Anyone ever smoke crappie?

[ttwoods]

A friend of mine took me to Camp Bagnal the other day for the first time and I ordered their smoked catfish, (trying to stay away from the fried stuff as much as possible) anyway, it was awesome! I was just wondering if anyone does it with crappie, and if so, any recipies? Andy's is hard to beat for crappie in my opinion but I'd like to try it.

[bugman]

Never have but it sounds interesting,be the guinea pig and let me know how it turns outcamp bagnell has always been a great place to eat,been around forever.

[kazualobzerver]

Tried to couple times but found out it's hard to roll and even harder to keep lit. Seriously google it up there are a few recipes around although never did it myself. Carp, trout, salmon, catfish but never tasted crappie.

[Smitty 79]

Hmmm well Ive never had it but I will holler at my uncle he's tried crappie bout every way let me me c what I can find out

[rugsrme]

Yes I have tried, it don't come out as well as other fish because the fillets are so thin, they just dried out.
I'm going to try some again when I can get back to Truman and have a good day with some 1 lb + fish and use the thicker meat. This time I will brine it first for about 1 1/2 hrs. in kosher salt and brown sugar (about 1/2 cup each per gallon of water) rinse well, let it dry in the refrigerator until it gets a tacky feel to it then smoke at a very low temp. around 60-70 deg for about 45 min then bump the temp up to warm it before pulling it off.
I probably won't use my usual hickory or mesquite but use some apple wood for a milder smoke.
I wouldn't try this unless you have an abundance of fish and use a few to experiment with the first time.
It will be a while before I can post my results, but I will when I do.

[keeferfish]

it's hard to roll and even harder to keep lit.

Try cleaning them first!:D

No but It's so good deep fried it would be hard for me to smoke some myself.

[KCMO CRAPPIESLAYER]

oh yeah and i was ripped! but i did'nt get the munchie's when i did, lol... killed two bird's with one stone!:D seriously i tried it but did'nt care for it, was alright but not even close to fried crappie, of course FOR ME nothing is. i'm diabetic so alway's looking for new way's to cook it but figured out when it came to crappie, i just cheat and fry it!

[Jerkey Log]

Not smoked but grilled is great! Use a grilling basket, layer thin sliced onion and bell peppers (red, yellow, or green) on bottom. Coat filets with olive oil, then I use cajun seasoning to season the fillets, layer them on top of the onion and peppers, then put another layer of onion and peppers on top and put the top on the basket. Grill till fish is white and flakey.
I had this for first time last June with walleye in South Dakota, I thought this can't be as good as fried, it is very good!!!!!!! When they did it up there we used fresh walleye caught that day, did not scale or skin the fillets, put on aluminum foil, oiled, seasoned, and put onions and peppers on top of them, grilled till done. You do not want to freeze fish with the skin and scales on them so I use the basket, with fish out of the freezer. I have only used frozen crappie for this, but sure that fresh crappie with skin on would be great if you had some biguns. I might just go get some walleye out of the freezer and have some for dinner, hate for them to go bad!

[gatorbitu]

Yes, but I did not inhale!!! Couldn't resist.

[Bigby]

LOL Gator! never had smoked crappie but had smoked Gar which I could not believe how good it was. But I will stick to crappie fishing.