A friend of mine took me to a local fishing hole close to the house the other day. We got started about 7:30 and were off of the water by 10:30.
We caught about a dozen bass. Just as we'd about fished our way back to his dock, he asked if I liked to eat bass. When I told him I had in the past and found them to be "gamey", he said we need to keep the next one and he'd show me how he filets them.

So, I caught a decent 1.5--2 pounder, and we went on in.
He got out his fish knife and cutting plank, and in a couple of mins had two nice fat fish slabs...and then released the fish back into the lake (lol).

i took the filets home and got the skillet and corn meal and spices and such out. I gave them a good soaking in the hot grease!

WOW! Them bass down at Lake Co9 had better watch out. That fish was really good!! I am gonna have to start keeping a few instead of turning them all loose.image.jpg