Daughter's *FIRST* fish!
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After months of jigs and crank baits..... I switch her over to drop shot with a night crawler and Bouyaaa!
This was caught on a $10 combo from Wally.
This is stocked water, Im sure its a trout.... just dont know what kind. Your input?? (Im still a rookie)
I dont know who was more proud, her or me!
Glad she finally got her first fish, she was all grins for several hours after that!
EB
That's great. It probably put up a pretty good fight. I don't think that is a trout though. Maybe a sucker or carp. Keep it up!!
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Thanks Hawk... Yeah, I couldnt figure out why it kinda looked like a trout, but didnt have the classic spots.
I Googled sucker fish and yes, it has the same markings and mouth that define it as sucker.
Having not caught many fish at all, it is difficult for me to know... I am self taught with limited experience.
Oh well, she caught a FISH, and she will be much more ready to go back next time!
EB
Here in southern Illinois that is called a carp, we always caught them on bank lines. the old timers at the cabin knew how to cook them and that was good eating.
Nice work!Originally Posted by ElevenBravo
My input? Baste it with lemon butter, sprinkle some slivered almonds on top, and introduce it to your grill.
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That's great! It's a Common Carp. Over here we fish them with canned sweetcorn, Spam, Worms and bread crust.
Ignore Ken, the only suitable thing to do with Carp is release them or put them on the compost heap. They're full of bones and taste awful muddy.
Hope she continues to enjoy her fishing.
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Around here, White Sucker is what they call them if caught in the streams and creeks; carp or bottom-feeder when pulled from the lakes and millponds.
A kid caught a 4 footer in a lake not far from me that is still a state record. They do get big...
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I did more research on god bless google, yeah... looks just like a carp... He went back into cycle so no eats.
Hoping for a trout, now THAT is good eating!
If & when we catch one, it will be grilled over firewood coals (wx permitting) with some lemon juice, salt and pepper. Scaled, but skin on.
I just drooled...
EB
Sucker. The mouth of a sucker is more on the bottom of their jaw while the carp and buffalo have a mouth more reminiscent of what we think a fish should look like. Suckers are bottom feeders. Here's a better view of a sucker. Congtats, by the way!!!!
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Well, neither my daughter nor the fish were as big as yours, but here's my firstborn with her first one. And like your daughter's - it was a carp. She still likes to fish!
Your daughter is lovely... I bet she's the joy of your life!
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As we have both been through a lot of hard times, she has evolved as my best buddy.
EB
Great stuff EB! Memories being made.
Good for her. As long as you are catching fish, you will always have a fishing partner.
I had a compass, but without a map, it's just a cool toy to show you where oceans and ice are.
Lemon butter makes almost anything taste good and eating bony fish builds character.
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Not suckers though. Blagh. If you want bony, eat pickerel. Someone told me once that Pickerel was a Native American word for swimming-porcupine-with-spines-on-the-inside.
Nice you go fishing with your kid, EB. Some good memories there.
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congrats ..that is definetly a sucker .. they are great when pickled ... mmmmmm .... fish em using corn niblets .. works like a charm ... !
THE PROSPECTOR ! !
hey LK pickerel are bony ?Hmmmm caught many many pickies and they are one of the easiest fish to clean .. I would say pike qualifies for bony porcupine fish !
just my input ....
Not suckers though. Blagh. If you want bony, eat pickerel. Someone told me once that Pickerel was a Native American word for swimming-porcupine-with-spines-on-the-inside.
Nice you go fishing with your kid, EB. Some good memories there.
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THE PROSPECTOR ! !
I hope you put that fish back. He's awfully scared, can't you see he's crying?
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Catch a sucker from cold water (they tend to be mushy from warm water). Skin and fillet a sucker and run through a grinder, Mix in a beaten egg, roll in bread crumbs and make a patty. Fry in butter or lemon flavored olive oil. Very tasty!
Winnie, those of us who are great chefs have a kitchen fix for everything!
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