I can't imagine the fun that had to be.... That things as big as you are!

Not to sound like foo - but I had carp once. I caught about a 10 pounder accidentally (bream fishing) when I was about 14 years old. My dad thought it was a cardinal sin to throw ANY fish back in the water... So into the cooler it went. I think he tried filleting it. Battered, fried it (again, according to my dad the ONLY way to treat a fish). It was FULL of bones. But I remember it tasting pretty good. That said, I still cough every now and then on a small fish bone that's still stuck in the back off throat.