Anyone eat Tilapia....

4thIDvet · 12-20-2011, 07:27 AM

http://fishcooking.about.com/od/meet.../p/tilapia.htm

Very mild fish, that does not have a fishy taste.
Cant catch them with a rod and reel, so they gig or net them here.
Also use bow and arrows with a reel set up.
Easy too spear them at night.
Guys ride on the bow of the boat, in the clear springs, with a light.
They get attracted too the light, then you jam the gig through their backs.
Tough call on the farm raised, store bought Tilapia.

farmers and hog farmers like them in their ponds, so you get the hint on what they feed them.
But wild Tilipia is some good eating.

oneshot · 12-20-2011, 07:32 AM

Wild is a good eat. Had it when I was down your way.
But the farm raised crap they sell in restaurants up here is a joke.

flopshot · 12-20-2011, 08:02 AM

the stuff my wife buys is good. best tasting fresh water fish in my opinion.
pretty much the only fresh water fish i eat.

baboon · 12-20-2011, 08:05 AM

Most of what's sold retail is from china. I watched a Dirty Jobs episode that showed a fish farm in commipornia. First they raised stripped bass then the put in the talapia to eat 60% of the fecal matter.

My guess the talapia from china aint eating fish shit.

DorGunR · 12-20-2011, 08:36 AM

I used to use bow & arrow to catch them when I was in Hawaii, I liked them but the locals wouldn't eat them, they are not native to Hawaii but they are from Africa and was imported to Hawaii to eat the vegetation in the irrigation canals. More alien animals.

aviator · 12-20-2011, 10:00 AM

Have to read the label and see where they come from. If it's from the orient I don't buy it, some are grown locally, I showed a house long ago that had a tilapia farm. Heck, if it was up to me I would turn my pool into a tilapia tank.

4thIDvet · 12-20-2011, 11:16 AM

Yes. My buddy has a pond over our way we were going too turn into a Tilaipia farm. He up and died, so I canceled that.
You probably could do it in your pool aviator. Neighbors may give yah some weird looks, but what the hell, sell em fish.
DorGunR. Kind of a good invasive species. They eat the weeds here.
Problem we have is "Shelback catfish."
River cats are a big money industry on the Saint Johns. These things are taking over and nobody has had the stomach too eat one yet.

10 Bears · 12-20-2011, 11:38 AM

Somebody figure out a recipe for the Asian (flying) Carp, make 'em taste good.
You will make a phukin fortune!

TinmanIA · 12-20-2011, 01:12 PM

Tilapia+ Zatarans Caribbean rice mix= damn tasty.

aviator · 12-20-2011, 01:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 10 Bears

Somebody figure out a recipe for the Asian (flying) Carp, make 'em taste good.
You will make a phukin fortune!

Just process the meat and sell it to McDonalds.

Railbuggy · 12-20-2011, 02:55 PM

If it swims,craws,or flys,I'll eat it.

ErikD · 12-21-2011, 07:30 AM

The wild tilapia that I've eaten in africa was always very good. The farmed stuff I've tasted here at home is usually not very pleasant. Probably fed with shit or something...

baboon · 12-21-2011, 09:25 AM

Hey Erik, what's Norway's take on farm raising salmon? They loose tons of money when Chile start farm raising it? A while back I read a virus killed off most all of Chile's salmon farms. During the time it took for it to get back on line we were selling Norwegian again.

4thIDvet · 12-21-2011, 09:37 AM

Think they were blocking off those fiords over there and raising the salmon.
Norwegian salmon is some good eatin.
Good idea if they are. Pretty secure from thieves.
Only way in is by boat. Riding the train over there it was a about 15 miles straight down too the water, so they aint coming that way.

Pogo · 12-21-2011, 10:27 AM

I've never eaten Tilapia that I caught. I've eaten store bought and it tastes like carp caught in a river. I don't care for the texture of the meat. I like cold freshwater fish and some saltwater fish.

12-20-2011, 07:27 AM	#1
4thIDvet slug Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Astor Florida Posts: 48,452	Anyone eat Tilapia.... http://fishcooking.about.com/od/meet.../p/tilapia.htm Very mild fish, that does not have a fishy taste. Cant catch them with a rod and reel, so they gig or net them here. Also use bow and arrows with a reel set up. Easy too spear them at night. Guys ride on the bow of the boat, in the clear springs, with a light. They get attracted too the light, then you jam the gig through their backs. Tough call on the farm raised, store bought Tilapia. farmers and hog farmers like them in their ponds, so you get the hint on what they feed them. But wild Tilipia is some good eating. __________________ God Bless Americas Veterans. All who are serving and have served.

12-20-2011, 07:32 AM	#2
oneshot Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: North Coast of the U.S.A. Ohio shore of Lake Erie Posts: 178	Wild is a good eat. Had it when I was down your way. But the farm raised crap they sell in restaurants up here is a joke. __________________ Current Status of America: Tango Mike Mike If you don't know, ask, you need to know.

12-20-2011, 10:00 AM	#6
aviator unum de multis Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bunker's Headquarters. Posts: 52,452	Have to read the label and see where they come from. If it's from the orient I don't buy it, some are grown locally, I showed a house long ago that had a tilapia farm. Heck, if it was up to me I would turn my pool into a tilapia tank. __________________ "Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem." Pesident Ronald Reagan

12-20-2011, 01:12 PM	#9
TinmanIA Demon of the Midwest Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: In a room with no windows. Posts: 4,118	Tilapia+ Zatarans Caribbean rice mix= damn tasty. __________________ Don't you ever stand for that sort of thing. Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back. 3% Throw Me To the Wolves, I Will Come Back Leading The Pack

12-20-2011, 02:55 PM	#11
Railbuggy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Taylor Creek,Ohio Posts: 7,279	If it swims,craws,or flys,I'll eat it. __________________ Im not a wannabe,Im a has-been. We already lost the war. You are the resistance.

12-20-2011, 08:02 AM	#3
flopshot Constitutional bigot Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: North Carolina Posts: 5,812	the stuff my wife buys is good. best tasting fresh water fish in my opinion. pretty much the only fresh water fish i eat.

12-20-2011, 08:05 AM	#4
baboon slug Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Out by the lake in central Texas Posts: 18,320	Most of what's sold retail is from china. I watched a Dirty Jobs episode that showed a fish farm in commipornia. First they raised stripped bass then the put in the talapia to eat 60% of the fecal matter. My guess the talapia from china aint eating fish shit.

12-20-2011, 08:36 AM	#5
DorGunR Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 30,905	I used to use bow & arrow to catch them when I was in Hawaii, I liked them but the locals wouldn't eat them, they are not native to Hawaii but they are from Africa and was imported to Hawaii to eat the vegetation in the irrigation canals. More alien animals.

12-20-2011, 11:16 AM	#7
4thIDvet slug Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Astor Florida Posts: 48,452	Yes. My buddy has a pond over our way we were going too turn into a Tilaipia farm. He up and died, so I canceled that. You probably could do it in your pool aviator. Neighbors may give yah some weird looks, but what the hell, sell em fish. DorGunR. Kind of a good invasive species. They eat the weeds here. Problem we have is "Shelback catfish." River cats are a big money industry on the Saint Johns. These things are taking over and nobody has had the stomach too eat one yet.

12-20-2011, 11:38 AM	#8
10 Bears Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: E-Da-How Posts: 137,846	Somebody figure out a recipe for the Asian (flying) Carp, make 'em taste good. You will make a phukin fortune!

12-21-2011, 07:30 AM	#12
ErikD Mzungu Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: In the land of socialist nepotism and corruption. Posts: 6,342	The wild tilapia that I've eaten in africa was always very good. The farmed stuff I've tasted here at home is usually not very pleasant. Probably fed with shit or something... __________________ ------------------------------------------- Cut along dotted line, discard top part.

12-21-2011, 09:25 AM	#13
baboon slug Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Out by the lake in central Texas Posts: 18,320	Hey Erik, what's Norway's take on farm raising salmon? They loose tons of money when Chile start farm raising it? A while back I read a virus killed off most all of Chile's salmon farms. During the time it took for it to get back on line we were selling Norwegian again.

12-21-2011, 09:37 AM	#14
4thIDvet slug Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Astor Florida Posts: 48,452	boon. Think they were blocking off those fiords over there and raising the salmon. Norwegian salmon is some good eatin. Good idea if they are. Pretty secure from thieves. Only way in is by boat. Riding the train over there it was a about 15 miles straight down too the water, so they aint coming that way.

12-21-2011, 10:27 AM	#15
Pogo Mystic Knight of the Sea Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Great Swamp Posts: 81,980	I've never eaten Tilapia that I caught. I've eaten store bought and it tastes like carp caught in a river. I don't care for the texture of the meat. I like cold freshwater fish and some saltwater fish. __________________ .................................................. ....................................… *We have met the enemy, and he is us!*