Gafftop po-boys for dinner
 

Tha whole house smells like Louisiana cooking, and my family just enjoyed gafftopsail catfish po-boys for dinner. Good stuff!

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it sounds worse now than it did on the boat

Gaff tops ain't bad, not much different than a blue cat


Lifelong fan of the Super Bowl 44 Champions New Orleans Saints!!!!!

Blue cats suck as well lol . . . . yall can have all them gaftop
I dont do catfish never have liked it

I just cant bring my self to eat a gaftop seeing all that nasty slime they produce. But hey, to each his own.

I/ve ate it not bad, but my grandpa would eat anything.

[QUOTE=swamp snorkler;469750]Gaff tops ain't bad, not much different than a blue cat


Lifelong fan of the Super Bowl 44 Champions New Orleans

I agree they taste about the same. But to each their own.

I'm with you brother!! They fry up real well!

Gross!!

i used gafftop in crab traps before and they didnt even eat it.

The secret to slime removal is an ice chest with a mix of cube ice and water. All the sloshing around removes the slime, and the skinning and filleting is easy. As for taste, they are milder than any other catfish I've had. It is important to cut off any parts that look fatty (usually areas near the fins) and any parts that look bloody.

Never had gafftop but I would definitely try it. I love catfish

The boy caught one (gaffer) this weekend on a popping cork, while I was un hooking it, it poked my index finger, man it burned, so I performed surgery to the fish to remove the hook from the fish's mouth it swam away!
They may taste great but not me, I love blue cat, got to bleed them out before cleaning, but never, never, never, will try a gaff top, they are pests. :<(@)!!!!

my grandfather always soaked the filets in ice water over-night in the fridge to draw the blood out of the meat. If you mix the filets in with blue cats you won't be able to tell the difference.

X1000. I try to hang and bleed all my catfish (blues and ops) alive!

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If ur resorting to eating gaftop it just means ur not catching enuff good fish to eat

Most gulf states harvest millions of pounds of marine catfish each year for commercial use, and a lot of catfish sold in restaurants in gulf states is marine catfish (gafftop or hardhead). So there is a significant demand for these species of catfish.

We eat a lot of fish in our household, mostly (freshwater) trout. But we also like a variety of fish from the gulf, including specs, redfish, drum, and catfish. I think we have somekind of fish from the gulf once a week, and catfish once a month or so. My children actually prefer catfish po-boys or fried drum to freshwater trout.

I'm with you all the way mathgeek. I don't know what has happened to us culturally, but there are soooo many species of fish that are good table fare that lots of fishermen will not eat. I had fallen into this way of thinking too. Once we were offshore and catching big blue fish one after another. After releasing 10 or so a guy I work with asked if they were legal to keep. When I said yes, he told us to start putting them in the ice chest. After we cleaned all the fish that evening, I asked him if I could have a couple of filets to try. I pan seared them with very little seasoning to really taste the meat, and let me tell you something, them suckers were dang good. Now all my life i had been told that bluefish were good for nothing more than cut bait, and I have released hundreds. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I will always taste a fish from now on before I take somebody elses word on the taste.

If I'm catching trout, reds, & other fish that eat, i'll throw em back. I keep a few gafftop from time to time. Not my favorite, but it's edible. I'll eat bluefish too just like Crab mentioned. To each their own.

I have eaten Gaffstop, Blue, Channel, mudcat, hardheads and Flathead catfish.

I would rank them in this order, first being the best eating
Flathead
Blue
Channel
Gaffstop
Mud cat
Hardhead

The difference between Blue and Flathead is a mile. Flathead is in my top ten favorite fish to eat.

I don't eat Gaffstop, Hardhead or Mudcat.......Hardhead is by far the worst eating fish I have ever tasted.

I will try any fish once. I have an uncle who goes on a charter trip twice a year and only wants redfish, will give you every trout on the boat, says they have no flavor:)

Never had a saltwater catfish, black drum, only had gar once but will try it again for sure. Dude that was cooking it could mess up mac and cheese

I agree with your uncle, mostly. Redfish is better than trout. Especially if you are going to freeze them first. If im fishing for trout, I always cook them the same day or the next, while fresh. YUUMMM

That being said, Gafftop are a fish of last resort for me. Had it and wasnt very good. I would much rather fry up croaker and whiteing. Of course I dont care much for any catfish. Drum is good and Gar is not bad if done right.