03-03-2009, 05:37 AM
cats out of the Bear are really good eaters, soak them in buttermilk like said above. i dont like soaking them in saltwater, sometimes to me its a bit salty. maybe i dont rinse good enough i dunno. the bigger ones if you try to cook em will have a dark trim to em on the the meat just trim that out that also adds to the muddy taste like the yellowish fat said before. my wife has landed a 5lber and i landed a 7lber just on the Idaho side of the bear and both of them was very very good... mine had the darker color to it i just trimed that off and had no problem... My wife is from Kentucky and she gave me the idea of the trimming of the dark color and it works good....Also if your goin to freeze them before you use them try covering them in water in a freezer zip loc. just add enough water to cover the fish and freeze it. This helps against freezer burn and keeps the great taste in....
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