Ever Eat A Bass?

[Mike L]

I had Bass once, and just don't like it.

Now put a Walleye in front of me and just leave me alone!! 

 

 

 

Mike

[Ratherbfishing]

 

And Lake of the woods is a minnesotas lake 

 

Unless they changed the road signs on us, Lake of the woods is ALSO in Canada.  This might explain why we needed passports. 

[Lostinthewoods]

I tried LMB for the first time this past year. I enjoyed it. I'm not certain I can't enjoy anything pan fried though! It definitely doesn't come close to as delicious as some of my favorite saltwater species. Namely Striped Bass!

[Fish Murderer 71]

The only LMB I eat are the ones that I let swallow a bait and I know that the fish wont survive the hook extraction.  I call it the "plate of shame".  I only had one last year, and it was GOOD!!!!!

[rmcguirk]

The only LMB I eat are the ones that I let swallow a bait and I know that the fish wont survive the hook extraction.  I call it the "plate of shame".  I only had one last year, and it was GOOD!!!!!

 

I like this.  I think it's going to be how I operate this year.

[basscatcher8]

If I'm on vacation i keep part of the catch. Mostly bluegills and walleyes though. Spotted bass are pretty good. Wont keep to many largemouths. Smallmouth is good as well. Best thing ive heard for fish and this came from the walleye crowd was to snip an artery in their gills and throw them on ice immediatly which allows them to bleed out and im told keeps the fish from tasting gamey when you cook it.

[DogBone_384]

I did as a kid because that's what everyone who fished did and we were taught not to waste; LMB & Yellow Perch mostly.

I've not done it as a parent because my wife & daughter raise a big fuss because they think it's cruel.

[Jason Penn]

I grew up very poor and we ate anything we caught, bass including and bigger ones just meant we had more to eat. That said, they always tasted terrible to me, very much like I imagine dirty algae would taste. I probably haven't ate a bass in almost 20 years now. Honestly I wish I liked the taste though. We have a lake with a 13-15 inch slot limit right by our house that has very clean water and is loaded with 12 inch bass. If I liked to eat them at all I'd have no problem getting a fresh fish dinner once in awhile. 

if it's clean water, try them again.  i've eaten plenty of dinks that came out of a clear water lake, and they are indeed good.  even out of this lake, i always released anything probably 14" up and only kept the small fish.  it would probably help the size of the other fish in that lake if there was a harvest.

[A-Jay]

Yes, and it's OK. 

 

But it's not my favorite.

 

In fact, it's not even a distant 5th.

 

A-Jay

[coots]

The bass club I am in, it's a small but tight group of guys (16 of us) is C&R as well, but once a year we have a fish fry. So we keep what we would consider the best eaters during the tournaments (never overkill) and we all get together during the summer and have a fish fry & swim party at one of our members house. It's always a good time to spend with the guys and have some fish. We always batter and deep fry it in a big fryer... it's fantastic. Leave it up to the Alabama boys to batter and fry it!

[flyingmonkie]

Agreed!  I'll take a nice muddy channel cat over a bass pulled from an oasis of ice-cold Aquafina.  Nothing wrong keepin' one every now and then (if it's a healthy fishery, of course), but I'd rather get back to fishing!

[Bluebasser86]

if it's clean water, try them again.  i've eaten plenty of dinks that came out of a clear water lake, and they are indeed good.  even out of this lake, i always released anything probably 14" up and only kept the small fish.  it would probably help the size of the other fish in that lake if there was a harvest.

I don't like freshwater fish in general anymore, I ate too much fish growing up and just lost the taste for it. It isn't an issue of not having them prepared properly, being from the wrong body of water, nothing like that. Every fish I catch gets released unless someone else wants to eat them. It's funny how upset some people will get when they see me release a keeper walleye, crappie, trout, or catfish. Every year I'll try some fish (usually a walleye caught early in the year fishing jerkbaits for bass) hoping that I'll have regained my taste for fish but it just hasn't happened. 

[silvercliff_46]

Most are released, but I have no problem eating a few during the year.  I also consume venison, grouse, ducks and other things from natures bounty.  If you need to attack that go ahead, I could care less.

[silvercliff_46]

ADDENDUM

I haven't posted for awhile. I don't even like to think about soft water fishing when it is -23 actual temp with -50 wind chill.

[WhiteMike1018]

I could never do it, after setting hooks into the mouth, taking them for rides in the boat, putting them on the scales and interfearing with their natural way of life. I feel guilty enough as it is.

[silvercliff_46]

If I were a sensitive guy, I guess I wouldn't either. Thank God I'm not.

[st041986]

Bass taste fine, especially out of cold water. I enjoy eating fish as much as anybody but I always keep the small guys for eating and put back the big ones. That goes for all species.

[silvercliff_46]

ENJOY   

 

                  
* Exported from MasterCook *

                            PESCADO de Dennis

Recipe By     :
Serving Size  : 2     Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Fish & Seafood

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  4              whole  fillets -- white fleshed fish
  2        tablespoons  taco seasoning mix -- can use up 4 or more
  2        tablespoons  southern rub -- can use up to 4
  1                cup  masa harina -- to dredge
  1                cup  all-purpose flour -- to dredge
  1 1/2           cups  masa harina -- for breading
  1 1/2           cups  fine corn meal -- for breading
  1               pint  picante sauce -- Fresh not bottled *****
  1         tablespoon  sugar -- to taste it's what you like not me
  1              whole  lime -- fresh
     1/2           cup  sour cream -- or more (up to you)
  2              whole  egg -- mix with a bit of milk or water for egg wash
                        Taco Seasoning Mix
                        Southern Barbecue Rub ( Joy Of Cooking )

Drain the picante sauce, add zest of the lime, and sugar.  Do this a 1/2-1
hour before to meld flavors.   Here is how I do this:  I keep the long
thin curly strips of zest for presentation,  I then grate the remain zest
with a grater,  This is added to the salsa.

Juice 1/2 of the zested lime, reserve the other half for presentation.
Qtr, thin slice whatever your creativity tells you for presentation.

Make sure your fillets are boneless,  I usually use bass, but the choice
is yours.

Mix the masa harina & A.P. flour, with a bit of taco seasoning

Mix fine corn meal with masa harina add the taco seasoning and southern
rub, mix well. This is your breading.

Make the egg wash with milk and eggs

lay out your breading station,  egg wash, flour, breading.  get your saute
pan heating but not too hot.  I like a mix of butter and oil as it raises
the smoke point of the butter

Egg wash, flour..., egg wash..., breading..., then into the pan.  Saute
fish until JUST done and GOLDEN (not a nasty brown)

Plate then add salsa on top of the fish and a wide strip of sour cream on
top of that.

a bit of parsley and a sprinkle of paprika finish's the dish (don't forget
the lime you reserved for presentation.

Description:
  "Fish with Pico De Gallo"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 1895 Calories; 39g Fat (18.3%
calories from fat); 68g Protein; 321g Carbohydrate; 19g Dietary Fiber;
388mg Cholesterol; 9642mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 19 Grain(Starch); 5 1/2 Lean
Meat; 3 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Non-Fat Milk; 5 Fat; 1/2 Other
Carbohydrates.

Serving Ideas : This is excellent with a Tex/Mex rice.

NOTES : Never forget your tongue, it is the best measure of
        sweet/sour/savory. Spices are to your judgement.

Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

[Raul]

I see nothing wrong in people keeping fish as long as they obey the laws and regulations, actually it´s a good thing for people to remove fish. I ocassionally keep fish for the table, don´t ask me when was the last time I did so because I swear I can´t remember, ( yeah, it´s been THAT long ago ).