Mate I'd need extra paper towels to mop up the drewl that's pouring out of my mouth watching this. That looked bloody delicious Sammy. Love your catch and cooks. See you next Sunday brother.
here in South Aus my favourite fish to smoke would be a toss up between Snook, Silver Trevally, Tommy Ruff, Australian Salmon or even Slimy mackerel. basically any of those more oily fishy flavoured fish they tend to smoke the best
Living in the PacNW of the US? Smoking fish is salmon, steelhead, black cod, and mountain whitefish. Fish with fat, nuf sed. That looks amazing! Wish I could get a taste.
Your a legend mate. My family tried your KFC recipe and can I tell you, it was amazing. We'll have to try this one now. Well done on the videos mate and good on ya.
Great video Sammy, it's just such fun fishing hey! Gotta love those screaming Mackerel runs. It's a bummer having to let the Spanish go. Just something I've noticed when using a berley trail with mackerel, that you may already do: I've found that if you berley a few handfuls consistently, get a good trail going, and then cut it off completely for a little while, the fish come up in the water column looking for more and end up finding your baits. Some days we'll stop the berley trail and you can see them coming up on the sounder and call the bite before it happens. If you don't get a bite, berley again for a while. Keep up the brilliant videos mate, absolutely love them!!
All my fish smoking experience is with mullet. We cook them for only about an hour or so and they turn out great. Scrub the black gut liner off with a scotch brite pad. cheers.
Nice catch and cook mate keen to see it more often I got a propper charcoal smoker for Xmas and love having a good smoke up done pork, beef, eels and a few fish I made some smoked bull shark bites just after Christmas and they came up great nice and sweet and smokey and just fall apart tender
What a great video Sammy once again....... well done. Followers please be cautious about scammer taking advantage of the channel, almost got scammed but confirmed from Sammy. And it was a scam. Thanks for replying Sammy. have a good week. Regards
Hi We get a big run of Watson's leaping Bonito each year .Being white flesh ,they smoke beautifully . Mind you as with any fish have enough ice to keep you catch . I think it is way better than smoked tailor ???? My partner mixes the smoked fish through Mac and cheese . Terry
I do like the way you smoked that mackie! Dont know anything about that local wood you used but it seems like its the shit! I love smoked mackerel so I am sure yours turned out great. We usually turn it into a smoked fish dip but maybe you guys have a different way. None the less its always delicious and love seeing different ways people do it! Rock on Sammy!😎
@@anthonyleavey7514 No, you just have to be tuned in to the locals. I also use berley to keep them at the boat. Mashed up pilchards in a bucket. Pour out a cupful every 5 minutes or so. September is the Month
The difference between good and great, a singing real and a screaming reel, bit of elastic cotton is good for float stopper adjusts easy, the float can slide down and you can wind it on 👍
Another great vid Sammy, interesting smoke up on the Spotty Mack, guess you could try that with all species. Also loved the bait board addition of the tray from the Golden Arches to limit the mess 🤣
I'm with you Sam. Just love the screaming first run or two of those spotties. Nice video mate. Brings back the memories of our session there last year. And yes again, I can confirm that your smoked is mackerel is a firm favourite with us. Had some of it last night actually, along with some freshly collected Tasmanian Pacific oysters. 😋
Man that looked good! I just caught a limit of rainbow trout ice fishing and smoked them on my Traeger. Only issue I had was the smoker kept kicking off due to low temperatures.
They are good mate! You do go through roller bearings like every other brand (that’s the noise you hear) but I fish mine very hard and have been very happy with their performance. The new vigilance reels are epic!
While buying bait a guy walked in and made a statement "Don't know what .all the fuss is about these spotty macs There as soft as buggery " My crew instantly said , I bet he doesn't carry ice / So he asked him . The answer floored me .He said he doesn't waste money on ice but puts the fish in a fish box full of sea water .The ocean temp is 25.5 deg. Celsius and the outside temp 32 deg. Its a wonder he didn't poison himself and any one he fed it to The thought also occurred to me , How often did he change the water ????THERE is NO substitute for ice men and its the cheapest part of fishing at sea Sammy maybe you can do a segment on how to look after the catch as we know you do . Terry
You dont even have to pay for it, just freeze a bunch of water bottles and use them instead ... added bonus, they count to your onboard water supply ;)
@@moored1979 G'day I carry between 4-6 bags . even fishing off the shore for bream I carry a bag of ice .The fish tastes better when looked after . Terry
@@terryward3265 100% agree, i pretty much always have an esky full of ice (along with a few frozen bottles) ... thankfully for me spending $10-20 or so on ice is no issue at all, not everyones that lucky tho
I spooled it with 8 LB test mono for lighter lures, gave it some practice casts and found that it did cast well ruclips.net/user/postUgkxSlytCJqozTF7EbdP4LWP-HUXf9WRDJ0e , except that the anti-backlash setting had to be turned up almost all of the way to keep the "overcasts' ' down. I disassembled it, and found that if I potted some "shim washers" behind that anti-backlash magnet assembly, it got the magnets closer to the spool without rubbing, and I could get better control with about a 6 to 7 out out 10-Max setting. I also noticed that the handle shaft had some internal end play, maybe only 2 or 3 thousands of an inch, but it's still noticeable. If the anti-backlash and shaft tolerances were "tightened up" this would be a fantastic value. I've only used it for 4 days of fishing in a month's time, but I plan on keeping it.
Mate love your vids.... Looking at buying a boat with the same 130hp Yamaha engine. You like this one? Would like to know your views compared to other engine brands? Shorty
Hi Sammy I sent you a comment on a text I received , supposedly from you about being in the running for a prize , It had all the site info but I'm sure its a scam as I have not seen or heard of any comp.on you show . I wonder how many others received the same email and hopefully didn't get caught .I hope you read these messages as I,m sure people would like to Know????????? Terry Ward
Dude I love your video’s 💯🙏 but mate learn to breath with deeper breaths, slow it down take control of each one! You need to focus on it 🧘♂️ calm it and actually breath! That erratic shit you do is not good for anything! You do it all the time! Just paying it forward mate!
Hahaha I know mate. It’s a bad habit I know. I get excited! Also I have a microphone right next to my mouth which makes it sound bad. It amplifies the sound a lot.
Who the hell uses round corks anymore?😆 Damn Sammy thats some 1980’s shit there! But hey if it works dont change it.(Just dont tell anyone in the US!)😎
🚨 Hey guys! I made a typeo on the Cobia size limit. Please note the minimum size is 75cm in QLD and NOT 60cm as stated in the video 🤦♂️🤦♂️
Minus 5 points mate… 😂
Shit better throw these back 😂
Hey mate. What do you do with all your fish frames?
Here in the US in Florida they have to 36 inches or a little over 90cm. So when I saw 60cm I was pretty surprised.
Thanks for the details re smoking, Sammy. Really appreciated!
Catching spotties and Spanish is just so much fun. Their screaming runs are incredible.
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Nothing takes line like them hey! 💪💪🍻🍻
Another great video, brother! Shout out from West Texas USA, I watch ya every week!
Thanks for the support mate! 🙌🙌🙌🍻🍻🍻
Enjoyed it as always Sammy! Cheers!!
Mate I'd need extra paper towels to mop up the drewl that's pouring out of my mouth watching this. That looked bloody delicious Sammy. Love your catch and cooks. See you next Sunday brother.
Thanks for watching mate! Glad you liked it 🍻🍻🍻🍻
Well done sir wonderful catching cook I love a good smoke fish or any smoke meat very tasty can't wait to see what's next.
Can't beat smoked slimy mackerel great show yet again
Very very nice. That's a lot of fun. Mackerels are really fun to catch. Find the school and u have them. Really like to hear the reels scream. 👍👍
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you cant beat smoked fish...looks amazing!
here in South Aus my favourite fish to smoke would be a toss up between Snook, Silver Trevally, Tommy Ruff, Australian Salmon or even Slimy mackerel. basically any of those more oily fishy flavoured fish they tend to smoke the best
Great video man! Shoutout from the US. Watch your vids every week. Those smoked steaks look amazing 😍
Thanks for the support mate! 🙌🙌
Living in the PacNW of the US? Smoking fish is salmon, steelhead, black cod, and mountain whitefish. Fish with fat, nuf sed.
That looks amazing! Wish I could get a taste.
Your a legend mate. My family tried your KFC recipe and can I tell you, it was amazing. We'll have to try this one now. Well done on the videos mate and good on ya.
Great video Sammy, it's just such fun fishing hey! Gotta love those screaming Mackerel runs. It's a bummer having to let the Spanish go.
Just something I've noticed when using a berley trail with mackerel, that you may already do:
I've found that if you berley a few handfuls consistently, get a good trail going, and then cut it off completely for a little while, the fish come up in the water column looking for more and end up finding your baits. Some days we'll stop the berley trail and you can see them coming up on the sounder and call the bite before it happens. If you don't get a bite, berley again for a while.
Keep up the brilliant videos mate, absolutely love them!!
Cheers for the input Will! Will have to give that try next time I’m down there 👌👌👌
Nice fish Sammy
The humble tailor is awesome smoked hot or cold..
I love all the fishing at the reefs
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All my fish smoking experience is with mullet. We cook them for only about an hour or so and they turn out great. Scrub the black gut liner off with a scotch brite pad. cheers.
Another good vid mate.
Ahh the sound of a screaming reel never gets old 🫶❤️👌
The smoked mackerel looks tasty too 😋😎👍
Thanks mate! 🙌🙌🙌
Love me spottie mackerel mate!
Another killer episode sammy keep up the quality videos boss
Thanks mate! Glad you liked it 🍻🍻
Nice catch and cook mate keen to see it more often I got a propper charcoal smoker for Xmas and love having a good smoke up done pork, beef, eels and a few fish I made some smoked bull shark bites just after Christmas and they came up great nice and sweet and smokey and just fall apart tender
Nice mate! I’ve never tried smoking a shark before! Bet it would be good 👌👌
What a great video Sammy once again....... well done.
Followers please be cautious about scammer taking advantage of the channel, almost got scammed but confirmed from Sammy. And it was a scam. Thanks for replying Sammy.
have a good week.
Regards
I’m a huge bluefish(taylor) on the smoker fan! The best!!!
Loved the smoko spotty Bro yeww!!! Looks delicious 😋, smoked king fish goes hard too Sammy, keep up the work mate 👍🏽 keep em coming 💪🏽
Thanks mate! Cheers for watching 🍻🍻🍻
Well done mate great vid
Smoked sockeye salmon! Cheers from BC Canada.
Cheers for the vid
I am very fond of fishing. Watching you fish is great. I wish you a lot of health 👍
Appreciate it mate! 🍻🍻
Great video again. Just 1 question do you do much creek fishing cause that's what I personally prefer.
I bet it’s delicious when finished
Hi
We get a big run of Watson's leaping Bonito each year .Being white flesh ,they smoke beautifully . Mind you as with any fish have enough ice to keep you catch . I think it is way better than smoked tailor ???? My partner mixes the smoked fish through Mac and cheese .
Terry
Nice one Sammy 💪💪
My out of the box suggestion for smoking is big slimey mackerel (thats right, the baitfish), smoke them whole ;)
I’ve tried them, they are great!
What a fighter! Great size one.
Thanks for watching 🍻
@@SammyHitzkeFishing cheers, mate! Good morning from Sweden!
Favorite smoked fish on the west coast of the USA is albacore tuna. On the east coast it's Atlantic mackerel. Heavenly!
West coast albacore is the best fish. Nothing more versatile. Smoked, raw, grilled, canned, anything it's amazing
I do like the way you smoked that mackie! Dont know anything about that local wood you used but it seems like its the shit! I love smoked mackerel so I am sure yours turned out great. We usually turn it into a smoked fish dip but maybe you guys have a different way. None the less its always delicious and love seeing different ways people do it! Rock on Sammy!😎
Awesome Sammy.
I like to smoke is catfish, not because it’s good, but because it’s all I can catch around Rocky & Yeppoon.
Wish we had Spotties up here.
I've caught monster spotties at Iron Pot. No not Schoolies, real Spotted Mackerel 👈
@@bigbopper143 wow that’s amazing. Was it many many years ago?
@@anthonyleavey7514 No, you just have to be tuned in to the locals. I also use berley to keep them at the boat. Mashed up pilchards in a bucket. Pour out a cupful every 5 minutes or so. September is the Month
@@bigbopper143 yep, that’s what I try, only seen one schoolie in 20yrs of trying
Nice work legend, that smoked Macky looked epic. Currently my top smoked fish is Tailor, yet to give the Macky a crack.
Yeah tailor are epic as well👌👌👌 thanks for watching 🍻🍻
Good Fish
Gotta be smoked rainbow trout for me
❤️🤙love mackerel
Favourite fish to smoke is the big golden diamond scale mullet
What is your knife sharpening routine
Should gill snip your fish with the cutters u chop burley with 😉👍
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Good my Fishing friend Wonderful 👍👍👍
The difference between good and great, a singing real and a screaming reel, bit of elastic cotton is good for float stopper adjusts easy, the float can slide down and you can wind it on 👍
Good idea mate!
Smoked marlin
Hey mate, bit of a shit day however you still got one decent fish. Enjoy the beer
Another great vid Sammy, interesting smoke up on the Spotty Mack, guess you could try that with all species.
Also loved the bait board addition of the tray from the Golden Arches to limit the mess 🤣
Hi Sammy is the below legit or scam, cheers
Its scammers mate!
@@SammyHitzkeFishing 👍 yeah thought as much….unfortunately that’s the world we live in
Spanish and ocean run mullet
I'm with you Sam. Just love the screaming first run or two of those spotties.
Nice video mate. Brings back the memories of our session there last year.
And yes again, I can confirm that your smoked is mackerel is a firm favourite with us.
Had some of it last night actually, along with some freshly collected Tasmanian Pacific oysters. 😋
I’ll have to get away from Yeppoon and come down and try there
I hope some of those oyster are coming home as payment for the smoked fish!! 😉👌
What size trolling skirts do you use and what brand
Man that looked good! I just caught a limit of rainbow trout ice fishing and smoked them on my Traeger. Only issue I had was the smoker kept kicking off due to low temperatures.
Sounds unreal mate! Smoked trout is delicious!
How are the atc reels? Thinking of buying one
They are good mate! You do go through roller bearings like every other brand (that’s the noise you hear) but I fish mine very hard and have been very happy with their performance. The new vigilance reels are epic!
Sammy, when was this filmed please?
In the Feb Spanish closure Mal 👍
Cobia 75cm in QLD ol mate.
Yep, definitely stuffed that one up. Not sure what I read 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️
@@SammyHitzkeFishing FYI for your smoking a splash of Bundy in the brine is awesome. Got it off Andrew Mirosh. Love smoking schoolies and tailor.
Try making a cream cheese based dip out of it, trout dip is fire 🔥 mackerel dip would probably be too
I’ve actually done that in a previous episode! It’s insanely good hey! 🙌🙌
Welcome back!
While buying bait a guy walked in and made a statement "Don't know what .all the fuss is about these spotty macs There as soft as buggery " My crew instantly said , I bet he doesn't carry ice /
So he asked him . The answer floored me .He said he doesn't waste money on ice but puts the fish in a fish box full of sea water .The ocean temp is 25.5 deg. Celsius and the outside temp 32 deg. Its a wonder he didn't poison himself and any one he fed it to The thought also occurred to me , How often did he change the water ????THERE is NO substitute for ice men and its the cheapest part of fishing at sea Sammy maybe you can do a segment on how to look after the catch as we know you do .
Terry
You dont even have to pay for it, just freeze a bunch of water bottles and use them instead ... added bonus, they count to your onboard water supply ;)
@@moored1979
G'day I carry between 4-6 bags . even fishing off the shore for bream I carry a bag of ice .The fish tastes better when looked after .
Terry
@@terryward3265 100% agree, i pretty much always have an esky full of ice (along with a few frozen bottles) ... thankfully for me spending $10-20 or so on ice is no issue at all, not everyones that lucky tho
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Hey Sammy, I have ALOT of red fish i.e. emperor, nanny, trout. Do you think smoking them would still work and taste good?
I’m not sure sorry mate! I can’t see why it wouldnt? The fattier the fish the better in my experience though!
I think they called them a Spotty Mackerel because Measels Mackrel is a bit off putting.
😂😂😂😂 agreed!
Favourite fish to smoke? yabbie fed Eucumbene trout (deep orange salmon flesh).
Ohhh yeah I’d eat that!
Smoked queenfish
I like smoked yackkers
Nice McDonald's tray
😂😂🤫🤫🤫
I spooled it with 8 LB test mono for lighter lures, gave it some practice casts and found that it did cast well ruclips.net/user/postUgkxSlytCJqozTF7EbdP4LWP-HUXf9WRDJ0e , except that the anti-backlash setting had to be turned up almost all of the way to keep the "overcasts' ' down. I disassembled it, and found that if I potted some "shim washers" behind that anti-backlash magnet assembly, it got the magnets closer to the spool without rubbing, and I could get better control with about a 6 to 7 out out 10-Max setting. I also noticed that the handle shaft had some internal end play, maybe only 2 or 3 thousands of an inch, but it's still noticeable. If the anti-backlash and shaft tolerances were "tightened up" this would be a fantastic value. I've only used it for 4 days of fishing in a month's time, but I plan on keeping it.
Big Sammy Skitzy making drags and women squeal all the same
😂😂😂 at least one of those things is correct!
I thought ball bags were the worst Sammy??? How do remoras rate so poorly?
Hahah ball bags are the best! 😂😂😂
Remoras are a bit of a pest species
Mate love your vids....
Looking at buying a boat with the same 130hp Yamaha engine.
You like this one? Would like to know your views compared to other engine brands?
Shorty
Very happy with the Yammy mate! Great holeshot, awesome top end performance and mid range acceleration. Great economy as well 👍
Nice video 👍🏿 but @SammyHitzkeFishing you need a bigger boat !
I do! Can you send me one ??! 😂🍻
@@SammyHitzkeFishing 😂 I wish, lol I want to upgrade from 5.1m TABS
2nd
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First
You get the win! 💪🍻
First once again
I reckon Nate just got ya this time big fella!!
Ahhh 2 second late😂
Remora apparently taste like cobia
Well there you go!
so sorry You lost a makeral Sammmy never mind get Him again next time
That’s it mate! 🍻🍻
Hi Sammy
I sent you a comment on a text I received , supposedly from you about being in the running for a prize , It had all the site info but I'm sure its a scam as I have not seen or heard of any comp.on you show . I wonder how many others received the same email and hopefully didn't get caught .I hope you read these messages as I,m sure people would like to Know?????????
Terry Ward
Dude I love your video’s 💯🙏 but mate learn to breath with deeper breaths, slow it down take control of each one! You need to focus on it 🧘♂️ calm it and actually breath! That erratic shit you do is not good for anything! You do it all the time! Just paying it forward mate!
It’s a bad habit, that’s all it is mate! But we know bad habits are bad as faaark for us!
Hahaha I know mate. It’s a bad habit I know. I get excited! Also I have a microphone right next to my mouth which makes it sound bad. It amplifies the sound a lot.
Who the hell uses round corks anymore?😆 Damn Sammy thats some 1980’s shit there! But hey if it works dont change it.(Just dont tell anyone in the US!)😎