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 what to soak big cat in before you cook?
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02/04/17 09:45 PM
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mikyfran
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I caught a 25 lb yellow at my local marina. It has been years since I cooked one that big.
Do you guys soak it in buttermilk - salt water - 7 up - or what before you fry it up. Have cooked several hundreds of fish over the years - just not big yellows.
Thanks,
Mikyfran
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Re: what to soak big cat in before you cook?
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02/04/17 09:50 PM
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Bob Landry
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Just about anything will work. The most important is to remove every bit of fat and odd colored meat or it will be nasty regardless of what you do to it. Yellows aren't the best eaters but they can be made to work.
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Re: what to soak big cat in before you cook?
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02/04/17 09:56 PM
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Cat finder
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Dry it, then soak it in butter milk.
If the fish don't bite your not baiting right...
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Re: what to soak big cat in before you cook?
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02/04/17 10:25 PM
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Spiderman
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Is a yellow cat a flathead?
The Truth is six of the seven Dwarfs are not Happy!
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Re: what to soak big cat in before you cook?
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02/04/17 10:33 PM
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Bob Landry
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Is a yellow cat a flathead?
Same difference
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Re: what to soak big cat in before you cook?
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02/04/17 11:25 PM
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lakeman
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The best eating there is, What i do is clean em and put in a bowl of water and pour some a lil bit of vinegar in with it and let it sit over night in the fridge, If there is any fat it will show up next morning being a lil yellowish color, wash and dry and eat, nothing any better,
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Re: what to soak big cat in before you cook?
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02/04/17 11:41 PM
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texdanm
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I don't eat Blues that are much over 10 or 15 lbs because they are just a little coarser than the smaller sized cats plus they are fun to catch so I want to do CPR (catch, photograph, release) for them. I'm sorry but if I catch a big Yellow cat/Oppalusa/Opp/willow cat/flathead catfish I'm eating it!! They are the best eating in fresh water to me and size doesn't seem to make their meat coarse. Their belly and head meat are just great! I've eaten them to 50 lbs and other than hanging, cutting their tail off and let them bleed out before I clean them I don't do anything special on them.
You know that old saying "Some people march to the beat of a different drummer."? I don't listen to a drum at all and have meandered through life instead of marching.
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Re: what to soak big cat in before you cook?
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02/05/17 12:01 AM
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Spiderman
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. Their belly and head meat are just great! I've eaten them to 50 lbs and other than hanging, cutting their tail off and let them bleed out before I clean them I don't do anything special on them. If you do this, they are right up there with crappie for eating. Both are the best fresh water fish to eat!
The Truth is six of the seven Dwarfs are not Happy!
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Re: what to soak big cat in before you cook?
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02/05/17 12:10 AM
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Cat finder
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The best eating there is, What i do is clean em and put in a bowl of water and pour some a lil bit of vinegar in with it and let it sit over night in the fridge, If there is any fat it will show up next morning being a lil yellowish color, wash and dry and eat, nothing any better, Catfish sushi?
If the fish don't bite your not baiting right...
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Re: what to soak big cat in before you cook?
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02/05/17 12:26 AM
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HoustonCatfisher
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I soak in salt water.....just like deer meat.
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Re: what to soak big cat in before you cook?
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02/05/17 06:08 PM
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Muzzlebrake
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Anybody catch one of those flatheads, no not eat it or throw it back. Bring it to me for proper disposal.
I know how to get rid of it without harming the environment.
From Genesis: "And God promised men that good and obedient wives would be found in all corners of the earth."
Then He made the earth round...and He laughed and laughed and laughed!
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Re: what to soak big cat in before you cook?
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02/05/17 06:55 PM
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KQT
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Like above remove any red or fat then soak in ice water. Change the water several times. I'm not a fan of brining fish.
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Re: what to soak big cat in before you cook?
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02/05/17 07:50 PM
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nd1225
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As stated above, cleaning right is the most important thing.
I soak mine in milk
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Re: what to soak big cat in before you cook?
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02/05/17 09:00 PM
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jmh004
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Shouldn't have to do to much with a yellow cat to make it taste good.
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Re: what to soak big cat in before you cook?
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02/06/17 12:08 AM
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Wildman of the navidad
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Shouldn't have to do to much with a yellow cat to make it taste good. +1
Psalm:91
Quote on the wildman" They Said he'd eat the hair off of a man's head when he was hungry
and squeeze the water out of rocks when he was thirsty"
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