Anyone ever actually eat the bait?

[jimbo]

Thanks for recipes. Good to learn them n hear people enjoying them. I tried straight PAC Mac raw one time. I was cutting for bait, I was hungry n it looked good. Was not too much a fan but maybe I should try again w a recipe.

More reasons to eat these fish...
High concentrations of efa's n lower concentations of mercury - healthy.
Shorter life cycles than large fish so much more sustainable for harvest (Hubbs won't need to start a hatchery).

Keep in mind that bft used to be considered bycatch -now most xpnsiv fish in world. I agree it has a lot to do w what we're taught is delicious, how fish is cared for (I love pix of people filleting fish on hot concrete in mid afternoon!) n how it's prepared. Those pix of Spanish macs look pretty appetizing.