Why Does Nobody EAT This FISH?!?! TASTY Yellow Bass CATCH and COOK!

[@robertmccollum1341]

First off Cole, I love you and your wonderful wife"s videos. I live in Houston Tx. and i"m 76 years old so I don"t get out as much as I would like. I have been catching and cooking yellow bass for years and in my opinion are some of the best tasting fish out there. I like to either scale and fillet them or better yet, the old school way of just scaling and cutting off the head and gutting them before frying. They are just as good steamed with a good sauce or seasoning. Keep the videos coming I love them. I also love the snake and other critters you interact with. super!!!

[@joshuajames5151]

I have never heard of yellow bass before I started watching your channel

[@milspecgrunt1778]

I'm from Chicago, moved to Bryant Arkansas end of April first of May 2018. Used to fish a lot and yellow bass was just one of many species we would fish for. Now I need to find fishing spots here in Arkansas that I know nothing about. But I'll find places to fish, I know I will. Y'all have a great channel, I really like watching y'all fishing. Keep putting out the video's

[@turdferguson1756]

I bet you can find them in the Arkansas River there near you.

[@richardrackley9132]

Lyla was ecstatic! Kept telling me “I shoulda went with you this morning” smiling from ear to ear. Thanks again

[@COLE_and_JAY]

No problem! Anytime you see us somewhere feel free to holler!

[@mariemaroney7891]

I have never tried yellow bass, looked good though. Missing Jay of course, the two of you are dynamic together. Her smile is contagious. Been a bit under the weather myself this week. 💕

[@larrybraden6640]

Yellow bass is great. Like you showed, the trick is to remove the red strip. Nice job Cole. Love to you guys. God bless.

[@viccimauldin9786]

Love your shirt. Hope to have one some day. I have never heard of yellow bass before. The sweet potato fries i would love to try. 🤗❤️

[@larrycarman91399]

I’ve never caught or eaten yellow bass but I’ve had bothe strippers & crappie & love their taste. You keep makin’ ‘em & I’ll keep watching. Thanks

[@kengamble8595]

Yeah, have eaten many of them and very much enjoyed them ! 😊 You're right about taking out that red strip, if you don't they have a strong taste! Thanks for sharing and take care. 👍

[@BackwoodsRaised]

Heck yes I have. My grandpa and I would tear them up all day on beetle spin. Come home and clean 50+ and have a huge fish fry. Awesome video my man.

[@joeloftis9438]

Spicy too bad cole cant give ya those fish frames for your hogs! Its one of my hogs favorite treats lol

[@rodneygreen9968]

I have never ate the Yellow Bass before. I have never caught one. I bet that they are Good to eat. Nice Catch today, Brother COLE. You had a Great Lunch. Nice Video & Keep Fishin. Looking forward to seeing JAY with you in the next week. Cheers from Independence, MO.

[@keithtyson9512]

You are the first I have seen sharing about the blood line or “Slap yo Momma!” You got my vote. Good job younin

[@garymoss8029]

Caught yellow bass today and fried it up! I love it!

[@fredcummings5188]

Making fish tacos!!! Thank you for the vid on how to make them.We are using cod and just a couple little different things....like spinach.First time I ever saw a yellow bass. You guys are AWSOME!!!

[@scottmeacham1738]

Never seen yellow bass here in NC but we do have an over abundance of white bass and white perch in Lake Tillery and Badin Lake. If I had access to Yellow Bass, I would definitely eat 'em! As a coastal fisherman, I'm in the habit of putting my knife through the gills of any fish I plan to eat, so they bleed out. That helps with the taste, but I'm convinced, some people don't actually like to eat fish. I'm aware some species taste fishier than others, but I like to eat fish so I expect it to taste like fish. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us!

[@thestranger1164]

Yeah I figured they overpopulated Badin. Hopefully it will even out in the summer time.

[@scottmeacham1738]

@@thestranger1164 I haven't been on Badin in a few years and I haven't seen the new restrictions this year, but the last time I fished it there were so many white bass there was no size limit or creel limit, like crappie on Highrock Lake this year.

[@dreamakennedy4099]

Scott Meacham not sure which part of NC you fish in but I’ve caught yellow bass in Shearon Harris plenty of times. Good fishing. Check it out sometime!

[@scottmeacham1738]

@@dreamakennedy4099 I'm in the Yadkin and Catawba River basins. Never been to Sharon Harris or Jordan area to fish.

[@jhill6033]

does that really make a difference in taste? I went to the walleye run in Ohio and everybody cut the gills and I have a hard time seeing how that could make a difference in taste?

[@mikekelly8788]

I like yellow bass more than white bass, I think it tastes better and has less red meat aka lateral line. Love the mix of videos keep em coming!!

[@kensharp2453]

I have eaten yellow bass and if the red meat is removed completely like you showed it is good. A good top coat and hot oil make it even better. Good video Cole.

[@kelvintjonessr8594]

I've never had yellow bass, but I have had white/silver bass, I Love those

[@chasekitty7227]

Enjoyed watching you fish! Yummy fried bass! Missed Jay! ❤️

[@tomjones239]

I always used two hooks attached to loops in the line with a weight below them on the end. I would catch two yellow bass at a time this way. I used small plastic crawfish lures with natural scent as jigs on the rig. For white bass I used a Sassy Shad and would sometimes catch a flathead catfish too! Yellow bass taste like a cross between crappie and bream. They`re thick and easy to filet so you get lots of meat even from the smaller ones. In the Spring we`d catch thousands off sandbars in the Sabine River on the La/Tx line. Baby crawfish was their favorite bait but I learned to catch them on jigs. People would often leave after running out of bait and I`d still be tearing them up on artificial lures.

[@thelmacarter]

Yes, my Dad and brothers use to catch these, they are very good. They dry up very nice.👍🏼

[@bkormoski1]

So 20 or so years ago I was catching yellow bass and throwing them back. Older man in a boat near me asked me why I was throwing them back, he said they were great eating and obviously fun to catch. Never thrown one back since.😁

[@kikoboy145]

Love your guys videos!!!!!! They look fun to catch!!! Can't find any lakes here that has them!!!

[@larrychildress7712]

We don't have yellow bass here in Eastern NC that I know of. Besides the basic bass, we have Striped Bass, White Bass and Bodie Bass (White Bass/Striped hybrid). We do have White Perch which is a Marone also. I missed Jay's infectious smile and giggle but you did a bang up job Cole. Keep 'm coming.

[@debcarpenter8519]

Cole and Jay! Love your videos! Question. Do you ever noodle for huge catfish and if so, how about showing us? Thanks so much for a Saturday lift me up!

[@COLE_and_JAY]

We don’t noodle as of now, but we do target large flatheads on limb lines! We will be making those videos in about a month!!!

[@debcarpenter8519]

Sounds like a good time! Thanks!

[@nicholasdalessandro2374]

Awesome video. Gonna try for some yellow bass tomorrow!

[@kenrobison9528]

I personally have never had yellow bass. I live in Southern California I mostly fish Saltwater round Catalina island. I fish for yellowtail Yellow fin and sometimes albacore. I catch the yellow fin down by San Diego. You guys are awesome. Teaching me about freshwater fishing. Thank you.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Awesome! We wish we could fish the salt more often! Thank you for watching our videos!

[@andrewbrooks2082]

I’ve never had yellow bass but I’d definitely try it. Thanks for the how to clean them tips!

[@larryyoung8278]

Cole your video's are the best. Great catch

[@jerryf581]

Yep! Tasty little rascals! I like Bearden's Farm Breading mix on my fried fish.

[@werftv4580]

I like yellow bass..delicious, and great chunk bait for big catfish too!

[@turdferguson1756]

I think that "Yellow Bass aren't fir to eat" is, for lack of a better term, a "wife's tale". I have people I meet on the water quite often turn their noses up when I tell them I'm targeting Yellow Bass for the table. However, I don't believe that most of them have actually ever tried them, and instead, are simply repeating something they've heard. I target them specifically in a small lake near me that is full of them, some of which are up to 1.5 pounds. Another great thing about them, as you mentioned, is that they are normally prolific where they do live, and there is no size or bag limit. Therefore, I never feel any hesitation keeping a mess of them. Great video. Keep up the fantastic work!

[@turdferguson1756]

BTW, I, too, have found that 8-9 is just about right to make a pretty good batch for a meal.

[@sambogaddis2076]

Awesome video Cole never had yellow bass going to have to try it see ya next time

[@msice8027]

Thanks for the video. Missed Jay fishing w/ ya.🤗 Nice clean job. We have big White Perch.

[@camwinston5248]

Bar bass, good stuff you dressed them right,red meat out,and they can save a trip for sure. Do y'all have any sauger there ? Thanks for the video Cole.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

We do have sauger! Tried to find some the other day. We should be getting on some soon!

[@jayrice1371]

Great video. I have never had yellow bass, but would love to try them!

[@COLE_and_JAY]

They are surprisingly tasty!

[@SoUThCReATiOn]

Excellent video Cole I used to catch Yellow Bass in large numbers over in East Arkansas, the last time I got into a mess of them at the end of the day I had like 86 fish I like to eat a few and freeze some for Catfish bait

[@bigohbass2867]

I think yellow bass taste great. To be honest they taste better than white bass. I don't always catch them but when I do they go straight to the frying pan. Great channel, you guys are awesome. God bless.

[@juniorowsley9633]

I live in west Tennessee my dad called them stripe jack. I've ate them taste like fish no better no worse than others. I haven't just sought after them catch them crappie fishing mostly small ones. But if I catch some nice ones they going in the skillet with every thing else. They put up good fight for sure.

[@jodytollefson7187]

wow that yellow bass looks good we don't have any bass or crappie in my part of Alberta Canada it's really to bad I would love to try them

[@stevenwalls7215]

Missed hearin Jay's happiness while fishin at the start

[@drumking388]

I eat yellow bass frequently and I clean them with an electric knife. I never remove the slight red stripe on yellow bass and have never had them to taste anything but delicious. I definitely remove the red streaks from Stripers and White bass as they will leave a strong negative taste to the fillet if not removed, but yellow bass red streaks do not., in my opinion.

[@galipavo21]

I think that's a Jackson Coosa kayak?? I had one was a super rive/lake kayak! Good video!

[@martydunn298]

Yes. They are delicious! Always been told that they have too many bones, that you can't eat them! I had two great uncle's that would kick your butt if you didn't keep the yellow bass(bar bass)!!

[@debassin2135]

I love y’alls videos, keep it up! 🎣❤️

[@GmanfromTexas]

Great video. I've never had yellow bass. I love Crappie . Is there another way to cook it besides the deep fry?

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Yeah! You can grill, pan sear, or bake them!

[@michaellazas549]

Yellow bass are outstanding eating, better than crappie. Scale them and leave the skin on, leave the rib bones in, adds to the flavor.

[@jamesaritchie1]

Like bluegill, they're excellent both ways. I prefer them filleted, but I eat them your way, too.

[@fishingwithsasquatchoutdoors]

I wouldn’t say better than crappie but they are right there with crappie.

[@byrongreen2167]

Cole , pappy Green here!!!..we’ve been cleaning our fish this way for years!!!..removing the dark meat from them makes a world of difference too!!!..just remember to keep them cold as possible until you can clean them…👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@atmako1]

First visit to your site, good content ....we don't have yellow bass in my part of VA,they look great to me and some sweet potato fries....the lake i fish has stripers and hybrid bass as well as large and smallmouth...for some reason there are hardly any crappie.....when I'm in FL we catch them in lakes on the St Johns river,about the same size as those yellow bass....sometimes up to 2 lbs....thanks for sharing...

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Thanks for stopping by! Yeah they are only native to central US along the Mississippi River and it’s connecting drainages. They taste a lot like white bass. There is an over abundance of them here and it’s because a lot of people do not really harvest any because they don’t consider them a very good fish to eat. We want to fish the St. John’s someday! Looks to be a very beautiful and “fishy” place!

[@atmako1]

Cole & Jay thanks for the shout out....what state do you live in....it's nice to have great action like that wherever you live....i moved away from the Midwest having lived in IL my first 20 years to FL and now split residence between FL and VA....are you fishing near a nuke or power plant...just curious- I worked building a nuke prior to moving from IL- I have not been back to the lake but I understand the fishing there is great ....tight lines l

[@dalemartin307]

Very nice and great eating

[@brandondavis6263]

I have eaten yellow bass, white bass, and stripped bass all my life. Never had a problem with them. BUT, the one fish that I caught and cooked that completely surprised me was a FRESH WATER DRUM (GASPER GOO). I was surprised at how good it was. Since then if I catch a "goo" that sucker goes in the live well.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

I ate one and it’s meat was kind of rubbery but I think it was just because I messed it up. Lol I’ve heard several folks say that it is really good!

[@brandondavis6263]

@@COLE_and_JAY I've heard it's best when cooked fresh. All I did was fry it with Louisiana Fish Fry and I may have brushed some mustard on it before I battered it ... that's how I cook catfish and each time I've cooked goo it's been with catfish.

[@jordannewman5056]

Yellow bass is great tasting 👌 and I've never knew anyone who hates it if cook right is great the just a striped crappie

[@tamika6580]

Ive never had yellow bass but i plan too now! Love yalls videos!

[@jamesmarslender8658]

Yellow bass are the bomb ..always keep a few to mix in with my red ears and crappie.. we don't have a lot here in my area in southeastern VA.. but some of our lakes do stock them ..

[@davidhowell4460]

Great video one of the reservoirs I fish is full of yellow bass normally throw them back think I will keep some next time

[@dannywilliams6251]

Yes we've had yellow bass and it's one of my wife's favorite fish

[@arkansasgreg]

Have cooked them with crappie fillets and told no one. Had no complaints. :)

[@jjd8277]

I don't eat a lot of yellow bass but when I do, I'll filet them up the same way you do. Totally agree with you on the red meat: cut it out. Very nice video. Good job.

[@jamesaritchie1]

I've eaten yellow bass, and loved it. I've eaten every kind of bass I can think of off the top of my head. All were good. But in fairness, I am not the least bit hard to please where food is concerned. I like just about anything. There are many "trash" fish that are very good to eat. Most, I think, get this reputation because they aren't fish anglers commonly seek. I think Asian carp is wonderful, and so do a lot of people who eat it in restaurants under a different name. Even creek chub passes the taste test when people don't know what they're eating. And have you ever tasted sea robin? They're wonderful. I've yet to meet anyone who likes fish at all who didn't like sea robin, but many won't even try it because the sea robin is considered a "nuisance" fish. They grab your bait when you're after something else. What really puzzles me is when people say they don't like to eat a given fish because it tastes like fish?!?!?! This is like saying you don't like beef because it tastes like beef. I eat quite a bit of tilapia because it's one of my wife's favorites, but I'm not crazy about it because I can barely taste it. And I LOVE sweet potato fries.

[@fishingislife6778]

Yellow bass is super tasty that's why I keep them every time and I'm happy they don't have no limit or size regulations

[@tarafairley5532]

I never had yellow bass but that looks delicious 😋

[@rileygaspard7626]

Yellow bass or bar fish like they are called where I live are one of my favorite fish to fish for and eat

[@daveyboy8907]

I love eating them as well.. I think that the people that talk bad about them either 1 have not ate them or 2 ate them without removing the " mud vayne" / redmeat.. Good stuff guys and best of all its free... catch it, cook it, eat it..👍🏻

[@MartyLJ57]

We're still frozen here in Michigan. Shanties still out there but I haven't heard how well they're doing.

[@MartyLJ57]

I bet they guys that they had to rescue off off an ice flow on Lake Erie were catching'm before they realized they were in trouble.

[@georgegvishiani4937]

Marty Jeruzal

[@barryherndon9008]

Another great video.

[@MountainStateAngler]

Nice catches bud

[@TheHoover007]

Hey Cole I am A good cook too thanks for teaching me about yellow bass. I will see if I can catch some in Crown Lake in Horseshoe Bend.

[@johnmoehring9329]

Yellabass, yummo! Thats my target fish this week. They re all in the shad schools in the early morning. No size or bag limit here in Texas. I keep 8" and bigger. Good firm white meat.

[@bartimus3197]

I do like me some yellow bass. Fun to catch and great fried up.

[@dancroslin6124]

The first I heard of yellows being good eatin' was several years ago watching In Fisherman. They were catching jumbos through the ice up north. Tried them and they ARE good!! When you wash them off good they are just almost translucent. I catch quite a few on Beaverfork as well, but they don't get real big out there.

[@JohnSmith-ty1vn]

I love when you get on some yellow bass crappie you catch 1 probably gonna pull in 10 or so for next hour ....super fun

[@JeffRigney]

Never had them but I will definitely try them if I can get off long enough to go try to catch some!! Wished I had the time y’all do 😕

[@fredlongino6725]

Have to give them a try. Thanks

[@clayrog6405]

Like many other fish, the secret is cleaning properly. That's why I don't eat fish unless I know they're done right. These sand bass, as we call them, are best piping hot though. They get chewy as they cool off. Thats seldom a problem. 😉

[@sandydimmick2014]

No never had yellow bass before caught lots of them but never eaten them, do they taste fishy ?? Or mild , I love mild tasting fish. Great video Cole!! 👍

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Not fishy when you cut the red meat out! Great tasting fish.

[@sandydimmick2014]

Cole & Jay Great thanks! The next time I catch a few I will save some for dinner 😁

[@peterm2877]

Love em!!!! Fun to catch on light tackle, inch for inch more meat than Crappie or Sunfish.

[@williammuzzey1209]

Cole you fillet a fish just like I do I'm a fisherman I've been fishing since I was 11 years old I'm 62 nowI enjoy fishing I haven't finished up here in a long time I got a fishing pole in a fishing license but I don't use them I like to fish out of a kayak like what you're doing in this video but I had to leave my kayak in Florida lm enjoying all your videos I'm a saltwater fisherman that's what l did in Florida my biggest largemouth 11-4oz

[@COLE_and_JAY]

I’m hoping to catch a largie that big this year! That would be incredible!!

[@shadybanks8625]

I love to eat fish but I don’t think I ever have had the chance to try yellow bass. One of my favorite guides on Ky Lake ,Craig Hipsher ,said he ate so much fish growing up that he just don’t eat it no more unless he gets a mess of yellow bass, that makes me want to try it but they’re pretty scarce where I live. First time on your channel will have to check out more vids, I liked this one. Tight Lines!!!!

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Awesome! Thank you so much for checking out our channel! Tight lines!!!

[@lancebarnett651]

No yellow bass,shot ive only had large mouth thats it.way to go i love y'alls video

[@TheOutdoorsman]

Never have eaten one or caught one but I would love too. Great video and new subscriber here!

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Thank you so much for your support!!!

[@johnmoehring9329]

Yummo! I love me some yellow bass. My home lake in Ft Worth has a lot of them, but unfortunately a biggun is about 8 inches. Good eatin' though. Firm white meat.

[@calterry]

I love them a lot. I like to Pan seared with garlic salt and lemon.

[@arttodd1]

I have never eaten yellow bass, but have eaten lots of white bass and Strippers (very good). Usually when catching whites, i hook into a few yellow bass. I will keep them next time and try them.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Awesome!!!

[@alphonsograves9604]

I would like to know, what set up did you use? In Cali I have never seen yellow bass, last year in South AR we caught some white bass, but we through them back. I will be there in July if we catch some I will keep and try.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

We were using 7ft 2” 6th Sense lux medium rods. 2500 size reels spooled with 10lb test braid with a 10ft leader. And we were just using crappie tubes and grubs double rigged. It was about 10 ft deep there where we were fishing.

[@joshward469]

Never had it, but I will try any fish once.

[@justinjdavis79]

Just cooked some tonight!! They were delicious

[@chadhubbard8550]

Never had yellow bass and pretty sure I’ve never caught one either. Looks fun though!!

[@philipjones5431]

I'd be happy to catch them fish 🐟. They look good to me keep on Fishin Ya'll.

[@scottjones5455]

Guess it's that time of the year again. I went to a local feeder creek hunting for some spring run white bass today. Couldn't keep the spawning yellow bass off my line so I started keeping the bigger ones. Was catching about 15 to 1 yellows over whites. I heard they were tasty so I'm looking forward to frying those dudes up soon. Fillets were bigger than I thought they would be.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

They’re really good!

[@dennisparker7090]

They are great eating and a blast to catch.

[@niceguy2171]

Have eaten both yellow and white bass before, and in fact the white bass run off the powerplant out stream will be happening here in the next 2 weeks. They tastes like blugegill mixed with rock bass to me, and are pretty good eating, and since white and yellow bass spawn so hard and so much, it is doing a good thing for the environment of the waterway you're in when you help control their numbers. Also can soak them in a shallow dish of salt and some drops of Louisiana crab and shrimp and fish boil, giving them a quick rinse before breading them.

[@josephpecoraro8079]

We don't have Yellow Bass here in San Diego CA. But we has a mess of nice freshwater lakes I'm saving for a new fishing kayak a Old Town Motorized 106 until then I been deep sea fishing on the boats here at H&M Landing. Hope you guys get to going deep sea out of Texas the Red Snappers are delicious .

[@cloydhutto8295]

Yes. Yellow bass are so good.

[@snarkydinkfarm329]

Never had one but willing to give it a try...

[@paulws58]

I’ve never ate yellow bass, white bass and crappie. I look forward to trying this. I miss Jay.

[@shreenybeany1751]

This is very cool

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Thank you!

[@linda54wood]

Yellow bass is our favorite kind. And we have never removed that red line. No taste to it. In fact we just caught 19 today at Prairie Creek Reservoir Muncie Indiana.

[@bobbertheclown2907]

never heard of yellow bass, the fillets look alot like stripped bass here in Utah.Thanks for the video

[@COLE_and_JAY]

It’s very similar! Just downsized!

[@nelsonmartin4017]

Man you make cleaning fish look easy. Lol enjoy.

[@jamesaritchie1]

Have you tried leaving the fillet connected to the tail? Then you flip the fillet over and you have no problem holding it down while you do the other side. With just a little practice, it's the fastest way to do a fillet.

[@COLE_and_JAY]

Yes! I do it that way with an electric knife!!!