On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 12:02:57 -0400, Gary > wrote:

>Bruce wrote:
>>
>> On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 09:12:50 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>
>> >Bruce wrote:
>> >>
>> >> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >joan wrote:
>> >> >> You need to try farm raised catfish.
>> >
>> >> >I have, and it still tastes like shitty mud.
>> >>
>> >> You've never had good catfish.
>> >
>> >It's more of a swampy, decayed taste (slight).
>> >They're bottom feeders and often eat decayed stuff.
>> >Seasoned properly, you can hide that taste.
>>
>> You've also never had good catfish.
>
>Neither have you.

I used to catch them in the creek that borders our property. It had a
very clean taste, not muddy at all. Perfect fish. I stopped doing it
because it was rather gruesome. I also occasionally caught turtles
unintentionally. I started to feel like Dr. Mengele.

On Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 12:15:57 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 12:02:57 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>
> >Bruce wrote:
> >>
> >> On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 09:12:50 -0400, Gary > wrote:
> >>
> >> >Bruce wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >joan wrote:
> >> >> >> You need to try farm raised catfish.
> >> >
> >> >> >I have, and it still tastes like shitty mud.
> >> >>
> >> >> You've never had good catfish.
> >> >
> >> >It's more of a swampy, decayed taste (slight).
> >> >They're bottom feeders and often eat decayed stuff.
> >> >Seasoned properly, you can hide that taste.
> >>
> >> You've also never had good catfish.
> >
> >Neither have you.
>
> I used to catch them in the creek that borders our property. It had a
> very clean taste, not muddy at all. Perfect fish.

What genus and species? Maybe it makes a difference.

Cindy Hamilton

On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 09:46:47 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 12:15:57 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>> On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 12:02:57 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>>
>> >Bruce wrote:
>> >>
>> >> On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 09:12:50 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Bruce wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >I have, and it still tastes like shitty mud.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> You've never had good catfish.
>> >> >
>> >> >It's more of a swampy, decayed taste (slight).
>> >> >They're bottom feeders and often eat decayed stuff.
>> >> >Seasoned properly, you can hide that taste.
>> >>
>> >> You've also never had good catfish.
>> >
>> >Neither have you.
>>
>> I used to catch them in the creek that borders our property. It had a
>> very clean taste, not muddy at all. Perfect fish.
>
>What genus and species? Maybe it makes a difference.

Eel-tailed catfish, Tandanus tandanus, an Australian variety.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eel-tailed_catfish

On Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 12:55:48 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 09:46:47 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> > wrote:
>
> >On Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 12:15:57 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
> >> On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 12:02:57 -0400, Gary > wrote:
> >>
> >> >Bruce wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 09:12:50 -0400, Gary > wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >Bruce wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> >I have, and it still tastes like shitty mud.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> You've never had good catfish.
> >> >> >
> >> >> >It's more of a swampy, decayed taste (slight).
> >> >> >They're bottom feeders and often eat decayed stuff.
> >> >> >Seasoned properly, you can hide that taste.
> >> >>
> >> >> You've also never had good catfish.
> >> >
> >> >Neither have you.
> >>
> >> I used to catch them in the creek that borders our property. It had a
> >> very clean taste, not muddy at all. Perfect fish.
> >
> >What genus and species? Maybe it makes a difference.
>
> Eel-tailed catfish, Tandanus tandanus, an Australian variety.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eel-tailed_catfish

Perhaps Ictalurus punctatus tastes different.

<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_catfish>

Cindy Hamilton

On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 10:16:23 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
> wrote:

>On Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 12:55:48 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>> On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 09:46:47 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton
>> > wrote:
>>
>> >On Wednesday, October 16, 2019 at 12:15:57 PM UTC-4, Bruce wrote:
>> >> On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 12:02:57 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>> >>
>> >> >Bruce wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> On Wed, 16 Oct 2019 09:12:50 -0400, Gary > wrote:
>> >> >>
>> >> >> >Bruce wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> >I have, and it still tastes like shitty mud.
>> >> >> >>
>> >> >> >> You've never had good catfish.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >> >It's more of a swampy, decayed taste (slight).
>> >> >> >They're bottom feeders and often eat decayed stuff.
>> >> >> >Seasoned properly, you can hide that taste.
>> >> >>
>> >> >> You've also never had good catfish.
>> >> >
>> >> >Neither have you.
>> >>
>> >> I used to catch them in the creek that borders our property. It had a
>> >> very clean taste, not muddy at all. Perfect fish.
>> >
>> >What genus and species? Maybe it makes a difference.
>>
>> Eel-tailed catfish, Tandanus tandanus, an Australian variety.
>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eel-tailed_catfish
>
>Perhaps Ictalurus punctatus tastes different.
>
><https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_catfish>

Yes, probably. They're not even in the same family, which seems to
mean they're more different than cats and tigers.