Thread: Day Before The Blizzard On Oologah

Originally Posted by G3Jockey

Ya'know I have to agree. Personally, I've had crappie and catfish on the same plate, cooked in the same pan, breaded with the same seasoning, and I can't tell one from the other. That being said, I get about 8 (give or take) pounds of crappie fillets when I have a 37 fish limit, I got almost 15 pounds of catfish fillet off of this one catfish and that was after I cut all the red meat and fat off. The stakes are big and I had to cut them thinner, in some places the slab of fillet came off almost 2 inches thick.

If you're only going after the meat...then blue cats are definately more bang for the buck. I don't know that I can tell the difference most of the time in the taste and texture. However, I like Crappie fishing better just because, to me- it's funner. Alot like bass fishing in some respects.

It's funny G3. The reason you like to catch catfish is the same reason I like to catch Crappie. You see, we don't eat a ton of fish at my house. I can go catch 37 fish and not worry about where I'm gonna put the meat. If I went and cleaned 37 big blues like the one you caught, I'd have 400 pounds of meat! Also, I can totally taste the difference between the two. Crappie is way better to me. For that matter, I can taste the difference between a 14 inch blue and a 20 inch blue. To me, the bigger they get, the fishier they taste. When cat fishing, I like to keep the little ones and throw back the big ones. That's just me though. I know alot of people like catfish better. Not nocking your preferences though. We all enjoy different things, how boring would life be if we didn't?!