In The Freezer

[Cindyjo]

Started fishing at 3:00 yesterday. Bang bang right off the bat 2 keeper lmb both 16". Then started catching these whites. An occasional lmb but all the rest were less than 15". 7 lmb total. Kept the whites put the filets in the freezer. They are a great eating fish.

Came off the water at 5:30.

water temp. 62

boat traffic - moderate

water depth - 25'

structure - adjacent to raised plateau at 15', river channel

partly cloudy

lure - gold colored 3/8oz spoon

pattern - retrieve/drop/retrieve

whites and lmb were both hitting near the bottom

no sonar pics attached. Nothing unique to see.

Till next time

[Champ188]

Nice whites. Lotsa fun there.

[Old plug]

I love to fish for the whites. My area of LOZ has been bad this year. 90 % real small whites. I do not care for the taste of them however.

[96 CHAMP]

try taking equal amounts of paprika and fresh crushed cayenne pepper mixed with cornmeal till you get just the right zip that you prefer. it is great and it will turn those fishy tasting whites into a great tasty meal.

[Pepe]

Thanks for that detailed report. Clearly, you have that spoon presentation down to an art.

Catching those big whites sounds like fun, but I always release the fish, hoping that She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed will agree to a steak or cheeseburger:)

[gitnby]

Or try Tony Chachere's Creole seasoning mixed in with regular flour.

We always cut out the "red line" on the whites, and then cube the meat into 1-1 /2" squares. Soak in milk for an hour or so in the fridge, then dip in egg and then the 'kicked-up' flour and into the hot grease. They fry up crispy and light and taste great! Works well for catfish, even those nasty flatheads.

Add some home-made hush-puppies with onion bits, some big ole dill pickles and a COLD BEER!

Kinda reminds me of something Grandpa Jones would cook up on Hee-Haw.

Hey, Grandpa, what's for Supper?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MR3kI_LHMDI

[abkeenan]

Nasty Flatheads? IMO those are the best tasting fish in Table Rock not named crappie or walley. Flathead meat is about as clean as you can get.

Someone here gave a tip once to soak white bass filets in tonic/club soda or 7up for a hour or so before you cook them. It seems to work pretty well to get any of that fishy taste out but if you get all the bloodlines out you should be fine. Getting those out is the key. We use Andy's seasoning mix in the cajun style and it is lights out good in the deep fryer. Add crinkle cut fries and you have a little slice of heaven.

[Cindyjo]

I put them in the fridge for 24 hours with ice on top. Removes any blood and the fishy taste. Always need to make sure all the red meat is removed before putting them in the fridge. Wonderful tasting fillets when prepared this way.

[MOPanfisher]

My absolute favorite way to eat White bass is to fillet them, then with a sharp knife remove that thin layer of red between the skin and meat. Brush with melted butter, season liberally with cajun, and lay them on a cookie sheet dovered with aluminum foil. Eat them hot off the grill or i really like them cold and made into "fish tacos". whip up a little bit of dill or cucumber sour cream, sprinkle on some fresh cilantro and mmmmmmmm good. Sigh , guess I will go eat my ramen noodles for lunch now.

[gitnby]

Nasty Flatheads? IMO those are the best tasting fish in Table Rock not named crappie or walley. Flathead meat is about as clean as you can get.

Someone here gave a tip once to soak white bass filets in tonic/club soda or 7up for a hour or so before you cook them. It seems to work pretty well to get any of that fishy taste out but if you get all the bloodlines out you should be fine. Getting those out is the key. We use Andy's seasoning mix in the cajun style and it is lights out good in the deep fryer. Add crinkle cut fries and you have a little slice of heaven.

Nasty-looking, though! I caught a monster flathead last Summer, and was going to give it to a guy on our dock, but he said he wouldn't eat those "nasty flatheads". I cleaned it and prepared it as above and brought some down for him later that night. He loved it! I know he sometimes gets on this site, so I thought I would razz him a bit.