Quote Originally Posted by crappielimits View Post
A crappie fileted right does not waste meat. You have three cuts the 2 filets, 2 rib cages and a backbone. There is very little meat on the backbone so I pitch mine, as do most. I save rib cages for crappie chowder as it has little meat. How do you fry a 1.5 pound crappie whole? Must be a huge pan and a lot of grease! I agree I would rather eat a rib eye any day. By the way I eat my steak boneless too cooks better. Now I am not wild about seeing less than 11 inch crappie fileted or bream!
Quote Originally Posted by fireman1501 View Post
just split him down the middle. My grandpa would beat me if I wasted that much fish.
My bad here you go