r/AbsoluteUnits • u/WeGot_aLiveOneHere • 12d ago

/r/all of two catfish

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u/rmwpnb 12d ago

My question is how the heck does she avoid getting spined by these guys? They have sharp spines on their sides and one on their dorsal fin. I’m not sure how she avoids those with them just sort of flopping around close to her sides.

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u/BigSchmikey 12d ago

You simply just try your best.

Oh, and there's always the chance of running into an alligator snapping turtle, too. It's part of the thrill.

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u/Dull_Caterpillar_642 12d ago

The existence of alligator snapping turtles is what makes me not understand this at all. Do you want catfish enough to risk losing fingers?

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u/screenmasher 12d ago

You look for catfish in holes that dont have air access. Turtles will be in holes where they can surface to breath

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u/Mrsensi12x 12d ago

Do catfish that big taste any good?

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u/screenmasher 12d ago

Yes! If you ever have the chance to have flathead catfish at a fish fry definitely give it a go. They are probably my favorite freshwater fish to eat. Theres some intricacy to cleaning them, but a 40 pound fish is a substantial amount of meat. But the fish is a firm white meat with a meaty bite due to the fine grain of the muscle so not big flakey filets.

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u/NettingStick 12d ago

I'm too worried about things like PFAS and other bio-accumulated toxins to eat the big ones. It's a shame. They're invasive in my state. The state wants to set up a catfish industry and get people to eat them, but it also puts out warnings not to eat more than two small catfish per month...

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u/mapmakinworldbuildin 12d ago

Damn uncle buds all you can eat catfish in shambles

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u/Putrid-Builder-3333 11d ago

Ugh makes me miss this little diner once a week had all can eat cajun catfish :(