Quote Originally Posted by bassin_bug View Post
What do you consider a "big" bass? The warmer the water, the larger the bass. Example: Florida, Texas, Mexico and Alabama have bass that grow larger than those in some states that have cold water rivers and lakes. A 5# bass can be baked, broiled, or fried and taste great. The filets are sliced twice to make them as thin as 2-3# bass filets. We have no problem keeping one if we want to eat it but we are not the type to mount something and hang it on the wall.

I absolutely refuse to eat bream and crappie and leave them for people who enjoy them. A man gave us six large crappie and I fried one and froze the rest. I'm a great cook but I'll be doggone if I could stand the taste or fool with all those bones. I don't like the taste of rainbow trout either; it feels like I have a mouth full of cotton while I'm chewing it.
I don't eat trout,,,would if I was a trout fisherman I guess....but I eat croppie,bluegill and bass and the truth is I cant tell a lot of difference in the fish...I fillet all the fish I eat...the pieces are just a lot smaller than bass fillets....but they cook the same way,just a little quicker.