Hit the lake to do a little perch fishing. Caught a couple dozen, kept 7 for dinner. Also got a few smallies and a surprise pike. Pretty fun on 4lbs test.Attachment 170401Attachment 170402
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Hit the lake to do a little perch fishing. Caught a couple dozen, kept 7 for dinner. Also got a few smallies and a surprise pike. Pretty fun on 4lbs test.Attachment 170401Attachment 170402
Did you fillet that pike? That's some good eating there.
You have the makings for a fine dinner. MMMMMM Gooooood
I did, I fillet the pike then cut the fillets up into 1x2" pieces and make poor mans lobster. The kids love it.Quote:
Originally Posted by chaunc
Nice catch.
great catch congrats
Nice catch. Love YP!
:fish Nice catch
nice catch!
Nice. I've heard that pike wasn't good eating (someone told me it's really bony). Might have to try that if I can catch a legal size one next time out.
Nom Nom Mmm...
Good catch, perch are delicious
You can fillet Pike so they are boneless but it is not anything like filleting a bass or perch. Too complicated to describe here but you can find methods on U-tube. End up with about 8 pieces, but if you do it right they are all boneless.
And before anybody says you can cut notches in them and fry them crisp and the bones dissolve, all I got to say to that is you catching a different fish than me. We have tried that numerous ways and you still got a mouthful of bones. Fried them to where they looked like a potato chip, still had bones in them. So, phooey on that.
chaunc posted this previously. I am just embedding it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=IGJhLfWLRx8
Nice mess of fish.
Regards
Like others have mentioned they can be tricky to fillet. Watch the YouTube videos a few times and you'll have it! They are actually quite delicious. Fried, pickled, grilled, broiled, or make some poor mans lobster out of them.Quote:
Originally Posted by RiverSlabber
Poor man's lobster recipe:
Pike fillets cut into 1x2" pieces
4 cups water
Lemon juice 1/2 cup
2 limes (juice)
2/3 cup sugar
1 stick of butter
1 tsp garlic powder
Salt and pepper
Bring water, juice, and sugar to a rolling boil
Place pike pieces in boiling pot
Boil for 3-4 minutes or until meat is white and firm but flakes easily.
Let drain on paper towel.
Melt butter and add garlic powder, salt and pepper to taste.
Dip boiled pike in butter!
It taste surprisingly like lobster!
7up or sprite will also work to boil pike in.