dtrs5kprs Posted February 8, 2015 Posted February 8, 2015 Heck of a day man. Shore lunch is the best. Nothing wrong with eating a few river fish now and then, they don't live forever no matter what we do,. We did a deal on a local small river last year and had a top drawer fish fry for supper. Smallish bass are fine to eat, mighty fine. I know how you feel about a fishery and we are in agreement. Great report. I don't eat fish (why eat something everyone tries to make taste like something else?), and am a straight C&R guy for every fish I catch. This did not bother me at all. Fish lunch aside, it looked like a great way to spend a day.
Seth Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 You were right about the fishing Scott, It turned out better than I had anticipated. We decided to go try the Osage since I haven't fished it yet this winter. The was was 43-44 degrees and pretty dingy. My buddy and I caught around a dozen bass, two crappie and 1 bluegill. He caught his PB river largemouth that weighed 4.19 on a shad rap. My biggest for the day was a 2.33 large mouth that I caught on a crappie jig after I decided to quit bass fishing and try for some crappie. Go figure! Smalliebigs 1
Al Agnew Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Who tries to make fish taste like something else? I'd be willing to bet that if you ate small bass, bluegill, and crappie any one of the ways I like to fix them you'd be a quick convert to a fish eater. If all you've had is fish sticks from the grocery store, you'd be in for a big surprise. Just give me about 6 10-13 inch bass (no, I don't keep undersized bass from the streams, but spotted bass have no length limit on my rivers, and besides, many of the bass I eat come from my pond or a nearby private lake that gets far too little fishing pressure), a deep fryer full of oil, an egg mixed with milk to dip the fillets in, some cornmeal to coat them with after dipping, and salt a pepper to taste, and you'd be amazed at how quickly I can eat them all. Or if you really want to think you've died and gone to heaven, take those bass fillets, put 'em in a cassarole dish coated with real butter, crumble up a bag of plain potato chips and sprinkle liberally all over the fillets, drizzle another half a stick of melted butter over the whole thing, and bake. I guarantee that the bass will still taste like fish, but the crispy buttery potato chip coating just adds a lot of sinfulness. Seth 1
podum Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Hungry now. Thread over. I wish I had more time more than I wish I had more money.
dtrs5kprs Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Moo, oink, cluck, quack, gobble, even chatter = dinner Fish = entertainment Just the way I am wired I guess. Had it a lot of different ways, gave it up entirely iin 1994.
Terrierman Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 Moo, oink, cluck, quack, gobble, even chatter = dinner Fish = entertainment Just the way I am wired I guess. Had it a lot of different ways, gave it up entirely iin 1994. To each his own. I love fresh fried and grilled fish. And by love I mean I will go a long way out of my way for a good fish dinner! LittleRedFisherman and davelime 2
LittleRedFisherman Posted February 9, 2015 Author Posted February 9, 2015 Where I'm from especially growing up we ate what we caught usually, money was tight as a kid and a fish dinner caught was appreciated! folks round here think it's silly i drive an hour to catch fish I have to release. Lol, but they just don't understand the passion for ozark fishing I have, and the protection of it! Here it's all about crappie and catfish! I LOVE me some fish, but catch flathead and crappie for my fish frys. The last time I've actually cleaned and cooked a bass was in the early 90s, I wasn't a big fan of it then, but that fish the other day was awesome, but everything tastes better on a bank! Al that casserole thing sounds good to me! Smalliebigs 1 There's no such thing, as a bad day fishing!
LittleRedFisherman Posted February 9, 2015 Author Posted February 9, 2015 You were right about the fishing Scott, It turned out better than I had anticipated. We decided to go try the Osage since I haven't fished it yet this winter. The was was 43-44 degrees and pretty dingy. My buddy and I caught around a dozen bass, two crappie and 1 bluegill. He caught his PB river largemouth that weighed 4.19 on a shad rap. My biggest for the day was a 2.33 large mouth that I caught on a crappie jig after I decided to quit bass fishing and try for some crappie. Go figure! Seth looks like a great day on the water. Was the wind as bad there as it was here? There's no such thing, as a bad day fishing!
Seth Posted February 9, 2015 Posted February 9, 2015 It was ripping until the last hour of daylight. The last twenty minutes we fished was the best bite all day.
LittleRedFisherman Posted February 9, 2015 Author Posted February 9, 2015 It was ripping until the last hour of daylight. The last twenty minutes we fished was the best bite all day. Same thing the other day, got good late! There's no such thing, as a bad day fishing!
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