Quote Originally Posted by ga.crappie&breamguy View Post
for cooking them heres what i do. grease or peanut oil at 375 as for the fish dip the fish in a egg wash and then either add flower or corn meal which ever you want and then cook for 20 to 30 mintues or until golden brown.
Fry them for 20-30 minutes? Wow, are they still edible at that point?

My whole bream or crappie (I do save a few just for whole frying) never see fryer for more than 5-7 minutes with oil at 350-375.

Absolutely, I really do enjoy whole fried bream and crappie and leave the fins intact...it makes them easier to pull out and leave no bones or fragments of them. I also fillet quite a few myself when I get into them.