Anybody Ever Eaten Largemouth Bass Before? 2025
Penguino reply :
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?
A-Jay reply :
Yes.
It's OK - not my favorite, but OK.
btw - it does not taste like chicken.
A-Jay
Catt reply :
They taste great!
Zatarain's Seasoned Fish Fry 
*Hootie reply :
Many times. Years ago, that's what fishing was about. Dinner, not a trophy, or
a photograph.
Hootie
Suspendingjerk reply :
Kind of bland compared to crappie or red ear.
I'm in the same boat. Culling my pond.
slonezp reply :
Had some last night. Baked with garlic powder, butter, shredded Italian 5 cheese blend, and crumbled potato chips
RB 77 reply :
On 2/22/2015 at 2:28 AM, A-Jay said: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!
everythingthatswims reply :
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.
MarkH024 reply :
On 2/22/2015 at 3:04 AM, slonezp said: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?
A-Jay reply :
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
*Hootie reply :
Catfish, gimme, gimme, gimme!!
Hootie
yugrac reply :
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.
*Hootie reply :
On 2/22/2015 at 5:59 AM, yugrac said: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
Josh Smith reply :
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
paangler13 reply :
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
Jay Ell Gee reply :
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.
Turtle135 reply :
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.
gardnerjigman reply :
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!
Captain America reply :
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.
RoLo reply :
"Anybody Ever Eaten Largemouth Bass Before?"
Before What?
A-Jay reply :
On 2/22/2015 at 10:47 AM, RoLo said:"Anybody Ever Eaten Largemouth Bass Before?"
Before What?
LOL ~
Before they had scales, cameras & Bassmasters . . . .
A-Jay
slonezp reply :
On 2/22/2015 at 11:26 AM, A-Jay said: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.
A-Jay reply :
On 2/22/2015 at 11:29 AM, slonezp said: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
slonezp reply :
On 2/22/2015 at 11:32 AM, A-Jay said: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
A-Jay reply :
On 2/22/2015 at 11:38 AM, slonezp said:http://www.bassresource.com/bass-fishing-forums/topic/150437-first-bassmaster-classic-pictures/
Some really neat pics
Thank you.
A-Jay
Ozark_Basser reply :
Depends on how clean that pond is. I eat bass out of streams all the time, but rarely ever out of lakes or ponds.
RHuff reply :
I eat some small mouth that are river caught locally. They taste good because their primary food source is crawfish. The largemouth bass from lakes around here have a high mercury content so the WV DNR advises you to limit the amount you eat per month.
For some reason I can't get the urge to eat largemouth. Don't know if it's because I spend so much effort catching one to kill it or if I just don't trust how clean they are around here.
powerduster reply :
I tried it a couple times and they taste okay, but not really worth the effort preparing in my opinion. It reminds me of striped bass in that it was very bland.
Bluebasser86 reply :
I grew up eating everything we caught that was keeper sized, had to because we may not have had anything else to eat that day. It's right up there with the worse tasting things I've eaten but when you're hungry you eat what's offered to you.
wytstang reply :
They tend to have a bit of a muddy flavor to them if you leave the skin on so heavy flavor seasonings is needed imo (when baked/grilled not fried). I tend not to keep and eat fresh water fish, I favor salt water fish for keeping and eating.
scaleface reply :
Those small bass will be delicious . I eat them often. A lake I frequent has a slot limit and I harvest 11 inch bass . Deep fried with Andys red is a good way to prepare them .
Lund Explorer reply :
On 2/22/2015 at 5:59 AM, yugrac said: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.
So if you get a piece of that wood stuck between your teeth, what do you use to dig it out of there?
Isn't it already like having a toothpick wedged in there already?
z7master167 reply :
Bass is excellent, fillet them, throw em on a skillet with butter, old bay ,garlic, salt and pepper and a splash of lemon juice, one of my favorites besides crappie
Josh Smith reply :
In Indiana, still water requires 14" to keep 'em.
Rivers have a slot limit of 12" to 15", so I"m guessing the 10" and 11" from the rivers would be the better-tasting fish?
Thanks,
Josh
Todd2 reply :
Old Bay, a little lemon juice, and some Slap Yo Mamma seasoning makes bass taste great. Not as good as crappie though.
geo g reply :
In south Florida there have been warning signs for over 20 years about mercury levels of bass, south of Lake Okeechobee. There are at least 10 fish that taste a lot better then bass. We have an old dump site that was on the super fund list for the worst in the country. It has two good size lakes full of bass, and I have seen people take home bass from these two lakes. I will warn them of the danger, and tell them, "just don't feed them to someone you love".
Catch and Grease reply :
I like largemouth bass, I eat it all the time.
WildmanWilson reply :
I can't believe some think they are not good to eat. Sure, not my top pick but how can it be bad rolled in corn meal and fried to golden perfection.
Jtrout reply :
On 2/23/2015 at 2:54 AM, Catch and Grease said:I like largemouth bass, I eat it all the time.[/quoteHow do u season and cook them seems like frying them would be best
Catch and Grease reply :
On 2/23/2015 at 3:20 AM, Jtrout said:On 2/23/2015 at 2:54 AM, Catch and Grease said:I like largemouth bass, I eat it all the time.[/quoteHow do u season and cook them seems like frying them would be best
I just put salt & pepper on them and fry em' up! Nothing fancy lol
Catch 22 reply :
It was 25 years since I ate a lmb, until last fall.I was many miles from food,so a coupla fishermen I met at the ramp invited me to their camp. We had deer back straps and lmb==and beer. Excellent meal just pan fried with butter.
I later went out back ,got on my knees and prayed heavily to the fish gods to forgive me for eating some of their most coveted creatures. 
I do eat fish on a regular basis,but they come from salt water.Overall it depends on where any fish comes from and how it is prepared.
C22
Hyrule Bass reply :
i dont eat any fish at all. but i did eat fish when i was a young kid, then one day just decided i didnt like it anymore. we ate the bass we caught. mostly from a stocked pond down a mile long or so trail in the woods at river bend/great falls nature conservency. we caught bluegill and bass out of the pond. from the pond there is a trail to the right that leads you to the potomac river, we also caught and ate bass from there, all from the bank and using only nightcrawlers. lots of current there and the water level fluctuated greatly. if you hit it right, you just toss your nightcrawler with a small 1/8oz weight, let it flow down current and then start reeling back in and a lot of the times you had a bass on the hook...
Patrick Morrow reply :
I have heard bass doesn´t taste that good. My favorite is and will probably always be perch. Smoking and eating them right away is perfect.
Alonerankin2 reply :
Crappie & Bluegills for me.. Or sea-bass, flounder or yellowtail or red snapper, lol.. No LMB!
Trek reply :
No I don't. No I never will.
countryboy65 reply :
On 2/23/2015 at 3:31 AM, Catch and Grease said:ame="Jtrout" post="1708408" timestamp="1424632844"]
I just put salt & pepper on them and fry em' up! Nothing fancy lol
totaly agree. i don't like andys or zatarans, corn flower instead of corn meal. Also use peanut oil. goggle eye and flathead catfish are my favorites
hawgenvy reply :
The larger ones can taste kind of mossy, especially here in south Florida. I don't eat them anymore; but I used to soak thinly sliced filets in cold milk, salt, Tabasco, and white pepper for a half hour, then coat with corn flour and deep fry. Eat with lemon slices, tartar sauce and a beer.
I can tell you, great blue herons like bass a lot. Today I was tossing a senko in a local canal for a half hour. From the bank. I hooked a dink bass on the opposite shore, water skied him in and threw him back. A great blue heron apparently saw what happened. The beast had about a six foot wingspan. Anyway, he dove from the sky right at me, and with fanfare, and screeching mad, landed with a dramatic whoosh on the shore not 5 feet from where I stood.
"I'm sorry man!" I pleaded rather loudly, "I swear I didn't see you till it was too late. I would have given you that fish, really!" He stared at me silently with one big eye, and wasn't gonna move till someone gives him a fish. "You know, these are post-front conditions and it's going to take a few casts, but I'll get you a fish." He stood absolutely motionless but I could see his eye was on me -- and he was still mad. A few more casts, and nothing. "Okay," I said, "please be patient, give me a chance, I'll make it up to you." He didn't move a muscle. He was clearly counting on me, but he was also, I imagined, skeptical of typically hollow human promises.
On the next cast I landed a dark chunky little 12 oz largemouth. I unhooked it and held it out to him. "See! I told you! Now, is this guy too big for you?" All he did is crouch down a little. Didn't say a word. "Okay, I'm gonna drop it right on the shore near your feet and then it's up to you, understand?" No answer.
I dropped the fish like I said. He angled his eye downward only slightly; he seemingly didn't want to acknowledge the gift. The fish flopped around a couple of times at the water's edge, then righted himself and started off through the weeds. He did not get very far. Within a millisecond the bird speared his prey faster than a human eye could see, and a second after that the blue aircraft was flying away with the bass I tossed him in his beak, soaring off through the trees. He didn't look back, but did emit one last extremely loud squawk, perhaps for my benefit. It didn't sound at all like a "thank you." It was more like "SUUCKERRR!"
Anyway, his recipe: Speer a fish, fly to safe ground or onto a tree, and swallow it head first. Burp.
Alonerankin2 reply :
^^^ Um, I heard about Timothy Leary in a Moody Blues song once.. Maybe your familiar with his study's? JK...
hawgenvy reply :
On 2/23/2015 at 12:41 AM, Todd2 said:Old Bay, a little lemon juice, and some Slap Yo Mamma seasoning makes bass taste great. Not as good as crappie though.
I always keep that little red can of spicy Slap Yo Mama by the stove. I think it might neutralize all the mercury and pesticides that concentrate so heavily in our Florida bass, and it sure makes it taste good too! It will give yur mama a slap indeed!
hawgenvy reply :
On 2/23/2015 at 1:08 PM, Alonerankin2 said:^^^ Um, I heard about Timothy Leary in a Moody Blues song once.. Maybe your familiar with his study's? JK...
I know what you're thinking, but it's the 'Slap Yo Mama' that makes me talk to birds.
ibobpeb reply :
On 2/22/2015 at 4:19 AM, everythingthatswims said:The only times I eat bass are when I am camping or thinning the herd in a pond.
x2. I only eat LMB when I'm camping. Where I'm from I'm lucky enough to have easy access to tastier fish like crappie, perch, white bass, and salmon.
scaleface reply :
^^ Crappie and perch , yeah but white bass ? I dont rate whites that high. That red line is awful and takes a lot of work to remove it .
ww2farmer reply :
Yes. A small keeper 12"-13" bass is very tasty. I like them because, like bluegills are fairly firm meat. I am one of the 1% of the people in the world that prefer bass to crappies because of the texture of every crappie I have ever ate was mush.
scaleface reply :
Another thing about small bass. They are easy to fillet .
RoLo reply :
On 2/23/2015 at 11:00 PM, ww2farmer said:Yes. A small keeper 12"-13" bass is very tasty. I like them because, like bluegills are fairly firm meat. I am one of the 1% of the people in the world that prefer bass to crappies because of the texture of every crappie I have ever ate was mush.
Move over farmer, I'm in your camp ;-)
My wife has given me a number of taste tests between crappie and bass, both quick grilled & ungarnished.
With my eyes closed, I can always identify the bass, which has firmer, more flavorful flesh than crappie.
Yeah, I guess we're in the 1% who don't want fish to taste like chicken might be 2% 
Roger
thomas15 reply :
I just have no desire to consume LMB.
Trek reply :
On 2/24/2015 at 12:10 AM, thomas15 said:I just have no desire to consume LMB.
I second that. You all can tell your grandchildren how wonderful they were when they're all gone.
scaleface reply :
OP is talking about eating bass out of a stunted farm pond . Theres a lot of lakes in the country where bass harvest is encouraged to improve the population.
Alonerankin2 reply :
On 2/24/2015 at 6:54 AM, scaleface said:OP is talking about eating bass out of a stunted farm pond . Theres a lot of lakes in the country where bass harvest is encouraged to improve the population.
Yup, I don't think the LMB fishery is any danger from over harvest!
K_Mac reply :
On 2/24/2015 at 6:50 AM, Trek said:I second that. You all can tell your grandchildren how wonderful they were when they're all gone.
This discussion always ends here. It is a very narrow view not supported by most knowledgeable fishermen and biologists. Selective harvest is an important method used to manage fish populations. With few exceptions the fishermen that frequent this site understand that catch and release is a critical practice. The idea that keeping a few small fish in a system with too many small fish will ruin bass fishing for my grandkids is as silly as it is wrong.
Master Bait'r reply :
A cull is the only reason I'd consider it. There's too many delicious swimmers that don't grow to be my dream fish to bother with bland 'ol bass fillets.
That said there isn't too much that isn't good with an egg wash, some breading and a pan fry in butter.
Darren. reply :
Yes, I've had LMB, at least once that I can remember.
When I was a wee lad. Can't remember if I liked it or
not, LOL.
Oddly enough, my wife and I are not much on seafood
or freshwater food. Only like some fish, but we usually
avoid it altogether since my wife has a shellfish allergy.
Catt reply :
On 2/24/2015 at 6:50 AM, Trek said:I second that. You all can tell your grandchildren how wonderful they were when they're all gone.
Ever heard of Lake Fork?
Hundreds of angler keep bass under the slot limit & hundreds of anglers catch bass off beds & yet it produces more 10# plus bass than most any lake in America!
K_Mac reply :
Catt my home lake, Cedar, here in southern Illinois is no Lake Fork, but it is one of the best bass lakes in the state for the same reason. Slot limits and selective harvest work.
The same arguments are used to make a case against hunting. There are currently more whitetail deer in Illinois than ever because of hunters. I don't care if someone is opposed to eating bass or venison. It's all good. Making emotional statements condemning those of us who do-not so much
hawgenvy reply :
I would definitely in theory cull some LMB out of some of the waters around here in SoFlo that are loaded with too many small fish. The problem is, I'm always worried they are contaminated in these suburban residential and golf course lakes and canals. This spoils my appetite for them in advance. And besides, their breath smells like steamy bog. Even out in the Everglades and on Lake O the fish supposedly should be eaten sparingly due to contaminants. If I thought they were safe I'd bring home some nice one pounders to fry up for dinner. After all, Micropterus salmoides is hardly in danger of extinction or even diminution in Florida. On the other hand, so many salt water fish species sold in restaurants and fish markets are slowly disappearing in the wild. So, I either eat nutritious salt water fish and help drive them to extinction, or I eat the local bass, destroy my nervous system and die covered in boils.
Catt reply :
hawgenvy,
We have the same advisories here & after reading them one would have to eat 3 pounds of filets per month to see any ill effects.
Do you understand how much fish 3 pounds of filets is?
RoLo reply :
Well..one thing is for sure, you will "always" find stacks of bass fillets in my freezer...always!
If you enjoy eating fish, come on down and Lois will grill you some delectable bass fillets (I think she has a magic wand).
If you can find better tasting fish in ANY Florida restaurant , please give me the name of that restaurant.
Roger
slonezp reply :
On 2/23/2015 at 12:55 PM, hawgenvy said:The larger ones can taste kind of mossy, especially here in south Florida. I don't eat them anymore; but I used to soak thinly sliced filets in cold milk, salt, Tabasco, and white pepper for a half hour, then coat with corn flour and deep fry. Eat with lemon slices, tartar sauce and a beer.
I can tell you, great blue herons like bass a lot. Today I was tossing a senko in a local canal for a half hour. From the bank. I hooked a dink bass on the opposite shore, water skied him in and threw him back. A great blue heron apparently saw what happened. The beast had about a six foot wingspan. Anyway, he dove from the sky right at me, and with self made fanfare, screeching mad, landed with a dramatic whoosh on the shore not 5 feet from where I stood.
"I'm sorry man!" I pleaded rather loudly, "I didn't see you till it was too late. I would have given you that fish, really!" He stared at me silently with one big eye, and wasn't gonna move till someone gives him a fish. "You know, these are post-front conditions and it's going to take a few casts, but I'll get you a fish." He stood absolutely motionless but I could see his eye was on me -- and he was still mad. A few more casts, and nothing. "Okay," I said, "please be patient, give me a chance, I'll make it up to you." He didn't move a muscle. He was clearly counting on me, but he was also, I imagined, skeptical of my typically hollow human promises.
On the next cast I landed a dark chunky little 12 oz largemouth. I unhooked it and held it out to him. "See! I told you! Now, is this guy too big for you?" All he did is crouch down a little. Didn't say a word. "Okay, I'm gonna drop it right on the shore near your feet and then it's up to you, understand?" No answer.
I dropped the fish like I said. He angled his eye downward only slightly, like he didn't want to acknowledge the gift (?). The fish flopped around a couple of times and then righted himself and swam off through the weeds. He did not get very far. Within a millisecond the bird speared his prey faster than I could see it, and a second after that the blue aircraft was flying away with the bass I had promised, there in his beak, soaring off through the trees. He didn't look back, but did emit one last extremely loud squawk, perhaps for my benefit. It didn't sound at all like a "thank you." It was more like "SUUCKERRR!"
Anyway, his recipe: Speer a fish, fly to safe ground or tree, wound to incapacitate but don't necessarily kill it, swallow head first. Burp.
I watched a heron pluck a 2-3 pounder out of the water during a tourney. He beat it on the ground and proceeded to eat it and laugh at me as I still hadn't caught a fish.
hawgenvy reply :
It's amazing how those tiny necks can handle a fat bass.
hawgenvy reply :
On 2/24/2015 at 11:41 AM, Catt said:hawgenvy,
We have the same advisories here & after reading them one would have to eat 3 pounds of filets per month to see any ill effects.
Do you understand how much fish 3 pounds of filets is?
I would like to know how contaminated, and with what, the canals along homes and golf courses are in my home town, but I don't really know how to find out. And how do I know if the information is accurate? I know I'd eat the bass from a country lake that's said to be clean in south LA or in central FL. But I know I would not eat a fish from the East River or from a pond in Central Park in NYC. And there is a lot in between! I have actually feasted on green trout from LA that we caught near Venice, and they were great.
Catt reply :
hawgenvy,
For me to properly address your questions I would have to get into political issues that would without a doubt get me banded from this site.
As with most things political follow the money!
Master Bait'r reply :
On 2/24/2015 at 1:02 PM, slonezp said:I watched a heron pluck a 2-3 pounder out of the water during a tourney. He beat it on the ground and proceeded to eat it and laugh at me as I still hadn't caught a fish.
There is a really big one that frequents an area that has a few ponds and a dam spillway I like to fish. It is all over the place and I see it all the time. Such majestic birds, I love watching it work the little water-carved pools in the spillway, it always catches more than I do. 
hawgenvy reply :
This is the Florida Dept of Health guideline document regarding recommendations for fish consumption. It is interesting that for freshwater fish largemouth bass are considered the most unhealthy to eat, especially for young women and children, for whom in many bodies of water it is advised not to eat any at all. Larger bass are more dangerous. Of course, it is difficult to know how accurate the risk assessments really are. In any case it is a little scary and certainly does not whet my appetite for bass. Notice that even bass caught deep in the Everglades, many miles from civilization, are nevertheless considered to be a health hazard.
http://www.floridahealth.gov/programs-and-services/prevention/healthy-weight/nutrition/seafood-consumption/_documents/2013-advisory-brochure.pdf
PS: I suppose farmed tilapia that swim in their own waste products are safe?
Captain America reply :
One time we grilled bass with salt and pepper, the texture was a little strange, but it was pretty dang good!
Catch and Grease reply :
On 2/24/2015 at 11:13 PM, hawgenvy said:PS: I suppose farmed tilapia that swim in their own waste products are safe?
Farm raised tilapia is absouletly safe to eat.
J Francho reply :
I've eaten a few, they're gross. I much prefer smallmouth, and even then, I don't catch to keep. If one dies on me, so be it. It isn't terrible eating.
hawgenvy reply :
On 2/25/2015 at 12:40 AM, Catch and Grease said:Farm raised tilapia is absouletly safe to eat.
Apparently in China, which supplies much of the tilapia in the US, they are sometimes fed with livestock (pig) feces:
http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/tilapia.asp
J Francho reply :
Coprophagic…yum yum!
Look up haddock, everyone's Lent fave, see what they eat.
Catch and Grease reply :
On 2/25/2015 at 12:56 AM, hawgenvy said:Apparently in China, which supplies much of the tilapia in the US, they are sometimes fed with livestock (pig) feces:
http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/tilapia.asp
Ecuador, U.S, and Canadian raised tilapia are the ones I eat and they are completely safe.
Maybe farm raised tilapia in China may not be safe due to bad production techniques but saying ALL farm raised tilapia aren't safe to eat is a bold statement.
A-Jay reply :
On 2/25/2015 at 12:56 AM, hawgenvy said:Apparently in China, which supplies much of the tilapia in the US, they are sometimes fed with livestock (pig) feces:
http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/tilapia.asp
So is that what Shaw G means when he says "That's a Big Ol' Pig" ?
A-Jay
hawgenvy reply :
On 2/25/2015 at 1:13 AM, Catch and Grease said:Ecuador, U.S, and Canadian raised tilapia are the ones I eat and they are completely safe.
Maybe farm raised tilapia in China may not be safe due to bad production techniques but saying ALL farm raised tilapia aren't safe to eat is a bold statement.
Didn't mean to imply that!
J Francho reply :
Always wear a PFD when eating fish. Stay safe, guys.
Catch and Grease reply :
On 2/25/2015 at 1:43 AM, hawgenvy said:Didn't mean to imply that!
Lol no problem, its just I'll ask a friend or family member if they want to cook tilapia and they will say "Ewe no! I saw on (insert social media site here) they eat poop and are unhealthy!" There are a lot of misconceptions about tilapia...
Bob C reply :
I eat them often. LM and SM. I cooked them together one time and no one could tell the difference and they all thought it was very good. I've kept a few 4 lb.LM and were delicious. If you think the texture is bad then chances are you're over cooking them. They are firm and flakey if cooked right. I use Drakes batter and peanut oil. I vacuum bag a few for winter. The bag keeps them just like the fresh caught ones.
Hyrule Bass reply :
On 2/24/2015 at 6:50 AM, Trek said:I second that. You all can tell your grandchildren how wonderful they were when they're all gone.
Seriously ?
ok, but no, seriously? you cant be serious...right? you must just be highly misinformed...
WRB reply :
Before Catch & Release became popular B.A.S.S. held a fish fry after each tournament at local churches...waste not, want not.
When I first met my in laws from Minnisota-Canada they didn't fish for bass or pike because they preferred to eat walleye or lake trout. My in laws came out to California and I caught some bass for a fish fry and they were surprised how good tasting LMB bass from deep cold water are. The bass from where they lived were softer meat and weedy tasting, so I guess it can depend on where the bass are located. Like any fish it must be handled properly, kept cold before cooking.
Tom
Bob C reply :
On 2/25/2015 at 2:32 AM, WRB said:Like any fish it must be handled properly, kept cold before cooking.
Tom
Exactly. I keep them happy in my live well until I get home. Then they immediately either go in the fryer or vacuum bag and freezer. Works every time.
Dogmatic reply :
On 2/25/2015 at 12:40 AM, Catch and Grease said:Farm raised tilapia is absouletly safe to eat.
Farmed raised tilapia is safe as long as you purchase it from a reputable source. Tilapia from China and Vietnam should be avoided. The same can be said of shrimp and catfish from those sources. Tilapia is an amazing fish, capable of living and thriving in various habitats, very easy to farm, on any scale, and perfect for aquaculture and aquaponic systems. Because of this ease, Tilapia has been said to be "the fish that will feed the world". Aquaculture can be dangerous, as seen with tilapia, catfish, crawfish, shrimp, as well as salmon, but well regulated and done right, it holds the most promise for feeding our ever growing population, especially considering the contamination and depletion of our wild stocks of fish. As for eating bass, and other wild caught fish...everything in moderation.
cgs1967 reply :
I have been eating smaller bass for 42 years and it is pretty good. Not walleye good but good. Just lightly bread it and fry it.
EmersonFish reply :
I only eat 8 pounders.
I'm kidding of course. Bass taste good when prepared well. Not as good as other fish, but everything can't be the best. There are some fisheries where I wish they would encourage people to keep more bass. Put a reasonable slot limit up along with some recipe ideas. Thin the herd a little.
RUSS9999 reply :
I would rather eat bass then walleye.
bucky reply :
Not in years but best I can remember it is a tasty fish. I haven't cleaned any fish in over 20 years, I eat mine out.
hoosierhawghunter reply :
No its poisonous. Throw them back!!
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