re: What's Your Favorite "Trash Fish" to Eat?

I keep sheepshead once in awhile and cook and I can't ever remember throwing back a gaftop catfish. Great fish.

I've eaten alligator gar many times and that one depends on how and who prepares it but it can be good.

Others I like, triggerfish, croaker, Gaspergoo (which is like a freshwater drum), mud cat and even buffalo.

I don't care for Bonita or any mackerel.

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I saw this a week or two ago. I don't get the draw. Why would anyone go out to eat sub-par fish when better/fresh fish is available?

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You're assuming it's not fresh. And the draw is that it's something different that people can't get just anywhere. It's adventurous. If it's bad and I have the disposable income for it, I consider that a fun meal. And if it's so bad that I don't eat enough to fill me, I'll gladly prepare something at home I know I'll like.

And let's be real -- what's a more desirable piece of meat, the standard cuts from a chicken or the liver? You like the latter (assuming it's prepared correctly), but why would you eat sub-par chicken?