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rexhamer · 06-01-2004, 05:45 PM

I realize this is not a striper question, but who better to ask than avid fishermen.

I got a couple of keeper cod inshore off Gurnet Point in Duxbury this weekend. Upon filleting them I found they had worms/parasites in them. I have heard differing opinions on the edibility(?) of the fillets from these fish.

Is the meat bad, or as I have been told by one old salt - they are cavity parasites and do not enter the flesh, just wash them off and you are OK.

Any advice - I've got some nice fillets to cook or toss.

06-01-2004, 05:45 PM	#1
rexhamer Registered User Join Date: May 2003 Location: Marshfield, MA Posts: 104	Cod worms I realize this is not a striper question, but who better to ask than avid fishermen. I got a couple of keeper cod inshore off Gurnet Point in Duxbury this weekend. Upon filleting them I found they had worms/parasites in them. I have heard differing opinions on the edibility(?) of the fillets from these fish. Is the meat bad, or as I have been told by one old salt - they are cavity parasites and do not enter the flesh, just wash them off and you are OK. Any advice - I've got some nice fillets to cook or toss.
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