Anyone like Talipea.

4thIDvet · 02-13-2013, 03:32 PM

My God.. No limit on them here.. Young fellers next-door are going too the springs and gigging a hundred pounds a night..
Not considered a game fish, no limit..
Actually "Nile Perch" Vegetarians.. $5.99 to $6.99 a pound in the stores here from China, farm raised, yeah right..
Talapia tastes like filet of sole, cooked properly..
They go out at night with a small generator, lights and long spear gig them.

" Definition: This small, low fat fish originally comes from Africa where it has been used for thousands of years. Recently it has become one of the most important "aquaculture" fish in the world. Tilapia are grown in large farms and produced for mass consumption. Tilapia is a white fish with a slight pinkish color. It is an excellent fish for grilling and broiling."
http://bbq.about.com/cs/fish/g/blgt0001.htm

O.K. Pogo.. The Marines were waiting for you at the dock for gator hunting. You never showed up, slept in.

You can handle this one. Get yourself back down here...
Talipea do not bite..

hangfire · 02-13-2013, 03:35 PM

As long as it doesn't come from 'Nam.

Railbuggy · 02-13-2013, 04:58 PM

I just got a 2lb bag from my local ALDI store yesterday.I like all sea foods.

baboon · 02-13-2013, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Railbuggy

I just got a 2lb bag from my local ALDI store yesterday.I like all sea foods.

Tilapia aint seafood! If that 2# bag is marked china it's not something that's even close to food.

10 Bears · 02-13-2013, 06:44 PM

Mr. J.R. Simplot built a big facility to raise Talapia.
Spent a couple mil. on the program.
His returns were so poor he got out of it after a couple years.

Now he has passed and Talapia has become real popular.
Mybe he shouldn't have quit so quick,

baboon · 02-13-2013, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 10 Bears

Mr. J.R. Simplot built a big facility to raise Talapia.
Spent a couple mil. on the program.
His returns were so poor he got out of it after a couple years.

Now he has passed and Talapia has become real popular.
Mybe he shouldn't have quit so quick,

Hard to compete with china on it. Only fresh I ever see come into the store is from Honduras, & Ecuador.

Seen a segment of Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe @ a fishery in commiepornia. It said the first grow stripped bass then add the tilapia after harvesting the stripped bass so they eat 60% of the fecal matter. I figure the crap from china is eating human waste.

TinmanIA · 02-13-2013, 07:07 PM

I like to use it instead of chicken for the Zatarans Caribbean rice, some times a bit of crab or shrimp to.

Brightblade · 02-13-2013, 07:32 PM

Never cared for the taste of that one

aviator · 02-13-2013, 09:18 PM

I showed a local property once that had a tilapia farm on the backyard. There is the "Wild Caught" variety which tastes better

Icarus · 02-13-2013, 09:34 PM

add a little butter, texas pete and and a good dose of Old Bay, broil at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes or so, untill done(preference)....good eatin

Sanders · 02-14-2013, 10:50 AM

Living a thousand miles from any ocean, I am leery of seafood unless I can buy it at the docks.

I sure won't buy any fish imported from Asia, or farm-raised anywhere else.

4thIDvet · 02-14-2013, 12:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Sanders

Living a thousand miles from any ocean, I am leery of seafood unless I can buy it at the docks.

I sure won't buy any fish imported from Asia, or farm-raised anywhere else.

Same here.. Soon as it says Orient on the package, I heave it back in the store cooler..

s on screens over the top of the fish pond, make for some free food for the fish.. Fine dining..
Living on the Saint Johns river, which they cleaned up a bit.. We have the advantage of many species of fish to catch and eat..
My problem is I can not kill the poor things.. I look in the live well. Poor things are staring at me, I let them go..

GBob01 · 02-14-2013, 12:11 PM

Just can't stand Tilapia. I've had it cooked several different ways, always the same for me...Uuuck.
I'll stick to my catfish, bass, and redfish

FalconUruguay · 02-14-2013, 03:41 PM

There's A Local Grocery Store Where I Can Buy Whole, Fresh Tilapia, For About $1.50 A Pound, And They Even Will Gut, Scale, And Clean It For Me Too!

Pretty Good Meal When Cooked Whole In The Oven.

Pogo · 02-14-2013, 03:44 PM

I don't care for Talipia. I'd just as soon eat a 30 lb Carp. Don't care for Bass either.

I mostly prefer freshwater fish caught in very cold water such as Northern Pike, Muskellunge, and Walleye. I also like Bluegill and Crappie caught in the Fall or Spring.

For saltwater I like Snapper, Grouper, and Mackrel if freshly caught.

02-13-2013, 03:32 PM	#1
4thIDvet slug Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Astor Florida Posts: 48,519	Anyone like Talipea. My God.. No limit on them here.. Young fellers next-door are going too the springs and gigging a hundred pounds a night.. Not considered a game fish, no limit.. Actually "Nile Perch" Vegetarians.. $5.99 to $6.99 a pound in the stores here from China, farm raised, yeah right.. Talapia tastes like filet of sole, cooked properly.. They go out at night with a small generator, lights and long spear gig them. " Definition: This small, low fat fish originally comes from Africa where it has been used for thousands of years. Recently it has become one of the most important "aquaculture" fish in the world. Tilapia are grown in large farms and produced for mass consumption. Tilapia is a white fish with a slight pinkish color. It is an excellent fish for grilling and broiling." http://bbq.about.com/cs/fish/g/blgt0001.htm O.K. Pogo.. The Marines were waiting for you at the dock for gator hunting. You never showed up, slept in. You can handle this one. Get yourself back down here... Talipea do not bite.. __________________ God Bless Americas Veterans. All who are serving and have served.

02-13-2013, 03:35 PM	#2
hangfire Home on the range Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: S. Indiana Posts: 17,287	As long as it doesn't come from 'Nam. __________________ "Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure of the universe" -Albert Einstein-

02-13-2013, 04:58 PM	#3
Railbuggy Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Taylor Creek,Ohio Posts: 7,279	I just got a 2lb bag from my local ALDI store yesterday.I like all sea foods. __________________ Im not a wannabe,Im a has-been. We already lost the war. You are the resistance.

02-13-2013, 07:07 PM	#7
TinmanIA Demon of the Midwest Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: In a room with no windows. Posts: 4,118	I like to use it instead of chicken for the Zatarans Caribbean rice, some times a bit of crab or shrimp to. __________________ 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

02-13-2013, 09:18 PM	#9
aviator unum de multis Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bunker's Headquarters. Posts: 52,574	I showed a local property once that had a tilapia farm on the backyard. There is the "Wild Caught" variety which tastes better __________________ "Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem." Pesident Ronald Reagan

02-13-2013, 06:44 PM	#5
10 Bears Moderator Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: E-Da-How Posts: 137,846	Mr. J.R. Simplot built a big facility to raise Talapia. Spent a couple mil. on the program. His returns were so poor he got out of it after a couple years. Now he has passed and Talapia has become real popular. Mybe he shouldn't have quit so quick,

02-13-2013, 07:32 PM	#8
Brightblade Paladin Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: apparently the wild west Posts: 2,509	Never cared for the taste of that one

02-13-2013, 09:34 PM	#10
Icarus BUNKER FUNKER Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UP SHIT CREEK Posts: 3,534	add a little butter, texas pete and and a good dose of Old Bay, broil at 400 degrees for about 15 minutes or so, untill done(preference)....good eatin __________________ AMERICAN BY BIRTH; SOUTHERN BY THE GRACE OF GOD: SON OF THE SOUTH, MAN OF THE BLUES TITTIES Dont make me have to do it! 3. Never stick it in crazy. I STAND WITH ISRAEL MoLoN LaBe MOTHERFUCKER 3% To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical. Thomas Jefferson

02-14-2013, 10:50 AM	#11
Sanders Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 66,557	Living a thousand miles from any ocean, I am leery of seafood unless I can buy it at the docks. I sure won't buy any fish imported from Asia, or farm-raised anywhere else. __________________ "The truly dangerous man dresses inconspicuously and is soft- spoken. He walks away from most confrontations. The only time you learn that the truly dangerous man is mad at you is a split second before you die, for he never fights. He only kills. The truly dangerous man knows that fighting is what children do and killing is what men do." - Charley Reese 1986 3

02-14-2013, 12:11 PM	#13
GBob01 Coonass Crusader Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: backwoods of south Louisiana Posts: 4,501	Just can't stand Tilapia. I've had it cooked several different ways, always the same for me...Uuuck. I'll stick to my catfish, bass, and redfish __________________ I do not believe that the Democrats are single-handedly destroying this country. I know that they, like the Republicans, are using both hands! *III DEO VINDICE*

02-14-2013, 03:41 PM	#14
FalconUruguay Cranky Fat Bastard Join Date: May 2006 Location: Boca Raton,FL Posts: 2,533	There's A Local Grocery Store Where I Can Buy Whole, Fresh Tilapia, For About $1.50 A Pound, And They Even Will Gut, Scale, And Clean It For Me Too! Pretty Good Meal When Cooked Whole In The Oven.

02-14-2013, 03:44 PM	#15
Pogo Mystic Knight of the Sea Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: The Great Swamp Posts: 82,000	I don't care for Talipia. I'd just as soon eat a 30 lb Carp. Don't care for Bass either. I mostly prefer freshwater fish caught in very cold water such as Northern Pike, Muskellunge, and Walleye. I also like Bluegill and Crappie caught in the Fall or Spring. For saltwater I like Snapper, Grouper, and Mackrel if freshly caught. __________________ .................................................. ....................................… *We have met the enemy, and he is us!*