CATFISH
Sep 17, 2020 14:31:49 #
What is the difference between fresh water and salt water catfish? Why is one good for eating and the other not?
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Sep 17, 2020 14:36:42 #
lucicarmona wrote:
What is the difference between fresh water and salt water catfish? Why is one good for eating and the other not?
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I didnt know there was saltwater catfish
Sep 17, 2020 14:41:55 #
Yes there are and I've heard they're not good eating but I got no idea why. Diet?
Sep 17, 2020 15:05:13 #
lucicarmona wrote:
What is the difference between fresh water and salt water catfish? Why is one good for eating and the other not?
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Don't know where your hearing one catfish is good and the other not but it is WRONG! Salt water cat as good to eat as frsh water. Speaking of good a sail cat maybe the best eaten cat you can catch. The meat of a sail cat even the largest ones are always white and firm were as all and I mean all other cats the meat is yellow or shade of yellow. All my life and I'm 76 years young I've eaten catfish. You can go to Cracker Barrel and have cat fish dinner. It's farm raised and I believe the flathead salt water catfish I catch is every bit as good as theirs and the gaftopsail catfish are even better. I'm particularly partial to smoked catfish and have been smoking them for more years than I care to count. If you want to try some of my smoked cat pm me.
Sep 17, 2020 15:11:08 #
Thanks for the info. Was really confused about this. All my life down here in RGV I've been told to throw the salt water catfish back.
By the way, I'm talking about the South Padre Island area of Texas.
By the way, I'm talking about the South Padre Island area of Texas.
Sep 17, 2020 18:35:26 #
fishrmans
Loc: Waushara Cnty Wisconsin and Port Charlotte Fl
Throw the hard heads back. Not worth cleaning but the gaftopsail is worth keeping and good eating...
Sep 17, 2020 19:10:41 #
lucicarmona wrote:
What is the difference between fresh water and salt water catfish? Why is one good for eating and the other not?
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Well fresh water cat is good with the salt water they get like bugs and parasites in them just like my friend caught one and opened it up worms all inside of fish
Sep 17, 2020 19:16:11 #
FinFisherman wrote:
Don't know where your hearing one catfish is good ... (show quote)
It may depend on the salt water catch location. I've had saltwater cat and 2 bites and that was it. Fresh water cat is for me.
Sep 17, 2020 19:41:29 #
Paul britton wrote:
Well fresh water cat is good with the salt water they get like bugs and parasites in them just like my friend caught one and opened it up worms all inside of fish
Come on and bass don't get worms! I worked on a grouper boat and just gutting them to sell them we would dig out the ones we saw. I don't remember ever seeing worms in the cats I catch.
Sep 17, 2020 20:21:16 #
lucicarmona wrote:
What is the difference between fresh water and salt water catfish? Why is one good for eating and the other not?
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I've caught saltwater cats around 10lb and just cut them off, once I netted one and couldn't clean the net from all the slime on it.
Sep 17, 2020 21:22:20 #
For my 2 cents worth, the only salt water catfish I've ever found worth eating are gaff top, or sail top cats. The others, throw back. Ordinarily, fresh water cats are both better and easier to catch. Gaff tops are rare and are a slimey mess. Just Sayin...RJS
Sep 17, 2020 21:26:02 #
Robert J Samples wrote:
For my 2 cents worth, the only salt water catfish I've ever found worth eating are gaff top, or sail top cats. The others, throw back. Ordinarily, fresh water cats are both better and easier to catch. Gaff tops are rare and are a slimey mess. Just Sayin...RJS
RJ I'm going to pm you if that's alrighty
Sep 17, 2020 21:27:31 #
Sep 17, 2020 21:46:12 #
FinFisherman wrote:
Don't know where your hearing one catfish is good ... (show quote)
I don't know what you've been sharing with me other than you've said it's catfish. Whether salt or fresh I'll attest to the fact that it tastes damn good to me. I haven't sent any back yet have I?
Sep 17, 2020 21:51:40 #
Spiritof27 wrote:
I don't know what you've been sharing with me other than you've said it's catfish. Whether salt or fresh I'll attest to the fact that it tastes damn good to me. I haven't sent any back yet have I?
They are flathead saltwater catfish. But the batch that's coming has 1 fillet that's a sailcat.
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