not wasting bass

[lonnie g]

22 hours ago, Darren. said:

Sounds good, but fish just ain't something I like much of...

Ingredients are great, but I'd rather it be in a pasta meal  

sounds like my dad. he loved catching them, any species. but did not care for eating them. he would rather clean then and give them to a neighbor, or the person who owned the pond or lake as a thank you. THANKS for giving me the smile remembering him  

[IndianaFinesse]

I don't care for bass, its not horrible but I would much rather eat crappie.  If I catch a gut hooked bass (a rarity) I clean it and give it to a couple of elderly neighbors that love to eat fish.  Sometimes I'll keep a few dinks for them anyways, the lake won't be damaged and may be helped by removing a few buck bass once in a while, and they love to eat bass.

 

On a side note, a good way to make an agreement with the owner of a private pond or lake is to agree to give him some fish that you catch at his pond in return for access to it. 

[lonnie g]

3 hours ago, JustJames said:

I would not know how LMB taste like. I ate one a year ago abouy 2lbs which I caught and need to keep it. Every bite I felt guity and sad for the bass???. That was not a very enjoyable meal I ever had from the fish I caught. I do eat fish I caught but not all, mostly saltwater fish. I gave up after a few bites and mywife just kept laughing. She finished the bass herself after and told me that it taste pretty good.

I'm glad that only pertains to bass. I would hate to feel bad about eating old betsy the cow  or Arnold the pig.

[IndianaFinesse]

15 minutes ago, lonnie g said:

I'm glad that only pertains to bass. I would hate to feel bad about eating old betsy the cow  or Arnold the pig.

Like people in India who believe in reincarnation, and you wouldn't want to eat uncle Steve, would you?  No matter how good a nice, juicy steak sounds when you're starving to death.  I don't feel bad at all about eating bass, I just prefer the taste of other fish.

[Darren.]

46 minutes ago, lonnie g said:

sounds like my dad. he loved catching them, any species. but did not care for eating them. he would rather clean then and give them to a neighbor, or the person who owned the pond or lake as a thank you. THANKS for giving me the smile remembering him  

 

Glad I could bring a pleasant memory up  

 

If I ever have a dead/dying fish on my hands

I usually leave it for the turtles, or other critters

like raccoons and such.

[Chowderhead]

9 minutes ago, Darren. said:

 

Glad I could bring a pleasant memory up  

 

If I ever have a dead/dying fish on my hands

I usually leave it for the turtles, or other critters

like raccoons and such.

Agreed - this is how I handle it.

[Burtonxj]

Only freshwater fish I'll eat is Walleye..

 

If I hook a bass bad something else will get a meal out of it. Always bums me out a bit though..sitting in my kayak cursing..usually takes a couple of minutes to get back into it.

[jr231]

9 hours ago, ThePolkFolk said:

Any chance you may want to share that recipe? lol No problem if you wouldn't want to but it sure sounds tasty!

 

 

Sure lol. It's not a secret. Rather simple really...  

 

She would take the filets and let them soak over night in water , with lemon juice , and salt.. 

 

The next day take them out and rinse them well... Mix a couple of eggs with some milk in one bowl.. and put your favorite crackers In a zip lock back. She would then crush them with a rolling pin . Choose whatever spice you like. She used cayenne.. but if you want hotter or milder adjust accordingly.... 

 

After rinsing the filets , dip them.in the egg and milk then roll them in the cracker and spice mix

 

Cast iron skillet optional. 

 

 

[soflabasser]

Good subject. I sometimes give away a bass to fishermen if I have one die or a person ask me politely and I feel they are a responsible angler. I don't eat bass myself anymore since I don't like the taste of bass, but they are a ok tasting fish if your hungry enough. With that said, I rather eat fresh caught seafood that I catch myself( hogfish, grouper, snapper, dolphin, cobia, tripletail, lobster, etc).

[ThePolkFolk]

Thanks Yeajray!