Do you eat bar fish (small stripers?)

yes we do. not a bad eating fish if you clean them right. you must trim the red meat out. i also soak in lemon juce.

i will also add. when you find them schooling, they are a blast to catch.

white bass is what we call barfish. even yellow bass get that label

White bass, bar fish, small stripers.
I say Potato you say Po tot O. Yes, that's what I'm talking about. These fish are tasty as hell and are easier to fillet than almost any fish I have ever put a knife to.

pretty much the same but not really.

those two can even breed together.

i wish i could tell you.

i mostly fish for them in the lakes and tributaries going into ms. river. i wait till water stages get right and go.

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I don't know what red meat you are talking about

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There is a flat red piece of flesh on the lateral side of the filet, about midline on the fish. I like to take my filet knife and take it out as well.

Fresh I like them fine.

But I also do a striper the same way, and think it is great fried, if fresh.

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best eating fish you have ever eaten

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believe it or not, i did a comparison one night. we had reds, catfish, and the trash bar fish. after doing my thing, everyone wanted more of the trash fish.

i will try the mtn dew also. thanks for tip

Very serious, I read the tip in the Louisiana Sportsman magazine and tried it with specks and catfish. Works like a charm. The Citric Acid in the MTN Dew cuts the fish oils and the sugar in the DEW soaks into the meat.
Soak fillets overnight in a ziplock then drain and prepare as normal. Works fantastic

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MsandLa

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finally found out where that property is on the tickfaw, its about 13 miles north of 12 on hwy 43. how close is that to where you hunt brah?

nice, i'm pumped about getting out there and checking it out... based on the looks of it from google earth we have a mix of pine and hardwoods with some large areas of clear cut as well... figure i'll get my monies worth this year.