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Favorite largemouth bass recipe

Posted on 5/31/12 at 12:37 pm
Posted by will1883
Vicksburg, MS
Member since Jan 2010
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Posted on 5/31/12 at 12:37 pm
What's yours?
Posted by CrocsWithSocks
Member since Sep 2011
694 posts
Posted on 5/31/12 at 12:42 pm to
Tony's and butter.
Posted by Rohan2Reed
Member since Nov 2003
75674 posts
Posted on 5/31/12 at 12:43 pm to
just like my dad taught me:

rub with yellow mustard and lemon pepper then bread with Louisiana Fish Fry and toss in the deep frier.

and we used to catch a TON of them back when Toledo Bend was actually a good place to fish.
Posted by Salmon
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Posted on 5/31/12 at 12:51 pm to
quote:

back when Toledo Bend was actually a good place to fish.


say what?

Toledo Bend is one of the best lakes in the entire south right now

and my recipe is soak in milk and hot sauce for a few hours, then batter, either store bought (must be mostly corn meal) or make my own, then into the fryer at 375
Posted by Uncle JackD
Member since Nov 2007
59216 posts
Posted on 5/31/12 at 12:54 pm to
Bass filets, Mustard and zatarains in 375 grease
This post was edited on 5/31/12 at 12:59 pm
Posted by Rohan2Reed
Member since Nov 2003
75674 posts
Posted on 5/31/12 at 12:57 pm to
quote:

say what?

Toledo Bend is one of the best lakes in the entire south right now



Oh okay, that's good to hear. I haven't fished down there in a couple years. My uncle lives on the lake near Lanan Bay and says he has been having trouble consistently finding fish over the last few years. Maybe he's not in the right area of the lake. Our camp was at Solan's (right near Zwolle) and I remember when the lake level dipped at the same time they had a bad hydrilla problem back in the day. That was a rough stretch trying to find some big ones; especially since I've always been a shallow water guy. Sitting out in the middle of the reservoir with a jig isn't my cup of tea
Posted by GRIZZ
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Member since Nov 2009
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Posted on 5/31/12 at 2:19 pm to
quote:

rub with yellow mustard and lemon pepper then bread with Louisiana Fish Fry and toss in the deep frier.

Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt
Here
Member since Jan 2011
69009 posts
Posted on 5/31/12 at 2:27 pm to
Catch bass

Fillet bass

Mustard then tony's on fillets

Batter with Oak Grove Smokehouse fish fry

Put in hot grease

drink 1 beer

Take out of grease

drink 1 beer

start eating
Posted by duckcmmndr
Member since Aug 2011
54 posts
Posted on 5/31/12 at 2:48 pm to
Bass is really good and simple is the best way to go. I cook it about twice each month and have done it every way under the sun...but this is what my family likes and it is super easy.

Soak in salted water in the frige for an hour or so. Then drain the water off and batter and deep fry at 350 degree's till they float.

The batter I use is:
2 cups yellow corn meal
2 tbsp salt
1 tbsp paprika
2 tsp pepper
1 tsp of garlic powder

The only thing that I do that is out of the norm is this:

I like to cut my fillets into about 2" size pieces and sort them into 2 batches....a "thin" batch and a "thick" batch. It helps the fish cook faster and more evenly plus with the smaller size pieces you get more batter in each bite.
Posted by The Last Coco
On the water
Member since Mar 2009
6864 posts
Posted on 5/31/12 at 3:28 pm to
Cut the head off, scale and gut the fish. Sprinkle fish with tony's/slap ya mamma/etc..., cut slits in the fish and stuff with pats of butter and garlic.

Coat the fish in EVOO (not a lot, just a lil bit), put in a fish basket, and grill it. Mmmmm. Delicious.
Posted by madamsquirrel
The big somewhere out there
Member since Jul 2009
53407 posts
Posted on 5/31/12 at 4:52 pm to
If you have big filets then I like to do them pan fried with a trout almandine recipe for the sauce.

Or for frying it is mustard/louisiana fish fry
Posted by Fall Creek Tiger
Spring, TX
Member since Jul 2009
1195 posts
Posted on 5/31/12 at 4:54 pm to
Will these recipes work on small mouth bass as well?
Posted by The Last Coco
On the water
Member since Mar 2009
6864 posts
Posted on 5/31/12 at 5:12 pm to
They'll work on just about any flaky white fish you catch.
Posted by Rohan2Reed
Member since Nov 2003
75674 posts
Posted on 5/31/12 at 5:19 pm to
quote:

They'll work on just about any flaky white fish you catch.




Yep. Have prepared catfish, bream, white perch, etc.. the same way and all came out good.
Posted by Titus Pullo
MTDGA
Member since Feb 2011
28567 posts
Posted on 6/1/12 at 7:03 am to
Catch Bass.

Photograph if its a good one.

Release Bass.

Posted by The Sportsman
Member since Mar 2009
13245 posts
Posted on 6/1/12 at 7:54 am to

When fresh. Less is best. Ice water. Batter. Fry. Do NOT overcook. When the grease starts to quiet down they are done. I cut into thin pieces as someone else said.

Frozen, mustard, beer, n Tony's in a bowl. Throw pieces in there for a little while. Batter. Fry.

Key to frying fish is to only put 8-10 small pieces in at a time so you dont lower the temp of the grease too much when u drop them in

Other than deep frying... I pan fry in olive oil . Bake. Microwave. BBQ. Blacken. Courtbullion. Fry n top w étouffée
This post was edited on 6/1/12 at 6:13 pm
Posted by andyco
Anniston Al
Member since Apr 2012
16 posts
Posted on 6/4/12 at 5:45 pm to
1) Release the bass
2) Buy some farm raised catfish.
3) Sprinkle on some tony's and batter in Louisianna Fish Fry.
3) Fry in Peanut Oil@ 350 untill they float and the grease settles down
4) enjoy
Posted by aaronb023
TeamBunt CEO
Member since Feb 2005
11774 posts
Posted on 6/4/12 at 8:24 pm to
Anybody do anything with bass and bream besides frying?
Posted by highcotton2
Alabama
Member since Feb 2010
10030 posts
Posted on 6/4/12 at 8:40 pm to
quote:

I remember when the lake level dipped at the same time they had a bad hydrilla problem back in the day. That was a rough stretch trying to find some big ones


Hydrilla problem at lake Guntersville = excellent rat fishing for huge largemouths. Lake record was caught on rat on top of hydrilla.
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