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Old 01-27-2006, 09:59 AM   #14
inletsurf
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Re: cooking Amberjack

I can assure you that the Gulf amberjacks are more than 10X cleaner than east coast amberjacks. I have shot numerous jacks on both coasts, and it amazes me when filleting them.

The gulf jacks are very clean. You will see some worms but its nothing that you can't cut out.

The east coast jacks, especially off of Brevard and Indian River counties are LOADED with worms. You have to cut the whole tail section off and throw it away. It is so loaded with worms usually, that I cannot understand how the fish is able to swim. The chest/center section is much better, and the sporadic worms in this area is easy to cut out and remove.

I prefer smoking them, but growing up in the panhandle as a kid, grilled fresh AJ sandwiches were one of my favorites.
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