i wont give any seabass, lingcod, or Halibut away, but i might if i was going to get some sturgeon...all of my pinks are smoked and given away at christmas to my customers...they all expect it now..that and my fudge...humpie years i dont have to make as much fudge...the larger fish (over 15lbs) sometimes we freezer seal as one big fillet, and take to BBQ's...that is usually impressive to people who dont really fish...i smoke the salmon bellies now thanks to you guys...that is really good...dont know how i ever used em as crab bait...now crab get the carcauss..
i do eat salmon, my boyfreind does not like it...he has two women he works with that will take fish till they are blue...my mom has 9 brothers and sisters who all expect some fish every once in a while...a good portion of my fish was being sent to my uncle whose daughter was dying of cancer...they wanted he to eat more organic type food and asked for me to send it to em...so i did, but she has recently passed...we ended up with 53 lbs of filleted and sealed King last week and half of it is gone now..it wont last long...i cant wait for some Coho..that is one of my favs (of Salmon)...i would love to get some tuna, but just have never gone out there...i could never trust my smaller boat even in good weather....c