Thread: To Eat Or not To Eat?

I don't care what they taste like. They're big, hard-fighting fish that get no pressure. What's not to like?

I knew some Russian folks once, who fished carp specifically for the table, but they only wanted the little carps. I never did find out how they fixed them. The guy tonight that asked for our carp only wanted the little ones, too. IIRC what he said he ate them both fresh and smoked, and raved about the smoked ones. We gave away a stringer of bigger ones to another guy about a week ago, too. The rest of the world eats more carp than anyother fresh water fish. But I don't eat anything that came out of the water we are currently fishing for carp anyway.

FWIW feral goldfish can revert to a carp-like appearance, but lacking the barbels, and are said to be better eating than the standard carp, although they seldom get over a couple of pounds. They are an entirely different genus which also includes the "crucian carp" which is the preferred table fish of that type in Europe and is widely cultivated for that in Europe. Everybody I know who eats carp says that the smaller ones of whatever type of the best for the table, although you couldn't prove it by me and I really have no intention to find out either.

Originally Posted by deathb4disco

I don't care what they taste like. They're big, hard-fighting fish that get no pressure. What's not to like?

agree.