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Question: Assuming you eat fish, do you eat SM bass in Q/BW


Yes, without a second thought 39 (46.4%) Sometimes. It's no big deal. 20 (23.8%) Rarely and only in a pinch. 17 (20.2%) Never. Why would you? 8 (9.5%) Total votes: 84 « Created by: PhantomJug on: Apr 30^th, 2011 at 9:55pm »

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SM Bass consumption (Read 26146 times)

Kerry Inukshuk Offline Posts: 427 Location: Toronto Joined: May 13^th, 2010	Re: SM Bass consumption Reply #10 - May 1^st, 2011 at 4:10pm	Quote Print Post
	I never much liked bass when I would sometimes have it summers on Lake Simcoe as a kid. So I was surprised how much I liked it when we cooked some up this past summer in Quetico. In fact, my wife prefers it to Walleye. I can't say that I prefer it but it is very light. I remember bass as having a very "fishy" taste but last summer I became a convert. Maybe it has to do with the northern lakes. I'm sorry there won't be any bass where I'm going this summer, not only because they are exciting fish to catch but because of the taste.


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Wally13 Inukshuk Offline Posts: 331 Location: Bettendorf, IA Joined: Jan 1^st, 2008	Re: SM Bass consumption Reply #11 - May 1^st, 2011 at 4:45pm	Quote Print Post
	Walleye #1 for me, Pike #2, LT #3, and if I have to smallies #4. Smallies do taste quite good in Quetico but are a fish of last resort for me. Heck, I love all kinds of fish and all the fish up north are good tasting to me. To each his own.


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Puckster Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1208 Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Joined: Feb 10^th, 2009	Re: SM Bass consumption Reply #12 - May 1^st, 2011 at 5:16pm	Quote Print Post
	When I moved to Minnesota over 20 years ago, a wise guy told me that Minnesotans like their fish white and tasteless (bland?). So their fish of choice for eating are walleye and crappie. Over the years I've found this stereotype to be true! prouboy


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PhantomJug Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 2855 Location: 1/2 way there Joined: Feb 12^th, 2003	Re: SM Bass consumption Reply #13 - May 1^st, 2011 at 6:32pm	Quote Print Post
	Any argument about "taste" is moot IMO. I could say roadkill skunk tastes like $#!? and someone would just tell me I'm not preparing it right. Honestly I do not want to "taste" my fish any more than I ought to. Consider this . . . A 15" walleye is about 3 yrs. old; a 15" SM is about 12 yrs. old.


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Snow_Dog Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1858 Location: Twin Cities Joined: Jul 11^th, 2003	Re: SM Bass consumption Reply #14 - May 1^st, 2011 at 10:16pm	Quote Print Post
	Quote: Walleye #1 for me, Pike #2, LT #3, and if I have to smallies #4. Smallies do taste quite good in Quetico but are a fish of last resort for me. Heck, I love all kinds of fish and all the fish up north are good tasting to me. To each his own. +1 I think I've filleted 5 smallies in the past 15 years or so and 4 of them were at the specific request of others in my party. I can only recall one meal where we had to fillet a smallie to round out the meal.


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Puckster Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1208 Location: St. Paul, Minnesota Joined: Feb 10^th, 2009	Re: SM Bass consumption Reply #15 - May 1^st, 2011 at 11:26pm	Quote Print Post
	Yeah, to each his own. Honestly, I don't excited much anymore about "fishing," other than for walleye. I like the challenge of trying to outsmart walleys. But when I'm in the QP or WCPP, I fish to eat. When it comes to eating fish, smallies, are great. As are northern and walleye. I remember a power boat fishing trip to Lake of Woods years ago. We were based at an island fishing camp. One evening the owner announced that the next day he and his help would be offering shore lunch, with all the trimmings, on a nearby island, for the entire camp, (about 7 cabins as I recall). I asked him what kind of fish he'd be serving. He laughed and said, "You'll be eating walleye, bass, lake trout, northern, perch -- whatever we have in the freezer. After years of doing this, honestly, they'll all taste just fine." They did, and they still do. prouboy


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pine_knot Inukshuk Offline Posts: 908 Location: Springboro, Ohio Joined: Mar 31^st, 2009	Re: SM Bass consumption Reply #16 - May 2^nd, 2011 at 12:14am	Quote Print Post
	I like fish on canoe trips about every 3rd day. When solo, a couple of 12 inch smallies fried up with some rice and vegies can really hit the spot. I'll eat any specie, preferring small lakers, walleye and smallies. Pike are tasty, but a pain to fillet and slimy as heck...


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JChief Inukshuk Offline Posts: 196 Location: Ohio Joined: Mar 29^th, 2009	Re: SM Bass consumption Reply #17 - May 2^nd, 2011 at 12:30am	Quote Print Post
	Kingfisher wrote on May 1^st, 2011 at 11:50am: I've eaten smallmouth bass occasionally and have considered it the fish of choice for Cache Lake fish chowder. I'll have to give this a try KF. As I mentioned in another post, Cahce Lake chowder is a favorite of mine. I have only added walleye to date. I would expect NP would do just fine as well. I do agree they are an easy fillet as well, just not as easy as a walleye IMO. I did keep a few SM on a trip to the Western basin of Lake Erie and did not care for them at all when we ate them. On a previous trip to the Q we kept one for dinner becasue it was hooked deeply and I thought it was very tasty even though my expectations were low. J


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Yellowbird Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 1239 Location: Soddy Daisy, TN Joined: Apr 19^th, 2004	Re: SM Bass consumption Reply #18 - May 2^nd, 2011 at 11:21am	Quote Print Post
	SM and NP were regular dinner fare before I learned how to catch walleyes. Bass survive well enough on a stringer, so I don't hesitate to hold a couple while trying to draw a walleye. And then there's the kids. Its a real bummer to them to have their "trophy bass" tossed back because its the wrong species. -YB


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gfy_paddler Inukshuk Offline Posts: 178 Location: evanston, il Joined: Jun 8^th, 2007	Re: SM Bass consumption Reply #19 - May 2^nd, 2011 at 12:33pm	Quote Print Post
	I have found that Smallmouth Bass from coldwater lakes are delicious. It surprised me to find out, but really, it's true. I prefer them over Northerns and Lake Trout, but not over Walleye. Walleyes will always be the target meal, but when they are hard to come by I will target a Smallie for the fry pan.


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