On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 10:01:10 -0400, Little John
wrote:



Great story and pics. What did you do with the 'cuda? Eat it? I don't
know if they're edible or not, but I'd guess the flesh would be pretty
firm.

There's some parasite on some cuda, age/size and maybe location caught
setting the chances. Can't remember the details, but it's a nasty
thing to catch.
Still, they're commonly eaten, and supposed to be good.
Like mushrooms, you better know what you're eating.

--Vic

On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:26:18 -0500, Vic Smith wrote:


There's some parasite on some cuda, age/size and maybe location caught
setting the chances. Can't remember the details, but it's a nasty thing
to catch.
Still, they're commonly eaten, and supposed to be good. Like mushrooms,
you better know what you're eating.

Ciguatera poisoning.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciguatera

On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:55:38 -0500, thunder
wrote:

On Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:26:18 -0500, Vic Smith wrote:


There's some parasite on some cuda, age/size and maybe location caught
setting the chances. Can't remember the details, but it's a nasty thing
to catch.
Still, they're commonly eaten, and supposed to be good. Like mushrooms,
you better know what you're eating.

Ciguatera poisoning.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ciguatera


Didn't know it's in grouper, snappers and jacks.
Good it's not a parasite. No 30 foot worms in your guts.
Here's my solution to avoiding it in snappers and groupers.
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/813869-overview
"Fish larger than 2 kg contain significant amounts of toxin and
readily produce toxic effects when ingested."

Keep eating small fish only.
Catching only fish under 4 lbs. has *not* been a problem for me.

--Vic