Done in 2.

anything more than 15 lb tastes like poop

and while in a moment of weakness I have eaten catfish off the missouri river bottoms i won't eat them out of the river. I would suggest you don't either. 'cause atrazine and sioux city sewer

89 Stick-Up Kid: WalMartian: 89 Stick-Up Kid: pottie: I have a home for that catfish...right here next to the grits.

All jokes aside, I bet a large catfish like this tastes like shiat.

Literally. Bottom feeders.

Take the farker back to the river and let him go.

/Catfisher-person
/Lives in Leavenworth

I'll be in Leavenworth for Oktoberfest this weekend! Are you going to be out drinking?

We're having Oktoberfest? I'm shocked.

And no, I'm not in prison. There are actual people in Leavenworth that are not behind bars.

machoprogrammer: Cerebral Knievel: A) yes, litteraly bottom feeding, and living in muck fish. the fish has had many, MANY years to absorb what ever is in that muck.around here that would be heavy metals, PCB's, Kepone.etc.


WalMartian: Literally. Bottom feeders.

Blue catfish are actually opportunistic feeders. They prefer live fish, but will eat off bottom if they have to

thank you for clearing that up. but still a fish that big and old has usually gone lazy and is living in a hole waiting for something to come by at that point. but because of what you pointed out, the blues are usually safer to eat than other breeds. but I also believe that most cat fish breeds are generally opportunists to begin with, as in, they'll usually eat anything that gets close enough to fit in thier mouth, and even then, they'll still try.

but still people.. young's around five pounds max, three pounds min, farm raised is preferable.

Great Porn Dragon: your voice is duly noted.

I've been to a bass pro shop a couple of times... and even this old southern boy found the experience...

interesting..
I liked the shooting arcade though.. that was fun. OH! and the cooking sections were pretty neat

MayContainHorseGluten: So many morans in this thread. You don't eat giant fish like that, they taste horrible, and since they've probably lived a very long time they've absorbed more toxic chemicals then anyone should eat.

look one post over yours..

in any case, Its looking to me like the common sense people are outnumbering the idiots that want to eat it.


but, same thing with huge Lobsters.. not really good for eating, meat is too tough, no flavor to it, and the creature would better be served as part of the breeding cycle.

keypusher: i did something like this when I was three or so -- didn't realize the fish was dead. The next door neighbors played along and promised to take good care of him.

Yeah, I was dumb.

No, you were three and had a bit of a heart about you. but most parents get their kid a gold fish to teach lessens about mortality. or.. if they are pricks, so they don't have to get you a puppy, like... " What about that goldfish we got you? you didn't take care of it and IT DIED!"


but, back to the article. I'm also sure the old lady wants to get someone to pay her for it. If their is a local wlidlife exhibit nearby they MIGHT take it, as a donation. if they have tank space. We got a couple of monster like that at the wildlife center at Maymont park.

but no. they are not good for eating...
A) yes, litteraly bottom feeding, and living in muck fish. the fish has had many, MANY years to absorb what ever is in that muck.around here that would be heavy metals, PCB's, Kepone.etc.
B) large fish like that has tougher fishier tasting muddy meat

Ideally you want small, young catfish, usually no more than five pounds.

I love wild catfish, I kinda like the "dirty" taste it can have sometimes, but for general safety, stick with farm raised.

in fact... I had country fried cube steak and catfish last night with a country pepper gravy with shallots and oyster mushroom with cheese grits and creamed spinach.

Fish in a Barrel: Krymson Tyde: Here's a thought: have you considered returning to the GODDAMN RIVER?

This.

That.

It might do well coated in corn meal and swimming in hot oil.