Caught my first Burb

Izumi · #1 02-21-2008, 10:13 PM

Caught my first burb this weekend and thought I would share with you guys. It was 8.5 lbs and came out of 3 Metres of water.

frenchwhitey · #2 02-21-2008, 10:17 PM

Nice fish!!

moosehunter3-0 · #3 02-21-2008, 10:18 PM

Nice Burbot. What lake?

Lethalconnection · #4 02-21-2008, 10:21 PM

Beauty

uicehole · #5 02-21-2008, 11:18 PM

Nice burb Izi, that's a very decent size.

Alberta Bigbore · #6 02-22-2008, 04:56 AM

should be tasty boiled up and dipped in melted butter

Pioneer2 · #7 02-22-2008, 07:36 AM

You boil burbot? I just dip them in a shake +bake type batter and pan fry them in olive oil.Any one have any tasty recipies they'd like to share? Harold

FisherPotch · #8 02-22-2008, 08:54 AM

Very nice burb man props! I have to ask though. Are you camera shy? With a fish like that i'd want to be in the picture even if i din't catch it lol.

Izumi · #9 02-22-2008, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by FisherPotch

Very nice burb man props! I have to ask though. Are you camera shy? With a fish like that i'd want to be in the picture even if i din't catch it lol.

Lol, I am in those pics but to make them fit the image rules on the forum and preserve the detail on the fish I focused on the fish. Full size pics from my camera are well over a meg.

We battered it up and pan fried it in olive oil, maybe i will try boiling the next one. It fed 5 of us

Lethalconnection · #10 02-22-2008, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Izumi

Lol, I am in those pics but to make them fit the image rules on the forum and preserve the detail on the fish I focused on the fish. Full size pics from my camera are well over a meg.

We battered it up and pan fried it in olive oil, maybe i will try boiling the next one. It fed 5 of us

Upload your pictures to photobucket.com, then just copy and paste url and then the whole pic will fit.

Izumi · #11 02-22-2008, 10:45 AM

Thats a good idea, I noticed even though my files were the right size the server compressed them even further!

Lethalconnection · #12 02-22-2008, 11:50 AM

Yeah photobucket does all the compressing for yeah, upload the origianl photo and it will downsize to the required size for pretty much all sites.

The Ice Man · #13 02-22-2008, 12:07 PM

This sounds alittle gross but if you are willing to eat a burb you already have a strong stomach.

I have found with burbs if you nail the head to a 2x4, make a small cut behind the head and peal the skin back with a pair of plyers you can then proceed to cut two beautiful fillets from either side about 3/4" thick each. And dont forget the cheeks, these are considered a real treat in some european countries.

Now that you have your two fillets and the cheeks, heat up some butter blessed with garlic in a skillet on medium heat (NO SALT, salt is a dehydrater and will toughen out your fillets). Use the cheeks as a test run for how you fillets will turn out. Then cook until the fillets can be 'flaked' off with a fork, the burb should plump up.

It aint lobster, it anit crab, its is somewhere like cod fish but less fatty so the meat doesn't flake as well and a little tougher then cod, more the texture of Sole fish.

Enjoy
Ice Man

brandon · #14 02-22-2008, 05:03 PM

What did you use

Izumi · #15 02-25-2008, 10:07 AM

Jig and minnow, laid it right down on the bottom. The minnows were old n stinky as per the advice here lol.