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Scale and fry, the rest is just details.

Don’t forget to fry the tail! Those fried crisp is better than any potato chip or pork rinds on earth,

Crappie?

Not to worry, your grandchildren will speak Mandarin and eat Cocker Spaniels.

Filleted and breaded with Andy’s yellow mix. Fry them at 325 till they float. Don’t need potatoes or anything else unless we run out of crappie

Fried crappie, makes a pretty good sammich !

I like them best scaled and fried whole. I usually fillet them and fry because my wife has trouble with bone in fish. Either kind I put in a gallon zip lock,season with Tony Chacheres More Spice,Black Pepper, Onion and Garlic powder. Shake to coat then shake in Martha White Yellow Corn Meal mix. Fry in deep fat till they float and I like the outside color. I usually fry some crinkle cuts and Hush puppies to go with them.

Whether it be crappie, catfish or walleye I like it filleted, soaked in a bottle or two of beer than shook in a bag of Louisiana fish fry or homemade cornmeal/flour mix. Fried in hot grease.

Cut some homemade French fries and shake em in same meal mix.

Maybe shake a little Franks Red Hot on the fish right before consuming.

Rinse down w 🍺 🍺!!

Ant whey you like! They as good as walleyes.

Filleted and fried. Louisiana brand has been a favorite the last few years.

Haven’t tried the Andy’s that CK mentioned but I’m going to look for it.

Filleted, skinned rolled in Louisiana fish fry breading (Cajun) then let them sit for 15-20 minutes before frying (makes a better crust IMO). Deep fry till they float. Sometimes I'll take flour tortillas, diced tomatoes, sliced avocados and lettuce and make crappie tacos.

Filleted, coated with Andy’s Red and fried. Hush puppies would be a welcomed side.

I can’t believe there hasn’t been a Bass O Matic link

Flour/shore lunch fried in oil

My favorite way is somebody else cooks it. And I eat it.

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Your last question pretty much states the only option for cooking crappie to me... it don’t matter what the method of preparation is, they always end up The same way, in the skillet frying!

You just know there’s someone that bakes them with the eyeballs still in.

Fried with some hush puppies and cold slaw

That mix is my preferred crappie mix



Back of the truck



throw in some cole slaw and beer

YUMMM!

Hot outta the oil.