How to remove eel pout

[deadeye]

I just grab them by the head like a catfish. Its easier to deal with pout though. Nothing to stick you or hurt you. They definitely are slimy but don't have the stink of northerns or tullibies.

In the big mess of guts is a huge liver. I wont eat it myself but I would guess that its probably extremely nutritious since its a freshwater cod. I think there was a article in the MN Conservation Volunteer about that not long ago. Might be worth looking up.

[bobbymalone]

Burbot Business

In 1920 Joseph Rowell founded a commercial fishing operation on Lake of the Woods. However, his walleye netting attempts were hampered by burgeoning hauls of burbot, which had no commercial value. But Rowell found a use for burbot in his other venture: a commercial blue fox farm. He fed burbot to his foxes, and each year, fur buyers commented on the exceptional quality of his fox pelts. Joseph and his son, Theodore, believed burbot were the reason for the silky furs.

Theodore Rowell had just finished pharmacy training at the University of Minnesota. He studied the burbot his father fed to the foxes and discovered burbot oil was extremely high in vitamins A and D. In fact, it was six to eight times more potent than cod-liver oil, which was a popular remedy for a variety of aches and illnesses.

In 1935 the Rowells began to market their oil, and by 1937 Rowell Burbot Liver Oil was accepted by the American Medical Association. Consumers preferred the burbot oil because, instead of several spoonfuls of cod liver oil, they needed to take only a few drops of burbot oil at a time. The Rowells soon developed salves and offered the oil in soft gel capsules.

By 1940 the company was purchasing 500,000 pounds of burbot liver annually, and Rowell was buying livers from all 30 commercial fishermen on Lake of the Woods, as well as others throughout northern Minnesota.

During the 1950s Rowell Laboratories Inc. began to diversify and its business shifted away from burbot liver oil. The company is now known as Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc.; and although it no longer produces burbot liver oil, it reports annual revenues in excess of $1 billion.

[GrizzlyAdams]

Thanks guys. Now I just have to catch some. Bring on the ice!!!!

[Vickie]

You may also want to have an old towel available to lay on the carpet if you need to set the eel pout down to get the hook out. Saves the carpet.

Vickie

[gregg52]

just idea if you want to keep the new castle floor nice i think i would buy a chunk of indoor/outdoor carpet cut it to fit floor

probably would be 20 bucks or so throw it away in the spring if it gets stunked up ( not sure if thats a word lol)

i used it in the back of a surburban took it off when i went to sell it looked like new

[soldoncass]

last year we caught several on LOW....gaffed them, used a pliers to twist the hook out, and dumped them outside from the gaff. Never touched them ...til they stiffened up some, and filleted the backstraps off. My buddy didn't want them touching the floor of his house .

[trapperdirk]

Heah Grizz although I chuckled through some of the passed on miscnonceptions about " nessie " here in some posts .

Most folks gave their honest worth on ling,lawyer,freshwater cod,eel pout .

I did not intend to insult you over a legit question .

They are a good fish . Fun to catch too .

TD

[GrizzlyAdams]

Trapperdirk, no problem at all. Wasn't directing that at you. Just those that suggested to quit fishing because of the slime and fear factor. Greatly appreciate the responses. We do use carpet squares in the house to set fish on when caught. Works awesome and helps with ice shavings when drilling the holes. Thanks again and sorry for the long post earlier. Everyone is entitled to their own opinions and I do respect that.