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Oct 24, 2020 12:46:33   #
FS Digest
 
What do fisherman keep largemouth bass for they are not very tasty.........and pike
& pickeral there all bones
Best eating freshwater fish are RAINBOW TROUT (wild caught).......YELLOW
PERCH.......WALLEYE PIKE..........
& CRAPPIE.

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by Harvey

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Oct 24, 2020 13:36:55   #
charlykilo Loc: Garden Valley Ca
 
Not everyone has the same taste.

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Oct 24, 2020 13:43:20   #
Robert J Samples Loc: Round Rock, Texas
 
Yes, and a lot has to do with when and how they were cleaned. Just Sayin...RJS

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Oct 24, 2020 17:52:53   #
Huntm22 Loc: Northern Utah. - West Haven
 
This topic was covered a few months ago. Different tastes for different folks. Do it your way and don’t worry what others think. Good eating to you - your way.

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Oct 25, 2020 11:00:20   #
Snapperjohn1 Loc: Miami Florida
 
The taste of Largemouth bass is highly influenced by the water in which they reside. I’ve eaten bass from New Jersey to California and most recently here in my home state of Florida. The best tasting come from deep water like the numerous quarries or “rock pits”. The darker waters of the cypress lakes and rivers and canals, especially if they are shallow, will produce a muddy tasting fish that is darker in color, have higher mercury levels and generally have more creepy crawlies and sores on them too. Clean, light green bass from deep water grow faster and have very little muddy flavor. Great for pan frying like grouper!! Yum

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Oct 25, 2020 15:00:58   #
Ben Bragg Loc: Dayton Ohio
 
I don’t eat bass because I don’t kill bass for personal reasons. I know those who do and enjoy them. No problem with that. Just not me
Pike, if you clean em right are delicious and free of bones. . There is a technique.
You are absolutely right about perch and walleye. Very good eating. Trout are delicious as well .
Equally , if not close to equally is crappie and especially big bluegill. Fantastic.

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Oct 25, 2020 15:29:40   #
MAS fish Loc: Peoria,IL
 
FS Digest wrote:
What do fisherman keep largemouth bass for they are not very tasty.........and pike
& pickeral there all honesty
Best eating freshwater fish are RAINBOW TROUT (wild caught).......YELLOW
PERCH.......WALLEYE PIKE..........
& CRAPPIE.

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by Harvey


Try keeping smaller bass for eating if your laws allow. 12 inch and under are as good to eat as gills and crappie. Yes it takes several of them to feed a few people but they are good.
MAS fish

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Oct 25, 2020 16:24:04   #
agatemaggot Loc: iowa
 
Lots of U-Tube vids available on deboning Northern !

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Oct 25, 2020 16:36:50   #
Gary Northrop Loc: Richland WA
 
Bass are best if you don't keep the belly meat, which can be "muddy"
or "fishy". I have found this not to be true of walleye and pike.

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Oct 25, 2020 18:57:30   #
Snapperjohn1 Loc: Miami Florida
 
Of course trout are way better than bass but even the taste of trout will vary depending on the water conditions. I caught some cutthroats in a volcanic lake in steamboat springs that were fantastic. I’ve also had some stocked trout from the wissahickon river in Philadelphia that made canal bass taste good, lol.

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Oct 25, 2020 21:56:33   #
hemihappy Loc: pawleys island s.c.
 
The lateral line on a largemouth is part of the culprit if you were to take just the loin meat it is not too bad I just won't eat them though not too bad is not good enough for me. Small mouth are much better.

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Oct 25, 2020 22:16:32   #
fishinphil
 
all the chatter about good tasting fish and cats werent mentioned once.

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Oct 26, 2020 06:24:24   #
jlb603
 
my old favorite was walleye, my new favorite is pike

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Oct 26, 2020 09:12:47   #
bknecht Loc: Northeast pa
 
Yeah, what everyone else said about personal taste preferences. Walleye and yellow perch have always been touted as among the best of freshwater fish ( don’t get me wrong, I do enjoy them) but I personally prefer crappie and bluegills, pumpkinseeds and such. Also concur with the body of water from which they’re taken

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Oct 26, 2020 09:28:37   #
MAS fish Loc: Peoria,IL
 
FS Digest wrote:
What do fisherman keep largemouth bass for they are not very tasty.........and pike
& pickeral there all bones
Best eating freshwater fish are RAINBOW TROUT (wild caught).......YELLOW
PERCH.......WALLEYE PIKE..........
& CRAPPIE.

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by Harvey


Hey Harvey, back to your original comment, I believe fishermen and women are keeping large fish so they get more meat from them. That being said I remove 1500 -2000 bass out of my lake each year ( 12 inch and under) and fillet them for food and as I said earlier, you can not tell the difference in taste between them and gills and crappie, ( shape and texture may be a little different but flavor is very good if your water supply isn't bad) Try keeping some of that size bass and then tell me I was wrong.
MAS fish

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