Has anyone tried soaking largemouth bass in buttermilk.

[Chuck7]

I was just wondering about soaking largemouth in buttermilk. I know specks are great that way. I really hate banging up bass just to throw them back. I wouldn't mind eatting a few.
Chuck7

[Knightia]

Eat them Chuck they/thwm bass are just a big sunfish- with bigger mouths etc.

Those specks sound good to- i will have to try some sometime( losta cleaning? ya skin& debone them specks?

[Chuck7]

Mr. Fish,
I fillet the specks with the skin on. I have a nice batch in butter milk as we speak. We are having company over. Those fish are impressive. They remind me of redfish when soaked in buttermilk. Very mild and the buttermilk gives them the texture of white perch nice and firm. Normally they are mushy and in our waters alot fishy. Butter milk takes care of fishy and mushy.Everyone over eats when I fix them. I also fix some real good beans.

I fry 5 pieces of bacon in a cast iron skillet.
Put bacon aside.
Chop up 1 /2 of an onion and stir fry.{ Don't burn}
Empyt 1 large can of Van Camps baked beans in the hot skillet.
Cut up bacon in 3 " pieces.
Pour in 1/2 cup of molasses.
Put on back burner and let slow cook uncovered till the fish are ready.30 min.

Yeah...Real good stuff as well. They will disappear fast. Today I plan to double the beans.

[dipits]

chuck7
I soak all my fish in buttermilk.
Yes works on bass. I normaly don't keep large bass though.
Most of my fish are crappie and bluegill with a few smaal bass and walleye when I am kucky.

[Chuck7]

Thanks for the reply . I also don't keep alot. But those I bang up with swallowed hooks I wouldn't mind keepiong if they taset good in buttermilk. I generaaly only fish for them in the spring spawning. Shoot ...I live in the lunker capital of the world.
Chuck7

PS The company made pigs of themselves last night on my specks.

[Knightia]

I can see why ya would want to use up some of those banged up fishs- instead of just going to waste.
The bass i have eat do have a stronger taste sometime- i will have to try that buttermilk trickon all my fish to.

(those beans sound really good [8D]also 1/2)

[Chuck7]

The beans are very good. My son is going to get me a mess of specks tomorrow. The molasses does the trick. the bacon of course is always a bonus.
Chuck7