Bass Fillets 2025

Triton21 reply :

UM_UM GOOD. Walked in the door this afternoon and my wife said "I would like some fresh fish for dinner". Went to a place I know well and caught 8 bass between 10 and 13 inches in about 30 minutes. Brought them home, filleted them, introduced them to hot oil and had a wonderful dinner with fried potatoes, salad, and Bass fillets. I am now sitting in my recliner, stuffed, with a smile on my face. Going to have to do that again sometime soon.

Kelley

Dave D reply :

I've never had bass but I bet it would taste pretty good out of the cold water.

I might try it sometime if I could find a lake that didn't have an 18" limit withing 100 miles of me!

Some of the places I fish could use a little heard thinning if you know what I mean! ;D

burleytog reply :

TrippyJai reply :

Bass is good, but Is still prefer to eat other type of game fish. I wonder what Burley is trying to say? Lol...

cart7t reply :

One of my fondest recollections is a shorelunch on a lake in Minnesota. We forgot lighter fluid to start the fire to fry up our 3-5lb bass we caught so we were forced to take the American flag off the light standard on the boat and use it for kindling.

Later, our non-fishing friends met up with us after a morning Bald Eagle hunt. They had one small male to show us. Tasted like chicken, just a little stringier.

srv1990 reply :

So cart, I get the impression you're not into bass fillets, eh? Me either, too many other better tasting fish around than bass.

Bassn Blvd reply :

Bass aren't bad, depending what water they come out of. I much rather prefer catfish and speck but if you're under a time constraint then bass will do just fine.

Gatorbassman reply :

I have a few private lakes that always need a little thinning of the herd. There is no better time to do that then early in the year. I love me some small bass out of the cold water.

IdahoLunkerHunter reply :

Sounds like a good idea to me!

cart7t reply :

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So cart, I get the impression you're not into bass fillets, eh? Me either, too many other better tasting fish around than bass.

If my crappie fishing trips come up thin I'm not against adding some bass filler.

Get Offme Fish reply :

take those fillets and cut them up in chunks throw them in a skillet w/ some butter, lemon, garlic, and seasoning. Then put in a flour tortilla w/ guacamole, cheese, pico de gallo and your favorite hot sauce.

BASS BURRITOS OH SO GOOD!!!!!

Triton21 reply :

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Before Burley sets my hair on fire I must fessup.

Now to reveal my honey-hole. 4 years ago I had a 3 acre pond built on our property. These are the first fish taken out. I need to thin the herd some so as not to get over populated and stunted. The ones caught were butterballs full of small bluegill and fathead minnows. the females were developing eggs and the males melt. Water temp was 52* so was cold enough that these fish were really good.

Kelley

Mr. Fishsticks reply :

I'm jealous and Hungry !

burleytog reply :

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Before Burley sets my hair on fire

Ain't hurtin' my feelings none...

Pond Hopper reply :

I agree, I fish and try to manage some farmer's ponds where I can only fish and I keep my limit of 10-14 inch bass whenever I feel like cleaning fish. I will admit, if there is sufficient oxygen even in the summer the fish are good if they are properly cared for.

We throw them in a bucket of ice water, and normally fry during the summer months in a deep fryer.

Bass over 2 lbs are a no no though unless fatally hooked and not revivable.

senko_77 reply :

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Before Burley sets my hair on fire

Ain't hurtin' my feelings none...

Yo Burley, did you find that craw in the stomach? That is awesome!

burleytog reply :

Yep, I pay more attention to the stomach than I do the fillets. ;D

Jimzee reply :

Some of my most fond memories as a child were camping at Moncove Lake and eating fried bass and bluegill over a campfire. No matter how many times I have tried to replicate that taste, I still can't do it like my grandmother could. I still like a few gills for dinner two or three times a year.

Fish Chris reply :

I prefer Crappie, Catfish (for freshwater fish) Halibut, Salmon, Grilled Ahi Tuna (for salt).

Nothing against bass being taken for food. Their are just so many better tasting fish.

Then again, I think most would agree that "how its prepared" can make all the difference in the world.

Peace,

Fish

Catt reply :

Bass fillets + Zatarain's Creole Seasoning + Zatarain's Fish-Fri = AH C'EST BON

Low_Budget_Hooker reply :

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One of my fondest recollections is a shorelunch on a lake in Minnesota. We forgot lighter fluid to start the fire to fry up our 3-5lb bass we caught so we were forced to take the American flag off the light standard on the boat and use it for kindling.
Later, our non-fishing friends met up with us after a morning Bald Eagle hunt. They had one small male to show us. Tasted like chicken, just a little stringier.

Finish the story Cart. The shore lunch was just the beginning. When he went to launch the beached boat, he ripped an oil line and didn't want to get his new BPS t-shirt messy so he just let it drain out. It's ok,...the oil was real old and dirty, was going to need to be drained soon anyway.

To save the day, he figured he'd go grab some herring that are up in the rivers for a few weeks. Hope that net at the top of the fish ladder holds up this yr.

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I prefer Crappie, Catfish (for freshwater fish) Halibut, Salmon, Grilled Ahi Tuna (for salt).
Nothing against bass being taken for food. Their are just so many better tasting fish.

Then again, I think most would agree that "how its prepared" can make all the difference in the world.

Peace,

Fish

I agree. I like Trout from the fresh and just about anything from the salt over a LM. (excluding Bluefish,...YUK) They're just gamier to me but then again, I don't like catfish either so........

I like my fish with shells Lobster, clams, crabs......Must be the Yankee in me.

Mottfia reply :

Bass Fillets are DELICIOUS

Btech reply :

I have never had bass before - Anyone plan on eating one on the trip? If so give me a ring id like to try it - I cant even cook spegetti so frying a fish.... yeah doubt it.

nickb reply :

I would be alright with eating a bass. My favorites would have to be some nice rainbow trout or some Idaho Salmon.

I.rar reply :

never had bass , or any freshwater fish , but i do love fish.

what size are they best to cook?

are peacock bass edible/tasty? - ive always wondered this.

Triton21 reply :

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never had bass , or any freshwater fish , but i do love fish.
what size are they best to cook?

are peacock bass edible/tasty? - ive always wondered this.

I prefer 13 inches and under. You are not destroying the larger fish and are just better tasting. I grew up in Eastern Kentucky in a very economically depressed area. My father had a good job(they were few and far between) and it was not a necessity but we ate what we grew, hunted, and almost any fish we caught. I have found that old habits are hard to lose.

Kelley

SMfisher reply :

wife and I had filleted redeyes today that is my favorite fish, have eaten trout, catfish, muskie which is good but no bass.

lineslinger reply :

Them Darn Spots sure do taste good in that Zatarains! There are usually so many of them down here you couldn't harm the herd if you wanted to, less you took out the toads, and they ain't that good to eat!

paul. reply :

i've always liked bass to eat. but only the small ones that need thinning out. i do think crappie and bluegill are both better tasting fish. the absolute best freshwater fish i've ever eaten was walleye. i've never cared for catfish that much.

MONSTERhudd reply :

Huh, eat a bass? Thats against my religion.

Please catch and release. If you must take a fish to eat, take the little 2lbers, not the big fish.

tyrius. reply :

The best fish I've ever eaten was shore lunch walleye during our trips to Canada. Holy crap is that some good stuff. Cast iron skillet, open fire, shore lunch, fresh walleye is heaven.

Bass tastes pretty good too. I need to start eating some this year. One of the ponds I fish is very overpopulated and needs a lot of thinning. I hate cleaning them though so I may not actually follow through with this plan.

Hooked_On_Bass reply :

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The best fish I've ever eaten was shore lunch walleye during our trips to Canada. Holy crap is that some good stuff. Cast iron skillet, open fire, shore lunch, fresh walleye is heaven.

Absolutely!

VABasser reply :

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One of my fondest recollections is a shorelunch on a lake in Minnesota. We forgot lighter fluid to start the fire to fry up our 3-5lb bass we caught so we were forced to take the American flag off the light standard on the boat and use it for kindling.
Later, our non-fishing friends met up with us after a morning Bald Eagle hunt. They had one small male to show us. Tasted like chicken, just a little stringier.

Now thats funny

bocabasser reply :

not only is this site an amazing place to get great info on fishing techniques, baits and locations but is also the place where people can make snide remarks and idiotic comments about people who actually eat bass. i personally don't give a rats butt if people eat bass, i myself do not. but know this, those same people that are making those weak comments are the same guys who flick their cigarette butts out the window and they themselves are not perfect. so don't sweat their lame comments. eat as much as you like my fellow fisherman. lmfao!

Triton21 reply :

No Problem bocabasser, I pay no attention to the 'D.A.s'. I am old enough to decide what I want to eat and when I want to eat it. If the 'D.A.s' don't like it they can kiss my 'A'.

Kelley

Fish Chris reply :

When people get all bent out of shape about other people keeping a few small bass for dinner, they are showing two things.... 1) their enthusiasm for the sport of bass fishing (which is a good thing, right ?) and 2) their general lack of knowledge, concerning fisheries management. This doesn't mean those guys are stupid. It just means they still have stuff to learn.

Heck, when people get all whacked over somebody killing a BIG fish, it shows me something too..... > That they haven't been around this block as many times as I have. You just kind of get to a point where you learn to expect it, here and there, and move on.

Even when I hear of a big one being killed from 'my own waters', anymore, about all it might illicit from me is a short grumble. Figures. Whatev.

Oh and like I always say, those goof-balls have to "catch a big one, before they can kill it"..... and I bet I'll catch more big ones that they do ;D ;D LOL

Peace,

Fish

bass wrangler569 reply :

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Huh, eat a bass? Thats against my religion.
Please catch and release. If you must take a fish to eat, take the little 2lbers, not the big fish.

Everybody is entitled to their opinion but attitudes like that are the reason a lot of lakes have mass quantities of small bass and not a lot of larger ones. In the last few years a lot of studies have come out showing that the high participation of catch and release is actually causing the quality of fish to deteriorate. One of the ponds I used to fish a lot got completely decimated because of a 100% catch and release policy. They called the fish commission in and they determined the reason for the melt down to be the overpopulation resulting from the 100% catch and release and advised taking some smaller bass out of the pond every year in order to keep the population healthy. By keeping some of the smaller bass (15" or less) every once in a while you are actually helping the population out.

fatbass reply :

"I caught you a delicious bass"

Napolean Dynamite

Raul reply :

12 inchers deep fried ---> yummi !

2-3 pounders fillets ---> yummi !

Bigger than that ----> YUCK !

SnowBass23 reply :

For a long time I wouldn't touch bass. Not because I had anything against eating a few here and there, but because I prefered eating catfish or crappie. Since I have learned how to prepare them better I really love the taste now. It irritates me when I go somewhere and see the same guy, every single time, keeping every single fish he catches, bream/catfish/bass, big or small. But, if he has paid for a license then that is certainly his right.

If you haven't tried it, soak the fillets in milk for a while. Then roll them in flour. Take some mustard (I like goulden's spicy brown) and place it in a bowl. Use a basting brush to brush the mustard on the fish. Then roll it in your favorite breader mix. Fry a couple minutes on each side. Most of the mustard cooks out, but it leaves a great slightly tangy taste. Even for people that don't like the fishy taste of wild caught fish, this really improves the flavor.

Bernie Mac reply :

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If you haven't tried it, soak the fillets in milk for a while. Then roll them in flour. Take some mustard (I like goulden's spicy brown) and place it in a bowl. Use a basting brush to brush the mustard on the fish. Then roll it in your favorite breader mix. Fry a couple minutes on each side. Most of the mustard cooks out, but it leaves a great slightly tangy taste. Even for people that don't like the fishy taste of wild caught fish, this really improves the flavor.

New to this site, love reading the posts...when I get back to Fort Drum after leaving Iraq (have a couple of new quantums waiting for me at home right now) and catch a couple in that "selective harvist" range. I have to give that receipe a try.

basspimple reply :

creek bass are the only bass i ever eat. thats why i like to kill two birds with one stone: run a trotline for whiskers, with a bass fishing fiesta inbetween! ol'e! ;D

DINK WHISPERER reply :

Bass is yucky! I prefer cat fish and specs. 8-)

mrlitetackle reply :

Agreed....bass are great pan fried ( and within size limits).... The larger ones should always be thrown back though...I love them dipped in an egg wash then put though plain corn meal, fried in olive oil then sprinkled with the old salt and pepper,,, when eating add a nice piece of raw yellow onion and your in the money,,,!!!!!

.dsaavedra. reply :

i like to season bass filets with old bay, lemon juice, a little butter, seasoning salt, rosemary, basil, and maybe a few other things i find while i'm rummaging the cabinets, wrap the seasoned filets in foil, and grill them so they're cooking in their own juices. this about the only way i'll eat any fish. i really hate fried fish. but grilled fish is awesome! i've only eaten bass once and they were really good, tasted just like striper from the chesapeake.

Tom H. reply :

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If you haven't tried it, soak the fillets in milk for a while. Then roll them in flour. Take some mustard (I like goulden's spicy brown) and place it in a bowl. Use a basting brush to brush the mustard on the fish. Then roll it in your favorite breader mix. Fry a couple minutes on each side. Most of the mustard cooks out, but it leaves a great slightly tangy taste. Even for people that don't like the fishy taste of wild caught fish, this really improves the flavor.

Instead of milk try soaking them in 7-up , Gives them a great flavor especially when battered in Andy's Red Seasoning

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