Gonna try to pass a law.

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03-19-2017, 08:30 PM
crappiejim

Gonna try to pass a law.

Had a great day on Barnett today. Caught lots of fish. turned most of them back especially the big females because I just don't needem. kept me a few to eat whole the way I love them. I'm going to vote to pass a law outlawing the filleting of crappie. they should be fried whole in Crisco if you have it or vegetable oil. Salt pepper and corn meal. Oh my goodness. Make you wanna slap somebody. Lol

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03-19-2017, 08:46 PM
Boatbottom

My favorite way too! :ThumbsUp
03-19-2017, 09:11 PM
canebreaker

Rice oil is better.
Filleting if you own kids.
03-19-2017, 10:45 PM
crappiejim

Never tried rice oil. May have to get me some of that

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03-19-2017, 11:41 PM
ibmack

peanut oil beats em all :popcorn
03-20-2017, 05:17 AM
Iwannafish

Come on guys, this is Mississippi. Cottonseed oil if you can get it.

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03-20-2017, 05:37 AM
BigRiverMarine

I've got rice oil in my cooker now. It's good, but peanut oil next time.

BRM
03-20-2017, 08:43 AM
KnightShadow10

Canola oil..Used to use peanut oil, but you never know who is allergic to it.
03-20-2017, 09:42 AM
macpappy

I camped over Spring Break and saw something done I had never even thought about but It was fine! My dad and I had caught about 60 fish and I was cleaning them when a friend that was camping beside us came up and asked if he could have a few. I told him he was welcome to all of them if he would just clean me a couple for supper. He got out his catfish skinners and started cleaning crappie like they were channel cat. He skinned them rascals then pulled the top fin out of them and it was beautiful piece of fish and the only bones in it was the rib cage and back. It was phenomenal. Now don't get me wrong, I still love them with the skin on and this method is a lot of work but I will definitely be doing it again for a small frying.
03-20-2017, 09:56 AM
trypman1

Scaled and fried for me, with peanut oil!
03-20-2017, 04:09 PM
hdhntr

lots of ways to clean them, have been pondering on fileting them but keeping skin on and scaling them as skin is healthy and it is visually more appealing. do know friend who takes head off removes top fin cuts off tail and lower fin and scales them. I scale bluegill and broil them and it is great. you take off filets after they are done.
03-21-2017, 08:13 PM
feeshrman

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Originally Posted by macpappy

I camped over Spring Break and saw something done I had never even thought about but It was fine! My dad and I had caught about 60 fish and I was cleaning them when a friend that was camping beside us came up and asked if he could have a few. I told him he was welcome to all of them if he would just clean me a couple for supper. He got out his catfish skinners and started cleaning crappie like they were channel cat. He skinned them rascals then pulled the top fin out of them and it was beautiful piece of fish and the only bones in it was the rib cage and back. It was phenomenal. Now don't get me wrong, I still love them with the skin on and this method is a lot of work but I will definitely be doing it again for a small frying.

I once knew a guy who did his bream like that. He could clean one as fast as I fillet a crappie. He had obviously done it a couple thousand times

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03-23-2017, 09:32 AM
sharphook

Gut em put em on grill and turn when you smell baked fish!!!!!! Saves oil and VERY healthy FER adults only!!!!!
03-24-2017, 07:16 AM
spindle

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Originally Posted by macpappy

I camped over Spring Break and saw something done I had never even thought about but It was fine! My dad and I had caught about 60 fish and I was cleaning them when a friend that was camping beside us came up and asked if he could have a few. I told him he was welcome to all of them if he would just clean me a couple for supper. He got out his catfish skinners and started cleaning crappie like they were channel cat. He skinned them rascals then pulled the top fin out of them and it was beautiful piece of fish and the only bones in it was the rib cage and back. It was phenomenal. Now don't get me wrong, I still love them with the skin on and this method is a lot of work but I will definitely be doing it again for a small frying.

Sounds like reverse filleting.
03-25-2017, 06:29 PM
Eagle 1

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Attachment 261766 scale and fillet . You can fry,bake or boil (shrimp boil )
03-25-2017, 07:31 PM
Snubby

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Originally Posted by eagle 1

Attachment 261766 scale and fillet . You can fry,bake or boil (shrimp boil )

Now when you say boil like shrimp, how long we talking? I love to do a good seafood gumbo with shrimp, crab. andouille sausage etc... how does boiled crappie turn out? I figured it would flake up and be lost to the bottom of the kettle...