My wife and I wanted to try something different and maybe more healthy for cooking crappie fillets. We bought one of the 2 piece grill baskets that hold the fish tight so it can be turned. Our 1st try was with a small amount of olive oil and Italian dressing spread on the fillets. We sprayed the grill basket with PAM and cooked the fish on both sides until done but not burnt. We ended up having to literally scrape every bit of the fish off the basket and ended up with an unappetizing mush. The flavor was good but not what we had hoped.

My next try was even worse. I brushed the fillets down with butter then sprayed the basket with PAM. The fish looked awesome when I got it off the grill but turned into an even worse slop when we tried to get it off the basket. I fed it to my dogs. Needless to say I was POed and kicked myself for wasting fresh crappie fillets. After ending up eating a grilled hot dog for supper, I decided I need some help.

Can somebody who grills crappie give me some advice? I really don't want to have to start scaling and knocking the heads off so I can grill them.
I'm using a gas grill at medium heat. I'm cooking the fillets 5-7 minutes per side and the edges are browning but the fillet is still mostly white. I won't be wasting any more crappie on this technique until I have confidence that I've found a way to cook them correctly.