Originally Posted by
smitty99
Out in Cali where there are just so many people beating up the water I can understand why people prefer conservative fishing for the Bass--I agree. I have released the LMB I have caught here in Cali as well. That said, LMB is a very popular food fish! It's a very white, lean, clean, and flakey (when cooked) meat with a mild flavor. It's great prepared almost anyway and very easy to prep. LMB meat is similar to striped bass and most of the panfish you can catch in the local lakes. If you like fish, I don't see how you couldn't like LMB. When I see people claim that LMB "doesn't taste good to them", fine thats an opinion, but I think it's pretty transparent and looks more like an excuse to keep people away from impacting the LMB population....hey you gotta do what you gotta do but I'll have to agree to disagree on that one.
Now, the carp you catch in most of our North American lakes... on the other hand...yeah I've read some places its how you cook it and prepare it but I think its much more of an acquired flavor/texture than a neutral meat like Striper, Catfish, Bass, Bluegill or Crappie. Some catfish can taste nasty too, it's been best to stick with the Channel cats, from my experience.