Can someone tell me what this is on all my filets never seen before looks like hair? Attachment 366813Attachment 366814Attachment 366815
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Can someone tell me what this is on all my filets never seen before looks like hair? Attachment 366813Attachment 366814Attachment 366815
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Dont know what it is, But have seen it on fillets before, tasted just as good as those without it
I see it all the time in mine. I just figure it veins that all the blood didn’t drain from and just turned black. Little breading and hot grease will take care of them quick.
I would venture a guess that they are probably parasitic trematodes (flukes) otherwise know as simple parasitic worms. I have heard that they come from infected waterfowl such as herons, cormorants, osprey and etc.
I am not real sure of the consequences from the ingestion of the worms, (if that's what they are), but I would think that the cooking process would probably kill any harmful things.
Nonetheless, I typically don't eat anything that don't look right, (including worms) so my suggestion would be to throw them out... and at very least no crappie sushi or ceviche.
Too uniform a pattern across the fillet to be flukes in my opinion. I'd think they are just veins, maybe with blood left in them. I'd think Crays solution to them would work just fine. "Little breading and hot grease will take care of them quick." :cheers2
My thought is along with Cray’s thinking. They’re too evenly spaced to be anything invasive. Looks like dinner to me.
X3, veins or nerves.Quote:
Originally Posted by skeetbum
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X4 on veins, I have eaten filets like this many time with no issues.USA FLAG
Veins...bread and fry, its all good
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:hesaid X 10 !!!! I see it all the time in my fillets too !!! breading and Hot grease will take care of them for sure !!!! :ThumbsUp :cheers2Quote:
Originally Posted by Cray
From my training as a food inspector way back when, they are small veins and are perfectly edible, some fish such as blue gill and crappie are prone to parasites (tiny black dots) scattered all through the flesh which are primarily safe for human consumption, the red larvae that are coiled up can be removed and you can still eat the fish. Hot grease kills all...
'Only A Jerk Don't Jerk"
Blood vessels.
I see more with than without. I’ve eaten all of them.
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Results We ate them I'm still alive on Sunday . I will say that it stands up like hair growing some longer some not . Fwc got a pic as well. I had one fish that was long probably 1 1/2 lb but he looked really thin?
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Thanks for all the feedback
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Keep catching them, When you find them like that Id gladly come take them off your hands.Quote:
Originally Posted by Crappiegirl1
I'll drive for nice stuff like that. lol
I havnt seen anything that nice this year..
Thank god I have a job or id starve..:banghead
I’ve noticed it on bluegill and crappie fillets, hasn’t afecta afecta afectad me none.
Maybe it's just me but....
I notice then on nearly every bream fillet but only notice it on cold water crappie...?? By mid to late March, I don't see it anymore.
Linda- Maybe it was just a fluke you found 'em!!:Rofl
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Hey crappie girl it is the Beauclaire juju bug. :Rofl:biggrin
It was answered, but I'd like to confirm. They look like veins to me. Any fish from a supermarket has them as well.
i have eaten no less than 1 million fish filets in my lifetime. i have never seen this. veins below the skin but nothing that looks like hair growing out Yes Ranger beauclaire ju ju bug
ATE THEM ANYWAY!!!theysaid