Super User tcbass Posted July 2, 2014 Super User Posted July 2, 2014 I love eating largemouth bass. Taste just like any other fish. I batter them with an egg and then Shorelunch and put them in my Emeril Deep Fryer. Surprisingly deep fried fish this way is my favorite way to cook fish now. I no longer order fish at restaurants anymore since it won't taste this good. Exceptions for sushi and Ahi Tuna though. My friend was skeptical of the taste of bass and I cooked him and his daughter some and they both thought it was great. He was surprised when I told him it was bass. Anything in the 1lbs.-2lbs. range is good for eating. Any bigger and it's doesn't cook well and any smaller and it's too small. I also like to leave the bigger ones to breed. I don't eat smallmouth bass or rock bass though. Who eats bass? 1 Quote
Kevin22 Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 I'm not ashamed to admit that I will eat a bass if one bites when I am keeping walleye or crappie. Like you, I think they taste like any other good white meat fish (bluegill, crappie, yellow perch, etc). For anyone who is going to try it... Make sure you take off the red meat that is on the bottom side of the fillet between the meat and the skin if there is any there, that will make it taste real fishy. Quote
Super User Raul Posted July 2, 2014 Super User Posted July 2, 2014 I'm not ashamed to admit that I will eat a bass if one bites when I am keeping walleye or crappie. Like you, I think they taste like any other good white meat fish (bluegill, crappie, yellow perch, etc). For anyone who is going to try it... Make sure you take off the red meat that is on the bottom side of the fillet between the meat and the skin if there is any there, that will make it taste real fishy. Why should you feel ashame ? you didn´t kill nobody. Quote
MemphisFF Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 Grown up eating bass and crappie my dad always brought home fish.. I still keep a few from time to time myself. Dunno why it's such a taboo to some.. Quote
TrapperJ Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 Bass are very tasty! i'd say the better meat on Bass is that 1-2# range. Any bigger the meat is not near as good. 1 Quote
Super User Raul Posted July 2, 2014 Super User Posted July 2, 2014 Seems to be a societal taboo. You have your fishing license/permit don´t you ? You respect size limits ? You respect possesion limits ? You obey laws and regulations ? If all your answers are positive then the fish is yours for you to do whatever you want, screw the chest beaters ( mea culpa, mea culpa, mea culpa ). I have no beef with people following the rules. It´s been a loooong time since the last time I ate a bass, but that doesn´t mean I don´t eat or will eat bass. 3 Quote
Super User F14A-B Posted July 2, 2014 Super User Posted July 2, 2014 Nothing wrong at all with frying/ grilling LMB or Smallmouth... Follow you're state laws and enjoy you're catch... 1 Quote
Super User Jar11591 Posted July 2, 2014 Super User Posted July 2, 2014 They literally taste identical to the grass or weeds that they live in. No thanks. Smallmouth are different, but LM taste like grass. 2 Quote
Super User A-Jay Posted July 2, 2014 Super User Posted July 2, 2014 Around here - It's Pike, Muskie, Walleye and of course - Bigger Bass . . . I bet that perch and panfish dine on the fry too. But a few times a year - me too. A-Jay Quote
Super User tcbass Posted July 2, 2014 Author Super User Posted July 2, 2014 They literally taste identical to the grass or weeds that they live in. No thanks. Smallmouth are different, but LM taste like grass. I'll have to respectfully disagree with you that bass taste like grass. I think they taste like any other white meat fish. 2 Quote
Super User Jar11591 Posted July 2, 2014 Super User Posted July 2, 2014 I'll have to respectfully disagree with you that bass taste like grass. I think they taste like any other white meat fish. I've eaten sunfish, crappie, perch and bass. The only one I don't like is largemouth. Every time Ive eaten it, it tastes like a seaweed salad more than fish. I've had it fried, baked, broiled and grilled all with identical results. Never noticed this with other fish that live in vegetation. Given the choice, I would go with crappie every time. Any suggestions to get rid of the grassy taste? Quote
Super User tcbass Posted July 2, 2014 Author Super User Posted July 2, 2014 I've eaten sunfish, crappie, perch and bass. The only one I don't like is largemouth. Every time Ive eaten it, it tastes like a seaweed salad more than fish. I've had it fried, baked, broiled and grilled all with identical results. Never noticed this with other fish that live in vegetation. Given the choice, I would go with crappie every time. Any suggestions to get rid of the grassy taste?I just cook them and clean them the normal way. Maybe only eat them later when the water is cold and the flesh is firmer.And cook them the way I do with a deep fryer and Shorelunch. My brother tried grilling bass and it was horrible. We have an annual fishing trip where we go to my friends place and we catch and eat bass. All the guys love the bass and none of them normally eat bass. And like I said with my one friend, he thought it was walleye or northern because of the size of the fillets. Said it tasted like walleye. Most people can't tell the difference when it's deep fried in Shorelunch. Quote
Super User SoFlaBassAddict Posted July 2, 2014 Super User Posted July 2, 2014 Doesn't do it for me. Honestly, there aren't many freshwater fish that do. Just not a fan. If I've got to cover fish with seasonings and deep fry it to the point where you can tell what species it is, odds are I won't be having much of it if there's an alternative. 1 Quote
FishChaser1 Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 When i eat them i coat them with flour and pan fry them Quote
Avalonjohn44 Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 I am wary of eating anything in my local waters... Quote
SuskyDude Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 We just fried a bunch of smallies 2 weeks ago. Beer battered half of them and breaded the others in panko. Served with slaw, greens, cornbread, fried garlic scapes and onin rings. Hard to beat. 1 Quote
Super User Catch and Grease Posted July 2, 2014 Super User Posted July 2, 2014 Bass is one of my favorite eating fish.... Quote
B@ssCrzy Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 The only time I eat bass is when I go on vacation with my family. It has been a tradition for over 30 years that we always have at least one fish meal. This year we had 3 largemouth and 3-4 smallmouth plus some bonus walleye and pike. Hard to beat the walleye for taste, but all of them are good when they go straight from the lake into the frying pan. Quote
jigabooyah Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 I would try it. The lakes near by are polluted. Most waters in the STL area are pretty bad. Quote
Super User everythingthatswims Posted July 2, 2014 Super User Posted July 2, 2014 I'll have to respectfully disagree with you that bass taste like grass. I think they taste like any other white meat fish. They smell like hydrilla sometimes but they still taste fine to me! Quote
Hyrule Bass Posted July 2, 2014 Posted July 2, 2014 i havent eaten fish in many years, but i never remember them tasting like grass. and yes, bass is primarily what we caught and ate when i was growing up... Quote
Super User Jar11591 Posted July 2, 2014 Super User Posted July 2, 2014 Gotta say, OP's picture definitely makes me want to give it another try. Quote
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