90% of the time I usually eat crappie and bluegill. But I have a bunch of local ponds that are overfilled with 1lb bass. I'm guessing I should cull some of the bass, and I don't want to waste any of the meat. Has anybody ever eaten Largemouth bass before and how does it taste?

Yes.

 

It's OK - not my favorite, but OK.

 

btw - it does not taste like chicken.

 

A-Jay

They taste great!

Zatarain's Seasoned Fish Fry

Many times. Years ago, that's what fishing was about. Dinner, not a trophy, or

a photograph.

 

Hootie

Kind of bland compared to crappie or red ear.

I'm in the same boat. Culling my pond.

Had some last night. Baked with garlic powder, butter, shredded Italian 5 cheese blend, and crumbled potato chips

Yes.

 

It's OK - not my favorite, but OK.

 

btw - it does not taste like chicken.

 

A-Jay

 

This. I havent eaten Largemouth Bass since I was a wee youngster 25+ years ago. Although I LOVE fish, all I eat these days comes from the ocean. Tuna, Yelowtail, Doardo, Rockcod, etc. Now thats some good eats!

It's a great fish to bread & fry. The only times I eat bass are when I am camping or thinning the herd in a pond.

Had some last night. Baked with garlic powder, butter, shredded Italian 5 cheese blend, and crumbled potato chips

From the Chain? Should I call a Dr for you now?

If I'm going to keep, clean, prepare and fry up some freshwater fish, it's going to be the sweet meat of bluegill, flakey white walleye, might be decent pile of crappie or believe it of not, a couple of mid sized cool water pike fillets.   Even a mess of  over sized yellow perch fillets are good eating.

 

A-Jay

Catfish, gimme, gimme, gimme!!

Hootie

The best way to cook a largemouth bass is to season it with salt and pepper, soak it with lemon for 15 to 20 min.  Then place the fish on a cedar plank and cook it slowly on low heat, when the outside begins to brown, remove it from the oven , throw it away and eat the wood plank.

The best way to cook a largemouth bass is to season it with salt and pepper, soak it with lemon for 15 to 20 min. Then place the fish on a cedar plank and cook it slowly on low heat, when the outside begins to brown, remove it from the oven , throw it away and eat the wood plank.

I could add one thing. Ranch dressing, cedar is so much better with ranch dressing.

Hootie

Bass are OK.

 

I generally don't eat them, but tend to agree with A-Jay with regard to good eatin' fish with the addition of catfish.

 

Josh

They make some nice fillets. They are pretty firm and flakey. I keep 5 or 6 a year, but I prefer walleye, striper or perch.  They are easy to fillet too!

 

Jim

I don't have any reservations keeping a few for the fryer every now and then. Mr. Catt and I are from the same neck of the woods and its actually extremely common in south La for guys to be upset when they don't limit on "keepers" in some river and bayou systems.

If I'm fishing a very small fishery, ill cull a few little ones every few trips. If I'm fishing river systems, I don't mind keeping a couple.

Now... Spotted bass from our clear river waterways like the Amite River? Yummy.

I use the same fish fry as Catt.

Seems like once every couple of years I either deeply hook one or pull one from so deep it can't stay down. In that case, I do not waste and I will have a greenie for dinner. Fresh fish is always pretty good eating.

I've got a private lake that I have exclusive permission on that I'll pull some 1-1.5 lbers out once a year.

Hot grease and Andy's fish fry does the trick!

Thinly sliced and deep fried. I generally don't eat bass; they're not as good as panfish, but if on swallows the hook bad, I'll eat 'em no problem. 

"Anybody Ever Eaten Largemouth Bass Before?"

 

Before What?

 

 

"Anybody Ever Eaten Largemouth Bass Before?"

 

Before What?

 

 

LOL ~

 

Before they had scales, cameras & Bassmasters . . . . 

 

 

A-Jay

LOL ~

 

Before they had scales, cameras & Bassmasters . . . . 

 

 

A-Jay

Did you see the post Sam made a couple weeks ago of the 1971 Classic? Stringers full of bass brought to the scales. I can only guess there was a fish fry afterwards.

Did you see the post Sam made a couple weeks ago of the 1971 Classic? Stringers full of bass brought to the scales. I can only guess there was a fish fry afterwards.

 

Though I did not see that specific post, I am familiar with some of the photos from those early tournaments.

 

All the fish just hanging there - and they all look so surprised . . . . .  (dead).

 

 

A-Jay

Though I did not see that specific post, I am familiar with some of the photos from those early tournaments.

 

All the fish just hanging there - and they all look so surprised . . . . .  (dead).

 

 

A-Jay

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/150437-first-bassmaster-classic-pictures/

 

Some really neat pics

http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/150437-first-bassmaster-classic-pictures/

 

Some really neat pics

 

Thank you.

 

A-Jay