Burbot

[irvingdog]

I'm genuinely excited for the Burbot nite-bite when I'm in a Schuster's sleeper house on the big pond next weekend (mar. 1st and 2nd.). I've eaten them many years ago, and I've done a little research on them the past couple of days, but I want to bounce these questions off of you folks. <BR>Favorite cooking method. Lobster boil sounds good, but shore lunch and fried?<P>Best way to clean them. Filleted like a walleye? <P>Limits. If I catch tons, can I take tons home? What about the "one inch patch of skin"? Don't want a ticket.<P>Any and all opinions appreciated. I've caught plenty of them, and I know they'll pi$$ up your cloths and fish house, and I know they'll wrap you up, but what the heck, it beats playing cards! And I remember that fish tasting great!

[89Bronco]

We've always cut the two backstraps starting from behind the head and going back to the tail. Then we cut those up into bite-sized pieces, batter 'em up and deep fry them. They are great! The lobster boil sounds good, too, but I've never tried them that way.<P>On another note---what's the best way to catch these things? I know everyone, including myself, hooks into one or two while going after walleyes, but is there a sure-fire way of catching mostly burbout? Live bait, salted minnows, jigging, or dead-stick? Just curious.

[JAYSUPNORTH]

try a glow buckshot after dark usually can get a couple before crawlin in the sleepin bag.

[JAR JAR]

I cut off the back straps and the tail meat, then I put them in boiling water (add seasonings to your own tastings to the water) for about 5 min.<BR>Take out of water and serve with hot melted butter and baked potato. UMMMMMM! <P> You'll love it!

[fiskyknut]

Try a chunk of cut Tulibee/ciscoe on your hook/lure. I also like them poached/boiled, try doing it in 7-up, then dip in seasoned butter.<P>fisky

[widetrack]

Whatever you do, don't try and fillet one.<BR>There are alien things inside of those creatures.<P>Stick to the backstraps. Let them stiffen up a bit, then take the backstraps off of them just as you would take the straps off a deer.

[swamptiger]

Eelpout scampi:<P>Cut out the backstraps, and cut into chunks.<BR>Layer in a cakepan, and top with garlic salt, butter, parmeson cheese, and dillweed. Add a little water and bake at 350 degrees.<P>Works good for any fish.

[89Bronco]

Thanks for the info guys. That crayfish thing is interesting. We're heading up there the last weekend in March. I'll have to try some of those tactics. I always like to try new things and experiment with my second line while "really" fishing with the first. You never know what works 'til you try!

[Old Guide]

89Bronco, my soninlaw caught one earlier this year by twin Is. It burped up a couple of crayfish and two small frogs!! No kidding! I got one not too long ago on 12 mile , after cleaning like Widetrack (just the back straps) I opened it up.It was full of crayfish. Got me thinking of maybe crayfish scent on Fisky's bait tip. Hmmm. <BR><P>------------------<BR><B>Old Guide Charters</B><BR>Lake of the Woods<BR><A HREF="http://fishingmn.com/oldguidecharters/" TARGET=_blank>http://fishingminnesota.com/oldguidecharters/</A><BR>Call Toll Free:1-800-952-(9484)

[fivebucks]

I was smoking some tulibee this past weekend and put on a pout I had. It smoked up super good.

[Guest]

I've heard alot of people catching 'pout round schusters, Where is this located at?<P>------------------<BR>-5lakes-

[fiskyknut]

On the river a short ways upstream from Sportsman's.