smithy97 Posted September 17, 2017 Report Posted September 17, 2017 It was great! Wasn't sure what to think after getting lots of different opinions on it, so I decided to just give er' and try it for myself. Caught 2 nice keepers (1.5lbs or so) and put the fillets in a beer/egg mixture, then into garlic and butter fish crisp. Fried in vegetable oil over the coleman stove and ate them up with my cousin on our campsite. Memorable meal for sure. I remember some folks on here mentioning to stay away from the belly meat, and I can see why now. I tried a bit of it didn't care for it. The fillets were fantastic, no grubs to be found. I'll be eating more of them in future for sure!
mike rousseau Posted September 17, 2017 Report Posted September 17, 2017 A guy once showed me what he called the "anal gland" Basically it's the piece of meat near the anal vent that looks different than the rest of the fillets... maybe the size of a quarter Cut that part out and the rest of the meat is good That is what gives LM bass a funny taste in the belly meat
John Posted September 17, 2017 Report Posted September 17, 2017 A guy once showed me what he called the "anal gland"
mike rousseau Posted September 17, 2017 Report Posted September 17, 2017 Lmao!!! Now that I re-read that I should have worded it better ?
AKRISONER Posted September 18, 2017 Report Posted September 18, 2017 i havent laughed out loud at a forum post in a while...but this one got me
Governator Posted September 18, 2017 Report Posted September 18, 2017 (edited) Tried SMB but for whatever reason (probably my cooking) it tasted very greasy. The one time I cut in to a LMB it had grubs in them and decided there are a lot better options for a feed so I don't bother with bass anymore. Was in Temagami on the weekend and grilled walleye over the fire with a little spice around midnight. Was delicious. Not worth doing a report but here's a pic or two. Edited September 18, 2017 by Governator
blaque Posted September 18, 2017 Report Posted September 18, 2017 I dont keep a ton of fish to eat........basically walleye only a couple times a year. Having said that, i was with a large group in the 1000 islands and everyone insisted we bring back some fish for "fry-day" and smallmouth were the target for the weekend so a buddy and I brought some back and cleaned them up for the group. All the while, kinda rolling our eyes as we cleaned these fish , after all these were not eyes' or perch we were about to put on their plates. So, later that evening......the smallmouth came out the fryer......and everyone was raving how delicious it was. Sure enough, i dug in and low and behold........it was freakin outstanding. Whoda thunk.....
Joeytier Posted September 18, 2017 Report Posted September 18, 2017 I'll have to give them a shot next time i get into some smaller ones.
huzzsaba Posted September 18, 2017 Report Posted September 18, 2017 (edited) I dont keep a ton of fish to eat........basically walleye only a couple times a year. Having said that, i was with a large group in the 1000 islands and everyone insisted we bring back some fish for "fry-day" and smallmouth were the target for the weekend so a buddy and I brought some back and cleaned them up for the group. All the while, kinda rolling our eyes as we cleaned these fish , after all these were not eyes' or perch we were about to put on their plates. So, later that evening......the smallmouth came out the fryer......and everyone was raving how delicious it was. Sure enough, i dug in and low and behold........it was freakin outstanding. Whoda thunk..... I only tried SMB once and it tasted fine. I think key is cut it up and deep fry it. Edited September 18, 2017 by huzzsaba
John Bacon Posted September 19, 2017 Report Posted September 19, 2017 (edited) I dont keep a ton of fish to eat........basically walleye only a couple times a year. Having said that, i was with a large group in the 1000 islands and everyone insisted we bring back some fish for "fry-day" and smallmouth were the target for the weekend so a buddy and I brought some back and cleaned them up for the group. All the while, kinda rolling our eyes as we cleaned these fish , after all these were not eyes' or perch we were about to put on their plates. So, later that evening......the smallmouth came out the fryer......and everyone was raving how delicious it was. Sure enough, i dug in and low and behold........it was freakin outstanding. Whoda thunk..... As good as muskie? Edited September 19, 2017 by JohnBacon
HTHM Posted September 19, 2017 Report Posted September 19, 2017 As good as muskie? No they taste more like Pike.
manitoubass2 Posted September 19, 2017 Report Posted September 19, 2017 (edited) No they taste more like Pike. Pike or grass pickeral? Or american pickeral aka Walters? Lol Sorry in advance for the crappie post Edited September 19, 2017 by manitoubass2
AKRISONER Posted September 19, 2017 Report Posted September 19, 2017 (edited) Pike or grass pickeral? Or american pickeral aka Walters? Lol Sorry in advance for the crappie post Edited September 19, 2017 by AKRISONER
Musky Plug Posted September 19, 2017 Report Posted September 19, 2017 (edited) Looks tasty! LMAO! Anal gland! Edited September 19, 2017 by Musky Plug
manitoubass2 Posted September 19, 2017 Report Posted September 19, 2017 Pike or grass pickeral? Or american pickeral aka Walters? Lol Sorry in advance for the crappie post Hahahahah
jimmer Posted September 20, 2017 Report Posted September 20, 2017 I think many people have starting keeping bass in the Kawarthas, due to the difficulty in catching walleye for a meal.
gordy28 Posted September 20, 2017 Report Posted September 20, 2017 At one of the lodges we visited at the mid week fish fry there is a blind taste testing that's a tradition All fish are breaded and battered and fried. You sample 1 to 4 pieces that were supposed to be pike, walleye, bass and whitefish. You eat , guess and rank each piece. My favorites blind ended up being Small mouth (swore it was walleye) pike then walleye and finally whitefish Turned out there was no whitefish and my least favourite was also pike lol. Now I have have bass and walleye grilled and much prefer walleye but think the lesson learned was fried right. They all taste the same He said people are always amazed that a) they choose something other than walleye and they can't really tell the difference Cheers Gordy
AKRISONER Posted September 21, 2017 Report Posted September 21, 2017 The way my family has always cooked fish definitely shows the difference a lot more. Pike is definitely stronger tasting than walleye. Bass the meat is slightly different. Im not much of a fish eater so when i do i try to simply hit the fish with some hires and throw it on the fire as is. If im doing this its gotta be walleye.
Sinker Posted September 21, 2017 Report Posted September 21, 2017 I've shocked many people with bass and pike that thought it was walleye. Any FRESH fish is good....if you like fish. S.
SirCranksalot Posted September 21, 2017 Report Posted September 21, 2017 At one of the lodges we visited at the mid week fish fry there is a blind taste testing that's a tradition All fish are breaded and battered and fried. You sample 1 to 4 pieces that were supposed to be pike, walleye, bass and whitefish. Gordy If it's battered and deep fried it all tastes the same. Try pan fried, baked or steamed and you will taste the diff.
manitoubass2 Posted September 21, 2017 Report Posted September 21, 2017 If it's battered and deep fried it all tastes the same. Try pan fried, baked or steamed and you will taste the diff. Yep And bass is still gross lol
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