on June 23, 2025, 10:25:08, in reply to "Yessir. My fish experience until I was old was pretty much exactly as you describe"
Ate one...choked down about half of a second and threw it away.
It wasn't off...it hadn't turned. Catfish just tastes disgusting. 
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My grandparents had a farm in S. Illinois with ponds on it. Grandpa would feed the the catfish in the pond, and we would frequently spend a few hours on a Friday/Saturday afternoon catching fish for a fish fry.
So catfish/walleye/perch until I was out of college, when I was introduced to sushi. Love salmon and ahi tuna now, but it's pretty infrequent that I get it. Previous Message
Most of my family hates fish and seafood and I get it. In Gibson City you had your choice of fried catfish or MAYBE a fried walleye sandwich if you trusted the Catholics enough to eat with them on a Friday.
My dad (who will be 80 this August) just started eating grilled Salmon in the last 10 or so years.
But yea...land locked, logistically underserved, small midwestern towns aren't the place to develop a taste for seafood. Previous Message
grilling options. Previous Message
Salmon and beef ribs…
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