How To Clean Scallops

Capt Jay Schroeder of CJ Flats Saltwater Charters reported free diving for scallops out of Bayport has been phenomenal to date. It seems everyone aboard the Ms. Guided lately has been more content to spend time in and under the water than on it. Who can blame them! Scallop season is in full swing just north of the Hernando/Pasco County Line and although the morning Inshore bite has been hot, it is that mid-day heat that makes Scalloping so much fun. Over the last 2 weeks visibility has been excellent and Scallops have been easy pickings:


Capt Jay Schroeder offered some secrets in cleaning these delectable morsels:


Drain the Scallops and place them on ice for at least 1 hour. This makes their shells open up nicely - which means no prying and tearing the meat.

Push a spoon along the grooves of the top half of the shell to separate the Scallop into to two pieces and expose the meat.

Use a Shop Vac to gently vacuum out the unwanted innards from the bottom half. A sweeping motion from right to left works great: Do not stick the whole nozzle of the Shop Vac over the shell.

The white meat will stay neatly attached to the bottom of the Scallop.

Take the spoon and run it along the grooves of the remaining bottom half. The clean meat will separate nicely.

Always clean the shop vac and dispose of the shells when you are all vanished!!!

For more information or to book your next trip, contact Captain Jay at 1-877-463-5420 or visit online at www.cjflats.com.

Capt Jay Schroeder
CJ Flats Saltwater Charters
1-877-463-5420
www.cjflats.com
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