Why aren't ladyfish considered edible?

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Re: Why aren't ladyfish considered edible?

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The 'dillo dinner was years ago, and I still have all my appendages, so I guess I lucked out in the leprosy lottery. Only ate it because it committed suicide at my car's front bumper, yielding a clean kill a short drive from home. Kinda like pork, but way greasier.

Found a slough today where all the mudminnows are huge. I'm gonna see if it's possible to use a pickling recipe for them. Retiring next year on a teacher/coach pension, so every little bit helps.
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Re: Why aren't ladyfish considered edible?

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Also tried eating a greater siren (a giant salamander) that I snagged in Lake Jackson. Bass love them. I don't.
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Re: Why aren't ladyfish considered edible?

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:o You da man. :thumbup: I'm still trying to work enough courage to try sea urchin, sea cucumber and even sail cat.
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Re: Why aren't ladyfish considered edible?

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Juan wrote:I'm still trying to work enough courage to try sea urchin, sea cucumber and even sail cat.
Sail cat is the best tasting saltwater catfish. Sea urchin and cucumber are straight up delicacies! It's like you're not even trying! :D
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Re: Why aren't ladyfish considered edible?

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StMarksAngler wrote:
Juan wrote:I'm still trying to work enough courage to try sea urchin, sea cucumber and even sail cat.
Sail cat is the best tasting saltwater catfish. Sea urchin and cucumber are straight up delicacies! It's like you're not even trying! :D
Sailcat is good.
I'll give a hard pass to sea urchin. Way too fishy for me.

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Re: Why aren't ladyfish considered edible?

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Sailcat is a no-brainer. Eat one and you're hooked. As soon as you clean it, you'll notice how good the fillet looks. Not false advertising.
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Re: Why aren't ladyfish considered edible?

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I’ve ate gar multiple times. They are hell to clean but they have two back straps that are good hot out of the grease.
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Re: Why aren't ladyfish considered edible?

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Apalachee Inshore wrote:I’ve ate gar multiple times. They are hell to clean but they have two back straps that are good hot out of the grease.
Now that's brave.
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Re: Why aren't ladyfish considered edible?

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Y’all are some brave folks trying some of the stuff listed here, especially armadillo. Interesting fact I read is 95% of people are immune to leprosy.

Don’t think I will be trying ladyfish anytime soon, doesn’t seem worth the effort. I give away the sail cats I catch but maybe this year I will keep one, I just hate cleaning catfish and they are so slimy.
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Re: Why aren't ladyfish considered edible?

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Ya'll just keep throwing them lady fish back. Save them for me! I really like the paddy's made from them. The trick is to keep them cold. Fillet like any other fish, flip the fillets over skin down, scrape meat out with spoon. No bones, white clean meat.
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