re: What's your favorite catfish to eat?

Oh you at the Lafleur headquarters?

I’m usually around. I thought Vidrine usually won that thing

Y’all always seem to have a blast. Don’t recognize you from your picture though.

Oh ok.

We may have a drink together one day. Happy fishing.

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Mud cat

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There's multiple species.

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the Lafleur headquarters

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Soileau’s

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Got my paternal grandparents covered

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After I filet the sides, I'll cut the belly meat off starting at the back of the jaw of the cat on the underside and arc out to the sides where the ribs are and cut just shy of the ends of the rib bones. Then proceed to cut past the double fins on the mid section of the belly. 

Then I put the outer skin side down on my cutting board, make a cut down to the skin right in front of the belly fins and filet the skin off. Then I turn the belly slab over and filet off the interior silver belly skin and what you wind up with is a nice slab of delicious meat. 

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^^^ THIS ^^^

Once the flattys hit about 20 pounds, the size of the belly slab is beyond perfect. And the bigger the fish, the better.

After the skin and abdominal lining are cut off, I cut the belly slab lengthwise into strips kinda like fish fingers, then batter and fry. The kids know the appearance of those particular cuts and usually vacuum them up before I even get a piece.

But in general, all the flathead meat is terrific as long as you fillet off any fat and dark meat contamination deposits. You get a piece of that meat and you'll never eat fish again.

Flathead or as known in North La.-Op

Sailcats (gafftop). Dead serious.

Preferably I’m never in a position where I’m trying to even catch one