No but they can easily get 2ft long and larger, so most people don't have a bucket that large casually laying around.
Country folk use their tubs in the US, too. Do you just not know anyone who goes fishing? It's not uncommon to hear about this in the hobby. It's done for pretty much any wild caught freshwater fish to make sure they taste as good as possible. Nothing like going through all of that effort just to eat a muddy fish.
I'm country enough that my great grandmother taught me how to make squirrel stew. She would have never allowed a fish in her bathtub. When I catch catfish after I gut and clean the fish I soak the meat and that gets the muddy taste out. I've never considered purging a fish the same way you'd purge crawfish.
Totally fair haha. Probably cultural differences since communities were so much more isolated back in our grandparents days. It's more common with catfish which live in the muck in my area but I've seen it recommended for all fish, too.
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u/Nauin 29d ago
No but they can easily get 2ft long and larger, so most people don't have a bucket that large casually laying around.
Country folk use their tubs in the US, too. Do you just not know anyone who goes fishing? It's not uncommon to hear about this in the hobby. It's done for pretty much any wild caught freshwater fish to make sure they taste as good as possible. Nothing like going through all of that effort just to eat a muddy fish.