can you eat pike?

[bundy_dan]

Hi all, I just got back from moolooabah rock wall and had a heap of fun catching pike on lures, probably cought 50 or so in an hour. I used hard bodies, soft plasics, and poppers. they hit them all, good fun. anyway I was Wondering if anyone has tried eating pike and what they were like. Thanx Bundy_Dan.

[baitmaster]

heyy bru

ummmm ill make this brief they taste like shit bru sure there fun but dnt go to the trouble of beheading the bastards and taking out the bones

pat

[eotbmg]

You have smelt them straight from the water? They stink and there is no way i would have ever eaten them, but i am sure someone has given em a go....i am sure
Ben

[FNQCairns]

Yeah the bones are the killer, still you can pickle them, would be lots of varying recipes on the net for pickled pike, they can be good food depending on how approached.

cheers fnq

[Kendall249]

You could eat them if your desperate, but I would keep the for bait.

[Horse]

I have eaten them many times when they have padded out a feed of whiting. They are quite good to eat if breadcrumbed and shallow fried. White flesh with no strong fishy flavour. A lot of people are put off by the smell of the slime but the flesh is pretty good. I would ignore the advice from those who have not tried them

[Lovey80]

I thought thats what was hammering my Jerk shads on Tuesday! I wasnt about to downsize my placcy to find out as I was hoping for a big female flatty.

Cheers

Chris

P.S. I hear they are great Cobe bait.

[Kendall249]

I have eaten them many times when they have padded out a feed of whiting. They are quite good to eat if breadcrumbed and shallow fried. White flesh with no strong fishy flavour. A lot of people are put off by the smell of the slime but the flesh is pretty good. I would ignore the advice from those who have not tried them

Horse, what would be the largest size you would eat? I found them rather coarse texture, but that was a metre fish. I generally use them for cut baits or trolling baits.

kendall

[Cammy]

"Only one way to find out Dan " -Balls of steel 11:30 Wed nights, its bloody hilrious.

I havent tried them myself, i wouldnt mind tasting them though, i have heard they are quite good on the chew.

Cam

[Horse]

I have only eaten smaller specimens. As E.M. Grant says "the flavour bears a strong resemblance to Whiting". I much prefer to use them as live baits as inside the Bay they are probably my number 1 choice

[Waraba Mick]

I agree with Horse i have eaten them, crumbs and shallow fried they taste fine.

Back in the 1960s my old man had a fresh fish run and used to sell them under the name of rock whiting.



Mick.

[tunaticer]

You CAN eat them but............as Dundee says.

Jack.

[DICER]

they're fine and tasty...

[phoenixempire]

i have caught a heap from there to use as bait, we decided to try them smoked they dont taste to bad just need to marinate them or something would be nicer
all depends if your desperate for a feed of fish and thats all you get

[bustaonenut]

They are nice shallow fried. Keep them whole just scale and gut them and give them a good sprinkle of salt. Cook them nice and crispy and give them a good squeeze of lemon when done