Can you eat largemouth bass? (Page 4): Leave scales on, clean otherwise, butterfly, grill direct on coals, scales down. I season with cayenne pepper, garlic powder, seafood season...

alwjohnson Loc: Lorman, MS

Leave scales on, clean otherwise, butterfly, grill direct on coals, scales down. I season with cayenne pepper, garlic powder, seafood season, lemon juice with a few slices. About 10 minutes. Check when flacks out of skin.

John Mac Loc: Misouri

Wife and I both love largemouth bass. The one's 2 pounds and under are the best size. We like them early in the season before the ponds start getting covered with all the moss.
Filet them just like other fish and put on your favorite coating and fry!
Very very good!

crsemus Loc: Eugene OR

I agree with Shifty. Also, he didn't mention heavy metal contamination--lead and mercury from city runoff. Generally, the larger the fish, the more contamination. If you hafta try one, stick to half pounders or less. Otherwise, catch and release so the next guy can enjoy one.

LindyB

I would advise you to check your State's Department of Environmental Conservation, to see if there are any "restrictions" on how many you can safely eat in a month. Here in Western New York Sate, we have restrictions on certain bodies of water, because of contamination. Bas are my favorite fsh to eat..You will love it.

Wv mike Loc: Parkersburg area. Wv

LindyB wrote:

I would advise you to check your State's Department of Environmental Conservation, to see if there are any "restrictions" on how many you can safely eat in a month. Here in Western New York Sate, we have restrictions on certain bodies of water, because of contamination. Bas are my favorite fsh to eat..You will love it.

I’ve eaten a few of them New York bass and you’re Wright very tasty.

pinkham42 Loc: Casper, Wyoming

FS Digest wrote:

Unless you you're fishing to supplement your incom... (show quote)

I can't believe they are allowed to dump sewage into the waterways there!

Wv mike Loc: Parkersburg area. Wv

pinkham42 wrote:

I can't believe they are allowed to dump sewage into the waterways there!

Yuk

Odino Loc: Rye NH

Truth is that you can eat most fish and game, just takes a little time and imagination to prepare it. As a kid growing up along the Ohio West Virginia border, we ate whatever we caught or shot. Never had a bad meal.

Big dog Loc: Bayshore, Long Island, New York

FS Digest wrote:

Are largemouthbass edible also what are some good recipes?

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by MajorChoas

It depends on the water they came out of. Shallow muddy water gives them an ugly taste, clean deep cooler water is better for the flavor.

DonaldRotter80 Loc: St, Cloud, Minnesota

Long ago I was told to soak the freshly filleted fish in cold water with one of 3 items added. Milk, salt or vinegar. A gallon of milk costs more than a gallon of gas, salt is not good for us, so I use vinegar. The recommended amount is a cap full, but there are lots of different sized caps. I don't measure, just add an amount dependent on how many fillets I have. Add the vinegar and add water to completely cover the fillets and place in refrigerator. Overnight they will turn snow white and firm up. Any part above the mixture will remain opaque as when cleaned. I have soaked them for up to 4 days, after that they should be washed and eaten or frozen. The mixture removes the slime, blood, muddy and fishy taste. When you take them out of the refrigerator and run cold water over the fish and mixture the water will suds up like dish washing soap and I run the water until it no longer foams up. Some have asked me why I don't want fish to taste fishy which leads me to think they don't eat many fish! There is nothing worse than fish that taste fishy! To each their own.

Big dog Loc: Bayshore, Long Island, New York

DonaldRotter80 wrote:

Long ago I was told to soak the freshly filleted f... (show quote)

That ‘fishy ‘ taste is Not a good sign of the freshness of the fish, unless it happens to be a very oily type of fish, like bluefish, which I think tastes awful.
Something I saw yesterday in the seafood section at the local grocery store,
Tuna; $9.99 a pound, bluefish; $8.99 a pound. Ya couldn’t give me either of them. With prices that close, that tuna must be a month old!

Stan th man Loc: Clearwater Fla.

I agree with DR80. Bass are good table fare. As with any fish species I’ve encountered the younger ones are better to eat. Not too small. Let em grow up. And not to big ! That is breeding stock !!! If the fillet fits just right in your frying pan, that’s the tasty one. All others go back in the drink. Even then it’s rare for me to take ONE home.

Lupine333

DonaldRotter80 wrote:

I prefer sunfish, crappies, perch or walleye. I have deep fried SMALL largemouth bass along with sunfish and crappies and many don't taste any difference. My late wife used bass instead of salmon in her "salmon loaf" and I thought those were okay. I have found the larger representative of each species to be less palatable than the smaller members. Too each their own. Good Fishing!

Lupine333

I will say that the very best way to cook
bass is to soak in teriyaki sauce with
garlic let it soak for at least an hour.
BBQ in BBQ cage until done. Put lemon
on it. Yummy and best way I ever had.

Dick Dragon

DonaldRotter80 wrote:

I prefer sunfish, crappies, perch or walleye. I have deep fried SMALL largemouth bass along with sunfish and crappies and many don't taste any difference. My late wife used bass instead of salmon in her "salmon loaf" and I thought those were okay. I have found the larger representative of each species to be less palatable than the smaller members. Too each their own. Good Fishing!

I can't stand to eat bass, they stink!!