Eat your own bait!?

one day i was sturgeon fishing with my freinds from laos , they were popping grass shrimp in there mouth like cheetos!i had to tell them to ether go get another # or stop!

That brings back memories of a guy I used to fish with Maddog who cooked them with his Bic 

When I go out with my cast-net along the beach I always catch surf-perch shiners.
I keep the smallest ones that I want for bait that day and throw back the larger.
I throw a 16-foot diameter net with 1/4-inch mesh.

WOULD YOU///DO YOU/// EAT THOSE GUYS???...!!!...????
They have biggish scales...you'd hafta scale them.

I'm really kinda dubious but I think I'm wanting-to-be-convinced
Maybe.

Judd

Fresh macks are great, though I have found worms in the stomach cavity of some.

seahorse

When I go out with my cast-net along the beach I always catch surf-perch shiners.
I keep the smallest ones that I want for bait that day and throw back the larger.
I throw a 16-foot diameter net with 1/4-inch mesh.

WOULD YOU///DO YOU/// EAT THOSE GUYS???...!!!...????
They have biggish scales...you'd hafta scale them.

I'm really kinda dubious but I think I'm wanting-to-be-convinced
Maybe.

Judd

I'm not a fan of shiner, walleye, or striped perch.  Mushy flesh and with the exception of the striped variety, not much flesh to eat.  People eat them and love them though, to each their own.  To be fair though, I have only fried all of the above.   Steaming them whole might be a better bet and then covering them with a tasty asian sauce of some sort.

Jacksmelt on the other hand I am a fan of....  Good on the grill or broiled.

I'm not a fan of shiner, walleye, or striped perch. 
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I'm a huge walleye fan (growing up in MN, you kinda have to be). Besides frying them, we found that a great way to prepare them was to fillet, and instead of removing the skin, leave it on and cook them on the grill, skin side down. Put a dollop of butter on the top side along with some spices (lemon pepper and garlic salt were my favs). Then just cook them without flipping until the meat starts to flake.

The skin protects the meat, and normally this kind of fish would fall apart on the grill, so it also holds it together. To eat it, just slide a knife down between the sking and the fillet as if you were skinning it.

I'm not sure, but it might work with your perch too!

one day i was sturgeon fishing with my freinds from laos , they were popping grass shrimp in there mouth like cheetos!i had to tell them to ether go get another # or stop!

That's what you call a JUMPING SALAD if the shrimp is still alive!!!   just dip that in vinegar with tabasco sauce on it.   



Kiel

I'm not a fan of shiner, walleye, or striped perch. 

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This walleye is referring to walleye surfperch, not the freshwater walleye fish.  They're one of the smaller surfperches.  The average size is about the size of your hand.  Good bait if you get a really small one.

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