, we don't have as many options, but they are delicious... the yield isn't great on anything below 5lbs or so, you can cut through most of the bones and spine with a sharp fillet knife pretty easy which makes cleaning a challenge on smaller fish. I like to de-head, remove the guts and scale for max yield for the "schoolies". I've caught a few over 20lbs but they are few and far between, and i typically release the big ones to keep the cycle going (I know the local large mouth guys hate me for it).

[@Snowwarrior]

Spearfisher in New England. Fishing stripers since I was 8. You did they cheeks! I dig the style. Learned some new stuff

[@reedthefishmonger]

Thanks for watching! Glad you got some tips out of it 🙏🙌

[@Chrissers2010]

Striped Bass fish and chips is my favorite!

[@kensantiago132]

Well done. Thanks.

[@markbaggett924]

Appreciate your post brother.

[@ricebrown1]

you had me at bacon grease

[@reedthefishmonger]

🔥🔥🔥

[@GreenhornetII]

I only keep 2 striped bass each year and release all the others. This video was so helpful and never thought to save the collars and cheeks even though I do it for every walleye I have ever cleaned. Also separating the belly meat is brilliant so the rest bakes evenly. Can’t wait to try it. How do you prepare the collars? I deep fry my walleye “wings”.

[@kvanger]

The collars are very good and extremely wasteful if you didn't keep them. I froze the head and collar of a stripe bass last year and took it out to make soup. I ended up pulling out all the meat to make some cakes. The texture of the collars are very similar to blue crab so it was almost like lump crab cakes.

[@GreenhornetII]

That’s phenomenal. Blue crab meat is my one absolute favorite over stripers.

[@georgecruz6226]

Striper is my Favorite fish!💣

[@craigullman6129]

Why

[@angeldejesus2797]

Your knife work is perfection.

[@reedthefishmonger]

Thank you my friend! 🙏

[@cuttingmaster-c8w]

Amazing cutting skills 😮❤

[@michaelmosley254]

I do walleye the same way here in tn we catch some nice stripers i dont keep em unless i hook em deep i cut all the red meat out im not a big fan of it. Awesome video

[@reedthefishmonger]

Walleye is a killer fish! Thank you for watching brotha!

[@1776Pundit]

I love springtime here in the South when they start running up the creeks and rivers to spawn! It's my favorite time of year to fish freshwater!

[@reedthefishmonger]

Heck yeah! Where in South are you fishing!?

[@Billtbobsong680]

1776 pundit, you’re a complete degenerate if you’re targeting striped bass while they’re spawning. Thanks for contributing to their rapid decline. You and all the other southerns should leave them alone and fish for catfish.

[@JeffBermanRealtor]

Id hate to meet you in a dark alley LOL What great skills and knowledge-thanks for sharing your a Striper Surgeon!

[@reedthefishmonger]

😂😅 Thank you for watching my friend!

[@jimmyfaherty8588]

This is harder then he makes it look. Well ✔️done

[@ariesarethebest271]

One of my favorite fish to eat! Straight up delicious.

[@reedthefishmonger]

Definitely a delicious fish! What’s your favorite way to cook them?

[@Goldenkryptonite999]

I have been catching these bad boys since I was a kid in the Fresno, CA and Stockton, CA area in the Delta. I haven’t caught one that size since I was a teenager. My favorite fish! ❤ I’ve seen too many guys butcher their fish and leave a lot of meat on the skeleton. Such a waste!

[@genslug]

all your vids are very informative. keep it up

[@Rufftimer]

Reed, I've been waiting several years for your definitive Striper Filet video, and viola ... Finally! We Mid-Atlantic/NE fisherman also look forward to seeing your masterful knife work on our favorite local varietals like Stripers to Walleyes from our more northern fisheries. As usual, fantastic videography and detailed explanations, and learned many new fine points and techniques. I was hoping, however, that you would also engage on what for many of us is often the most difficult part of fileting a Striper, removing the red "fishing tasting" meat left on the filets after you skin them even if the striper has been previously blooded? Granted, some folks enjoy their filets "marbled" but many of us prefer clean white meat loins, and that is very difficult (well, at least for me) to do without losing some valuable meat. Wonder if you could do a quick addendum WRT how you would go about removing the red muscle meat after skinning? Five star video!

[@outfishu4863]

They are common to us in New Jersey. They are in the rivers now, getting ready to spawn this Spring.

[@reedthefishmonger]

Yes sir!

[@Recidivism543]

Growing up on hickory star marina norris reservoir Tennessee, Rock fish tasted really good. 8 Pound was average or small. 😊

[@kellyhill4410]

You sure are a good fish monger. 🤜🌟🤛💯🤠 Your knife skills are awesome

[@reedthefishmonger]

Thank you my friend! 🙏🙌

[@danielsaturnus1234]

Wow thank you for put Indonesian subtitle ❤❤❤ i hope more Indonesian viewer watch this😮 your channels awesome 👍👍👍

[@Isaac_11124]

my absolute favorite fish to catch in the surf. i fish for them around pacifica and halfmoon bay CA

[@erikfleming9317]

You’re an absolute artist. Have you ever done a video of how to shuck oysters? I bet you can make it look easy!

[@reedthefishmonger]

Great suggestion, thank you!

[@BrodyDavis-y7k]

FINALLY A STRIPER VIDEO

[@StirlingLighthouse]

Almost the same as walleye. Thank you 🙏 ❤

[@reedthefishmonger]

Heck yeah! Walleye are excellent too!

[@fjp3305]

That's a beautiful bass, and big.

[@mattelijah2615]

Expert work!!

[@reedthefishmonger]

Thank you brotha! 🙏

[@Mkaythen]

Is that fish okay? He looks a bit concerned about something. 😂

[@reedthefishmonger]

He was safely released after his back scratches

[@Mkaythen]

@ lol

[@peady64]

The carcass makes the best fish stock.

[@reedthefishmonger]

Absolutely! What herbs/spices/veg do you put in your stock!?

[@desertblade1874]

It's a cultural difference between the west and the east I'm from Arabia and we only remove the fins, guts and scales.... Everything else is in the pot and if there's fish eggs we make a special omelette out of it 😂 We add turmeric, black pepper, sea salt, coriander powder and plenty of limes

[@francinecorry633]

Huge fan of collars of all types.Yes please.

[@reedthefishmonger]

You and I both! 🙌

[@Helenahandbasket1971]

I will NEVER be the one to clean filet my fish. I go to the market. But I'm so addicted to this channel.

[@reedthefishmonger]

Thank you for watching! 🙌🙏

[@EvanThompson-jl6ow]

That's awful lmfao

[@jallen717]

You need to do a video cooking that roe.

[@reedthefishmonger]

You got it! 🙌

[@jallen717]

@reedthefishmonger looking forward to it. Thats one of my favorite video types. You had the monkfish a while back. I would have liked to have seen the liver cooked. The off cuts like that are very interesting to me. I hate wasting anything that can be cooked.

[@reedthefishmonger]

I’m right there with you my friend, the more we use the less we need to take! Did you see the Tuna Bloodline video? 🙌

[@jallen717]

@reedthefishmonger Yes, I did. I believe that was recorded in my home state of South Carolina.

[@reedthefishmonger]

Yes it was! Thank you for watching! 🙏🙏🙏

[@waynecooper7147]

Striped bass remind me so much of red drum. Both the sizes and the bone structure with the large bones and rib cage.

[@ToslisTosliauskas]

this is beautiful monster fish 😱🫶😉

[@reedthefishmonger]

Thank you! 🙏

[@mlcookson]

I love this! We can catch sriped bass in Maine where I'm from so I can appreciate it.

[@reedthefishmonger]

That’s awesome! Maine’s a great place to fish!

[@racerxv6valvoline424]

All along the east coast, including several South Carolina land lock lakes.....

[@bassiclymike]

Have yet to catch one in Northern Coastal NJ, but they are a delicious fish, IMO surpassed only by the Blackfish (Tautog).

[@afout07]

I know its not your fault but i hate to see a striper full of roe being harvested. Striper aren't doing so well in the Chesapeake Bay which is where i live. They're delicious to eat though, i like to grill them with some simple seasoning and lemon. They make pretty good ceviche and sashimi too.

[@reedthefishmonger]

I agree, definitely a bummer to see. Thank you for watching!

[@masonochs7045]

Awesome video idea!!

[@reedthefishmonger]

Thanks for watching!

[@edwinhenry7531]

When I was stationed in New Jersey some guys would fish off the pier on the Naval base and caught some huge stripped bass.

[@steven6709]

Leonardo Weapons Depot Earle. Since pleasure boating isn't allowed near the munitions pier, it sounds like a great place to fish. And thank you for your service.

[@edwinhenry7531]

@ Sir, you are correct they were fishing off the pier on Earle Naval Base. Are you from Jersey?

[@steven6709]

NJ born and never left

[@Dark_Vengeance]

Waiting for this one!!!!

[@reedthefishmonger]

Thank you for watching! 🙌🙏

[@yugoyankoff-vh7in]

Just the tip Reed. Just the tip ! 😂😂😂

[@reedthefishmonger]

😂😂😂

[@Nordic_Sky]

Wow, you make it look too easy!

[@mikeh2520]

I used to catch them all of the time in New Jersey by spear fishing and on rod and reel. I'd fill my freezer with filets. Then, about 2011 or so, the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection issued a health advisory for Striped Bass and Bluefish due to pollutants. This happened not long after they started to dredge the Hudson River in an effort to remove PCB pollution from an old GE plant. The PCBs had settled to the bottom of the river but the dredging activity stirred it up again. They started to find occasional fish that tested off of the scale for PCB pollution and they issued the advisory to limit consumption to one meal a month. That was the end of all of my Striper spearfishing. Sad because I loved to eat them and spear fishing by freediving was a great workout.

[@reedthefishmonger]

Thanks for sharing your experience with Striped Bass fishing! It's heartbreaking to see a fishery get hurt like that.

[@mralphaomega777]

Rock fish are great for stuffing

[@reedthefishmonger]

Yes sir!

[@jinkenz6459]

Do you scale the rest before/after fileting?

[@tommybrill9107]

My mother always made these whole in the oven, stuffed with parsley and lemon. I called dibs on the head! Not this big though, that would never fit. We filet them now to go in the freezer when we catch them.

[@philipwurm5121]

My Mother in law has taken many Bass carcasses from me over the yrs to make fish stock. She lets nothing go to waste!

[@leeirvin5983]

Do you ever fillet any Northern Pike????

[@mikelansing2268]

Another excellent video…. Are you going to be at the Miami Boat Show?

[@reedthefishmonger]

Thank you! Not sure yet on Miami

[@jrosealmendras88]

Wow Good Legendary ❤❤

[@reedthefishmonger]

🙏🙏🙏

[@maniramdipchan8953]

Great video Reed. What is the purpose of the Tag.

[@reedthefishmonger]

Good question! Commercial fishermen get these tags to show the market they’re selling to the fish were legally caught

[@allPanache]

I am no filet expert. leaving meat on the ribs is something i look for, brush a little BBQ sauce on one side, 3min on the wire grill, sauce side up it's called fish ribs!!!

[@derekborba2644]

It's a shame you couldn't get your hands on a nice fresh one. Great video as always.

[@reedthefishmonger]

Thank you for watching!

[@Number1DriversSeat]

Epic.🎣

[@reedthefishmonger]

🙏🙌

[@thatoldcomicsmell56]

Striped bass is my favorite tasting fresh water fish

[@reedthefishmonger]

Striped Bass are a killer fish!

[@tmccull98]

Would you recommend making fish soup out of the rest or bone broth?

[@kayvonhaghighiii7779]

how do you sharpen your knifes?

[@gregsmith1026]

enjoy your videos immensely, but which is the best knife sharpener to buy?

[@Teach_1ne]

Yo that shit is definitely out of slot too in Jersey 😂😂😂😂

[@reedthefishmonger]

Commercial tag from Maryland

[@Teach_1ne]

@ yeah that’s why it’s crazy to us. We can’t keep most of the fish we do manage to find, but they will charge us money for one. Lmao it’s insane and right in our faces .

[@MbisonBalrog]

I never see collars at supermarkets or fishmongers. Do I have to special order them in advance? Will they take an order of quantity of one?

[@reedthefishmonger]

We have them in our display daily! Hopefully they get more popular from folks like you requesting them!

[@samsadowitz1724]

In my experience working in supermarkets, the only way to get collars is by ordering whole fish or a case of assorted fish heads. There's either not enough demand for the distributors to keep them on hand or the processors/fishmongers keep them for themselves since the distributors won't order them due to perceptions.

[@bsass1813]

Unless you already have one a video on how you keep your knife so sharp and what knife to use would be great

[@reedthefishmonger]

I’ve got one up on the channel brotha!

[@mikecollins8241]

Dexter fillet knives, about $15 on Amazon 😊

[@dangareau]

Atlantic Ocean/Delaware Bay -- Southern NJ Gotta love how the slot limit doesn't apply to commercial fishing. We don't need no stinkin' breeders!! Hold on that doesn't make sense...

[@Mkaythen]

5:50 I’m immature. 😂

[@reedthefishmonger]

Motion of the ocean baby

[@johnzeetee6747]

Sure would like to see your take on a blue catfish, around 10 lbs

[@reedthefishmonger]

Coming soon!

[@tonyfox1434]

you didnt scale the fillets?

[@scotsmanofnewengland7713]

The World Record Stripped Bass was caught off the coast of Connecticut weighing 62 lbs

[@JDuca_JigsEmUp13]

female packed full of eggs... that's why there's a slot limit in NJ... cant keep big fish anymore. Smaller ones taste better anyway, although I havent eaten striper in years. Not the taste I enjoy. Solid breakdown nonetheless, as usual!

[@blizzington4528]

5 million striper being killed is insane and that’s the reason our fall runs have been having less and less quality fish

[@haroldbrooks4235]

Absolutely, we need to have better regulations on all of seafood. I know people have to make a living but if they wipe out the sea there won’t be a living for anyone to make

[@blizzington4528]

@ It’s ridiculous man. I didn’t know it was this bad of a number though.

[@michaelbillings]

Y’all have no clue. The commercial harvest account for a very small portion of the overall mortality. Rec anglers are the biggest taker by far. This from a rec cca member.

[@bionicsjw]

Not just that but the seining of Menhaden in the Chesapeake Bay and east Coast removes their main food source.