04-09-2007, 02:45 PM
I'm glad that you got to catch some fish!!!! How are you cleaning them? There is an easy way to clean a crappie, and you don't loose any meat. Crappie and bream both, I don't fillet them because you loose alot of meat. I scale them real good. An regular old spoon works great for scaling. Once scaled, I cut off thier head. Now, all you do is insert the knife in the anus and bring it out where the head use to be. Now clean out the innerds and wash them real good.
If you freeze the fish for another day, make sure and freeze them covered in water. It will prevent freezer burn, keep them tasting fresh, and they will keep for a long period of time this way.
When you cook them, dip them in egg then roll them in corn meal. I like cooking crappie in a deep fryer, not in a frying pan. Yum Yum, all this talk is making me hungry. [cool]
Keep us updated on your progress. You never know how your trials may help another angler. Thanks for sharing!
Bryan D.
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If you freeze the fish for another day, make sure and freeze them covered in water. It will prevent freezer burn, keep them tasting fresh, and they will keep for a long period of time this way.
When you cook them, dip them in egg then roll them in corn meal. I like cooking crappie in a deep fryer, not in a frying pan. Yum Yum, all this talk is making me hungry. [cool]
Keep us updated on your progress. You never know how your trials may help another angler. Thanks for sharing!
Bryan D.
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