In Southwest Florida, mullet does not conjure images of gourmet dining.
In Asia and Italy, mullet is prized for its eggs. In big U.S. cities, upscale restaurants pay top dollar to serve mullet fillets — from Spain.
But here, where the humble, torpedo-shaped fish fills our waters, mullet is seen as the saltwater equivalent of a bottom-feeder like carp.
Last fall, Kenny Jenkins filled his boat to his knees day after day, cashing in on this region's best mullet run in decades.
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