Quote Originally Posted by Hillbilly910 View Post

Far as cooking goes, if mine make it 10 minutes in the skillet, its cause im distracted, my panfish fillets cook for about 3-5 depending on size, a whole fish maybe 7-8. I cook with very very hot oil, and dont like to cook them to death, the faster you get them out of the oil, the less oil you eat, and the more natural fish flavor you get.

HB
This is my opinion exactly. I most always cook whole fish and the bigger ones usually have to stay there around 10 min. Most about 7 min. tops. But I hate to go to a fish fry where somebody has fried the fish for so long that the meat is tough and stuck to the bone. A WASTE!!!!!!...Think I'm gone fry up a big bunch Sat. nite just from talking about them.:D:D