Grilling an oversized red

[elhefe]

My Bride caught a 42 inch red. She wanted to keep it and she tagged it. Gonna grill it on the half shell tonight. Any recipes or extra precautions? Grilled many a smaller red fish on the half shell

[panhandlehunter]

I've never kept one over 28". Was it full of worms?

I'd probably put season it up really good and hope for the best.

[DKirk]

Probably nothing you don't already know, cut the bloodlines out and season as you normally would. Might be a little more of a fishy taste but should be good.

[crazy8]

Baste it.

[elhefe]

No worms when u filleted it? Very bloody so I soaked it in fresh water to draw blood out and cut out the red meat as best I could. I don't keep em this big but....well you know how it is fishing with an excited first timer

[scissorhands]

Never kept one that big, let us know how it turns out!

[jooger17]

That's a stud red, let's see some pixles

[M16]

I prefer the 16-20 inch ones.

[Cajun Blake]

Because the fillet is so big, it won't cook evenly

I would slice it into 4" wide steaks , still on the half-shell

Make several sauces to apply when cooking

Butter n garlic
Lemon butter
Rosemary, peppercorn, butter
Mango habanero glaze
Ragin blaze and butter

Grill asparagus and serve with hollandaise sauce

[JTRichardson]

Because the fillet is so big, it won't cook evenly

I would slice it into 4" wide steaks , still on the half-shell

Make several sauces to apply when cooking

Butter n Ragin blaze
Ragin blaze butter
Ragin blaze, butter
Ragin blaze glaze
Ragin blaze and butter

Grill asparagus and serve with hollandaise sauce

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[deer99hunter]

Because the fillet is so big, it won't cook evenly

I would slice it into 4" wide steaks , still on the half-shell

Make several sauces to apply when cooking

Butter n garlic
Lemon butter
Rosemary, peppercorn, butter
Mango habanero glaze
Ragin blaze and butter

Grill asparagus and serve with hollandaise sauce

These all sound good ! I like to mince onions and garlic for the one I highlighted

[Matteo]

Fried in pieces would be better. The big ones I have tried to not fry were usually chewy. if chewy doesn't bug you then that's a plus. I don't keep them over 34 now.

[R.W.T]

I prefer the 16-20 inch ones.

20 is the minimum. How's a 16 taste? Never had one !!

[Daniel32]

Italian dressing

Add grilled onion and you're set

[Rudyl]

They all sound delicious