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Originally Posted by RedHerring
I have to ask: Why? Others may disagree, but big bass taste like yuck. I actually had a fillet from a 62 pund bass and it was horrible. 40's are almost as bad. Yecch, I will stick with scup. sea bass and fluke.
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I've never had fillets from a 60+, but fillets from 40's have always tasted fine. No real difference in flavor to smaller bass, just a difference in texture. I still fillet, but slice the thick fillets in half for better cooking. Biggest problem I've seen in cooking big fish is that it's overcooked. It doesn't seem to affect the base flavor, just makes it dry and tough. Sounds like what you ate was poorly prepared or
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