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PolWatch
08-18-2015, 09:37 AM
LaDon Swann caught a pending Alabama state record cubera snapper weighing 94.2 pounds while fishing natural bottom in 150 feet of water about 40 miles south of Dauphin Island on Friday. LaDon Swann, left, and his son Gage hold the massive fish after it was hoisted on board. (Courtesy LaDon Swann.)
http://imgick.al.com/home/bama-media/width960/img/alphotos/photo/2015/08/17/-dd5d99f547ffc135.jpg
Peter1469
08-18-2015, 02:23 PM
Might be tough...
PolWatch
08-18-2015, 02:25 PM
I don't like any snapper but vermillion snapper (bee liner). They are a smaller variety.
Redrose
08-18-2015, 02:28 PM
My daughter and her husband deep sea fish often and have caught some big fish like that. I'm not fond of snapper, it seems too chewy for my taste. Maybe it's how it's prepared.
PolWatch
08-18-2015, 02:32 PM
Snapper is too strong for my taste. Probably why Paul Prudomme started burning it....:wink:
Redrose
08-18-2015, 03:11 PM
A good jambalaya with that fish would be fine. Slow cooked.
PolWatch
08-18-2015, 03:17 PM
court bouillon would be ok...if you like strong flavors.
donttread
08-19-2015, 03:08 PM
LaDon Swann caught a pending Alabama state record cubera snapper weighing 94.2 pounds while fishing natural bottom in 150 feet of water about 40 miles south of Dauphin Island on Friday. LaDon Swann, left, and his son Gage hold the massive fish after it was hoisted on board. (Courtesy LaDon Swann.)
http://imgick.al.com/home/bama-media/width960/img/alphotos/photo/2015/08/17/-dd5d99f547ffc135.jpg


I had no idea they got that big
sachem
08-19-2015, 03:14 PM
LaDon?

That's a big fish.
Common
08-19-2015, 03:15 PM
Snapper is really good stuff and I had NO IDEA they got that big. If thats the same kind of snapper you get in restaurants
Peter1469
08-19-2015, 03:22 PM
The snapper I use to catch in the Gulf of Mexico was probably red drum (http://myfwc.com/wildlifehabitats/profiles/saltwater/drums/red-drum/) - and a good size was 4-6 lbs. Larger than that and they were tough. It may not be correct to call them red snapper.

http://myfwc.com/media/215679/Fish_RedDrum.jpg
donttread
08-22-2015, 01:22 PM
LaDon Swann caught a pending Alabama state record cubera snapper weighing 94.2 pounds while fishing natural bottom in 150 feet of water about 40 miles south of Dauphin Island on Friday. LaDon Swann, left, and his son Gage hold the massive fish after it was hoisted on board. (Courtesy LaDon Swann.)
http://imgick.al.com/home/bama-media/width960/img/alphotos/photo/2015/08/17/-dd5d99f547ffc135.jpg

Pol if anyone cooks this up with a little lemon butter sauce and some hush puppies as a side dish could you e-mail me a plate of that?
Dr. Who
08-22-2015, 01:27 PM
I don't like any snapper but vermillion snapper (bee liner). They are a smaller variety.
Red snapper is very good if it is very fresh.
donttread
08-22-2015, 01:45 PM
Red snapper is very good if it is very fresh.

That is the type I am familiar with and it is delicious
Peter1469
08-22-2015, 01:47 PM
I try to avoid any fish that is not fresh. That is my fate - decided for me as I grew up on the Gulf Coast.