Pond Boss Forums FISH & FISHING Sunfish-Including Largemouth and Smallmouth Bass LMB-it's what's for dinner

It seems like those carp would be perfect for dog/cat food, and much easier to catch than seining.

FIH, done any night-time boating lately?

Condello seems to think that Grass Carp are some kind of dish-delish....

I had those fish and totally agree.

I don't know about grass carp, or Asian carp for that matter, but I find that common carp make delicious fishcakes/patties.

Word on that! I had never tried them previously and had never desired to try them, but Ken has a way with seemingly undesirable foods!

A lot of bowfishers will tell you that Asian carp, bighead especially, are very good table fare. There's actually a chef attempting to make it a common platter under the name 'Silverfish' (I think).

That's pretty appetizing. Kinda like that multi-legged crawler that seems to proliferate in the summer. Yep. That's a recipe for success!

Nope, the bar has been raised. You ruined me for all other night trips.

Alice.

Goober

I just puked a little into my mouth. I gotta say, milk and cookies tastes much better the first time...

Come on, CJ!

Just guys being guys...out on the high seas....18, 19 years old....missing Mom.....






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Nevermind, you're right.

I heard it was much more fun to cut one side off of the handlebar mustache of a navy chief while he was sleeping. Heard the chief was one pissed off chief!

That fish is truly magnificent - once in a lifetime. Amazing!

Thanks TJ, new personal best for me last summer out of Lake of the Woods. 52" and a 28"+ girth. Weigh calculators put the fish right around 50 pounds. Not sure it was that heavy but it was one heavy fish to hold for the picture. No Condello technique with this one. Funny thing is this fish wasn't legal to keep since there is a 54" minimum there.

52"!!!!

That fish is taller than TJ!!!!!!!

Ok Kettle!

Did you have to consult a picture of us together, just to confirm, or did you just know it??

I'm not sure who those people are supposed to be, but the one on the right isn't Sunil. He's drinking canned beer, and it's not Peroni.
Besides, Sunil is usually napping at about that time of day.

It was some sweet Miller High Life at TJ's place. He had a cooler of potent potables....

While I will admit to an afternoon nap here or there, or both of the afternoons at Richmond Mills (also the first time you and I met in person, Yolk), I will proudly state that this pic is from very late afternoon. Further, you'll note that I'm the only one drinking in this picture. Sue Cruz is drinking with me, but just not in the picture.

1. High Life seemed appropriate that day...

2. Man I miss you guys.

3. The gate is always open for you

I grew up like most thinking carp was a trash fish unfit for eating.My dads carp recipe was to bake it on a cedar plank till done,toss the carp and eat the cedar plank.That was till I tried it in Bulgaria.My wife and I where invited to dinner at a friends village and they knew that we enjoyed fish.My friends grandmother made a baked fish dish that was out of this world but the type of fish was lost in translation till after dinner.That was when my wife conveniently remembered it was a type of carp.Now I would have ate it if I had known it was carp just to be polite,but to be honest I doubt I would have devoured it like I did if I had known before digging in Most people keep them in a barrel with a aerator and clean water for a few days to let them flush themselves out so to speak.Also most carp are sold live from tanks for this reason.I've been told that it really makes a difference in the cleanliness of the flavor.

Robert, was that the common/German carp or a different species?

I've found that no matter what fish species, removing the dark flesh along the lateral line improves the whole fillet flavor.