Reply With QuoteUp my way the most common use for them is crabpot bait.
When I was younger and fished the western rivers we would keep the eel tailed catfish we caught but they did need to be treated well to get the mud out of them. Well prepared they were a sweet fish, but we would take a yella or cod over them every day.
Up my way the most common use for them is crabpot bait.
I chase eel tail catties out west for a feed. I reckon they taste good. In fact it's the only freshwater fish I like to eat.
For me it's a bait only option as they are hard to get on lures. I've only hooked one on a lure that must have gone right across it's nest during breeding time.
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I target catfish every now and then, I'm still yet to come across a better crab bait. Ones about 30cm are good, a couple of slashes in the side, tied in and down it goes, no need to cut them into chunks
Team Catfish,
Blue catfish is fished commercially at Lake Argyle in north Western Australia and marketed under the name "Silver Cobbler". Blue Catfish are caught in both salt and freshwater. Salmon Catfish is a saltwater species found on inshore reefs and are a good fighting sportfish. Freshwater Catfish "Tandanus Tandanus" are a freshwater species that is keenly sought after by anglers that don't mind freshwater fish to eat. Me, i'll never eat one unless i'm stranded up a creek without a paddle and I've eaten all my bait. If you've ever had to clean up the floor of the boat after a catfish has spewed up it's guts, you'll know what I mean. Makes dirty nappies smell like spring flowers. Catfish are no longer welcome in my boat.
Jeff.
Quality is still delivering long after you have forgotten the price.
Il try post a pick of a big bugger I got in gladdy harbour he was well over the meter mark
I ate catfish quite a bit when living in the US. It was typically one of the only fish offered. That said, I believe that they were generally farmed, which likely helped in avoiding the 'muddy' taste. I will say that I didn't mind it at all. Not the best fish ever, but certainly edible.
A little while ago, I caught a nice sized one out near Green Is. Didn't look as 'dirty' as the usual 'creek' catfish, but instinctively tossed it back. Ever since then, I've been claiming to eat (or at least, attempt to) the next decent one I catch. What's the worst thing that can happen if I cook it up and it tastes like garbage? I toss it out and have wasted a fish considered 'vermin'?
Of course, I'll probably only ever do it if I've got nothing else in the esky.
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