you people seriously livein alaska? (Anchorage, Wasilla: housing, rental, jobs)

[RAMFEB31]

Originally Posted by rotorhead

Down here in NM halibut runs almost $17.00/lb., when its available at all.

Gonna wait until we're up there this summer to try that particular recipe, it'd be an expensive mistake if I screwed it up down here.

I've remember, 4 years ago in Homer, I went Halibut fishing on a charter with about a dozen other guys. I caught the biggest one @200+ #. Well, I was told, since I caught the largest, I should tip the crewman who help me land it, then the Capitain. When I arrive in port, I've paid for the cleaning, packaging and flash freeze it. Then I've load up the freezer and frige in my RV and what was left over I quickly ate on my way back. (I was travelling alone at the time.)Got home and ate some more. Some how, I've became illl so I've blame it on the halibut. We threw about 60# away. (I've learned long ago, never blame it on the wife's cooking. That is even more dangerous to the health) All in all, your $17/# was a bargain.

[AussieMale]

Originally Posted by rotorhead

Heres what they look like. Hint: its the one in the middle.

White on one side, green on the other, both eyes on the top and yummy in the middle. This one is what they call a "chicken" (who knows why...), about 30-35 lbs or so and dresses out to about 15-17 lbs of delicious, boneless fillets. Halibut is also one of the easiest fish to fillet (though the skin is tough), you could hardly design a fish thats better for catching, gutting, and eating for someone with a minimum of talent with a fillet knife. The meat is very firm, almost like good tuna, but very mild tasting with almost no "fishy" taste at all. Even people who "don't like fish" like halibut, if its treated well and prepared with any kind of skill at all.

nice pic of the 3 of you looking so proud n keen
I would have never guessed , your joking the one in the middle rite...LOL interesting looking fish i must say. My wife wont eat fish unless there totally free of any bones , ill keep that in the back of my mind if i run across it where we gonna live. thanx again rotorhead for sharing

[AussieMale]

Originally Posted by AKMammabear

look here: --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halibut

hiya AKMammabear

btw thanx for the link , thats one huge fish , do they come across many that size , have you ever seen one that big that someone caught.

[jamesrjohnson1]

Ha! Ha! That's funny. I lived in Alaska for a year, on Kodiak Island. I have visited there three times, traveling to different parts of the state.
I can't think of a more serene place, with the most friendly of people, who will stop whatever they are doing to help you out. Why listen to this, New Yorker, they even smile and say "Hello" when they pass you on the street. I bet you can't believe that. Again I say, Ha! Ha!

[AKMammabear]

Originally Posted by AussieMale

hiya AKMammabear

btw thanx for the link , thats one huge fish , do they come across many that size , have you ever seen one that big that someone caught.

We caught one around 200 lbs, I will look for the photo and scan it for ya. 600 lbs! enuf for a year!

I do not like the taste of fish and get ticked off when I get a bone, so I can really vouch for halibut: not fishy at all and, if filletted properly, no bones at all...

[AussieMale]

Originally Posted by AKMammabear

We caught one around 200 lbs, I will look for the photo and scan it for ya. 600 lbs! enuf for a year!

I do not like the taste of fish and get ticked off when I get a bone, so I can really vouch for halibut: not fishy at all and, if filletted properly, no bones at all...

Would love to see the pic AKMamma

At this point it sounds like the kind of fish i need to put on the table for the family as i already said how the wife feels about bones.
I have 2 young girls 5 n 7 years old n there following there mothers foot steps when it comes to fish bones , i dont blame the wife n kids when it comes to bones.
I dont mind picking bones out as long as there not small n lots of them , i would prefer bone free thats for sure , no question asked about that.

[Rance]

My favorite halibut recipe:

Cut fish flesh into bite sized chunks 1 1/2" x 1 1/2", wrap with a slice of bacon and place on scewer (Kabob stick). Place on grill and brush with BBQ sauce as it's cooking. When bacon is done so is the fish. Enjoy!

[AKMammabear]

Rance, my hubby does it that way too! Kinda yummy!

Aussie: my one son does not like fish. All he eats is chicken and chicken nuggets. We make the beer battered halibut chunks and he wolfs them down, enjoying the 'chicken nuggets'!

[AussieMale]

Originally Posted by AKMammabear

Rance, my hubby does it that way too! Kinda yummy!

Aussie: my one son does not like fish. All he eats is chicken and chicken nuggets. We make the beer battered halibut chunks and he wolfs them down, enjoying the 'chicken nuggets'!

That recipe sounds nice Rance , but ill have to wait till i find some of that fish in the USA as i dont think ill find it over here.


AKMammabear im impressed with the new style of chicken nuggets i must say.

[AKMammabear]

Funny halibut story:

We went out on a fishing charter out of Ninilchik last year. There were 6 of us fisherpeople on the boat. Little nibbles here and there, but no fishies yet. I felt a nice tug on my line, yelled 'fish on!', got a better grip and started reeling. Guy behind me does the same thing. Everybody else got their lines up out of the water for us and stood back, watching us. We were both fighting our fish for about 10 minutes, listening to the others laughing and cheering us on. I glanced at the 'spectators' over my shoulder, just to see one of them elbowing another in the side. I told the other person who caught a fish to stop reeling and wow! the tugging on my line stopped! Somehow our lines got crossed and we were reeling each other in! The spectators caught on early when they saw us see-sawing against each other, but did not bother to let us in on it!