After throwing these back for years I was seriously looking forward to trying them as some days they are the only catch with size. I had always heard they were very difficult to clean. Yesterday on the indian river we weren't getting anything keeper size and ran across a school of the sailcats feeding on the surface. After catching six large fish in ten minutes we decided to take them home and try them. We could have filled the cooler with them but were hesitant till we actually tried them. Your method for cleaning actually makes these one of the easier fish to fillet. Seasoned up some flour and panko with an egg wash and fried them in deeper oil like you showed. They were great! Thanks for the video.
One thing I’ve learned fishing is this….. I never take anybody’s opinion on whether a fish is no good or whether it’s a trash fish…. I try it myself!…. A lot of it is so much personal preference…. Here’s something crazy I’m gonna throw out to you…. sometimes I fillet of fish … with a snap off blade…. I stick the blade all the way out as far as it’ll go…. it’s thin it’s flexible and a throwaway and they’re always sharp…. and they’re really good for cleaning really small fish…. bluegills(I love bluegills the best tasting)
Thanks for the shout Chris lol.. you’ve already prompted me to keep two species I usually throw back (Blues and Sail cats!) thanks for the videos and keep em coming!
Sick Lines Ellington ... no sir....Thank You, Just glad to have such great support in sharing our fishing adventures. It really help knowing people are enjoying them 👍😁.
Eaten a bunch of sail cats and I agree they are good. When there’s nothing else in the cooler, I always keep the last couple of those at the end of the day so we get some fresh fish to take home. Great video again.
Better than store bought fish any day of the week. Good video! Found your channel since I was searching for places to fish near New smyrna. I know of a few spots but I only fish with my son from shore. My oldest son has taken to fishing and loves it. Still trying to get him on his first snook and red though. Finally knocked trout off the list this year. He is ASD but is starting to follow directions fairly well.
R Slack ... there’s lots of fishing piers in NSB, there’s always the Jetties and beaches too. Glad to hear your sharing the love of fishing with your family. We try and post about twice a week. Hope you enjoy fishing the Ponce Inlet area and our channel.
@@SaltyStrikes I live in the Orlando area and usually fish Titusville or Cocoa areas. I am booking a condo to take a vacation in NSB late July or early August. Will be fishing the beach and looking for a few other spots. Have fun and keep up the good content!
*Excellent Video Chris..! I really like your recipe using a classic corn meal mix too... I always dust the fillets in light flour coating and wait a few minutes before hitting the egg wash and final coating. Hey... what knife were you using... is that a 12" Bubba? Working a Long Line Boat as young pup... We used the Classic 9" Marttiini and 16'' Nella Granton/Sheffield Fillet Knives and in fact... I still have three of the Marttiini's & two of those Granton knives in my kitchen knife block... They are still the best fillet knives I've ever used... Sending along a picture of them... I'm just proud & happy that I still have something that works like it did in the 70's besides my memory.* ..gw
gw wile ... thanks, it’s a Bubba Blade 9” Flex, Kim usually gets all my bubba blade for me during Christmas time when they are on sale. So far they’ve been the best knives but before these always had cheaper ones. A good knife goes a long way in making cleaning easier 👍
@@SaltyStrikes *You are so right about that... A good knife stays sharper longer and you are less likely to lose it because you treat it like a good tool rather than an implement that that gets tossed in a box with all the other stuff. The Channel is getting better Chris... the comments are coming on too... so ask folks to subscribe... hit the thumbs up... the bell with all notifications... and share with a friend!* ..gw
gw wile ... I might start 🤷♂️ at the end of my video, if they aren’t watching to the end they probably wouldn’t sub anyway, I’ve been going off “The Field of Dreams” axiom of “if you build it they will come” 😁
Now I know, u must have heard me wondering about those cats. Appreciate your vids Cap, knowledge is power yet when u share it so generously like u do that's a natural teacher. U got a cool customized boat and I get great ideas for my similar R222 boat from you. I like seeing you jam around on your boat on your video intro and wish it was longer. If u ever get to L.A. area or if I get down your way would love to see each others boats.
Google can read your mind. It's happened to me a time or two. I'll think - maybe out loud - about something and within a day or two, a UTube will be recommended about that same topic...
I have eaten these catfish before and they are not my favorite fish to catch but I have made good fish tacos out of them… well I wish I’d be catching redfish…. but you know there’s so many of those damn things out there…. and they are fun to catch they put up a good fight…. The one thing that bothers me is how damn slimy they are …. they really are slimy! Lol…. and I found through trial and air you gotta get all of that red meat off that’s what taste funky…. Sometimes that’s all I catch are these! Lisa
You can eat just about anything you catch in the Salt even those slimy buggers....Like most salt water fish lose the blood line and whip out the deep fryer!!
I’m gonna throw this out there too…. I have eaten redfish…. You know it’s a prized fish…. A fish targeted by many fisherman….. i’ve eaten them on a couple occasions…. from the same location….. The first one I ate was over the top out of this world(i’d like to add that I’ve cooked them myself pretty much the same way)…. they tasted different every time….. The first one I caught was the best tasting…. The other fish I caught never matched up to the flavor of the first one…(good but not spectacular) ….. and who knows why?…. what the fish was feeding on the time of year…. I just found this interesting….
Jrod Fred ... it’s a Porta potty, so impossible to clog. Plenty of room in there. That was one of the biggest selling points was a actual usable head on a not so huge boat.
Here is what we have Porta Potti White Thetford Corp www.amazon.com/dp/B006WPQNB2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_xPK0Eb974VMRW Plenty of capacity, don’t have to change it out very often.
We brought home 3 big sail cats and I made fish nuggets. I agree , salt water taste much better than fresh water cats , by far . Fresh water sometimes taste like dirt .
Salty Strikes I use House Autry seafood breeding , it’s already seasoned but I did use some blackened seasoning before I coated the fish . Fried it in canola oil. Fish nuggets , emmmm ha ha
I guess the least we can do is thin the herd and eat a few every now and then as they are sometimes a pain in the ass when trying to catch other species but I agree they are not bad fried up but make sure you only keep sail cats NOT hard heads!!😎
Great video bud. Sad to say we still can not post videos :( (had to take the last one down). Guess our insurance case is not over and will continue for probably another 6 months! Until then I'll just watch you guys lol. Maybe I will make the videos and save them
50 Shades Of Blue ... insurance case? Made you take it down? That sucks. Just keep making em and I’m sure you’ll be posting again before you know it. We enjoy watching them. Maybe one day when your back up and running we’ll do a collaboration?
@@SaltyStrikes Hurt my back in an accident and until it's over I can't be seen out there slaying fish. Thought it was over but now we are going to court, Boo. But hey if you guys ever want to see the Weeki Wachee River (great place for YOU to do a video) you guys are always welcome. I will just steer clear of your camera lol. Other than that grouper season is about to kick off here and that is some of the most fun kind of fishing I have ever done. If you come in the colder months we can get them in 8ft of water and that will change your life lol (SO much fun)
… hardhead cats don’t get very big but the gafftopsail cats can get a few pounds. They don’t get giant like freshwater cats. Not really sure what the record size are.
Joseph Mccarthy .... 😂😂... what are we now? A Long John Silvers drive through? 😂😂, you want some Hush Puppies with your Catfish........ wait a sec that actually sounds really good.
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After throwing these back for years I was seriously looking forward to trying them as some days they are the only catch with size. I had always heard they were very difficult to clean. Yesterday on the indian river we weren't getting anything keeper size and ran across a school of the sailcats feeding on the surface. After catching six large fish in ten minutes we decided to take them home and try them. We could have filled the cooler with them but were hesitant till we actually tried them. Your method for cleaning actually makes these one of the easier fish to fillet. Seasoned up some flour and panko with an egg wash and fried them in deeper oil like you showed. They were great! Thanks for the video.
Mike Rentnelli ... glad to hear we’ve converted ya 😁👍. A lot of fish get a bad wrap for avoidable reasons. Appreciate the feedback!!
One thing I’ve learned fishing is this….. I never take anybody’s opinion on whether a fish is no good or whether it’s a trash fish…. I try it myself!…. A lot of it is so much personal preference….
Here’s something crazy I’m gonna throw out to you…. sometimes I fillet of fish … with a snap off blade…. I stick the blade all the way out as far as it’ll go…. it’s thin it’s flexible and a throwaway and they’re always sharp…. and they’re really good for cleaning really small fish…. bluegills(I love bluegills the best tasting)
They are good…. Just slimy and sometimes a pain in the butt to clean
Thanks for the shout Chris lol.. you’ve already prompted me to keep two species I usually throw back (Blues and Sail cats!) thanks for the videos and keep em coming!
Sick Lines Ellington ... no sir....Thank You, Just glad to have such great support in sharing our fishing adventures. It really help knowing people are enjoying them 👍😁.
Eaten a bunch of sail cats and I agree they are good. When there’s nothing else in the cooler, I always keep the last couple of those at the end of the day so we get some fresh fish to take home. Great video again.
Ronnie Gregory ...Thanks, very unrated fish, there’s so many big ones inshore right now it’s crazy
I threw a couple big ones back in the Banana River recently. I'm definitely going to try these now.
…. Right on 👍👊💥
Better than store bought fish any day of the week. Good video! Found your channel since I was searching for places to fish near New smyrna. I know of a few spots but I only fish with my son from shore. My oldest son has taken to fishing and loves it. Still trying to get him on his first snook and red though. Finally knocked trout off the list this year. He is ASD but is starting to follow directions fairly well.
R Slack ... there’s lots of fishing piers in NSB, there’s always the Jetties and beaches too. Glad to hear your sharing the love of fishing with your family. We try and post about twice a week. Hope you enjoy fishing the Ponce Inlet area and our channel.
@@SaltyStrikes I live in the Orlando area and usually fish Titusville or Cocoa areas. I am booking a condo to take a vacation in NSB late July or early August. Will be fishing the beach and looking for a few other spots. Have fun and keep up the good content!
Great vlog. Never knew this. Come visit soon
*Excellent Video Chris..! I really like your recipe using a classic corn meal mix too... I always dust the fillets in light flour coating and wait a few minutes before hitting the egg wash and final coating. Hey... what knife were you using... is that a 12" Bubba? Working a Long Line Boat as young pup... We used the Classic 9" Marttiini and 16'' Nella Granton/Sheffield Fillet Knives and in fact... I still have three of the Marttiini's & two of those Granton knives in my kitchen knife block... They are still the best fillet knives I've ever used... Sending along a picture of them... I'm just proud & happy that I still have something that works like it did in the 70's besides my memory.* ..gw
gw wile ... thanks, it’s a Bubba Blade 9” Flex, Kim usually gets all my bubba blade for me during Christmas time when they are on sale. So far they’ve been the best knives but before these always had cheaper ones. A good knife goes a long way in making cleaning easier 👍
@@SaltyStrikes *You are so right about that... A good knife stays sharper longer and you are less likely to lose it because you treat it like a good tool rather than an implement that that gets tossed in a box with all the other stuff. The Channel is getting better Chris... the comments are coming on too... so ask folks to subscribe... hit the thumbs up... the bell with all notifications... and share with a friend!* ..gw
gw wile ... I might start 🤷♂️ at the end of my video, if they aren’t watching to the end they probably wouldn’t sub anyway, I’ve been going off “The Field of Dreams” axiom of “if you build it they will come” 😁
Now I know, u must have heard me wondering about those cats. Appreciate your vids Cap, knowledge is power yet when u share it so generously like u do that's a natural teacher. U got a cool customized boat and I get great ideas for my similar R222 boat from you. I like seeing you jam around on your boat on your video intro and wish it was longer. If u ever get to L.A. area or if I get down your way would love to see each others boats.
D Brown ... thanks, any questions about any modifications we have done feel free to ask. Have you see our Robalo R200 review video?
Google can read your mind. It's happened to me a time or two. I'll think - maybe out loud - about something and within a day or two, a UTube will be recommended about that same topic...
I have eaten these catfish before and they are not my favorite fish to catch but I have made good fish tacos out of them… well I wish I’d be catching redfish…. but you know there’s so many of those damn things out there…. and they are fun to catch they put up a good fight….
The one thing that bothers me is how damn slimy they are …. they really are slimy! Lol…. and I found through trial and air you gotta get all of that red meat off that’s what taste funky….
Sometimes that’s all I catch are these!
Lisa
… I don’t call them Slimmers for nothing, definitely the biggest part that turns people off to them.
You can eat just about anything you catch in the Salt even those slimy buggers....Like most salt water fish lose the blood line and whip out the deep fryer!!
Saltwater catfish are delicious, I'm subbed
… right on 👊💥, welcome aboard!
I’m gonna throw this out there too…. I have eaten redfish…. You know it’s a prized fish…. A fish targeted by many fisherman….. i’ve eaten them on a couple occasions…. from the same location….. The first one I ate was over the top out of this world(i’d like to add that I’ve cooked them myself pretty much the same way)…. they tasted different every time….. The first one I caught was the best tasting…. The other fish I caught never matched up to the flavor of the first one…(good but not spectacular)
….. and who knows why?…. what the fish was feeding on the time of year…. I just found this interesting….
… I think Red fish are a little overrated on taste. Great sport fish.
Yes, it does sure look good.
Frank Jamger ... let me know if you try the recipe?
Nice video bro
🙏🏻🙏🏻👍
Chris, how is the head on the Robalo? I often get to see and have to let one go. Unfortunately I always clog my friends sailfish.
Jrod Fred ... it’s a Porta potty, so impossible to clog. Plenty of room in there. That was one of the biggest selling points was a actual usable head on a not so huge boat.
@@SaltyStrikes awesome does it get used much?
Here is what we have Porta Potti White Thetford Corp www.amazon.com/dp/B006WPQNB2/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_xPK0Eb974VMRW
Plenty of capacity, don’t have to change it out very often.
@@SaltyStrikes wow is that going to be hard on the back to get out? What about after a weekend drunken crap fest?
Jrod Fred ... you can always install an electric over board flush 🤷♂️
Looked like Arthur Treachers fish and chips with out the chips
fishy dubs fishing .. we are fishermen not potato farmers 😂😂😂😁👍
We brought home 3 big sail cats and I made fish nuggets. I agree , salt water taste much better than fresh water cats , by far . Fresh water sometimes taste like dirt .
Sonya Easterly ... we don’t always keep them but when we do that are delicious. How do you cook yours?
Salty Strikes I use House Autry seafood breeding , it’s already seasoned but I did use some blackened seasoning before I coated the fish . Fried it in canola oil. Fish nuggets , emmmm ha ha
Sonya Easterly ... sounds great, egg wash or no egg wash?
Salty Strikes no egg wash
Sonya Easterly ... thanks, always looking to try something new 👍
Cats are a pain to clean, cut the tail off after you catch them and most of the blood will be gone.
Looks delicious
Andrew Kitka .... got to try some 👍😁
Salty Strikes I’m sure I’ll catch a handful tonight
Andrew Kitka ... just remember only keep the Sail cats, not the hard head cats 😁👍
Salty Strikes lmao I knew that 😂
I guess the least we can do is thin the herd and eat a few every now and then as they are sometimes a pain in the ass when trying to catch other species but I agree they are not bad fried up but make sure you only keep sail cats NOT hard heads!!😎
Hard heads aren't bad eating either. They taste pretty much like a normal freshwater cat.
Great video bud. Sad to say we still can not post videos :( (had to take the last one down). Guess our insurance case is not over and will continue for probably another 6 months! Until then I'll just watch you guys lol. Maybe I will make the videos and save them
50 Shades Of Blue ... insurance case? Made you take it down? That sucks. Just keep making em and I’m sure you’ll be posting again before you know it. We enjoy watching them. Maybe one day when your back up and running we’ll do a collaboration?
@@SaltyStrikes Hurt my back in an accident and until it's over I can't be seen out there slaying fish. Thought it was over but now we are going to court, Boo. But hey if you guys ever want to see the Weeki Wachee River (great place for YOU to do a video) you guys are always welcome. I will just steer clear of your camera lol. Other than that grouper season is about to kick off here and that is some of the most fun kind of fishing I have ever done. If you come in the colder months we can get them in 8ft of water and that will change your life lol (SO much fun)
50 Shades Of Blue ...that stinks hope your doing well now and keep in touch, I’ll take you up on some grouper catching.
@@SaltyStrikes Yea you can bring your boat or not. We have a 16ft jonboat for the river/flats and a 21 ProLine for offshore
50 Shades Of Blue ... we have a trip down to Sanibel a island area coming up, maybe after we get back we can work something out 👍.
How Big Do saltwater catfish get
… hardhead cats don’t get very big but the gafftopsail cats can get a few pounds. They don’t get giant like freshwater cats. Not really sure what the record size are.
Ok sir next time i will fry i mean try
Dam... I’m coming to ur driveway next time... would have said house. But you know that social distancing crap yet...
Joseph Mccarthy .... 😂😂... what are we now? A Long John Silvers drive through? 😂😂, you want some Hush Puppies with your Catfish........ wait a sec that actually sounds really good.
Salty Strikes hell yea thank for the offer ... lol now can we get some fries?? An what type of drinks you got?
No seasoning 🤭
The seasoning is in the batter