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How to Bleed Catfish for Better Flavor
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05/07/21 12:49 PM
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MathGeek
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�Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake?" - The Messiah
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Re: How to Bleed Catfish for Better Flavor
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05/08/21 11:17 PM
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deucer02
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Biden famously said in the New York Observer, “I mean, you got the first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy. I mean, that’s a storybook, man.”
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Re: How to Bleed Catfish for Better Flavor
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05/09/21 08:13 PM
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taterpop
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How will the game warden /Lone star Low measure them ?
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Re: How to Bleed Catfish for Better Flavor
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05/12/21 03:33 AM
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JSouther
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My grandpa used to have an old metal swing set that I outgrew and took all the swings off of it. He would hang all his catfish from it and bleed them all before cleaning. Sometimes he put the big ones in a bath tub for a few days to purge them. The lake was also by the red river so it was muddy year around. Meat always tasted good. I think the main reason people say fish doesn’t taste good is poor preparation or freezing meat with blood or before it has been washed several times.
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Re: How to Bleed Catfish for Better Flavor
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05/12/21 12:18 PM
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jackiekennedyfishingguide
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If processing a good many fish a fish washing bucket can accomplish the same thing in less time as you continue to filet and process the remainder of the catch. They are available at Buckey's, Academy, and any other place that sell fishing supplies. Directions to make one are easily found on line. I have about $8 in mine because of the double female hose connection.
903-603-3793 Clients or I have landed eight state record fish and eighteen water body records. TPWD Elite Angler jackiekennedyfishingguide
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Re: How to Bleed Catfish for Better Flavor
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05/12/21 03:16 PM
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Catfish Tim
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Chad Ferguson has a good video on making and using one of those fish cleaning buckets.
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Re: How to Bleed Catfish for Better Flavor
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05/12/21 05:49 PM
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BigJoeTx1212
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Does bleeding apply to other species or is it just a catfish thing?
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Re: How to Bleed Catfish for Better Flavor
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05/13/21 02:19 AM
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z289sec
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Does bleeding apply to other species or is it just a catfish thing? Personally, I've never noticed a difference in flavor at all, but I also cut out any hint of a lateral line, in any fish I filet.
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Re: How to Bleed Catfish for Better Flavor
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05/13/21 03:56 AM
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Caribou
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Does bleeding apply to other species or is it just a catfish thing? Personally, I've never noticed a difference in flavor at all, but I also cut out any hint of a lateral line, in any fish I filet. I believe your right. As long as you remove silver skin, and red meat it’s all the same. Personally, and I know this is sacrilege to some, I think is something the old timers did because they assumed it made a difference, and it just doesn’t. For anybody who doesn’t believe me, filet a fish that still alive, and cut the filet in half as soon as you cut it off the body, and tel me if there is even a drop of blood in those filets.
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Re: How to Bleed Catfish for Better Flavor
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05/13/21 03:58 AM
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Caribou
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And if you’re gunna handle a sharp knife on a boat with a still alive fish, please secure the fish, or wear a fish glove so you don’t slice your hand open. As a long time chef, that knife safety made me cringe.
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Re: How to Bleed Catfish for Better Flavor
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05/13/21 08:53 AM
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jackiekennedyfishingguide
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Does bleeding apply to other species or is it just a catfish thing? Personally, I've never noticed a difference in flavor at all, but I also cut out any hint of a lateral line, in any fish I filet. and this is the gospel truth, but here again I only have about a half century experience.
903-603-3793 Clients or I have landed eight state record fish and eighteen water body records. TPWD Elite Angler jackiekennedyfishingguide
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Re: How to Bleed Catfish for Better Flavor
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05/13/21 12:16 PM
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littlewheel
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Stubby and I cut every bit of yellow out, lateral lines and bones. Then it gets “tumbled” in the tub to clean it. We do this for every customer. Stubby is very adamant on not giving a customer a piece of meat that we wouldn’t eat. This has been drilled into my head the past several years. It takes a little extra time but pays off big when the customer calls and says how good their fish was with no muddy or gamey taste. Nothing worse than having to go home and trim and clean fish that the guide you already paid neglected to do.
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Re: How to Bleed Catfish for Better Flavor
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05/13/21 03:19 PM
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bigcheessee
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Nah, im gonna pass on that step.
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Re: How to Bleed Catfish for Better Flavor
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05/14/21 07:36 PM
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Caribou
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Stubby and I cut every bit of yellow out, lateral lines and bones. Then it gets “tumbled” in the tub to clean it. We do this for every customer. Stubby is very adamant on not giving a customer a piece of meat that we wouldn’t eat. This has been drilled into my head the past several years. It takes a little extra time but pays off big when the customer calls and says how good their fish was with no muddy or gamey taste. Nothing worse than having to go home and trim and clean fish that the guide you already paid neglected to do. Yup, did a trip with a popular guide a few years back, had an incredible trip, but all he did was skin the fish with skinning pliers and cut the filets off. Every filet was covered in silver skin on one side. Once you do that, it’s impossible to cut the silver skin off as it’s so thin without the rest of the skin attached. Worst catfish Ive ever cooked.
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Re: How to Bleed Catfish for Better Flavor
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05/14/21 10:20 PM
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littlewheel
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Stubby and I cut every bit of yellow out, lateral lines and bones. Then it gets “tumbled” in the tub to clean it. We do this for every customer. Stubby is very adamant on not giving a customer a piece of meat that we wouldn’t eat. This has been drilled into my head the past several years. It takes a little extra time but pays off big when the customer calls and says how good their fish was with no muddy or gamey taste. Nothing worse than having to go home and trim and clean fish that the guide you already paid neglected to do. Yup, did a trip with a popular guide a few years back, had an incredible trip, but all he did was skin the fish with skinning pliers and cut the filets off. Every filet was covered in silver skin on one side. Once you do that, it’s impossible to cut the silver skin off as it’s so thin without the rest of the skin attached. Worst catfish Ive ever cooked. We went on a trip not long ago with a popular guide service and I ended up throwing all my fish away when we got home because there was so much red left on the filets. I tip well also. I think that taking that little bit of extra time is why we have 95% of our customers fish with us again.
Last edited by littlewheel; 05/14/21 10:25 PM.
Shannon Wheeler Lake Fork Channel Catfish Guide Cheeseologist at Stubbys Cheesebait 903-987-2315
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