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Post by USCGME2 on Sept 8, 2013 10:55:05 GMT -7
All I can say is YUMMY!!  Jimmy Sad to say Jimmy but you would not want to eat these fish. Every ditch creek and river has some kind of contaminate running into it. Only in an emergency would I ever eat fish from running water in Ohio. A lot of smallies have parasites around my neck of the woods. Very pretty, hard fighting fish, best released to fight another day. Plus they grow slowly and take a long time to get to breeding age in the creeks. If we keep anything from our creeks its turtles, war-mouth, goggle eye, and Kentucky bass. A Kentucky is like a small largemouth that only grows to about 10-12 inches but, make good pan fry. |
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Post by missasip on Sept 8, 2013 13:40:12 GMT -7
Sad to say Jimmy but you would not want to eat these fish. Every ditch creek and river has some kind of contaminate running into it. Only in an emergency would I ever eat fish from running water in Ohio. A lot of smallies have parasites around my neck of the woods. Very pretty, hard fighting fish, best released to fight another day. Plus they grow slowly and take a long time to get to breeding age in the creeks. If we keep anything from our creeks its turtles, war-mouth, goggle eye, and Kentucky bass. A Kentucky is like a small largemouth that only grows to about 10-12 inches but, make good pan fry. We have those same fish here in the creeks and rivers. We also have a Redeye Bass. Probably the same as a Kentucky bass. I prefer them to lake caught bass. We do have some oxbo lakes along the MS River that you can't eat the fish. Our branches and creeks are fairly clean. Though neighbor states have had an outbreak of the skin eating virus. I love the flavor of running water fish much better than lake/pond caught. Jimmy |
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Post by offtrail on Sept 8, 2013 22:34:08 GMT -7
Nice catch, you made my day, I got excited just hearing you get excited when you hooked it lol No matter how many fish I catch or how often I go fishing. It will always be my favorite outdoor activity  |
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Post by offtrail on Sept 8, 2013 22:38:50 GMT -7
Sad to say Jimmy but you would not want to eat these fish. Every ditch creek and river has some kind of contaminate running into it. Only in an emergency would I ever eat fish from running water in Ohio. A lot of smallies have parasites around my neck of the woods. Very pretty, hard fighting fish, best released to fight another day. Plus they grow slowly and take a long time to get to breeding age in the creeks. If we keep anything from our creeks its turtles, war-mouth, goggle eye, and Kentucky bass. A Kentucky is like a small largemouth that only grows to about 10-12 inches but, make good pan fry. They say that cooking kills the parasites and makes them safe to eat. BUT! who wants to eat a cooked parasite...just saying  |
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Post by sirderrin on Sept 9, 2013 13:10:54 GMT -7
Food for thought : Carmine, a vibrant red food colorant, is actually the crushed abdomen of the female Dactylopius coccus, a beetle-like African insect. Not only is the thought of eating bug juice gross, but it also poses an ethical issue for some vegetarians and vegans. Look for it in red-colored candies and juices. Canned pineapple can pack in up to 20% moldy fruit. Berries can harbor up to 4 larvae per 100 grams. Oregano can legally contain up to 1,250 insect fragments per 10 grams. Cinnamon can carry up to 1 milligram of animal excrement per pound. Ocean perch can harbor small numbers of copepods, parasites that create pus pockets. and that is just the tip of the ice burg  |
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Post by thywar on Sept 9, 2013 13:14:04 GMT -7
"BUT! who wants to eat a cooked parasite...just saying" The same person who would boil those parasites in order to drink 'safe' water |
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Post by offtrail on Sept 9, 2013 17:43:00 GMT -7
"BUT! who wants to eat a cooked parasite...just saying" The same person who would boil those parasites in order to drink 'safe' water You can filter water but not meat. That is if you are lucky enough to have a filter lol. |
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