The first time I tried smallie for dinner was a few years ago on a trip with my two 20 yr old sons and one of their friends. He was a big fella, not heavy, but he had quite an appetite. Needless to say, I had on that particular trip, underestimated our food requirements. The last day of our trip left us with only some crackers and a small bag of dried apricots. I supplemented the last tiny ration with one small Northern, one small walleye and a medium bass. I have to say the bass tasted pretty good, maybe it's because we were on the brink of starvation, or at least our stomachs were telling us so. I would eat it again, but I do prefer walleye or lake trout.