In all honesty I have seen some really disgusting things eaten in my life travels and almost anything is can be made edible. Soy sauce, liquid smoke, pepper, brown sugar, 7up, and touch of garlic brined for at least 24hrs and then smoked heavily.
In the end you will be able to eat it but is it really worth all this..........spend the time and effort driving somewhere else to fish if you want to eat it.