Crappie

[rye2be]

Fished stocton on wed. and thurs. crappie on white crankbaits and black and silver,if you stay with it long enough you'll catch a mess of them; walleye on the points with crankbaits and night crawlers get deep. had a great fish fry

[Fly_Guy]

speaking of fish fry - what do you use for batter? I've been experimenting with all kinds of stuff - but am partial to Uncle Buck mixed with flour. The problem is, my wife is quite allergic to MSG - so I have found one kind of fish batter without it (cant remember the brand). Love some fried walleye and crappie. Anyone have any batter tips?

[LipRipper]

speaking of fish fry - what do you use for batter? I've been experimenting with all kinds of stuff - but am partial to Uncle Buck mixed with flour. The problem is, my wife is quite allergic to MSG - so I have found one kind of fish batter without it (cant remember the brand). Love some fried walleye and crappie. Anyone have any batter tips?

Not sure if it contains MSG's, but Zataran's is great stuff, especially sprinkled with a little cayenne pepper!

[Aaronc]

Use Aunt Jamima's original pancake batter seasoned with a little salt, pepper, and garlic salt. Soak your fish in beer or 7-up for an hour or so before hand to help the batter stick. It's awesome.

[DOITLOOKIT]

Fished stocton on wed. and thurs. crappie on white crankbaits and black and silver,if you stay with it long enough you'll catch a mess of them; walleye on the points with crankbaits and night crawlers get deep. had a great fish fry

I use Hodson Mills Corn Meal. It has no perservatives and your second and third skillets of fish come out just like your first. The persertives are what burns in your other batters. It is a little higher these days with the price of corn, but it really cooks up your fillets nice.

[rye2be]

I use Andy's in the yellow bag not the white one you can ge it a orschlens

[Fly_Guy]

Thanks guys - that gives me a few to try. I have some old Zatarans batter w/out MSG, but I looked the other day and they now use it. I got some GreatValue biscuit mix to try - and will have to try some of y'alls suggestions too. Now all that remains is the fun part - acquire the fillets! Appreciate it!