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  1. 04-24-2025, 06:40 AM #1
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    So again who bleeds crappie and why? I are hear it make the filets have less blood or less red? These fish cleaned straight from my livewell yesterday and were swimming less than 5 hours ago and not sure if they could be much cleaner. This is no soak and dinner last night. Normally soak overnight if vacuum packing.

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    I don't bleed them. But I do soak them. I read here and knew some guys who bled them. I just never could tell that much difference.
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    I don't bleed but I do wash them good and have no issues. Now that is some tasty looking fried crappie in your pic. YUM!
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    I soak ours in lightly salted water and then freeze them in freezer containers with water.
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    I bleed them and they are cleaner. Side by side yesterday’s catch no difference. 3 days in fridge or a month vacuum sealed in freezer there is a noticeable difference.
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    bled on the left not bled on right. Caught in Jan.
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    I don't bleed them and have never had any problems and also when I vacuum seal them and had no problems as well.
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    never bled one intentionally myself , bled a few tuna in my day though ......
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    I always cut their throats ,
    a good live fish will give you one bloody and one clean fillet , in my experience,
    a alternative is to put them on ice , no bleeding necessary.

    Catfish get a blow to the head and throats cut.
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    Is there a difference in the Taste? Once breaded, does the pink hue actually matter?
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