10-02-2014, 09:31 PM
Tin-Can-- Indeed I did get to try both of the recipes you suggested. Of the two I, or everybody, favored the one with corn meal. Good stuff. Brought home a half dozen smaller cats and fileted them, cut 'em into chunks, dried 'em good and let 'em set for a couple of hours. Oh, and I did cut the "red line" out of the filets before I chunked 'em... don't know if that helped or not.
The batter ones were okay but the corn meal ones were clearly the favorite. Even those in the family who "never eat ugly fish" were snarfing them down. Mixed a few different flavoring salts and other seasonings into the potion before I dipped the chunks. The batter dipped ones were moister, maybe too moist?? but okay. The corn meal ones were more crisp with dryer meat but they had a great flavor (Slobber here). I thought a little more of a kick (more pepper?) to the mixture would have made it even better (another slobber here). Much obliged to ya for taking the time to share.
I have an elk I need to take care of this weekend but I plan to get back out and pick up a few more cats next week. I went out and fished from the shore by the first spring at LB Tuesday night in a last ditch effort to catch something contest worthy... two cats and a 14 inch lmb. Returned all.
Agree with everything you said about the contest. Fun.
Thanks again for the recipes. (small slobber here)
BLK
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The batter ones were okay but the corn meal ones were clearly the favorite. Even those in the family who "never eat ugly fish" were snarfing them down. Mixed a few different flavoring salts and other seasonings into the potion before I dipped the chunks. The batter dipped ones were moister, maybe too moist?? but okay. The corn meal ones were more crisp with dryer meat but they had a great flavor (Slobber here). I thought a little more of a kick (more pepper?) to the mixture would have made it even better (another slobber here). Much obliged to ya for taking the time to share.
I have an elk I need to take care of this weekend but I plan to get back out and pick up a few more cats next week. I went out and fished from the shore by the first spring at LB Tuesday night in a last ditch effort to catch something contest worthy... two cats and a 14 inch lmb. Returned all.
Agree with everything you said about the contest. Fun.
Thanks again for the recipes. (small slobber here)
BLK
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