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Title: Small pike, underrated in the fryer
Post by: TimK on Dec 29, 2021, 10:03 AM: Never see much about people eating pike, BUT, if you use the 5 fillet boneless method to cut em up it all comes out pretty good. I dont taste much difference between pike and walleye/crappie/perch.

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Title: Re: Small pike, underrated in the fryer
Post by: JohnnyO19 on Dec 29, 2021, 10:19 AM: I've always thought pike were pretty tasty, just gotta get all of the bones out. We got a new air fryer for X-mas, need to give it a shot!
Title: Re: Small pike, underrated in the fryer
Post by: Hardwater2 on Dec 29, 2021, 10:27 AM: Pike is fantastic. Been eating them for years.
I have an incredible pickled Northern recipe past down to me. It’s incredible.
Title: Re: Small pike, underrated in the fryer
Post by: DoctorPerch on Dec 29, 2021, 04:32 PM: I agree with you all. Pike is nice and flaky and very tasty. Getting the bones out takes a little work but not too hard; multiple filleting techniques will get the job done. Thinning out a few smaller pike might help some fisheries.
Title: Re: Small pike, underrated in the fryer
Post by: FreshwaterPhil on Dec 29, 2021, 04:52 PM: Smaller pike in the 2.5 to 5 lbs range are perfect. I prefer them pan fried in a few tablespoons of butter, rather than deep fried. Bigger ones are sort of fatty / rubbery when pan fried, so on the odd occasion that one doesn't make it (swallowed quick strike, etc), I'll deep fry those.
Title: Re: Small pike, underrated in the fryer
Post by: Team CO.F.F. on Dec 29, 2021, 05:00 PM: I enjoy Pike. Not many options in my area for them though so I don't keep them. When I lived in Minnesota though we ate them regularly.