LOL Eastwood if I get some time away from work there will be several fish fries this fall and you will be more than welcome to show up.

Been eating bass for nearly 60+ years. Whats not to like?

I eat a lot of crappie,walleye, and bluegill. But spotted bass is one of my favorite fish to eat, don't like largemouth as much but they are still pretty dang good. Eat em up!

Usually eat walleye and crappie but if it's close to noon and I need a fish I'll keep a smallmouth for lunch. When it comes to food I'm not an elitist.

Young groundhogs know we're talkin eats!
Colt
I like rats too but I like them young wistlepigs better

I don't understand the "strong fish taste" thing. Bass taste kinda bland to me, I usually put on some seasoning. We eat bullheads too. Suckers are edible but really bland and you pretty much have to make fish patties, as they just fall apart.

Tried them once; tasted like mud. That being said, I've eaten trout a couple of times that also tasted like mud.

I'm used to eating fish from cold clear water; no mud taste. Probably just depends on the water.

In your situation I would definitely catch as many as I could. I've eaten plenty of bass even though I prefer walleye, perch and the like out of cold water. Still do eat them occasionally when my kids and/or grand kids catch some and want the bragging rights that go along with catching dinner.

I wouldn't consider you an odd duck if you were my neighbor, you'd fit right in! I've had ground hog and most other tasty critters in North America but I've never had muskrat, they're almost non-existent around here anymore. I'd probably wrangle an invite to a muskrat dinner if you were nearby.

I'd fillet them largemouth then dredge the fillets in some Shore Lunch and fry them in a big cast iron skillet with about a half-inch of hot oil in it. That might make them palatable!

Only tried once. That was enough. Mushy and mud taste.
Bluegill, Crappie, walleye and northern are much better.

I like to score bass with a knife and cook them over wood coals on the grill. I put a little Tony Chachere's and olive oil on them. They are really good this way.

I don't like catch and release. I don't think it should be illegal though.

Keith

Now I forgot to mention that the bass I eat come from crystal clear rivers or our local lake which the rivers feed, and its300 ft deep. So I guess the water could make a difference, but our bass sure taste good

I eat all the legal bass I catch.

Garryowen

Yes I cook up a mess a few times a year.
J

You guys are all crazy! Or maybe its because our water is clear and cold our bass taste great, I dunno, but I eat bass for sure! I dont get all caught up over walleye. They taste good too, but who cares? To be honest, ill take a five or six lb pike over just about anything.

I get a kick out of the tournament guys, but most of the ones I know will eat a bass every now and then.

Northern boys are some kinda picky I've seen many a bass most folks would toss back go in the deep freeze. Gut scale a fry whole like a big bream is some fine dining

Our Bass are good to eat, Second to Walleye to me. That's the size i like to keep for eating, 12-14". Any bigger and then i think they get strong.

Your buddies and i would clash if'n we went fishing togeather, lol.

Where I catch them the creek just opens up from the run off stream. Water is pretty clear, see bottom low tide about 3-4 feet deep. They taste like dirt unless you put seasoning on them. They taste like seasoned dirt then. lol

I agree they taste good and are fun to catch, unlike a walleye that lays on it side and opens its mouth. They dont fight like a bass.

Absolutely! Filet them and fry em up!

If y'all think the bass is a strong taste, you should come on to coastal Alabama and try some sail cats. Make you beg for bass back. We catch bass by the dozens with live shrimp when fishing for trout and red fish, and they get tossed into the cooler just the same.