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Lady Pilot wrote:
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What is mullet? I've had cheese grits in my travels.

Most people consider Mullet to be "trash fish" but it was long a staple
food for poor people along the N FL coast. Generally, it is eaten
fried along with Hushpuppies and cheesegrits and Cole Slaw washed down
with iced tea. Mullet is generally caught in nets and not on hooks.
Mullet roe is considered a delicacy by some but I wont touch it.
My policy on seafood restaurants is that if they consider themselves
too classy to serve fried mullet, I wont eat there because the seafood
is probably imported.
My brother in law started to fry mullet for Thanksgiving a few yrs ago
and we all think its better than having turkey. He always has plenty
cuz he knows how to throw a cast net.

Do not forget the other plus qualities of mullet. If your boat has slime on
its bottom and you leave it in a harbour that has mullet you will find that
the mullet have cleaned most of the slime off . They like to cruise around
licking slime off boats otherwise they have to feed on the bottom. They
taste OK also but have soft mouths and are hard to catch on rod and line.
In the winter they form shoals and are easy to net.