I Use Shore Lunch And Louisiana New Orleans Style Fish Fry Mix 50/50...... I Have To Tell You That When My Wife Fixes Them Flour And Corn Meal And 1/2" Of Grease On The Kitchen Stove Insead Of My Frying Them In Shop, They Are Damned Hard To Beat...... Any Crappie Fryed,baked,smoked Beats Old "big Mac" Anyday.....