O/T its wabi fault

8up · Post by **8up** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:34 pm

Ugly? I think they are beautiful. They are also one of the most widely eaten fish in the US. They make up a big part of what shows up in commercial nets. But remember beauty is in the eye of the beholder. In the words of Frank Zappa "consider the beauty of a name like RALPH"

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:37 pm

sorry 8up

8up · Post by **8up** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:42 pm

Mike no need to be sorry I wasn't offended. I was just pointing out that we all find beauty in different things.

As for not eating something because it was ugly, did you ever see a pretty pig? lol just having some fun

wabi · Post by **wabi** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 6:48 pm

Our local lake has been stocked heavily with channel cats. The overflow for the lake dumps into an old rock quarry pit that offers both depth and plenty of rock ledges which provide great nesting areas for catfish.
This old quarry isn't too big, but it's full of fish!

Sometimes the lake overflows, and the fish end up getting over the spillway.

I caught a lot of small channels (under a pound) last year to stock a buddy's pond and they have to be reproducing in the quarry, because the last stocking was over 5 years ago!

In late spring I usually catch a few channel cats in the 2-4pound range to bring home & clean. At that size they haven't absorbed too many toxins. (mercury levels are high - I've been told as a result of the coal fired power plants operating before the days of strict emissions controls)
To me a mess of catfish breaded in cornmeal and deep fried is about as good as it gets!

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 7:05 pm

good point 8up about the pig. i didn't say i wouldn't eat it because it was ugly . i just said i wouldn't mount something that ugly ( minds outta the gutter guys )

Limbs and Sticks · Post by **Limbs and Sticks** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:20 pm

Your fish sandwich at Mcdonalds is that ugly fish, taste beautiful to me. Saw it on 20/20 got farms feed them like chickens put me in the mind of Perdue,

Wes

cdup · Post by **cdup** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 8:30 pm

Down here in Louisiana, the only way we cook the big cats are in a couveon. It's a dish prepared with a red sauce that kills the strong fish taste.

Grizzly Adam · Post by **Grizzly Adam** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:20 pm

wabi wrote: To me a mess of catfish breaded in cornmeal and deep fried is about as good as it gets!

Yeah, boy!

8up · Post by **8up** » Wed Mar 11, 2009 11:31 pm

When it comes to eating fish Walleye is my favorite but crappie and small catfish are tied for a close second. I catch a lot of bass but they are all released. Big cats get released too. I enjoy the fight even more than eating them.

mikej · Post by **mikej** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 12:25 am

my favourite eating fish is lake trout or pike walleye is good too

R.J. · Post by **R.J.** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 2:34 pm

Monster cats !!

Kenton · Post by **Kenton** » Thu Mar 12, 2009 3:49 pm

Grizzly Adam wrote:
The best luck I've had with really big channels is cubing them up for "catfish nuggets" ... they seem to taste better that way.

I think everything tastes better in nugget form.

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