Just got to trim all the red out and they are excellent.

Id forgot you had an arm wrestling competition coming up at some swamp johns catfish place, looks like your having to provide the fish as well, least it's going for a good cause, lol.

... lol Jtrap... I never got an answer back on that challenge... guess them big flat top wearin lbgto’s are all talk lol

.. a bout to fry some up for a few friends here in awhile though... ride on over

Looks good.Another week and I will be catching them.

... get after em Bruce... they’ve been up shallow for about month here

That's when the getting is good.

... I’m going to put a fish fry demo in here shortly for the poor souls I see posting panko and cracker / chip crumbs and other such sacrilege lol

... Cajun seasoning,, cornmeal, masa, eggs and milk



... season the fish ...





... season the egg/milk wash



.... 3/4 to 1/4 cornmeal/ masa

.... peanut oil at 375 until just a hair after they float ..

... it’s beautiful...

That looks some good.

Great looking food, savell.

Looks real good

Looks good I’d say you’ve done that before, , I’d stick with the catfish I’ve never cared for northern pike they’re either slimy or full of bones, in my experience.

Do you eat your pike raw,lol.Not as good as Pickerel,but some of the older people prefer Pike.
I skin them and fillet boneless-pretty good eating out of cold water,I dont care for fish out of warm water.
My favorite fish is smoked sturgeon-they have no bones.
Never tried catfish except the brown bullheads..

Around here they’re get as bad as bass for slime, if we go north we fish for walleye or perch.

Do you eat the slime?What has that got to do with the meat?

Do you eat the slime?What has that got to do with the meat?
The red flesh pike that feed on the freshwater shrimp are excellent eating.

After they’re cooked the meat has a slimy texture instead of a dryer flakey texture.