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Got some good burbot action out at gull today. Me and my dad each got our limit of burbs and my dad landed about a 6 pound pike.

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So heres a group pic. These were my first ever burbot and I managed to land 8. The biggest burbot I caught was around 6 pounds which is probally pretty average and the rest were 5 and up. The pike was 6.1 pounds and 30 inches

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How does burbot meat compare to say walleye? Those are some weird looking fish!

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They looks just like a blackfish ( bowfin ) to me that have a different color pattern on them. Nice catch, and if it is anything like bowfin, it takes a native country woman that has a secret recipe to cook it right and scrumdidlyumptious, if not it tastes absolutely horrible.

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Congrats to you!!!:)Those things you call burbots are what we call cusk.. and yes they are great eating but a mess to fillet.. Great in a chowder or deep fried they are a great tasting fish most anyway you want to cook them..;) We have no limit on them here and you are allowed to night fish them..

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Thanks for the comments. The meat is amazing. A burbot is pretty much a fresh water cod so the meat is just like fish sticks

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Not really and they sell alot of saltwater cusk here, but they do not taste nearly as good as freshwater cusk..