MMccoy01 wrote:

.. I slice off the dark meat next to the skin and also
remove the dark strip down the middle of the fillet and don't keep any over 3
or 4 pounds for eating.

I used to think that, until I caught and cleaned a 48 Lb blue, that was
the mildest sweetest catfish in the world, I gave half of it away
thinking it would not be worth eating,, only to find out it was sensational

--
Rodney Long,
Inventor of the Long Shot "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread
Boomerang Fishing Pro. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures,
Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, Decoy Activator
and the EZKnot http://www.ezknot.com