He he! Yeah it is kinda of a scrawny rockfish.
See I'm from the east coast, so I had never really seen a rockfish before. Hence the picture. I swear I'm not nerdy enough to have my picture taken with every fluke I pull out of Long Island Sound!
I did catch bigger ones, I swear. Rockfish don't have to be real big to keep and this boat I was on had two pool prizes. The normal on for the "jackpot" fish, and one for total fish mass...so everyone was keeping little rockfish for the total pool prize.
I did hook some Ling cod, but those have to be 2 feet I think to keep, so I don't think there were any Ling Cod keepers that day. I aslo hooked some REALLY nice Whitefish...but since this was out of San Diego, the seals were very pleased with me. By the time I got them up, they were reduced to Whitefish heads.
And to answer your question. I would totally eat gourami or discus...although I'm not sure how to cook it. When all else fails, I deep fry. Bread it and throw it oil and ANYTHING tastes good. Only caveat is...once I name it, I can't eat it. And I'm not sure I would go into Chinatown looking for a gourami...but since NYC Chinatown has about everything, I'm confident I could find one.
I had a dwarf gourami (Gumpy) for almost 3 years, and when s/he died, there was a proper burial. LOL!
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