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Cermele: Cooking Your State Record Catch
By Joe Cermele
I got a good chuckle out of this post on Roundvalleyfishing.com. Not long ago, right in my home state of New Jersey, two gentlemen landed an American eel that taped out at 50 inches. That beats the current state record eel by a pretty wide margin, but alas, their names will never see the record book because they took the monstrous slime ball home and ate it. I don't blame them for not thinking to weigh it in (I do for eating it...I find eel gross), because if I was the one that caught it, I wouldn't want my name tied to that record anyway. I would have cut the line because eels are nary my favorite fish to deal with.
If someone told me I could have any record fish, I'd probably take world-record striped bass, even though the misery that would come with the title would be vast. Finger pointing, disbelief, liar accusations...it all comes with the territory of coveted records. But the guys who spend time trying to top the 2-pound double-chinned Hong Kong mud perch record, it's like what for?
If I did catch the record striper, after weigh in and proper photo documentation for a replica mount, I'd probably steak it and grill it with rosemary and olive oil for me and 25 friends. So tell me which record fish you'd choose to catch if you could one catch one, then tell me how you'd cook it. - JC
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if i could choose what record it would be the largemouth bass and as far for cooking it i dont eat freshwater fish well the only freshwater fish i eat is catfish
i don't keep fish
Joe, it would be the world record Wiper, and I would do just as you describe above, with a little extra Tony's seasoning added. Ironically, a potential world record wiper was caught and eaten this year out of Pueblo reservoir without being officially weighed.
i would have to say catfish because catching it would be so much fun. i'd fry it with hushpuppies and a bunch of crappie. served with a horseradish/bleucheese tarter sauce!
This one is easy. The largemouth bass. I think this is the most profitable record. I would do everything possible to release it unharmed but in the unfortunate event the fish dies while being quaified as the world record it will go on the grill.
I think the record musky would be the most satisfying. I've never eaten musky, but I assume it tastes like pike which is pretty darn good.
Record smallmouth hands down! I wouldn't eat it though.
My brother I think caught the record size shad bass fishing, but was to proud to take it anywhere! Or was it because I was laughing hysterically at him? I guess we'll never know!
i would have to agree with you Joe. Striper would be hands down the best record. It is one of my favorite fish to catch and this past summer I caught 8 fish all over 35 pounds in RI. The way i would cook it would be to make a ritz cracker crust, bake the striper with a little vermouth and lemon/lime in the oven. The crackers make a beautiful crust and the vermouth makes it have unbelievable flavor. This is one of the best ways to cook striped bass.
Smallmouth! It would be an awesome fight! And I guess I would get my Grandma to cook it because she does an awesome job at that. Though I would rather let it go if I could, it would likely be 20 or so, older than me!
If we are talking world record eating I would love to hold the world record for Cobia or Speckled Trout. If it were the Cobia record it would be a heck of a party at the grill. Speckled trout would have to be a more private gathering.
Cook the fish, mount the hook, and frame the picture.
Lingcod,beacause catching it is a lot of fun.Then,I would fry it just like the other fish.
i would definitely want to break the brook trout record, then after proper documentation, replica mount ordered, i would cook it over a nice hardwood fire with some fiddleheads on the side
Blue fin tuna - sushi.
I'm definitely with MLH - there is nothing like fresh tuna and you don't even have to cook it (although I like throwing it on the grill a little on each side to sear it).
The problem with cooking up the "record" fish is that most species taste a lot better when they're smaller and younger.
Yes, yes, I know smaller fish taste better. We're having some hypothetical fun here. Bluefin eh? That would be like a 1,300-pound fish. If you guys ever catch that one, please call us and we'll chopper in to take exclusive photos.
I'd love to catch the world record steelhead. I'd smoke it with hickory, and cook it with butter and italian seasonings...mmmh mmmh goood
Flathead Catfish.....no doubt.
Fried.......of course.
Considering that I haven't caught anything out of salt water since I was 6, the chances of me catching any record tuna is mighty slim. But I will call you if it somehow happens. Would be a sight seeing you fly in on a chopper, camera rolling, music blaring.
Pike. Love me some big pike. Wouldn't mind a record smallie either. I love trout and all but the record sized ones ain't pretty at all, and that's a big part of why I like trout.
definetley walleye
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I'd love to catch the world record steelhead. I'd smoke it with hickory, and cook it with butter and italian seasonings...mmmh mmmh goood
i would have to say catfish because catching it would be so much fun. i'd fry it with hushpuppies and a bunch of crappie. served with a horseradish/bleucheese tarter sauce!
i would have to agree with you Joe. Striper would be hands down the best record. It is one of my favorite fish to catch and this past summer I caught 8 fish all over 35 pounds in RI. The way i would cook it would be to make a ritz cracker crust, bake the striper with a little vermouth and lemon/lime in the oven. The crackers make a beautiful crust and the vermouth makes it have unbelievable flavor. This is one of the best ways to cook striped bass.
Blue fin tuna - sushi.
I'm definitely with MLH - there is nothing like fresh tuna and you don't even have to cook it (although I like throwing it on the grill a little on each side to sear it).
The problem with cooking up the "record" fish is that most species taste a lot better when they're smaller and younger.
Yes, yes, I know smaller fish taste better. We're having some hypothetical fun here. Bluefin eh? That would be like a 1,300-pound fish. If you guys ever catch that one, please call us and we'll chopper in to take exclusive photos.
if i could choose what record it would be the largemouth bass and as far for cooking it i dont eat freshwater fish well the only freshwater fish i eat is catfish
Joe, it would be the world record Wiper, and I would do just as you describe above, with a little extra Tony's seasoning added. Ironically, a potential world record wiper was caught and eaten this year out of Pueblo reservoir without being officially weighed.
This one is easy. The largemouth bass. I think this is the most profitable record. I would do everything possible to release it unharmed but in the unfortunate event the fish dies while being quaified as the world record it will go on the grill.
I think the record musky would be the most satisfying. I've never eaten musky, but I assume it tastes like pike which is pretty darn good.
Record smallmouth hands down! I wouldn't eat it though.
My brother I think caught the record size shad bass fishing, but was to proud to take it anywhere! Or was it because I was laughing hysterically at him? I guess we'll never know!
Smallmouth! It would be an awesome fight! And I guess I would get my Grandma to cook it because she does an awesome job at that. Though I would rather let it go if I could, it would likely be 20 or so, older than me!
If we are talking world record eating I would love to hold the world record for Cobia or Speckled Trout. If it were the Cobia record it would be a heck of a party at the grill. Speckled trout would have to be a more private gathering.
Cook the fish, mount the hook, and frame the picture.
Lingcod,beacause catching it is a lot of fun.Then,I would fry it just like the other fish.
i would definitely want to break the brook trout record, then after proper documentation, replica mount ordered, i would cook it over a nice hardwood fire with some fiddleheads on the side
Flathead Catfish.....no doubt.
Fried.......of course.
Considering that I haven't caught anything out of salt water since I was 6, the chances of me catching any record tuna is mighty slim. But I will call you if it somehow happens. Would be a sight seeing you fly in on a chopper, camera rolling, music blaring.
Pike. Love me some big pike. Wouldn't mind a record smallie either. I love trout and all but the record sized ones ain't pretty at all, and that's a big part of why I like trout.
definetley walleye
i don't keep fish
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