What kind of fish is this? The whole body is bright red like a ruby, the eyes are large enough to occupy 1/2 of the head, and the appearance is a bit cute.
This fish is called big-eyed seabream, commonly known as big-eyed chicken, big-eyed chicken fish is actually Cantonese, meaning fish with large eyes. Hong Kong people also call it kapok fish because it is as red as fire as the blooming kapok. The reason for the large mouth and large mouth, the reason for the large eyes, the fish that live below the water depth of 500 meters, because the light there is extremely weak, so their eyes are large, otherwise they will not see things.
Big-eyed chicken is not a high-grade breed, but it is a very popular fish, steamed, souped, braised, dry fried, salted, and made of fish floss. Its flesh is firm and spineless, chewy, easy to be absorbed by the human body, low calories, is a good ingredient for all ages, and is an important variety of Teochew fish rice. During the fishing moratorium, the Beihai people in Guangxi like to use it to stew vegetable heads, and the fresh and attractive aroma is tempting. Shengsi people if you catch big-eyed chicken fish are braised, but remember to peel and remove the belly.
How do I peel a big-eyed chicken?
This fish is not suitable for consumption because of its hard skin. If fried with skin, the fish is not fragrant or delicious. This kind of fish is more delicious to eat is to remove the skin after the red boiling, I believe that there will not be many people who buy this fish to peel themselves, generally when you buy the fish stall owner will help you peel well.
When I bought it once before, the stall owner helped me peel it, and even the flesh of the belly was ripped off, I didn't look at it, and when I came back, I found that I was angry! I won't buy him in the future. Peeling this fish is quite difficult, the belly is thin, it is easy to rip off the meat when peeled, if it is not fresh enough, the situation is even worse.
After several practical experiences, my method is to take the fish taken out of the refrigerator, first thawed, hard as a stone, and soaked in water slightly (can not be soaked for a long time, otherwise the fish will be soft. Then separate each of them, and when the fish is still very hard, start peeling, and it will be peeled beautifully! Because the fish is frozen like a stone, it is difficult to rip it off when peeling. So don't thaw and then peel the skin, the thawed fish will be connected to the fish skin, sticky very tightly, and accidentally rip the fish.
The advantage of this fish is that the meat is delicious, the disadvantage is that the head is too large, and the proportion of meat is small. If you don't peel it well and rip it off, you won't have much to eat. I hope my experience will help you foodies.
Let's talk about how to fish for big-eyed chickens.
The big-eyed chicken inhabits tropical and subtropical seas in various oceans, usually in sea areas with sandy mud and a water depth of 25 to 75 meters. Swim slowly and do not swim long distances. Most of them are carnivorous, and the food is mainly long-tailed, and short-legged, etc., and they are nocturnal. It can be caught in the South China Sea all year round, and the winter and spring floods are strong. Because of the thick skin and coarse meat, it is mostly made into dry products, and some of them are sold fresh.
If you want to catch big-eyed chickens, you must go out to sea by boat, and here I introduce a kind of fishing method that sea fishing enthusiasts usually use.
Hook fishing method:
Fishing set: the main line 6 ~ 8 PE line, the end of the line tied a 200-gram inverted bell-shaped lead pendant, easy to dive and lift.
Fishing hook: a pair of Mandarin duck hooks (Iseni No. 12 to 14) at 20 cm, 40 cm, and 60 cm each, or choose a hook set.
Fishing bait: There are many options for bait, such as hanging small live fish, hanging live shrimp, snail meat, hanging live insects and so on. You can also choose the real fish skin hook, be sure to buy a better effect of the fish skin hook, most of the fish skin hook for 6 hook positions, as a good effect of fishing big-eyed chicken.
Whether you're using a hand-line fishing on board or a long-throw bottom fishing, the essence of it is to let the bait drift with the current to attract fish attacks.
The above methods on how to catch big-eye chicken fish are helpful for friends who want to go fishing in the sea, and I hope that anglers can provide better methods.