[KILSONG]

It is not to discuss how we caught the fish on poppers, but how we missed the opportunity to eat the fish.
When we went GT fishing in Fiji last November, my friends from Korea brought all kind of foods to cook a few fish for dinner. But we couldn't get any fish for dinner until last day as we caught and released all
GT. And all other fishes we caught were poisonous. On last day we finally caught an edible fish called Napoleon Wrasse. It was very beautiful fish to be kept, but we din't have any choic but to keep it as we really wanted to eat local fish at the last dinner.
However one of our group who didn't fish insisted to go out for dinner and we had no choice to give away the fish to local people.
It turned out we missed life time opportunity.
When I visited Korea a few weeks ago, I saw in TV that the Napoleon Wrass is one of the most expensive fish in China and the huge lips are delicacy.

Here is the post from other site to explain why we missed our life time opportunity.


"Wealthy patrons in Hong Kong, Singapore, and Taiwan have an insatiable appetite for the flesh of the Napoleon wrasse. It is reportedly popular in these regions to advertise one's wealth by paying upward of $1,500 to dine on a single fish, or up to $400 for a set of the wrasse's lips."

 

[Codfisha15]

What about a pair of Napoleon Wrasse lips kissed by one legendary young NE party boat captain?

Capt. K told me that this one was a pet of sorts that come right up to you...

Those things are so incredible, I can't imagine I'd have the heart to kill one...

 

[Rodwinder]

that is one cool looking fish

 

[KILSONG]

Willy, the lips of the big napoleon wrass must cost over $4000.
He should pay at least $40 for licking the lips.

This post edited by KILSONG 09:42 PM 03/09/2008

 

[bretabaker]

Hey Kil - how did your friend say the wrasse fought?

 

[FishWisher]

Kil, I guess you missed my post at the end of your Fiji report thread. I mentioned that you were holding the most expensive food fish on earth in that shot. Should have told your non fish eating friend that it tastes like chicken.

Willy, for forty bucks a pound, I'd put a spear through that pet faster than you can say "pucker up". That said, I'm pretty ure they are completely protected in US waters, so that fish has nothing to fear from law abiding humans. Not so much in coasta areas of third world countries. They fish for them with cyanide

in some places.

 

[Codfisha15]

So apparently the picture I posted is of "Wally," a Napoleon Wrasse that lives on Hastings Reef 50 miles offshore from Cairns, Australia. They must be pretty rare if one single wild fish has a name and is a tourist attraction. Google "wally napoleon wrasse" and you'll see what I mean...

 

[codkid10]

Thats a beutiful fish. I remember seeing an article about them in a sportfishing mag. Ill see if I can find it