bass for the table

just wonderin how peolple would rate bass compared to haddock or pollock or any other fish to eat. had 1 the other day and didnt think much of it ,and i love eating fish i brought home pollock that tasted nicer this happened to me the last time i brought 1 home to hav to say i wont be bringin any more home

I know what you mean. Ive had bass from a restaurant before and thought it was OK, but nothing special. To be honest i think a humble fresh mackrill fried is hard to beat.

I think bass are lovely fish to eat real white chunky flesh . trough it in tinfoil nob of butter louds of herbs delicious. Macks are delicious to can't wait till next month when the in there numbers yum yum

anyone ever tried rockling ...you will never bother with anything else....

Bass all the way for me

Gurnard all the way for me!

Small Bass are really nice but I find the quality of the meat deteriorates as the fish gets bigger.

Same reason I suppose we eat baby lambs and not crusty old mountain sheep

Bass all the way

Looking good Jay

Bass the most overrated fish for the table. Haddock 10/10

used to love cod then they became scarce on the east coast then bass gradually became more available so enjoyed them but only freshly caught ones as the supermarket ones are farmed fish and are fed the same stuff mad cows were now i have been getting John Dory and think it is the best fish for taste if cooked properly

I also think it makes a difference were the fish was living if the bass had been feeding in esterys can taste like mud
also iv heard once the are over 4/5 pound they don't taste as good

Not mad on Bass myself. I'm a haddock man all the way

Did hear that Gurnard are nice to eat.

i find bass have a very slight aniseed flavour - maybe thats why the xlayer seems to kill on them. I find with trout that a fish from corrib/mask tastes far better than a derg fish which is a much earthy / muddy flavour.
ling for me, beautiful fish for battering or in currys

Pan fried bass butter lemon sauce:):):) still not the niceist fish on the market John dory and monk are way nicer....


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Oh yeh forgot about Monkfish! Amazing fish. I just had a nice 41cm Flounder I caught on Saturday. 4 nice fillets. Marinaded in salt, pepper and olive oil over night. Flash fried on the pan with skin still on. Very impressed! I wish there was a cooking thread on this site.

man, am i hungry now !
bass with spring onions chopped and bits of ginger in the cavity and steamed in foil for 10 odd mins - and to really give it a kick, finely chop some ginger and spring onions, scatter over top of cooked bass and pour over some very very hot sesame oil

never tried bass.haddock cod,mack are a favourite but i do have to say i had hake the other day and by god was that taasty.its pushing the others off the top of the list

anyone ever tried rockling ...you will never bother with anything else....

dont no if your jokeing but the worst tasting fish ever had a bit of ling a few weeks back and was very impressed but you cant beat a bit of monk or a wing of ray

Jaysus lads what about the humble whiting? Best tasting fish by far. It's just getting one worth taking home is the problem!

PS bass is crap

Jaysus lads what about the humble whiting? Best tasting fish by far. It's just getting one worth taking home is the problem!

get yourself a boat and head down to cork, plenty of keepers down there conor

Ling all the way.....

Tryed bass once and dont like it, had pollock, coalies, flats, cod, doggies, Iv actully tryed allot of fish but the best of the bunch is ling.