Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Pacu/water pigs died today

The pacu died but I didn't see any tilapia so I think pacu die first. I found them still twitching so I cleaned them. One hard fish to clean. They are tough and had more fat in them than I have ever seen in a fish. It looked like the white part of bacon. It was cold and the fat was all over the meat, my hands, knife, and board. I have no hot water in my shop so I had to bring everything in to clean.
They weighed 6.5 and 7.5 pounds.
Has anyone other than Rad eaten their pacu?

Hopefully Rad or Meadowlark will weigh in here. I'm curious about this.

Jeff,
I am not much for eating fish, but these are good, firm white meat, They have a y shaped bone alone the backbone that ruins a filet, we cut them into pan or grill size pieces, were it me doing it I would cut them into steaks, making the bones easier to deal with.

Around here the order of preference is barramundi, pacu then tilapia for freshwater fish.

Brian is right they do get fat, I think because they were in feast and famine cycles due to the wet and dry seasons where they come from, like a bear?

I'm finishing the last one now. The bones are a pain in the butt but they taste good. They have another small row of bones between the rib cage and tail close to their anus.

Brian,
I read that the fish stick people found a way to cook the fish just enough to where those Y bones fall apart, they use the pacu to make the sticks.

The fat on my is more yellowish and firmer than you describe.