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RE: Fishing the Gandy Bridge in Tampa Bay

I've never seen a Bonnethead shark, they are kind of cute!

I lived on the Florida panhandle for a year, near Destin. The fishing in the bay was great and I was on the water at least once or twice a week. Most of the time we were catching trout or redfish, but I did get some catfish. They are strong fish and you can tell you are about to bring one up because the line is covered in nasty snot balls.

I took one or two home to cook them. The meat is really tough and it curls up into a ball when it hits the pan. Very weird. The other problem is that the fish is like a giant head with a little body. You can get more meat off a guppy.

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Destin definitely has some great fishing in the area and I've certainly never complained about catching trout or red, actually reds are probably right up there next to snook when it comes to fishing on the flats for me.

While yes you can eat the saltwater cats, it's really not worth the effort and the meat does not taste very good at all!