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The Fisherman's Wharf => Clean-em Cook-em Eat-em => Topic started by: broken rod on Mar 26, 2004, 10:02 PM
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so what does everybody do with pike if you keep them.
on ocasion i will make poormans out of them ;D
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First of all, I never keep the very large pike. I keep a few that are 25 to 30 inches. As long as you know how to clean them and get the Y bone out they are quite good broiled with garlic butter and a little paprika. not my favorite fish but good none the less.
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PICKLE THOSE PIKE!!! ;D ;D
Pickled pike are great eating. ;D Don't have to worry about Y-bones either. ;D Sometimes I will fillet them and roll in batter and pan fry. :) Not the best eating but not bad either. ;DThere are some excellent pickling recipes on the sister site www.iceshanty.com. Lots of good info there too. Check it out.
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Filet them then use a walleye fish batter
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I filleted one, but still ended up with a few bones, but my wife put some lemon jiuce, and about 2 other things that I forget what they are and then baked them!!! I LOVE it
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i deep fry e'm -they're as good eatin as walleye
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boneless fileted pike are just as good as walleye, and actually having been spoiled as a kid eating them, i often turned my nose up at pike....not anymore...removing the ybones and using the same breading as walleye, turns them into a highly inviting taste...what i do like better than walleye, is the cooked filet is a little drier.. i know i've fooled alot of seasoned anglers who can't tell the difference...keep them under 25-26" and dig in....grump
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i deep fry e'm -they're as good eatin as walleye
im with you i toss them in a special bread mix then into the deep fryer
with a homemade tartar sauce mmmmm
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I need an easy recipe for tartar sauce now that you mention it.
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relish mayo and fresh squeezed lemon
cant get much easier mmmm
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Pike have great meat and are pretty much as good as walleye, crappie, or perch, and are greatly superior to catfish and bass.
Using fine pliers to pull out the y bones is the best way to do it. Time consuming but worth it. Then deep fry using walleye type batter, beer batter, or just bake it and eat it like poor man's lobster.
The best pike to eat are 20 - 25 inchers and the y bones are easier to pull out without damaging the fillets.
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ive heard theyre excellent fried. cant get that friggin ybone out though :-[ ive butcherd a couple, and gotten some meat, i cant get a whole fillette :'( i might try pickeling some this winter
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Pike have great meat and are pretty much as good as walleye, crappie, or perch, and are greatly superior to catfish and bass.
Using fine pliers to pull out the y bones is the best way to do it. Time consuming but worth it. Then deep fry using walleye type batter, beer batter, or just bake it and eat it like poor man's lobster.
The best pike to eat are 20 - 25 inchers and the y bones are easier to pull out without damaging the fillets.
i like me some catfish ;D
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ive heard theyre excellent fried. cant get that friggin ybone out though :-[ ive butcherd a couple, and gotten some meat, i cant get a whole fillette :'( i might try pickeling some this winter
mr.walleye have you seen this? http://www.myfishfinder.com/fishing_forum/index.php?topic=3518.0 it might help
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ive heard theyre excellent fried. cant get that friggin ybone out though :-[ ive butcherd a couple, and gotten some meat, i cant get a whole fillette :'( i might try pickeling some this winter
mr.walleye have you seen this? http://www.myfishfinder.com/fishing_forum/index.php?topic=3518.0 it might help
sweet ;D i just need more practice. i have a video, which shows to do it that way. i always get bones though.
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Another vote for coating and frying them. After filleting cut into smaller cubes and then coat, make your own fish nuggets, the kids love em this way.
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Take the "easy" fillet on the top (from a hammer handle) and throw the rest away. Deep fry w/ beer batter or fish crisp. Pretty good!! A little stronger than eye or perch.
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relish mayo and fresh squeezed lemon
cant get much easier mmmm
If you want a little bite add tabasco.
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Take the "easy" fillet on the top (from a hammer handle) and throw the rest away.
There's no need to waste the rest of the fish. If ya don't know how to debone Northerns , maybe try pickling them or try some catch and release . Let em grow up a bit ;D
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Hey there. I hate to be a party pooper, but can't you guys just eat around the bones! I've been eating pike for years & have yet to de-bone one. You don't lose any meat & as long as you are careful, you can still enjoy the great taste of pike. And by chance you do happen to get a bone caught up, have a cracker handy & the bone will go down with the cracker. As for a recipe, I just use bread crumbs & lemon pepper & fry in margerine and my fiance coats fillets with a combo of flour, lemon pepper & seasoning salt & fry in margerine
in a cast iron fry pan over an open fire. Nothing beats it.
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PICKLE THOSE PIKE!!! ;D ;D
Pickled pike are great eating. ;D Don't have to worry about Y-bones either. ;D Sometimes I will fillet them and roll in batter and pan fry. :) Not the best eating but not bad either. ;DThere are some excellent pickling recipes on the sister site www.iceshanty.com. Lots of good info there too. Check it out.
Best way I've ever had them! The are also good fried, but you need to be more careful cleaning them to get the bones out. I can't stand fish with the bones in them to much picking around for me. JMHO
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There's no need to waste the rest of the fish. If ya don't know how to debone Northerns , maybe try pickling them or try some catch and release . Let em grow up a bit ;D
Why when you can catch a bunch of handles out of lakes where they are over-abundant. They run small because of this reason...so i'm doing the lake a favor. No messing around with bones for me. I had a perch bone caught in the ol windpipe for a week...that really wasn't pleasant. As for pickling them :sick:. Sorry ain't gonna happen.
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Good point on clearing out the excess hammer handles, it just a shame to have to waste some good fish meat.
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Boil 1 gal. of water, throw in some some salt and sugar. Don't put in to much salt at first, as the salt really boils into the meat. Boil the fish in this for 1 minute. Try a few pieces, and adjust the salt and sugar to where you like it. With the right amount of sugar and salt, tatses just like lobster. :bowdown:
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filet them, remove the y's, batter them, fry them and enjoy ::)
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Anyway, especially springtime Pike up north. Can't tell the diff. between them and Walleye.
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Anyway, especially springtime Pike up north. Can't tell the diff. between them and Walleye.
I never believed this until it was proved to me.
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I've had pike and walleye and I like them both and I like them on the smaller side. The "good eatin" size are really good. Y-bones don't bother me, found a lot of videos on youtube on how to deal with it. See it done and you're good.
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Even though this thread is old I though I would Add this bit.
Covered in goop and deep fried is the most uninspired way to eat this fish.
- Ground into burger and grilled then a application of wasabi mayo (a good use of the fish stick from de-boning)
- Cedar plank pike, put the fillet on a plank and barbeque.
- Smoked
And yes I am spoiled my pike come from a cold northern lake.
eaters are 24"-30"
Walleye the tofu of fish :)