mushy crappie fillets?

[wylie catter]

A man told me that crappie aren't much good to eat in the fall and winter because their fillets are mushy. Is there any truth to this?

[slabsrus]

Never heard that being the case in the winter. I have seen a few soft fillets in summer and fall, but all you have to do is soak them in very cold water in the refrigerator over night and they will be nice and firm the next day. Plus, I have never noticed the firmness of a fillet changing the taste of a fillet. Of course this is just my opinion.

[Turtlebait]

Lol sure it is..
to me fall and winter crappie are firmer and fatter,from spring to fall I give alot of fish away.The ones caught dearing late fall and winter is the ones that go in my freezer.

[TexExp]

nope, no truth whatsoever.
Methinks he was just trying to keep you off his honey hole!

Crappie filets are good all year. Like slab says, just keep 'em cold in the summer.

[Pepop]

nope, no truth whatsoever.
Methinks he was just trying to keep you off his honey hole!

Crappie filets are good all year. Like slab says, just keep 'em cold in the summer.

What TexExp said is every bit the truth!

[M R Dux]

In late spring thru late fall, all my fish go on ice instead of in the livewell. No mushy issues there.

[Gomer Snerd]

The process of thawing frozen filets has a bearing on their quality. Generally the slower they thaw the bestest they is.

[skeetbum]

I think he wants your filets.

[kycreek]

Colder the water the better it taste in my opinion.

[feeshrman]

I do most of my fishing during the colder months, I have a constantly growing list of folks wanting fresh fish.