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Originally posted by Long EnuffTourists think Hyman’s is the cats meow. They don’t know or care.
Pioneer 222 Sportfish
Yamaha 250
I ate there one time many many moons ago and for the life of me, I can’t figure out why people go there, much less go back a second time. 
“You don’t always know where you stand till you know that you won’t run away.” ~Slipknot
I’m fairly certain that we’ve brought up some Mutton off reefs out of Georgetown.
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Originally posted by bonecrusherWent to FIG for dinner Sat night and the bartender recommended the mutton snapper. Sounded good so I asked him if he knew where it was caught. He said it was local and they get their fish from Magwoods.
I’ve never heard of mutton snapper being caught off our coast. Have you?
Maybe he brought it up from FL or the Bahamas?2016 Boston Whaler 230 Vantage w/300 Merc Verado
1973 22ft Mako CC
I pick up a few mutton but never seen them here thick enough for commercial harvest.
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Fig probably buys the majority of their fish from people like abundant seafood who specialize in selling bycatch to restaraunts. Sellsfish is 100% accurate in everything that he said. I have worked for higher end restaraunts for a long time and can guarantee that fine dining places like fig aren’t bull****ting what they have. They may only get a few for one night but that’s the point. Fresh, local and delicious.
What Sellsfish and Fishcamp said was spot on. When the fish guy comes across a couple of nice fish that aren’t commonly sold around here they go to the best chefs and best restaurants because they want them for their customers. Fig is one of those restaurants. It is neat to say, we have something no one else does, and I can make that happen “just for you.” They then turn around and put the item on the menu as a special, and it is runs until it’s gone and they just pull the special. It is highly likely that fish just came out of the water and was treated with the respect that it deserved. It is also very likely that he has small batch farmers that he works hand and hand with that grow the very best, and rare, just for him. Bringing something to his customers that no one else does. Incredible Chefs like Mike, go to great lengths to find the very best product that is available. Just like in every profession you will find a few just out to make money. It is usually done in some hash house by some shoe maker that doesn’t give a chit, but guys like that get what’s coming to them. They will be ratted out by a disgruntled waiter or cook at some point and their reputation will be damaged or they won’t reach there true potential by serving a crap product. This doesn’t just apply to fish. They will lie about meat as well. Stating they are serving a high grade, and slipping in something cheeper and inferior. The good chefs have to much pride and respect and realize in the long run that by serving inferior product that they are only cheating themselves. A great dish begins by buying the very best product and not screwing it up:smiley: With that being said mistakes do happen. At one of the best restaurants in town I had to call out the waiter on the “fresh local halibut” special. It wasn’t the chef or restaurant trying to pull a fast one, just a rookie that truely believed what he was telling me.
Never trust restaurant ID,s. Only trust what you put on the table!
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286 Seafox/Twin 300’s
Where does the fresh caught shrimp come from during January - April time frame?
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Originally posted by corkmanWhere does the fresh caught shrimp come from during January - April time frame?
Fresh caught… flash frozen?
There is a method referred to as re-freshed that involves a large container with running water over frozen items.
Restaurants lie about seafood and in SC its within the law
I was catching muttons, cobia and grouper all in the same spot in august on live bait.
Mayhem
Pioneer 197
Caught 150lbs one trip and little over 200lbs on another this year. Not the norm, 3 or 4 fish is during the summer.