Haha - yeah, I’ve heard that same “eat the plank” recipe for several types of not-so-great fish to eat.
Actually, the Asian carp are claimed to be decent eating, but bony unless filleted correctly (leaving about 1/2 the meat as throw-away) - but the bones might not deter my Asian wife at all... I’ve read that operations are springing up to export carp meat to Asia.
My own speculation is that the many new record blue catfish being caught may be in part to them feeding on the hyper-abundant carp. Not that I am interested in such: It’s the smaller channel cat “fiddlers” that are “good eatin’.”
“but the bones might not deter my Asian wife at all.”
Does she cook Beltfish for you? Talk about bones! But an Asian dish that I love. Cut it up, and twice fry in my wok.
Too bad y’all don’t have blue crab in there—the crawdads should be the size of Maine lobster after that feast.
Can them..like canned salmon. We used to do it with Northern Pike and suckers.