Whole or Filet?

[huntin-n-fishin]

I read most of the people on this site fry theirs filet. I like to spend a little extra time and cook the 3-4 to 1 1-4 pound crappie whole. They just taste a little better to me. I was just wondering if I'm the only one that fries them whole.

[papasage]

i like the whole fish will eate filets. i just like the bone cooked with all meat just taste better to me.

[MTM]

I like them anyway I can get them I don't get to many any more. Ron

[Tommy]

I like them fried whole myself H-n-F. Matter of fact, over half the people that eat fish around here do, and I am always cooking for 8 to 20 people.

[turkeyfootnc]

My dad said one time the worst part of a fish to eat was the skin(besides guts of course). I always fillet mine.

[stumpbumpers]

I use to eat them all whole, now I have a wife and she likes fillets. So I figure if I fix the way she likes it, I can keep fish'n. LOL I personally think it waste a lot of meat, especially when you got a good mess.

[gabowman]

If theyre real thick I'll split a few so I get some fish on the bone. Wifey and daughter likes the fillets. My son likes 'em like I do....on the bone.

[rango]

on the big ones, i like to clean and scale em, then take a fillet off one side, with the skin. the other side has the backbone and tail, my favorite part.. when you take the fillet off, if you gonna remove the rib bones, its easier to take the skin off to. me, i just eat around the rib bones. If im gonna fry a big one whole and not fillet, then ill gash it down each side so it wont take it so long to cook.

[SkinMan]

I like frying them whole. Even the ones over 2 lbs. I think that you waste alot of meat by fileting them. I've got some thawing out in the sink right now to fry up!!! Ummmmm......

[belizaire]

had then the way rango likes them. made a tomato gravy with fillets and fried the half a fish one the bone. Was great!!!!!