Scott passed the baton with his post about the striped bass he caught. Like last time, we split the harvest and each took one big fillet to cook up. Scott grilled his on the propane grill, and I did a panko breaded fillet, like last time. The final platter:

In this battle, the judgment clearly went to the Captain. While we did the same general preparations that we did for the bluefish last week, the bass is a much tastier fish, and it held up well to the grilling. It was firm and flavorful. The fried fish, on the other hand, was not as crispy as the first time I made it, and I didn’t season it well enough before breading it. I’m sure we will have a rematch soon.

I did also pair the fish with a soup that I was planning to make before Scott caught the fish. It was split pea with Spam soup. It’s something that I don’t think I’ll ever make on land, but really wasn’t bad.