Controversial statement about fishing

[Sako]

OK, Ok, I know some of you will not agree... it has been a long time since I have eaten a crappie and I catch them for fun this time of year off my dock. Well yesterday, I decided to give one a try again. Caught a nice almost 12 inch fish, fileted it and gave it a grease bath. Wow.. still one of my least favorite fish to eat. the flesh is just to "soft" for me... I love eating bream, shell crackers, catfish and some people think I am crazy but drum cooked right is fantastic... so I guess I am the weird one out... I have no desire to keep them and eat them. Yes they are fun to catch but not the best on my taste bud scale. Flame away... :)

 

[TNGunsmoke]

No skin off my nose, my wife prefers catfish to everything else, I like bass and bluegill better.

 

[WTM]

nope you aint alone. ive said the same on here more than once. to me they really arent any fun to catch either. get them to the surface and reel them across the water. about like reeling in a pie plate.

i like smaller crappie, fried whole on the bone.

 

[Mud Creek]

 

[Deer Assassin]

i think they are the best love walleye then bream then cats

 

[themanpcl]

LOVE crappie! They're my #3 freshwater behind #1 walleye and #2 sauger.

 

[JJBraves]

I would have to agree with you on that. In my opinion, shad are the best freshwater fish to eat with walleye coming in as a close second. Cant beat them fried whole; the fins are like potato chips when fried.

 

[mr.big]

Spots and redeye are pretty dang good too

 

[Dbllunger]

#3 Freshwater fish for me too behind walleye and bluegill.

 

[Pilchard]

Definitely mushy but they are mild enough to be a crowd-pleaser.

The only freshwater fish I have eaten and really enjoyed was a walleye

 

[WTM]

i think they are firmer in the spring and winter. i just
cant eat a summer crappie. i wont even keep a fish over 11" either.

i think freezing them makes them even mushier.

 

[chimneyman]

I agree with water temp being important. I only keep fish that I catch in winter.40-50 degree water Summer crappie are awful in my opinion

 

[Mud Creek]

Bluegill is best then crappie

 

[Omega]

I love crappie, and while it's been some time since I fished, I will rank fresh water fish thusly: trout, walleye, sauger, crappie, panfish, catfish (blues 10" or so), then bass, and only the just legal size.

 

[CATCHDAWG]

I can eat Crappie but they are not my favorite. Yellow Perch/Walleye are my favorite (they taste the same). Spots are good as well as Stripers. I'll pick any of those over Crappie.

 

[Levee Jumper]

10-12" crappie are much better than 14-15" crappie in my opinion. I prefer big red ear over big crappie. I too am not into the mushiness of a big previously frozen crappie.

 

[Tn Joe]

Keeping your crappie fillets as dry as possible will help them from being mushy. I wash all mine after cleaning then never let them touch water again.

 

[RUGER]

My wife wouldn't eat fish for years
Finally got her to try it and now she actually asks for it.
Her and my best friend agree with me in order of preference
Bream
Bass
Crappie

A filleted crappie is pretty much tasteless to me.

I would actually put catfish between bass and crappie also.

With that being said I can't fish where there are walleye and sauger with any regularity.
Sauger is the best freshwater fish I have ever had.

 

[WTM]

id prolly rank them, walley/jack salmon, shellcracker, bluegill, yellow bass, spotted bass, crappie, white bass, small lmb, fiddler flatheads, fiddler white cats, gasper goos, silver carp, and spotted cats. ive eaten gar but did not care for it. id rank trout between canned jack mackeral and dog shat.

 

[RUGER]

id prolly rank them, walley/jack salmon, shellcracker, bluegill, yellow bass, spotted bass, crappie, white bass, small lmb, fiddler flatheads, fiddler white cats, gasper goos, silver carp, and spotted cats. ive eaten gar but did not care for it. id rank trout between canned jack mackeral and dog shat.

Trout hit different out of the white River lol
Just sayin

 

[Sako]

My wife wouldn't eat fish for years
Finally got her to try it and now she actually asks for it.
Her and my best friend agree with me in order of preference
Bream
Bass
Crappie

A filleted crappie is pretty much tasteless to me.

I would actually put catfish between bass and crappie also.

With that being said I can't fish where there are walleye and sauger with any regularity.
Sauger is the best freshwater fish I have ever had.

I agree with the tasteless part of a filet crappie... That maybe why so many people either do or do not like it.. I actually like the taste of fish and when it tastes like nothing (like the crappie) I have no use for it... However, I can put a hurting on bream, catfish and bass...

 

[Sako]

id prolly rank them, walley/jack salmon, shellcracker, bluegill, yellow bass, spotted bass, crappie, white bass, small lmb, fiddler flatheads, fiddler white cats, gasper goos, silver carp, and spotted cats. ive eaten gar but did not care for it. id rank trout between canned jack mackeral and dog shat.

Now that is some detail...

 

[Omega]

id prolly rank them, walley/jack salmon, shellcracker, bluegill, yellow bass, spotted bass, crappie, white bass, small lmb, fiddler flatheads, fiddler white cats, gasper goos, silver carp, and spotted cats. ive eaten gar but did not care for it. id rank trout between canned jack mackeral and dog shat.

Wow, I don't know where you got your trout from; the Cumberland in Nashville? Best trout I had was in the northern part of Japan, fried until the tail could be eaten, but Colorado trout, all varieties, could rank right up there, specially when cooked right on the banks of the Colorado river.

 

[TNTreeman]

Love bream , catfish , crappie. I caught some trout in Colorado in a small lake, gutted them , salt and pepper, and a hot grease bath over hot coals. Washed them down with a Coors beer, mighty fine.

 

[Crow Terminator]

I with some of yall on trout. Nasty. I've had it fried, grilled, blackened, baked. Fried in Crisco, bacon grease, peanut oil, etc. Wrapped in foil with butter in the cavity...all the ways everybody swears by, and I'd rather eat fried spam. Love fishing for them though...wade fishing is one of my favorite things to do but I'm solely a C&R guy on those things now days.

Crappie...I love to eat them but only while the water is 55 degrees and under. Once it's above that, it's C&R time. As stated, the flesh gets mushy and freezing it doesn't help. I like it fresh...never frozen.

 

[Chiflyguy]

Walleye, yellow perch, northern pike caught in cold water.

 

[Dennis]

Walleye, yellow perch, northern pike caught in cold water.

Agree

 

[atnvol]

I do like Crappie but they must be caught in January or February and then the filet is firm. Crappie gets softer as the water warms. I like some species of catfish(blue) and detest other species. Walleye is definitely my fav. I have been told that a fat yellow perch is mighty good.

 

[fairchaser]

Crappie and farm raised catfish are the only fresh water fish I'll eat. To each his own. Bon appetit.

 

[Buzzard Breath]

If I lived on a lake that had yellow perch, that would be my #1 eating fish.