What is Buffalo Fish? This like Gasper Goo?

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Ribs

Supposed to be good if cleaned properly, type of carp.

Goo is a different fish, freshwater drum.

Some people eat it here, too.

Some people also eat chitterlings.

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This. They sell cheap and I remember my parents buying them. I also remember all the damned bones, and candidly did not remember anything that special about the taste to make putting up with all the bones worth it.

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When I was younger my dad and I would gig fish in the winter time in the creeks around us. One of the old timers always wanted us to bring him a few carp. He would take the meat bones and all and cook them in a pressure cooker then prepare them like salmon patties. Best I can remember they were really good.

Here on the Clinch River in Virginia, there is a special shooting season for buffalo. It's only about two weeks long and to the best of my knowledge, this is the only place in the United States where you can "hunt" buffalo fish with a rifle. The object is NOT to hit the fish, but to hit adjacent to it so it is stunned and your partner can then get it before it regains its senses. There are some big ones in the river, too. It's kind of funny looking to see these elevated hunting stands out in the middle of the river, but this has been going on for years here. It's a long tradition that the game and fish department still recognizes.

Never heard of this hunting practice. Sounds fun!
I think the use of a seine was/is illegal. Not sure.

I have had the ribs fried and on da pit both good. I boiled the puddin outa one and carefully took all the bones out it made good boulettes but was very tough picking all the lil bones out.

pretty cool sounding sport...