[624496]

Hey boarders ,
I was lucky enough to slam into some stripers out at moriches inlet recently,bang,bang,bang sssiiiinnnggg, poles bent in half type of action ,lotta fun except one thing . Kind of strange but when we fileted these fish up the filets had some kind of icky parasite looking streak running down the gut,it was like hard really small corn niblets,i've never seen anything like this and was wondering if any of you more experienced anglers could help explain.Needless to say the filets have not gotten eaten.Thanks

 

[lighttackleman]

I think what you are describing is sealice. The lice doesnt affect the meat. The lice occurs when the fish bunch up and live very close togther. A lot of times in the fall i catch tons of bass with sea lice on them. Tight lines Chris

 

[186logic]

That doesn't sound like sea lice, they don't look anything like niblet corn. I have seen fish parasites like you describe in books (I think it was a freshwater fish, though). Try posting this in the "ask the pro's forum" for better feedback.

 

[strip]

parasites

I've seen the same thing in largemouth bass....they are parasites. I'm told that once cooked the filets are fine....but I know I would find it hard to lick my chops over that meal.

 

[624503]

Ick

I wouldn't advise taking a chunk out of that for eaten purposes. I ran into something like that fishing up at Lock nest last year. taking a bite made my worse nightmare come true in the bathroom. Needless to say the strip could only mean stay away. it seems like something called ick disease. Enough to bend the rod but, not my gut.

Mcskivies

 

[Fishing Friend]

I'm not sure what they were although I would not eat it. All raw fish have parasites but you need a microscope to see them. Cooking kills them.