The last thing I want to see is worms when I pull in a nice fish, but the reality is that its pretty common. I remember the first halibut I caught had them and I was bummed, before I read up on the subject.
Don't rely on salt or lime to kill them and freezing can help at -4°F for a few days.

Here is a nice read and best practice for dealing with parasites.

Just cut the worms out and press on...

How does one "flash freeze"? Is there a special kind of freezer required?

No, no special freezer required...just liquid nitrogen.

What?

Worms or no worms? My dad lived to 104. He ate plenty of
white sea bass. Just saying...

Mikey, congrats on the fish. You put your time on the water with a
wet hook and up pops a white sea bass. Amazing!

The food looks so good. How did it taste?

Thanks for the pointers on white sea bass sashimi. I will definitely consider freezing next time.

I always eat yellowtail raw without freezing, is that OK? And what about white sea bass ceviche. Does the acid kill the parasites or does that need to be frozen as well?

Yanni, the food tasted incredible! Shout out to Fisherman's Belly for the Rack of White Sea Bass recipe, it was a huge hit with everyone. I still have a couple more recipes to try. McWhite Sea Bass is next.

another option......
 

But I don't think I'll be canning WSB again I'll try anything once,it doesn't have the fish oils like tuna and yellow tail but still good....better to eat fresh or vacuum packed by a professional $28.95 a pound in some fish markets...The fryed wsb reminds me of the Salton sea...days and corvina...

Congrats on the WSB, that food looks delicious !

Beast fish way to end a year

Nice Fish, Congrats, any chance it had a 3 ft flor leader sticking out of his mouth? Doh!

nice!!!great story

Nice everything!!

Bad ass! Thanks for sharing the story! I just wish you had shared the spread!

Happy New Year!