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<blockquote data-quote="LBnM" data-source="post: 3222395" data-attributes="member: 817"><p>Crappie are about all I keep any more and not a lot of them. I also keep smaller catfish I catch while crappie fishing and treat them both the same way. However, crappie are a very delicate fish while catfish are pretty robust. If the water temp is under 70 degrees they go in the live well till the trip home on ice. If the temp is above 70 degrees the keepers always go immediately to an ice chest on the boat. By the time to filet them they are already dead. When cleaning the fish the fillets go directly into an ice water bath until time to cook or freeze them. Handling crappie this way pretty much keeps them from getting mushy. I don't use salt. That was a way the old timers (I now are one!) used to soak blood out of a fish or small game. It works but is not necessary on what I keep. We never froze in salt water, just soaked. Something else I do is freeze in either good well water or bottled water. I don't drink city tap water and don't want my fish frozen in it. If you are interested in crappie fishing go to Crappie.com and join up. There is an Okie section and you will learn lots of stuff about crappie fishing. It is a family oriented site so if you are not inclined to do that don't join, just lurk.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LBnM, post: 3222395, member: 817"] Crappie are about all I keep any more and not a lot of them. I also keep smaller catfish I catch while crappie fishing and treat them both the same way. However, crappie are a very delicate fish while catfish are pretty robust. If the water temp is under 70 degrees they go in the live well till the trip home on ice. If the temp is above 70 degrees the keepers always go immediately to an ice chest on the boat. By the time to filet them they are already dead. When cleaning the fish the fillets go directly into an ice water bath until time to cook or freeze them. Handling crappie this way pretty much keeps them from getting mushy. I don't use salt. That was a way the old timers (I now are one!) used to soak blood out of a fish or small game. It works but is not necessary on what I keep. We never froze in salt water, just soaked. Something else I do is freeze in either good well water or bottled water. I don't drink city tap water and don't want my fish frozen in it. If you are interested in crappie fishing go to Crappie.com and join up. There is an Okie section and you will learn lots of stuff about crappie fishing. It is a family oriented site so if you are not inclined to do that don't join, just lurk. [/QUOTE]
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