Breambuster+9M=Catfish

[jgp12000]

I think it's the gulf water & river water that make a difference.I have caught grass carp on crickets & worms.The spawning river mullet will bite a tiny piece of red wiggler in their small mouths.They are light biters sometime not even sink the cork.I guess when they are hungry or by accident eat anything.

[Midway Tommy]

Since it's actually a bullhead & not really a catfish I understand why it's so scrawny & ugly. 

On a different note, the Culver's walleye offering is generally limited to only during Lent. Personally, I think they do a real fine job frying it up. It's just like everything else cooked, the finished product quality probably depends a lot on the cook and whether or not they change out the grease regularly. 

[oc1]

There is a huge body of information about off-flavor in catfish; mostly out of Auburn Univ.  The catfish farming industry in the Delta Region could not survive without it.  It's all about the algae.

The best thing about the FL mullet run is the mullet roe.  The mullet fishery couldn't exist based on the fish itself and the males with almost all of the mullet roe being exported to Asia.

Salted and dried mullet roe is hands-down my favorite seafood.  You end up with this yellow thing with the shape and firmness of a sausage.  It's very rich.  Slice it very thin at an angle and top each bite with a sliver of scallion.