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Mushy Channel cat fillet
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07/20/18 02:28 AM
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Sjeverett
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A coworker and I were fishing a pond at work. He caught a channel cat and when I was filleting it, I noticed I qas having a hard time. The fillet was mushy did not feel firm like the bass and flathead I had filleted before the channel cat. Is that normal or was there something wrong with the fish? I can't even remember the last time I filleted a channel cat so I have no point of reference other than comparing it to every other species I do catch regularly. Thanks in advance.
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Re: Mushy Channel cat fillet
[Re: Sjeverett]
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07/20/18 02:39 AM
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redchevy
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Shouldnt be mushy, at least no more so than the others you said. Were they fresh?
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Re: Mushy Channel cat fillet
[Re: Sjeverett]
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07/20/18 02:50 AM
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Sjeverett
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They were fresh. On a a stringer no more than 30 min then straight to the cutting board 30 feet away.
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Re: Mushy Channel cat fillet
[Re: Sjeverett]
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07/20/18 01:10 PM
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Cast
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In this heat, fish need to go straight to the ice chest.
Cast I have a short attention spa
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Re: Mushy Channel cat fillet
[Re: Sjeverett]
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07/23/18 09:06 PM
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nethingthatbites
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I've had that happen several times on various types of fish...I just throw them out, out of precaution.
MAGA
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