After a good day of fishing and having to scale enough perch and bluegills for 10-12 hungry people, we did it outside and used a 3/4 inch flat drillbit, Pull one out of a garbage can of water, slap it against the can to stun it, and by the time it came around, it was scaled and swimming in the next bin. Messy, but quick an easy. Dennis the librarian shusher
My dad taught me the spoon method and we ate a ton of it that way, when I do it, not often anymore unfortunately, I do the spoon method but I also cut off the fins, I hate those tiny bones and score it for pan frying... Great stuff for sure JD
Spent many nights on the Edisto river pan frying bluegill & anything else that we caught. Stump knockers, Red breast, Warmouths or Bluegill with grits & a biscuit would keep us full for a night fishing for big catfish. This gives me a good idea.
That's how I grew up eating bluegill and is still by far the tastiest i.m.o.
ReplyDeleteAfter a good day of fishing and having to scale enough perch and bluegills for 10-12 hungry people, we did it outside and used a 3/4 inch flat drillbit, Pull one out of a garbage can of water, slap it against the can to stun it, and by the time it came around, it was scaled and swimming in the next bin. Messy, but quick an easy.
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Makin' muh hongry
ReplyDeleteI haven't fished for bluegill since 1977... now I feel old.
ReplyDeleteMy dad taught me the spoon method and we ate a ton of it that way, when I do it, not often anymore unfortunately, I do the spoon method but I also cut off the fins, I hate those tiny bones and score it for pan frying... Great stuff for sure
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Spent many nights on the Edisto river pan frying bluegill & anything else that we caught. Stump knockers, Red breast, Warmouths or Bluegill with grits & a biscuit would keep us full for a night fishing for big catfish. This gives me a good idea.
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