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 why do pond catfish taste horrible but lake catfish...
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05/16/12 08:26 PM
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big daddy double digits
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taste exceptionally better then those caught from a pond, every pond catfish i catch tastes like crapola but when i get them from a lake its like they shopuld taste
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05/16/12 08:45 PM
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Cody Neace
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dont eat 70 pound pond cats
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Re: why do pond catfish taste horrible but lake catfish...
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05/16/12 08:58 PM
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May have something to do with water depth and the forage that they have. I don't know of a lot of ponds that are stacked with shad, so they're probably scavenging or eating a lot of perch, and since most ponds are shallow, they spend a lot of time in the mud. Also, ponds don't usually have any kind of fresh water flow, so they sit in the same pool of water all the time.
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Re: why do pond catfish taste horrible but lake catfish...
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05/16/12 08:59 PM
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That's just my theory anyway. I will in no way claim to be an authority on the subject. Just seems logical.
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Re: why do pond catfish taste horrible but lake catfish...
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05/16/12 09:07 PM
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Quit eating mudcats.......
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Re: why do pond catfish taste horrible but lake catfish...
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05/16/12 09:27 PM
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CatfishAddiction
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And here's Kevin with another astute observation..... 
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Re: why do pond catfish taste horrible but lake catfish...
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05/16/12 10:05 PM
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I've noticed if a pond is mossy, the cats will taste bad. Seems like catfish caught from a river taste the best. Of course, every body of water is slightly different so there's dozens of variables to consider. This is a good question, and I hope there's some more opinions.
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05/16/12 10:44 PM
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If the pond is in a residential park, city park etc. it is liable to be full of fertilizer etc from the lawns. I wouldn't eat anything out of a small pond.
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Re: why do pond catfish taste horrible but lake catfish...
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05/16/12 11:30 PM
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big daddy double digits
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Quit eating mudcats....... they're channel and blue cats
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Re: why do pond catfish taste horrible but lake catfish...
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05/17/12 12:10 AM
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If the pond is in a residential park, city park etc. it is liable to be full of fertilizer etc from the lawns. I wouldn't eat anything out of a small pond. Well I have been eating cats out of a small city pond in fact I am cooking some now been no problems in taste. Now 10 years from now I may have a 3rd eye LOL Then I will be seeing in 3D
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Re: why do pond catfish taste horrible but lake catfish...
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05/17/12 12:17 AM
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i've noticed catfish from tanks dont taste as good also. but seems like catfish from a river taste great, especially the brazos 
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Re: why do pond catfish taste horrible but lake catfish...
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05/17/12 01:56 AM
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Are you catching them on 2lb shad?
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Re: why do pond catfish taste horrible but lake catfish...
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05/17/12 03:09 AM
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"Also, ponds don't usually have any kind of fresh water flow, so they sit in the same pool of water all the time." BINGO! We have a winner in the back of the room. 
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Re: why do pond catfish taste horrible but lake catfish...
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05/17/12 03:10 AM
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I should add, keep those same fish in your bathtub for a few days with tap water (changing daily) and they will taste much better when you cook them.
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