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As some of you know, my Dad, who will be 93 in Oct, commercial fishes. He comes home and sells his fish on Thursday evening and Friday morning.

Just thought some of you might be interested in what it looks like.

This is a typical week for this time of the year. As you can see, it's definitely a 'high-tech' operation.

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These are 120 or 150 qt ice chest. This one has all spotted cat.

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This one is mixed channel and blue cat.

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This is all buffalo.

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And last but not least, this is security and Dad's fishing partner. Nobody messes with her boat, truck, or fish....

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Who buys the buffalo ?

And does your Dad still drive ?

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Good deal.

Nice.

So you know how to filet buffalo bone free for frying?

I wonder what he charges for the spotted vs the buffalo.

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What’s buffalo as it relates to fish?

That’s pretty cool that at 93 he has the gumption to keep on fishing.......my kind of guy!


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Choupique?????


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It's like a big sucker or similar to carp. That's what folks used to eat for yellow cat in little roadside restaurants in E Texas and La.

It made people rave about how great fried catfish was.


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Originally Posted by AcesNeights
What’s buffalo as it relates to fish?

That’s pretty cool that at 93 he has the gumption to keep on fishing.......my kind of guy!


Sorta like a carp. They are in the “sucker” fish family.
They are our closest native N American fish to the carp family and can live to be over a hundred years old.

RC beat me too it. 🤠

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Does he have help, esp in skinning those catfish. That's hard work.


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Why does he keep the fish in water?




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Okay, let's see if I can answer these...

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Who buys the buffalo ?
And does your Dad still drive ?


Just about everyone buys the buffalo... it's cheaper than the catfish. Yep, he still drives. In fact, Dad and my stepmom are planning a trip to California to see one of her daughters.


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So you know how to filet buffalo bone free for frying?
I wonder what he charges for the spotted vs the buffalo.



Not sure it can be done. Buffalo have small finger shaped bones. You dont cut-up buffalo, you tear it apart. I think he gets $1.50/lb for the buffalo and all catfish are $2.50/lb.

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No it's not a grinnell (bowfin)

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Does he have help,


Nope. He has a skinning table with hooks for hanging the larger fish. It doesn't take over a minute or two at the most to clean any fish.

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Why does he keep the fish in water?


Dad catches fish every day and only sell on Thurs/Fri. He cleans the fish and freezes them in water in large pans, then on Thurs morning he dumps the frozen fish in the ice chest and puts water on them to thaw them out. The water also keeps the fish fresh.


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Originally Posted by AcesNeights
What’s buffalo as it relates to fish?

That’s pretty cool that at 93 he has the gumption to keep on fishing.......my kind of guy!

fresh water drum


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Originally Posted by AcesNeights
What’s buffalo as it relates to fish?

That’s pretty cool that at 93 he has the gumption to keep on fishing.......my kind of guy!

fresh water drum

sorry was thinking gaspergoo.


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Very cool. Thanks a bunch for sharing. Good deal that your Dad can still be so active.


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I have an old cousin who fillets long rolls of meet from between the y bones and cuts it into frying pieces.


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Thanks for the answer regarding buffalo. 👍

Looking at the skin I figured it was a type of carp. The skin looks like other sucker type fish that I’ve seen.

In any case, I hope I am blessed with half the health and energy that your dad has. God bless him!


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Originally Posted by chlinstructor
Who buys the buffalo ?


You have to ask?

lol

Hint...goes great with Big Red


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Your Pa is awesome Randy. 93 and still and still carries the day......My hero!


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I've got a picture in my mind of someone similar to a real-life version of "GrandPa Gustofson" from Grumpy/Grumpier Old Men, only with a thick southern accent.

Telling stories like this (insert appropriate accent)


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I like your old man! I’d buy some fish.

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Originally Posted by jaguartx
I have an old cousin who fillets long rolls of meet from between the y bones and cuts it into frying pieces.


I've never seen or heard of that. Gonna have to look into it. Dad probably wouldn't be interested because he'd have to sell the fish for such a high price that folks wouldn't buy it. Poor folks are use to spitting bones!


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