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spent a few days at the lake

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 3:44 pm
by killerkernrich
caught a few nice crappie 1.75 to 2.25 lb range.

Re: spent a few days at the lake

Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2015 9:25 pm
by margaritaman
That fish was a thumb sucker!

Re: spent a few days at the lake

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 8:20 am
by LadyGT
How big do they need to be so you can actually get fillets worth eating? I went fishing for them as a child and remember them being real boney.

Re: spent a few days at the lake

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 8:54 am
by killerkernrich
I fillet them as small as your hand with a electric fish fillet knife then cut off the rib area , then there is no bones at all if done right.

Re: spent a few days at the lake

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 11:27 am
by Bamaman
Wow, that's some big crappie. I have a neighbor that'll have 1000 boneless crappie filets in his freezer by April 30th. They're really biting right now.

My 7 year old grandson caught a 35 lb. flathead catfish in a 2 acre campground pond earlier this week. He'll never forget that fish--which is likely to get larger in his memory as the years go on. Unfortunately big cats don't filet out well as the incredibly tasty crappie.

PS: We use a GE 110 volt electric knife to clean fish.

Re: spent a few days at the lake

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 4:38 pm
by killerkernrich

Re: spent a few days at the lake

Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2015 8:47 pm
by RcgTexas
LadyGT wrote:How big do they need to be so you can actually get fillets worth eating? I went fishing for them as a child and remember them being real boney.
They have to be 10 inches to keep in Texas. But let me tell you something, I would eat them smaller. Crappie may be the best eating fish there is in MHO. As stated earlier filet and bone out the ribs and no bones. Now all that being said my personal, favorite size is about 2 pounds and up, only because there is more to enjoy!

Re: spent a few days at the lake

Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2015 6:29 pm
by lorisuemiller
They have to be 10 inches to keep in Florida, too. In Lake Okeechobee 11-13+ inches are quite common. 12-13 inch crappie make some nice-sized filets. We use a batter called Everglades that is absolutely delicious. It is by far the best fish I've ever had.

Re: spent a few days at the lake

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 3:19 am
by LadyGT
Never heard of Everglade batter. Maybe we need a cooking section too. What are the ingredients? Can I use it for all types of fish?

Re: spent a few days at the lake

Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2015 7:10 pm
by smltooner
My 2 favorite tasting freshwater fish are crappie and walleye.

Re: spent a few days at the lake

Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2015 8:32 pm
by grouser
ya-all makin me VERY hungry !!
good job on the lake !!!