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#6804787 - 11/03/11 11:43 AM
Re: Large softshell turtles
[Re: Jared D.]
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Angler
Registered: 09/30/04
Posts: 357
Loc: Florida
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What did you use to catch it? I catch those nearly everytime I fish.....pretty annoying. I think I have a massive bass on the line and it's one of those softshell turtles. Thankfully I've become pretty good at removing the hooks.
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#6804815 - 11/03/11 11:49 AM
Re: Large softshell turtles
[Re: Jared D.]
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Extreme Angler
Registered: 06/16/10
Posts: 1124
Loc: Garland, Tx
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Get sick of catching those nasty things. They get much bigger. Good fight, but irritating to say the least.
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#6805006 - 11/03/11 12:32 PM
Re: Large softshell turtles
[Re: Jared D.]
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Pro Angler
Registered: 01/31/06
Posts: 528
Loc: Highland Village
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Used to get top dollar for those. Really good eatin.
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#6805380 - 11/03/11 02:22 PM
Re: Large softshell turtles
[Re: AGC 4 Life]
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Registered: 03/26/08
Posts: 384
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What did you use to catch it? I catch those nearly everytime I fish.....pretty annoying. I think I have a massive bass on the line and it's one of those softshell turtles. Thankfully I've become pretty good at removing the hooks. Used my hands  The one in Fredericksburg was caught with my hands in the Pedernales River. The other was caught in Southlake on the road.
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#6806773 - 11/03/11 08:40 PM
Re: Large softshell turtles
[Re: Jared D.]
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Angler
Registered: 05/17/02
Posts: 431
Loc: Arlington, Texas USA
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We ate one we caught on a trot line in the Colorado river. Just ok, a little fishy tasting.
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#6808205 - 11/04/11 09:18 AM
Re: Large softshell turtles
[Re: Jared D.]
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Outdoorsman
Registered: 11/22/08
Posts: 123
Loc: Big Spring, Tx
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Y'all need to find da rite coonass to cook um for ya, yeah. Fine eat'n if someone knows what their doing.
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#6808342 - 11/04/11 09:51 AM
Re: Large softshell turtles
[Re: Jared D.]
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Angler
Registered: 03/26/08
Posts: 384
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I have heard they are good eating, but Ill stick to fish.
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#6808505 - 11/04/11 10:37 AM
Re: Large softshell turtles
[Re: Jared D.]
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Outdoorsman
Registered: 06/09/03
Posts: 194
Loc: Lewisville, TX - United States
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The Stooges know how to eat turtle. I wish I knew how to post a link from youtube.
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#6811669 - 11/05/11 10:04 AM
Re: Large softshell turtles
[Re: SheldonS]
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Extreme Angler
Registered: 10/04/10
Posts: 1364
Loc: Rowlett, TX
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Those are supposed to be good eating. Made a mess with one of those as a kid and stunk up my Mom's kitchen! If they're good eating I didn't figure out how to make them that way!
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#6813682 - 11/05/11 11:20 PM
Re: Large softshell turtles
[Re: Jared D.]
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Pro Angler
Registered: 11/03/11
Posts: 603
Loc: souttheast texas
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they are good eatin'. gotta have a hunting lic. to take one though.
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#6820438 - 11/07/11 07:41 PM
Re: Large softshell turtles
[Re: Jared D.]
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Outdoorsman
Registered: 04/13/08
Posts: 188
Loc: Austin, Texas
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These things are mean and ferocious. I 'd rather leave them alone.
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#6820875 - 11/07/11 09:02 PM
Re: Large softshell turtles
[Re: Jared D.]
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Extreme Angler
Registered: 09/10/09
Posts: 1884
Loc: Tyler, Tx
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Skin the legs and eat them on the big ones. Tried it once, lean meat that is best used for soup. It is also chewy, similar to fried squid. Red meat for the most part.
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#6822818 - 11/08/11 12:01 PM
Re: Large softshell turtles
[Re: spro]
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Pro Angler
Registered: 11/20/06
Posts: 922
Loc: Texas
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Used to get top dollar for those. Really good eatin. My Dad caught and cooked these things all the time when I was a kid. Made great soup.
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#6824557 - 11/08/11 06:43 PM
Re: Large softshell turtles
[Re: Jared D.]
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Pro Angler
Registered: 11/03/11
Posts: 603
Loc: souttheast texas
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i think i'd be scratching and biting if someone ripped me out of my home with a sharp hook, then looked at me like i taste good. they do taste good though.
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#6824735 - 11/08/11 07:28 PM
Re: Large softshell turtles
[Re: Jared D.]
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Registered: 05/10/08
Posts: 5407
Loc: Sanger, Texas
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I cleaned 2 of them one time, took me forever, didn't know what I was doing, before I got to eat them, the freezer went out and they ruined, but I swore I would never clean another one, and so far I havn't!!!
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