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<blockquote data-quote="Captain_Ahab" data-source="post: 6100907" data-attributes="member: 562719">Flatheads are the only good eating catfish once they reach a large size. The key is to cut ALL the red meat out. That red meat will ruin a fillet. I even cut all the red meat out of the smaller flatheads. There will be a red line of meat where it runs along the backbone. I always cut the meat in half down that line and then trim it. Once you are left with pure, white meat, the fillets are as delicious on a 30lber as they are a 2lber.As far as channels..The biggest we have caught was 14lbs and it was not great at all. My room mate caught a 11lb blue earlier this summer and it wasn&#039;t all that great either. The key to those fish is to try to get it down to pure white meat too and keep it to thin fillets. The fatter fillets hold a lot of &quot;oil&quot; that gives it TOO much of a fishy taste.And that flush tank sounds like an excellent idea! bet it&#039;d help a ton on those bigger channels and blues.As far as eating, I&#039;ll take 2lbers all day long. Nice 3-4oz fillet off each side. And a hell of a lot easier cleaning than the big ones.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Captain_Ahab, post: 6100907, member: 562719"] Flatheads are the only good eating catfish once they reach a large size. The key is to cut ALL the red meat out. That red meat will ruin a fillet. I even cut all the red meat out of the smaller flatheads. There will be a red line of meat where it runs along the backbone. I always cut the meat in half down that line and then trim it. Once you are left with pure, white meat, the fillets are as delicious on a 30lber as they are a 2lber. As far as channels..The biggest we have caught was 14lbs and it was not great at all. My room mate caught a 11lb blue earlier this summer and it wasn't all that great either. The key to those fish is to try to get it down to pure white meat too and keep it to thin fillets. The fatter fillets hold a lot of "oil" that gives it TOO much of a fishy taste. And that flush tank sounds like an excellent idea! bet it'd help a ton on those bigger channels and blues. As far as eating, I'll take 2lbers all day long. Nice 3-4oz fillet off each side. And a hell of a lot easier cleaning than the big ones. [/QUOTE]

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