Bend and Beers

[blackmamba]

We caught over a hundred of these bad boys and drank way too much beer and whiskey. Water was rough so we couldnt go to far but the cove we stayed in was perfect fo perch jerkin and beer drinking. This was 3 weeks ago..

[adamsfence]

them things is fun to catch but sucks to clean all them. i normally just have to make em quit fishin. cause i know im gonna be hating my self when i get back to the dock


nice catch

[Big Flounder]

Nice catch bro

[LPfishnTIM]

which cove did you fish?

[blackmamba]

Thanks....the cleaning took over an hour but it wasnt to bad cuz the crawfish was boiling in the background.. Fresh A-2-Fay and bream.. you cant beat that

[adamsfence]

i was told the other day that you can soak them in vinegar for like 10 minutes then you can just spray the scales off with a water hose......don't know if it will work but im trying it next time

[blackmamba]

Originally Posted by LPfishnTIM

which cove did you fish?

Not sure. It was a cove off of Lanan and the camp was on Jeff Davis road (off of hwy 1215)

[Country Boy]

great catch, i love catching and eating bream.

[blackmamba]

Originally Posted by adamsfence

i was told the other day that you can soak them in vinegar for like 10 minutes then you can just spray the scales off with a water hose......don't know if it will work but im trying it next time

All we do is scale with a homemade scaler and cut the head and stomach off and fry it..It takes about 1 min per fish. You waste some meat but not much. Ill try the vinegar too

[blackmamba]

Originally Posted by Country Boy

great catch, i love catching and eating bream.

Yessir..and with three or four grown men in a little boat you cant do much more than fish for bream.

[goldenrod]

I went this weekend and caught 105 on sunday. Sent them all home with my buddy to clean haha.

[wtretrievers]

Scale em at the carwash. $2 in quarters & a pair of leather gloves, start at the tail & go up, flip repeat People that own the carwash aren't very happy though

Or if you have a pressure washer.

Done in no time.

[longsidelandry]

Originally Posted by wtretrievers

Scale em at the carwash. $2 in quarters & a pair of leather gloves, start at the tail & go up, flip repeat People that own the carwash aren't very happy though

Or if you have a pressure washer.

Done in no time.

Also works well if you have a hose that has alot of pressure coming through it. I have one of those non adjustable small tips on a hose at my house and it removes the scales pretty quick.

[goldenrod]

i have a scaler that i bought at toledo tackle, it is orange with a handle, best one i have ever owned.

[Opinions_Vary]

Man those crunchy little fins are awesome when you fry-em whole. Reminds me of being a kid.

[Hackberry Hustler]

Hadnt scaled dem bull bream in i cant tell you when. I dont keep em unless there big enough for the fillet knife. They make some really nice bite size fillets ,and if you good with the knife der isnt much meat left on dem itty bitty bones, you can dang near see through dem backbones when i get done.