crappie crappie and more crappie

[fishingmachine]

Nice pile of crappies!!!

[qoperator]

Hey man save some for the rest of us.   Nice catch bro.

[finfan]

I meant to add that a week ago I cleaned them and then put them in salt water in a very cold refrigerator and the next day I fried them up and they were very firm and tasty!   No complaints from anyone.

[Boomer]

I agree with the saltwater soak overnight whenever possible. If you are still getting a little off-flavor try soaking in milk - especially buttermilk - overnight. See if that suits you.

Here's a little worthless tip. Take the bones of fillets and chop off the heads. Steam the bones. The leftover flesh - even though its not much it does add up - can be used for seveal things. I add mine to Ramen noodles + hoisin sauce or a orange sauce. Nice lunch at work. Flesh can also be used to make fish cakes. Not bad.

By the way, nice catch. Good size. Hope to get out for some myself as soon as things get tight again.

[river_scum]

i soak them in salt water over night too.  i like the milk soak a couple hours before i fry them also.  it really makes them mild tasting.  dont rinse, just pull fillets out of the milk and into a dry batter.

another thing i do with large crappie like that is to remove the pin bones.  i just cut that small strip out while filleting.  with the pin bones gone you can really chow down. lol  great for small children too.