what the?!?!?!?!?

[t0mb0la]

is this normal, from a whiting?


cheers..........tom

 

[The Plum]

is this normal, from a whiting?


cheers..........tom

thats very normal ,ive also saw the fillets filled wi worm on more than one occasion ,vile aint it

 

[johnf]

mmmm.....dipped in batter & deep fried, lovely!

 

[t0mb0la]

cheers, was holding off eating the thing, i'll get it scran'd!

 

[Tiddler]

Thats why I dont keep whitey any more mate the really bad ones have them in the flesh of the belly. They dont harm you but it puts you off. Here's a link which will tell you a bit more about them and how the fish get them.

Round Worms in Fish

 

[anndy]

you get loads like that

 

[northeast1]

Already said but its common, loads of fish have worms like that, you get the odd one in the flesh sometimes, shows up as a dark red spot in the flesh.

 

[t0mb0la]

cheers!

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

best tip for Whiting...gut them ASAP and cut off the belly flap of the fillet

..then lightly flour and fry in butter, eat between two slices of buttered bread

 

[kela66]

Thats why I dont keep whitey any more mate the really bad ones have them in the flesh of the belly. They dont harm you but it puts you off. Here's a link which will tell you a bit more about them and how the fish get them.

Round Worms in Fish

cheers for the link tiddler very intresting :thumbup:

 

[mick dunn]

Thats very interesting guys. Most of the whities i catch have guts like that. I always gut them quickly and inspect the flesh. When filleted i cut belly flaps off and freeze any fish before i eat it. I was told the freezing kills any worms left. I have not been ill from any i have eaten. It just looks horrible when you opren the whities up.
I have never seen this type in infestation in any cod i have caught.
Mick.

 

[RossW]

Wonder why it's always the whiting that are riddled with worm and not cod. I ve had flounders that were swarming with ticks around the gills and fins too. Nasty.

 

[The Great Wallsendo]

Cod do get worms in 'em...seen plenty Cod guts last summer and some have been riddled as well....I think the difference is there's much more to scoff on inside a 6lb Cod than a 1lb Whitey so they tend to not infest the flesh as badly

 

[codseeker]

red cod are riddled also

 

[t0mb0la]

cheers lads, the beast is well scranned and i'm still alive so it's all good, cheers to tiddler for the info!

 

[The Plum]

cheers lads, the beast is well scranned and i'm still alive so it's all good, cheers to tiddler for the info!

pmsl