Carp preparation

How to prepare and cook your catch.
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Carp preparation

Post by Texas » Tue Nov 07, 2017 11:46 am

Learnt this at the boat ramp on Sunday.
You will need an old bath or similar
Place carp in bath for 14 days, skimming the surface daily
Feed the carp bread and the muddyness will clear from the carp.
There may be an unpleasant smell, especially if you don't skim the water.
Cook as you like & eat, being weary of the bones .
Or you could just use it as gummy bait, without preparation
Remember "you are never too old to learn useless stuff "

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Re: Carp preparation

Post by benders » Tue Nov 07, 2017 6:10 pm

Yeeeaaahhh, nah.

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Re: Carp preparation

Post by blakesirus » Tue Nov 07, 2017 6:12 pm

what`s properly prepped carp taste like?

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Re: Carp preparation

Post by bilby » Tue Nov 07, 2017 6:24 pm

Carp prep. is one thing - but what I want to know is how do people carry them out? I got some serious exercise this afternoon carrying out 4 fish from the Yarra @ 25kg total. They are seriously heavy fish!

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Re: Carp preparation

Post by ThomoT » Tue Nov 07, 2017 6:43 pm

Did you learn it from someone reputable? I know they are eaten in many places, so there must be a way to do it. I had a guy take one I had caught once.

Keith Bell has another way to prepare them, see here: http://www.smh.com.au/environment/anima ... 33b99.html

Problem is you need to have an esky with ice ready to go. A bit hard if you are walking into your favourite fishing hole. And even with this method, most of the fillet is wasted. It is only a couple of pieces on the belly and back that are used.

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Re: Carp preparation

Post by Boonanza » Tue Nov 07, 2017 6:50 pm

benders wrote:Yeeeaaahhh, nah.
Exactly why would you bother when we have so many other great table fish on our doorstep fresh & saltwater.
A smart person knows what to say. A wise person knows whether to say it.

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Re: Carp preparation

Post by smile0784 » Tue Nov 07, 2017 6:58 pm

so i you want to eat carp you have to take them home alive and flush them out over a week?

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Re: Carp preparation

Post by Bob Nudd » Tue Nov 07, 2017 7:24 pm

smile0784 wrote:so i you want to eat carp you have to take them home alive and flush them out over a week?
there are other ways. the muddy taste comes from a chemical compound called geosmin. geosmin breaks down under acidic conditions, so all you have to do is take a cup of vinegar, dilute it with 2-3 liters of water then soak your cleaned fillets in it for about 10-15 minutes.

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Re: Carp preparation

Post by Bayrock » Tue Nov 07, 2017 7:30 pm

One of the best fish Ive ever had.
My gran boiled up chunks of carp and put them in jars with onions curry other spices and vinegar. Let that stand a few weeks and omg.
She’s been dead 22 years & I still remember how great it was.

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Re: Carp preparation

Post by smile0784 » Tue Nov 07, 2017 7:45 pm

Ok whats carp like compared to other fish

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