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Title: Walleye vs perch on the table.
Post by: emtorn on Jan 29, 2013, 05:10 PM
Was just broiling my walleye from the other day for dinner. My wife says she LOVES the broiled perch I make but won't eat the walleye. Says it tastes way too much different. Tried to explain that walleye and perch are in the same "family" and taste pretty much identical. She wasn't buying it.  ??? :-\
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Post by: mealworm on Jan 29, 2013, 05:16 PM
just walleye and perch for dinner last nite,tonite its venison,anyway my wife daughter and myself think walleye is better but both are excellent.and there is a similar texture but the taste is a little different
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Post by: GT66PONY on Jan 29, 2013, 05:18 PM

       YOU married her!!!!
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Post by: slymer83 on Jan 29, 2013, 05:21 PM
I'll eat all the Walleye that she wont ... ;D
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Post by: OneidaSteve on Jan 29, 2013, 05:23 PM
I personally prefer stripes over eyes on the table, but the wife & boys will eat anything that swims including pickerel & pike. Only thing they won't mess with is catfish
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Post by: TommyBoy1971 on Jan 29, 2013, 05:26 PM
None of the past three wifes never liked any fish regardless of what 'family' they were from, LOL! I love both, but nice big walleye cheeks fried in some butter are the best!
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Post by: gil_lunkage on Jan 29, 2013, 05:27 PM
I'm eating both tonight, I'll let you know ;D.
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Post by: iceplank on Jan 29, 2013, 05:32 PM
I love them both.i have to say that all perch i have eaten is good  but i have had gross walleyes.irondequoit bay oswego or any great lakes water or sratoga lake midsummer...yuk no matter how small...the mohawk or the tommy are just as good as the perch
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Post by: harrops26 on Jan 29, 2013, 05:42 PM
Give them some deboned  pike and they'll never want perch or eye again.
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Post by: octanehi5 on Jan 29, 2013, 05:55 PM
Beer batter and hot peanut oil, you can not tell the diff.
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Post by: mistertwister on Jan 29, 2013, 05:59 PM
I love both..the "filet mignon" of fish in my opinion! :tipup:
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Post by: uglystickjake on Jan 29, 2013, 06:03 PM
You guys are making me hungry.... ;D    I'm just about to grind up some pike and pickerel and make homemade fishsticks .... lets see if the family notices the difference ...
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Post by: deadsmelthead on Jan 29, 2013, 06:17 PM
I conducted a little experiment one time, had a fish fry party, one guy in particular always said perch are far better than eyes..and that he could tell the difference between them any day of the week, ,, well i cut some walleye fillets in half and breaded them up long before he got there... 5 beers into it i asked how the fish was, Awesome!!  He says... Perch are always the best... Then i told him they were walleye...
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Post by: DeadEyez on Jan 29, 2013, 06:21 PM
I perfer the waldos myself  ;)  Perch are my 2nd choice
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Post by: Gillfisher on Jan 29, 2013, 06:24 PM
Perch over walleye at my house too, I don't even bother keeping walleyes anymore.
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Post by: EddieRod on Jan 29, 2013, 06:42 PM
  I have to give the thumbs up to Perch 1st.. :thumbsup:
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Post by: EasternCentralNY21 on Jan 29, 2013, 06:45 PM
i would rather have walleye
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Post by: BD Swede on Jan 29, 2013, 07:07 PM
You can't go wrong with either. If she eats any fried try cutting both in strips before breaking/frying and she won't know the difference.
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Post by: catspike on Jan 29, 2013, 07:23 PM
My daughter and I had perch and eyes for dinner tonite! She liked the perch better and really they were. BUT the eyes were excellant also and more for me. :thumbsup:
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Post by: gil_lunkage on Jan 29, 2013, 07:27 PM
I had my wife try both, she could not tell the difference.  either one works fine for me, but the walleye are much less work on the fillet!!
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Post by: nypike on Jan 29, 2013, 07:34 PM
thats a tough one, hmmmm, perch i think. gonna have both this weekend for superbowl. I will get back to ya on this one..... ;D
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Post by: RNsurfnturf on Jan 29, 2013, 08:19 PM
cmon now ...its like comparing cuts of beef!
porterhouse, tbone, prime rib, ribeyes, etc....

I would not complain nor compare when either or both are sitting in front of me! ;D


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Post by: perchtrapper on Jan 29, 2013, 08:21 PM
Either way lovem both 
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Post by: paperchhound on Jan 29, 2013, 08:28 PM
perch by far
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Post by: zaphod4 on Jan 29, 2013, 08:31 PM
Give them some deboned  pike and they'll never want perch or eye again.
I agree  ;D
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Post by: filetandrelease on Jan 29, 2013, 08:35 PM


my two favorite to eyes and perch , but the edge goes to perch
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Post by: harry on Jan 29, 2013, 08:39 PM
To me no difference other than quantity of meat from the fish and perch seem a little firmer to me. Both are aces on the plate.
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Post by: hesseltine32 on Jan 29, 2013, 09:04 PM
I like perch a lot but think walleye is better
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Post by: bigZin315 on Jan 29, 2013, 09:45 PM
I conducted a little experiment one time, had a fish fry party, one guy in particular always said perch are far better than eyes..and that he could tell the difference between them any day of the week, ,, well i cut some walleye fillets in half and breaded them up long before he got there... 5 beers into it i asked how the fish was, Awesome!!  He says... Perch are always the best... Then i told him they were walleye...
Was it berg lol
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Post by: EvanW86 on Jan 29, 2013, 10:11 PM
Give them some deboned  pike and they'll never want perch or eye again.
Pike is good and equal to a full eye filet. Perch are hands down the best. Eyes double fileted is 2 then pike crappie and sunny all in together
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Post by: Gillpill on Jan 29, 2013, 10:34 PM
Perch...cause I can get more of them :P
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Post by: chummer16 on Jan 30, 2013, 10:20 AM
I cook a lot of fish in the summer for my friends and extended family. I always ask what they like best with out telling them which is which.  They usually get ranked perch sunnies then walleye.  Although all are loved and devoured. I will take perch over everything from catching to cleaning to eating.
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Post by: monkeyman2269 on Jan 30, 2013, 10:24 AM
Perch for sure tuna then gobies
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Post by: ICE-ADDICT on Jan 30, 2013, 10:27 AM
Perch are #1 in my book. But eyes are a close second!
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Post by: NNYIceangler on Jan 30, 2013, 11:52 AM
I'm trying to understand how this is a problem....???  Just means more eyes for you!!!  Wish my wife was like that.
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Post by: reddog11 on Jan 30, 2013, 12:54 PM
Had my perch yesterday. Perch is good. :)
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Post by: jeeem on Jan 30, 2013, 04:24 PM
As Frank Perdue says you are what you eat and if you get a walleye that has been feeding on gizzard shad they will have a more pronounced red line under the skin and will taste a little strong.  I've talked to guys who have taken some nice eyes from Ibay and won't keep them any more for eating.
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Post by: chevy rotbox on Jan 30, 2013, 04:29 PM
perch for sure
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Post by: REELGREEN on Jan 30, 2013, 04:31 PM
PERCH  ;)