Thread: Batter Dipped Perch Trip Report

Yep, those little perch are fun on light gear. I was using crappie jigging poles and ultralight rods. Those little guys, especially the white perch, fight really well. The flavor of perch is better than bluegill and crappie in my opinion. There's no limit on perch in NC, and we wound up with over 7 pounds of fillets! Me and my friend had so many bags of vacuum sealed perch for our freezers. White perch are considered an aquatic nuisance species in NC, so there's no limit on them.

The batter was nothing more than 1/2 cup self rising floor, 1 tbsp old bay seasoning, and club soda. Mix everything together until it is the consistency of pancake batter. Then dip each individual fillet in batter, and drop them in your hot grease one at a time. MMMM mMMMM good. Give it a try on bluegill fillets if you've got no perch in your area. Works good.

Originally Posted by ThePerchKiller

The batter was nothing more than 1/2 cup self rising floor, 1 tbsp old bay seasoning, and club soda.

I made this with regular water, and the texture came out exactly the same as club soda.