speck meat

[speck-chaser]

I was cleaning some specks this past week and noticed a few had these white wormy looking things in the meat. I know sometimes the big drums tend to have worms,but wasnt sure if this was the same thing. I have run across this a few time before but just kinda ignored it and fried them up.Anyone know what this is?

[Ray]

Worms. You can cut them out or cook them. Protein is protein...

["W"]

Originally Posted by speck-chaser

I was cleaning some specks this past week and noticed a few had these white wormy looking things in the meat. I know sometimes the big drums tend to have worms,but wasnt sure if this was the same thing. I have run across this a few time before but just kinda ignored it and fried them up.Anyone know what this is?

Eat DAT....You will never know they were there in 300degree grease....I never pull them....I think its good luck to eat em......Like the worm in the bottle....

[Salty]

Originally Posted by "W"

Eat DAT....You will never know they were there in 300degree grease....I never pull them....I think its good luck to eat em......Like the worm in the bottle....

There ain't enough meat on your fish to hold worms.....

[yak'em-n-stack'em]

There has been studies done and they don't harm you but I pull out what I can just as a habit/precaution

[CatDaddy]

Make a gravey wit dat worm

[Deadly D]

If you dont pull them worms out well you know look at W. He catches small trout so he looks like a roley poley

[fishinpox]

eat them JUST NEVER LET YOUR WIFE SEE EM!! or you will be diggin em out every time . they are harmless

[bigdog]

Originally Posted by fishinpox

eat them JUST NEVER LET YOUR WIFE SEE EM!! or you will be diggin em out every time . they are harmless

Made that mistake, now i have to hunt them down on all pieces of fish

[speck-chaser]

too late wife already saw them. SHe even found some on some big shrimp we cooked the other day.

[ripinlips]

This link was very helpful to me...you can eat them they are shark paresites(think that is mispelled) and not harmful to humans.

http://www.seagrantfish.lsu.edu/reso...hettiworms.htm

[cmdrost]

Don't eat them...very poisonous. To be safe, release all fish caught....

[meaux fishing]

Originally Posted by cmdrost

Don't eat them...very poisonous. To be safe, release all fish caught....

Even better....call me and I will dispose off all "poisonous" speck meat.

["W"]

Originally Posted by cmdrost

Don't eat them...very poisonous. To be safe, release all fish caught....

[LaAngler]

word on the street is that they are worse during warmer months when shrimp are thick

[speck-chaser]

just go ahead and send me yo address. I package up a nice pile of dem worms for you. Jus de worms now. Just think of them as midget french fries.

[Capt. Matt Caire]

The worms come from sharks. From what I hear it is when a shark eats something with them and they disposes of the food. (I guess I should say) smaller fish or bait eat the stuff (aka poo) and then get them and pass them on to the trout as the trout eats them and the chain continues so on so forth. That has just been what I was told over the years. Take it as u wanna. If anyone knows the truth or differently let me know. I always get asked that question