Been catching a few nice ones lately and plan to keep a couple for blackened fish tacos. Haven't had white bass in a long time but have heard mixed things about their fishiness. Anybody a fan of eating white bass? Do anything extra to draw out the fishy flavor or just eat em as is?

White bass is my main food source. They are awesome just about anyway you want to make them. If you’re going to freeze them for more than a week or so, trim all the red meat out of the fillets 

 

mine rarely make it to a taco, I eat them as soon as they come out of the fryer 

3 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

White bass is my main food source. They are awesome just about anyway you want to make them. If you’re going to freeze them for more than a week or so, trim all the red meat out of the fillets 

 

mine rarely make it to a taco, I eat them as soon as they come out of the fryer 

No plan on freezing any just gonna keep enough for a fry up. Really hankering for some Baja style beer battered tacos. As soon as I posted this I actually thought of you...seen you post several pictures and responses talking about how much you live white bass. If I actually find some ill let you know how I like em!

I was actually expecting this to be TNRiver46’s thread. I cut the red meat out no matter what I’m doing with them. I like them as much as any freshwater fish!

1 hour ago, VolFan said:

 I cut the red meat out no matter what I’m doing with them. I like them as much as any freshwater fish!

Same here. They're tasty.

Better out of cold water than the steamy warm water we have right now.

1 hour ago, gimruis said:

Better out of cold water than the steamy warm water we have right now.

Makes sense..all fish are in my experience

Don't eat the red meat. The fishiness comes from the red meat and stomach meat. The backstraps are tasty. 

I’ve probably cooked more white bass than any other fish. Never tried them blackened, just fried. Take the red out, and it’s good eatin’. I’ve never thought they tasted overly fishy. I usually catch them in fall or spring rather than the heat of summer.

I’ve eaten a lot of them in summer, they jump all over the lower end of the lake where the water is warmer, it can be wild. They taste just like they do in winter to me, I throw them on ice as soon as I catch them 

The Mrs and I went out Friday night about 9 pm and dropped a green light off the dock. At 2:30 am a huge school of 1” shad started circling the light. Then at 3 am the dinner bell went off ! We caught one after another for three and a half hours till the sun started coming up. 36 white bass 1 crappie and 3 walleye were in the cooler.  I don’t know how many we threw back, but it was a bunch. I foresee crispy fish tacos in my near future. 

1 hour ago, Skunkmaster-k said:

36 white bass

Holy hannah what's the daily bag limit of white bass in Texas?

If you guys want a change of pace, make ceviche. It’s easy to make and can be put in tacos too

2 minutes ago, looking45 said:

If you guys want a change of pace, make ceviche. It’s easy to make and can be put in tacos 

I'll eat raw beef, but for no good reason, I draw the line at raw fish

Just now, Choporoz said:

I'll eat raw beef, but for no good reason, I draw the line at raw fish

I won't touch it either.  I went to Peru a few years ago on a work trip and the native dish there is Ceviche.  The locals tried to get me to eat that every single meal for almost 2 weeks and I declined it every time because one of my co-workers warned me about it ahead of time.

I haven't eaten one in a while. but I remember them being very delicious.  firm fleshed fish. 

2 minutes ago, gimruis said:

I won't touch it either.  I went to Peru a few years ago on a work trip and the native dish there is Ceviche.  The locals tried to get me to eat that every single meal for almost 2 weeks and I declined it every time because one of my co-workers warned me about it ahead of time.

leche de tigre!!  i ate a lot of Peruvian Ceviche in Cusco.  I actually took a cooking course where they showed me that as on of their dishes.  

 

they got me at Cuy.  I ate it and felt ripped off.  hahah..what a tourist trap of a meal.  

I like raw fish...sushi or ceviche. That said I probably won't make any with a white bass caught in a county pit.

23 minutes ago, Darth-Baiter said:

i ate a lot of Peruvian Ceviche in Cusco.

I got extremely sick with salmonella once years ago from raw eggs in cookie dough.  Since that experience, I won't touch undercooked or raw food.  Sometimes a hellacious personal experience is enough to keep a guy at bay.

1 hour ago, gimruis said:

Holy hannah what's the daily bag limit of white bass in Texas?

25. I don’t think my cooler would have held another 14 though. 

46 minutes ago, gimruis said:

Sometimes a hellacious personal experience is enough to keep a guy at bay.

Yup, people that eat undercooked and raw foods don't even know they have tapeworms, roundworms, and other parasites in them, 10% of the U.S population has these parasites, I bet it's much higher when only including people eating raw or undercooked foods. It's mostly ignorance and not understanding ding the parasites and the risks, I cringe over the argument of worms being able to be picked out, but they ignore the fact that larva of these parasites is tiny and impossible to see with the naked eye and can reproduce in your body.  This does not even account for harmful and deadly bacteria and viruses. Anyone that talks to a doctor will be warned about eating undercooked foods.

7 minutes ago, PressuredFishing said:

will be warned about eating undercooked foods.

 

That's why the seafood counter at your local supermarket and the bottom of the restaurant menu always has that consumer advisory warning "Consuming raw or undercooked meats, poultry, seafood, shellfish, or eggs may increase your risk of foodborne illness."

Who needs doctors?  We got lawyers!

I like raw fish...right after it's grilled or deep fried. ?

sorry I'm late to the thread. 

The secret ingredient to a perfect fish taco is a thin stripe of Remoulade sauce. 

(horseradish in Cajun mustard)

 

I learned this from Blackbeard's at Corpus North Beach. 

Have you tried Chick-fil-A sauce? Muey fantastico on crispy white bass tacos , in my humble and totally correct opinion.