Registered: 03/01/09
Posts: 1680
Loc: Titus County
I'm a "catch and eat" kinda guy and I caught my first carp this past weekend. Sucker was huge but I let him go as I have no idea how to cook one. I've heard you can pressure-cook the bones until they're soft. Any tips ?
not too many carp eaters here , most of us are catch and release. If you do plan on keeping one I suggest one 10# and under. the older bigger fish store more toxins and the meat is very tough
I would say 5 lbs or under. Carp take forever to get big compared to most fish you eat and that is just more time to build up toxins. I would also not be very surprised to find out that the bones are a place where the toxins build up as well.
I prefer to catch bluegill on the side while I am waiting for a carp to bite. Throw the carp back and keep the bluegills for the frying pan.
Registered: 01/02/07
Posts: 4589
Loc: West Houston
Originally Posted By: portabote guy
I would say 5 lbs or under. Carp take forever to get big compared to most fish you eat and that is just more time to build up toxins. I would also not be very surprised to find out that the bones are a place where the toxins build up as well.
I prefer to catch bluegill on the side while I am waiting for a carp to bite. Throw the carp back and keep the bluegills for the frying pan.
Registered: 03/01/09
Posts: 1680
Loc: Titus County
Originally Posted By: portabote guy
I would say 5 lbs or under. Carp take forever to get big compared to most fish you eat and that is just more time to build up toxins. I would also not be very surprised to find out that the bones are a place where the toxins build up as well.
I prefer to catch bluegill on the side while I am waiting for a carp to bite. Throw the carp back and keep the bluegills for the frying pan.
My family never ate any carp but I know a lot of folks around here that do. I wonder if there's any studies showing instances of disease (cancer , etc. ) based on type of fish consumed. Might be a good thesis topic.
I guess I was just excited at the prospects. This fish was a good 2.5' long and all I could think of was "wow, look at the size of those fillets !"
I agree on the 'gills but I'd rather have a good channel cat any day.
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