Frying WHOLE Blue Gills! (You NEED To Try This!) 

yeah we usually prefer gut n scale and eating it whole with head on for most fish i catch but id like to fillet with skin on next time for maybe rock bass and flour coat then pan seared in butter and oil and make the meunier sauce in the same pan to drizzle over them,,but i like to put the fillets in a salt brine over night first or maybe juts dry season over night before cooking

I actually filet out even my little bluegills but i will try this method. My grandpa would filet out a bluegill or crappie in about 30 seconds. I learned from the best.

@@mofomoco I like to fillet as well, but I leave the skin on one side and then they don't need to be flipped when cooking. If you deep fry, the skin is very tasty.

Big bowl of water, and a tablespoon works great! Easy Cleanup! 👍

@@rickkeeton9246 Is that a reipe? Lol

thats a hell of idea! thanks!

Great tip. And yea it works. I keep a hand warmer in my go pro zip lick battery baggie. Keep 8 batteries in there works great during winter months

thanks! And I've only tried it with panfish!

We’re you from that don’t have panfish lol

@@vkrazy4568 LMAO this dude a alien bruh

The batter needs to be cold. Try ice cubes. Mayb even fish still cold. When they fry French fries, the French fries are frozen and they come out crispy

@@noflexzone6170 ok ill try but i dont use wet batter with them. I'll try and remember to put the dry batter in fridge 😄

@@sandmansimms5704 try small batches. Frying fish takes about 2-3 minutes. Canola or peanut oil is good. Fish should be dry on the outside as much as you can. Rolled in cornmeal works great. Putting in the fridge for a few hours will pull away moisture. Moisture is the enemy when frying.

@@noflexzone6170 gotcha

lol thank you!!!

Hey Reed Try this recipe out for bluegill..... I have a patent pending on it and want to see what others say about the spices. 1 tablespoon and 1 teaspoon of each: Paprika Onion powder Garlic powder Himalayan salt Peppercorn 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper 1/8 teaspoon thyme 1/8 teaspoon dill powder 1/8 teaspoon lemon grass powder 2 cups flour 2 cups panko 1/2 cup pancake mix Use buttermilk and egg for dredging Mix the spices with the dry powders I use canola oil at 350

@@lifepro5347 I live in Las Vegas Nv. No bluegill here. I wish there were.

@@lifepro5347 awesome. I remember perch too. Awesome fish.

Filleting with the skin on is good for big ones.