Catch and Cook Crappie and Bluegill

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  • @Shebrew144
    @Shebrew144 6 місяців тому +6639

    I love crappie, freshly caught fried Crappie is awesome. But I love that you showed the whole process from catching, scoring, and pan cooking the fish. 😊

    • @bold810
      @bold810 6 місяців тому +17

      😊🎉✌️🤙👍

    • @aunt_b3365
      @aunt_b3365 6 місяців тому +10

      I do too.

    • @MissTree22
      @MissTree22 6 місяців тому +28

      So many crappy puns!

    • @bobbykiefer4306
      @bobbykiefer4306 6 місяців тому +26

      Deep fry them. The bones get toasty crunchy like a fish chip a you can eat it whole.

    • @LandonFor5lb
      @LandonFor5lb 6 місяців тому +10

      Bluegill taste so much better

  • @alanbrooke3237
    @alanbrooke3237 6 місяців тому +3834

    I'm 68 ,as a kid we'd camp out ( no adults) fish ALL WEEKEND and eat what we caught. Blue gill,Sun fish, Small Bullhead cats, Northern Pike. All the kids in the neighborhood wouldbe there, memories!

    • @jeffmiller3499
      @jeffmiller3499 6 місяців тому +379

      What an amazing childhood

    • @alanbrooke3237
      @alanbrooke3237 6 місяців тому +440

      @@jeffmiller3499 Summertime was always like this, then came girls and messed us up.

    • @shevn_fut5453
      @shevn_fut5453 6 місяців тому +104

      ​@@alanbrooke3237😅😂😅 Still fishing 🎣

    • @alanbrooke3237
      @alanbrooke3237 6 місяців тому

      @@shevn_fut5453 I am too! Lifetime fishing license only $ 23 dollars !! Sweet!!

    • @tallmarn8927
      @tallmarn8927 6 місяців тому +129

      There is a heaven, and you are going to tell me all the stories you have, and I am going to listen. A looong time from now, lol

  • @drsdiva
    @drsdiva Місяць тому +54

    This makes me cry, INSTANTLY!!!
    this was my childhood.... fishing The Mississippi with my Grandma.
    She got me up EXTRA early to go dig the worms then we would fish and cook right beside the water.... This meant bringing a cast iron with us. (And mind you, we walked MILES sometimes through all types of terrain to get to whatever obscure spot she would have us fish from.)
    We would have all the stuff and had to walk (she hardly ever had access to a car) AND carry back the catch for the day. Which was always A LOT because she was the best fisherman I knew.
    We would eat a couple along the bank and then fill her freezer at home with the rest.
    That's if she didn't sell them to someone along the way.
    Fishing didn't just feed her kids and grandkids, it also provided a small source of income if that day was successful enough.
    For that reason, I used to try EXTRA hard to impress her. 🎣🎣🎣
    Every time I think of fishing, I think of her. And I am FLOODED with a rush of overwhelming JOY, she was a delight and I miss her very much.... I hope fishing brings you joy too 🙏
    .... I couldn't even get all the way through this Short without 😭😭...as soon as I saw the 🔥.
    I could smell those fish cookin.
    And tears drenched this super cute dress I'm wearing. 😂
    My grandmas taught me how to fish AND how to wake up early AND how to dress FABULOUS LY.
    🤗🤗 Thanks for giving me such a wonderful memory this morning. It was a 🎁.
    ... And keep on fishin.
    ❤🎣🔥❤️🎣🔥❤️🎣

    • @Bobby-mg1uj
      @Bobby-mg1uj 26 днів тому +6

      We were fortunate, you and I, to come up with the sort of grandma that inspired us to become adventurous and independent. Hope your grandma's memories continue to inspire you!

    • @drsdiva
      @drsdiva 26 днів тому +3

      @Bobby-mg1uj ❤️ much love.

  • @MissTurk
    @MissTurk 5 місяців тому +851

    I have autism and I’m an indoor person I don’t even go to parties but I watch your videos watching your videos makes me so calm and relaxed

    • @PrestLee
      @PrestLee 4 місяці тому +67

      May God continue to be a Blessing in your Life! 🤲🏽 🙏🏾

    • @dickbutt7854
      @dickbutt7854 4 місяці тому

      Everybody today has autism.

    • @menza2253
      @menza2253 3 місяці тому +53

      Go fishing

    • @tiga1079
      @tiga1079 3 місяці тому

      Go outside dumbass you don’t have autism you just need to get off your phone

    • @tiga1079
      @tiga1079 3 місяці тому

      You don’t have autism, you just need to get off your phone and go outside, being short minded and a bit “weird” doesn’t make you autistic kid

  • @wickedwench321
    @wickedwench321 4 місяці тому +242

    Pulling in crappie and bluegills then fried up in my Grandmother's corn meal and beer batter. Some great childhood memories.

    • @Ranger1991
      @Ranger1991 3 місяці тому +1

      You a married woman?

    • @quickgirl80
      @quickgirl80 Місяць тому +2

      Same!! Some of my best memories growing up were fishing with my grandma & cooking up the blue gill & crappies we caught.

    • @DRAdams-vl3sn
      @DRAdams-vl3sn 17 днів тому

      Pretty sure your grandmother scaled them before she gutted them though

  • @andydanko7074
    @andydanko7074 6 місяців тому +379

    We used to catch buckets full of sunfish and crappie at my grandpa's cabin in northern Minnesota, fillet fish till midnight, my grandma would dip the fillets in egg and seasoned flour and fry them, crispy delicious, boneless😊

    • @tomkarau
      @tomkarau 6 місяців тому +20

      They sure do know how to do fish right in Minnesota.. Land of 10,000 Lakes.

    • @GLVSCOW
      @GLVSCOW 6 місяців тому +7

      This is the way brother

    • @allamericanwildlifellc9155
      @allamericanwildlifellc9155 6 місяців тому +14

      Yeah, forget scaling. Learn to fillet them.

    • @acewilliams7917
      @acewilliams7917 6 місяців тому +8

      Fellow Minnesotan here, we used to do the same thing back when I was a kid. Catch a bunch of sunnies, clean, scale, and have a fish fry. 🐟 🐟🐟

    • @andydanko7074
      @andydanko7074 6 місяців тому +5

      Depending on how good our knives were, sometimes we would skin them otherwise we would scale them, I actually love eating them with the skin still on, adds flavor

  • @Nargon46
    @Nargon46 6 місяців тому +2765

    Hehe. Crappie meat.

    • @Diseaseisreversible
      @Diseaseisreversible 6 місяців тому +251

      I just took a nice crappie

    • @Nargon46
      @Nargon46 6 місяців тому +118

      @@Diseaseisreversible out of the river?

    • @Diseaseisreversible
      @Diseaseisreversible 6 місяців тому +177

      @@Nargon46 plopped it right back in

    • @Nargon46
      @Nargon46 6 місяців тому +64

      @@Diseaseisreversible 😂😭

    • @scrotooftheninefingers218
      @scrotooftheninefingers218 6 місяців тому

      My local fishing spot is just rife with Crappies. There are also plenty of Mudpie Trout and a fair amount of Turdfish as well, so I eat good after every outing!

  • @LatensaAkingbade
    @LatensaAkingbade 6 місяців тому +528

    My dad used to fish all the time in Mississippi for our dinner when I was a child. Granted we didn’t have a lot of money, but he always made sure we had food on the table.🙏🏼🙏🏼❤️

    • @bloodline9475
      @bloodline9475 5 місяців тому +34

      Your dad is an awesome dad! God bless him

    • @CastielLovesIt
      @CastielLovesIt 5 місяців тому +12

      Me too. Simple cane poke fishing was what my dad taught me.

    • @macy1914
      @macy1914 4 місяці тому +6

      What bait did you use? We netted shad, caught and froze yellow grasshoppers

    • @MoniMeka
      @MoniMeka 4 місяці тому +3

      Heyyyy, I'm from Mississippi, too! 😁

    • @redblue40rc33
      @redblue40rc33 4 місяці тому +14

      My oldest brother raised his kids on deer meat and catfish...always a freezer full of meat...if there's woods or water, there's food

  • @Utellglass
    @Utellglass 5 місяців тому +80

    IM 75 Years Young Its good To See Young People Like This Video Maker Still Showing What Real American Grit And Moxy . I Use To Go Fishing With My Wife And Our Children Back In 2016s

    • @texanleons
      @texanleons 5 місяців тому +3

      I'm 95.

    • @HicksOutdoors
      @HicksOutdoors 4 місяці тому +3

      back in the 2016s lol like that was long ago

    • @TestName286
      @TestName286 4 місяці тому

      What is up with old people and being illiterate. Do you just not know how to use punctuation? Not every letter is supposed to be capitalized

    • @babydoll-tf4dc
      @babydoll-tf4dc 2 місяці тому +2

      @@HicksOutdoors it was nearly 10 years ago lol

    • @HicksOutdoors
      @HicksOutdoors 2 місяці тому +3

      @@babydoll-tf4dc 10 years flys by child

  • @edauvaa1730
    @edauvaa1730 2 місяці тому +7

    I never got into fishing. Took too long to catch anything😅and I don't like getting wet and cold😂.
    You make it look so easy and enjoyable.

  • @NORTH02
    @NORTH02 6 місяців тому +1095

    We pronounce it ( Crop e ) in Minnesota

    • @owenpicasso9451
      @owenpicasso9451 6 місяців тому +242

      Legit never heard someone say it as crappy. We say it like you do in Indiana

    • @Eman1900O
      @Eman1900O 6 місяців тому +46

      @@owenpicasso9451 in SC we say it like the guy in this video. I remember as a kid wondering why the pronounced it like you do when I’d see fishing shows on tv

    • @jeffalbillar7625
      @jeffalbillar7625 6 місяців тому +63

      Born in New Mexico and raised in California and I've only ever heard it pronounced croppy(?) not crappy

    • @NovaDeb
      @NovaDeb 6 місяців тому +24

      Same here. Sounds better.

    • @HiddenView1977
      @HiddenView1977 6 місяців тому +31

      My experience: born in OH, grew up in SW VA. Northerners say croppy, southerners say crappy
      Never been out west, can’t confirm/deny

  • @JoshdaKnight
    @JoshdaKnight 6 місяців тому +800

    For those who don’t know you can scale most fish very easily by using a spoon. Safer than using a knife and you can get your kids to do it.

    • @nontrashfire2
      @nontrashfire2 6 місяців тому +93

      life is the leading cause of death

    • @milosevicmilorad9375
      @milosevicmilorad9375 6 місяців тому +9

      ​@@TUGG75 😂 How do you plan to survive when SHTF??

    • @GalagaKing2
      @GalagaKing2 6 місяців тому +29

      For decades my family has always carefully used a fork to scale fills and crappy. I tried the spoon but not for me.

    • @JoshdaKnight
      @JoshdaKnight 6 місяців тому +20

      @@GalagaKing2 aha I’ve never tried a fork. TBH I fish salt water 95% of the time so maybe the scales are just different.

    • @GalagaKing2
      @GalagaKing2 6 місяців тому +9

      @@JoshdaKnight not sure but it won't hurt to try it on one. I find it's quicker and more stable with the fork. Just make sure you're using the teeth part of the fork. And if at home I scale under water so they're not all over my kitchen 🎣

  • @csmithreal
    @csmithreal 6 місяців тому +46

    Nothing reminds me of my father more than a good fishing hole and a bobber going under and pulling out a crappie. ❤

    • @fredwerza3478
      @fredwerza3478 6 місяців тому +5

      I think a lot of kids have that memory in the 80's --- we didnt have internet so we had to go outside and find stuff to do back then

  • @varun009
    @varun009 5 місяців тому +16

    When I was a kid in the Philippines, my friends and I would do this in the summer. Just a hook made from a nail, nylon line and worms. We'd catch tilapia about the same size and cook them over an open fire. The scales really prevent the meat from drying out and they cook quick. Great midday snack.

  • @joshuabomar6974
    @joshuabomar6974 5 місяців тому +19

    It's funny hearing you say crappie meat . In the south we call them crappie ( pronounced crop ee) . Good fishin friend.

    • @thespook1482
      @thespook1482 4 місяці тому +1

      I’m from the south, we pronounce it like “crappy”

    • @joshuabomar6974
      @joshuabomar6974 4 місяці тому +3

      @@thespook1482 Kraw -pee in Arkansas. No matter how you say it , there always fun to catch & eat.

    • @kinbolluck476
      @kinbolluck476 2 місяці тому

      Uts cjiase of the dralw

    • @Machoman-ct
      @Machoman-ct 2 місяці тому

      Here in the south we call them white perch..

  • @MichaelRoy-hc3lz
    @MichaelRoy-hc3lz 6 місяців тому +109

    Crappie and Blue Gill (Brim, Sunny) are my favorite fish to eat. I live in Delaware and those caught in cooler water, spring and fall seem most flavorful.

    • @jaythemachine3845
      @jaythemachine3845 6 місяців тому +1

      Can you debone them?

    • @MichaelRoy-hc3lz
      @MichaelRoy-hc3lz 6 місяців тому +5

      @@jaythemachine3845No easier or harder than deboning other small fish. I don't because l enjoy the crispy fins

    • @jsccrna1744
      @jsccrna1744 6 місяців тому +3

      HA! I live in Delaware too and I love bluegill! I fish the small milllponds in Sussex County. Where do you fish?

    • @ShortyBig691
      @ShortyBig691 6 місяців тому +2

      I ate these fish so much when I was a kid here in South Carolina to the point I stop eating fresh water fish. I only eat salt water fish now.

    • @fredwerza3478
      @fredwerza3478 6 місяців тому +1

      When I was 10 yrs. old I caught some bluegill in a stream near my house and made my Mom cook them --- she complained so much about the bones LOL

  • @JAMESlock1911
    @JAMESlock1911 6 місяців тому +28

    During my youth we always had fresh caught fish at least once a week. We also had chickens and a garden. I recently took my nephews fishing and did a catch and cook. They loved it!

    • @jjones2509
      @jjones2509 6 місяців тому +2

      Got to do that again soon 🐟

  • @armyguy4124
    @armyguy4124 6 місяців тому +197

    Used to fish Crappie with an ultra light. Those were some fun times.

    • @rumorsbusiness
      @rumorsbusiness 6 місяців тому +12

      My ultra light is by Michelob 😅

    • @ronsamborski6230
      @ronsamborski6230 6 місяців тому +4

      Tiny jigs with small tube baits on an ultra-light rod & reel setup is great fun! 👍🏼

    • @armyguy4124
      @armyguy4124 6 місяців тому

      @@ronsamborski6230 we used a bright yellow green almost fluorescent. Get to our hotspots, and reel em in

    • @mileslong3904
      @mileslong3904 2 місяці тому +1

      The bluegill around me are so dumb they bite bare "gold" Snelling hooks.

    • @OfficiallyFreehugs
      @OfficiallyFreehugs 16 днів тому +2

      @@mileslong3904 we're probably lucky bluegills are the size they are considering they bite everything😂😂😂

  • @nickt1417
    @nickt1417 5 місяців тому +5

    I'm glad to hear you pronounce crappie like that. That's how everyone said it where I grew up, but after I moved everyone started telling me it's pronounced "crah-pee"

  • @luisamaury4644
    @luisamaury4644 2 місяці тому +3

    Thanks Bud . That's what I need a 1 day vacation just fishing and living life the way it was meant to be 😊 🔥 😎 👌🏽👍🏽

  • @biggusdingus7496
    @biggusdingus7496 6 місяців тому +37

    I caught some brim with a friend of my grandmothers one day, he had some ponds on his ranch that he stocked decades ago and have since become absolutely full of brim and bass. We pan fried them and added a bit of salt and squeezed a lemon over them, very basic but wonderful.

    • @DavidN-fy1bf
      @DavidN-fy1bf 5 місяців тому

      *Bream. Good eating as well.

    • @drizzyfest6285
      @drizzyfest6285 3 місяці тому

      @@DavidN-fy1bfKamala Harris shill

  • @Mr7bob7
    @Mr7bob7 6 місяців тому +182

    I used to go fishing with my dad all the time. Our favorite was always bluegill and crappie! I miss fishing with him every day 😥

    • @Bob-zh7lr
      @Bob-zh7lr 6 місяців тому +13

      Sorry for your loss.

    • @fredwerza3478
      @fredwerza3478 6 місяців тому +13

      Most of my childhood in the early 80's was spent with my Dad and friends fishing for bluegill in the local lakes --- no internet back then but we seemed happy

    • @jackdawmamma7482
      @jackdawmamma7482 6 місяців тому +7

      I'm so sorry for your loss. I like going fishing with my Dad or my brothers too- the day before we'll go to the supermarket & buy a load of food like sandwiches, crisps, chocolate, pop & sweets, my Dad will take a comfy fold out chair for me & a little pop up tent & a camping mattress incase I need a rest (I'm disabled with a lot of health issues & get tired very easily), take a little camping stove to make cups of tea etc & just fish for carp or pike. I'll even sometimes take my little magpie with me- he just happily sits in his little pram (a little cage on wheels which I take him out in) in the shade of the tent, suntrapping (the bird version of sunbathing) & playing with his toys & treasures. The other people around the lake find it hilarious that I take a magpie fishing with me but he loves the sunshine & fresh air. Me & my dad or my brothers will sit chatting & laughing & have a great time. I want to be able to take my baby crow too as soon as she is old enough. But it's just good to be in nature & spending time catching up coz I don't see them very often. I remember one time with my younger brother we were talking about bait & lures & the best way to attract the fish. I had a box of Froot Loops cereal that I'd ordered off a website selling American sweets & snacks (we do have Froot Loops over here in the UK but they aren't the same as the US ones because they taste pretty bland & aren't as brightly coloured due to the rules over here about sugar & additives etc). We decided to try an experiment by throwing a few Froot Loops onto the surface of the water to see if it would attract the fish & I even put one on the hook & it worked! We both caught a beautiful big carp & lots of little fish like perch etc. Was good fun. But there's something peaceful about fishing & the only thing that matters is enjoying it 💙🎣🐟

    • @LaoSoftware
      @LaoSoftware 6 місяців тому +8

      Greetings from Laos. You're lucky to have modern fishing pole. We use bamboo stalks to make fishing pole. My country is very poor.

    • @jackdawmamma7482
      @jackdawmamma7482 6 місяців тому +6

      @@LaoSoftware I'm sorry- that must be tough. I've heard Laos is beautiful though. My Dad grew up in a large, very poor family in a very impoverished area here in the UK. He told me as a kid him & his mates would make fishing rods from branches & old string or even the laces out of their boots (he wasn't kidding either). Sadly the state of things in the UK are very bad at the moment- people are literally having to choose between eating or heating their homes in winter to keep warm. I really hope you get a good fishing rod one day though & sending best wishes from the UK 🇬🇧🇱🇦

  • @BassFishingWithSolo
    @BassFishingWithSolo 6 місяців тому +142

    I’m 19 and I love everything dealing with life and wilderness I’m from Mississippi born and raised my grandparents put me in the woods at early age I am blessed 💪🏽

    • @ethansimplot664
      @ethansimplot664 6 місяців тому +15

      Don't take that for granted your generation is far from the wood and deep in tech. It's not good. Influence others your age and younger to follow your footsteps. That's what the outdoor life is about keeping the generations alive.

    • @PrettyxOtaku
      @PrettyxOtaku 6 місяців тому +7

      Fellow Mississippian here and a country girl through and through 🫡

    • @BassFishingWithSolo
      @BassFishingWithSolo 6 місяців тому +2

      @@PrettyxOtaku that’s what I’m talking about 🔥 couldn’t be a better way of living

    • @BassFishingWithSolo
      @BassFishingWithSolo 6 місяців тому

      @@PrettyxOtaku I can get that sub ? 😂

    • @BassFishingWithSolo
      @BassFishingWithSolo 6 місяців тому +1

      @@ethansimplot664 I most definitely won’t take it for granted and your right that’s what I been doing taking my people showing them the difference from the city and country

  • @edgewatersbestguitarist1524
    @edgewatersbestguitarist1524 18 днів тому

    Fish seem to get everyone talking and laughing together. Everyone here has got a story to tell haha and it's always told better than it happened! ❤

  • @TexanTalk28
    @TexanTalk28 4 дні тому

    As somebody who’s always used an electric fillet saw to clean crappie, it’s somehow never dawned on me that I wouldn’t have access to that in a survival situation. Great video!!

  • @praingmantis1
    @praingmantis1 6 місяців тому +14

    I am currently camping and loving it. Those fish look delicious. Side note, I tried the trick about putting cold water in my coffee percolator and it worked like a charm. No grounds in my cup. Tyvm!

  • @PeterDB90
    @PeterDB90 6 місяців тому +421

    "If you're ever in a survival situation..."
    "Add some butter..."

    • @eastbaltimoresbabyboy7904
      @eastbaltimoresbabyboy7904 5 місяців тому +7

      😂

    • @taaj4403
      @taaj4403 5 місяців тому +38

      If you prep like many Americans you’ll likely have some butter but maybe no electricity, or maybe gas etc..

    • @adrianan.945
      @adrianan.945 5 місяців тому +17

      And ice!

    • @PeterDB90
      @PeterDB90 5 місяців тому +10

      @@taaj4403
      Yeah, but butter isn’t on the list of most preppers to have on hand in case of emergency, mostly because it’s impractical, so you are HIGHLY unlikely to be in a “survival” situation and have butter on hand
      Ultimately, it’s just a joke because this video is not aimed just towards a survival situation, but it’s funny to point it out

    • @shawnpatrick1877
      @shawnpatrick1877 5 місяців тому +51

      He says they make for a great food source in a survival situation, then he adds butter because he's not in a survival situation. This isn't rocket science. He made a simple comment. He never claimed the entire clip was what to do in a survival situation. You seem to have issues with logic and basic comprehension.

  • @jayphive2468
    @jayphive2468 6 місяців тому +373

    I used to catch and fry bluegill all the time at Santa Fe dam as a kid.
    😋 tasty little guys.

    • @redcandi01
      @redcandi01 6 місяців тому +8

      How did you season it?

    • @DJ_Mimsey
      @DJ_Mimsey 6 місяців тому +8

      The tails are the best part!

    • @silverrain99205
      @silverrain99205 6 місяців тому +4

      @@DJ_MimseyI second this.

    • @bobbykiefer4306
      @bobbykiefer4306 6 місяців тому +3

      Deeply fried panfish, scales on and bones in.

    • @beesteezy3626
      @beesteezy3626 6 місяців тому +3

      Now Santa Fe dam seems like there's no more blue gill

  • @MyHome7_Carla
    @MyHome7_Carla 6 місяців тому +2

    Crappie is my favorite of all fish! They have a nice mild taste!

    • @notred0774
      @notred0774 4 місяці тому +1

      Walleye best. Crappy and gill next😊😊😊😊

  • @patraic5241
    @patraic5241 Місяць тому

    Best fish I ever had. I was on my open water diving certification. We spotted a school of good size bluegill as one spot just off the shoreline near camp. The next day after diving my friends got ready to cook. I and another friend took out fishing poles to that spot. We reeled in 18 or 19 good size bluegill. We went back. Cleaned and filleted them. Lightly breaded and right in a cast iron skillet. In all less than 30 minutes from catch to dinner. They were the juiciest, sweetest, most delicate, delicious fillets I've ever had.

  • @celuiquipeut6527
    @celuiquipeut6527 6 місяців тому +8

    Used to live in the countryside. 5 minute of walk, behind the house i rented, you had denivellation, terrain was going down, there was a river. There was a waterfall. Small one. But it was making a creek. It was s9 quiet. I would go there after work, with a big beer. Fish some small fish lile that. There was a lot of them there. I would fish 3 or 4 and cook them with garlic and butter.
    To this day, it was the best living i ever experienced.

  • @gloria2619
    @gloria2619 6 місяців тому +17

    We loved catching and eating those in Bama growing up.

  • @mrthomas7511
    @mrthomas7511 6 місяців тому +13

    When I was a little kid in the 1990s. My mom would take me blue gill fishing. We would have a freezer full of fish

  • @annebird9195
    @annebird9195 3 місяці тому

    I love this channel. Thanks for telling the story's and history of people.

  • @jackdawmamma7482
    @jackdawmamma7482 6 місяців тому +2

    Looks really good! I like going fishing with my Dad or my brothers too- the day before we'll go to the supermarket & buy a load of food like sandwiches, crisps, chocolate, pop & sweets, my Dad will take a comfy fold out chair for me & a little pop up tent & a camping mattress incase I need a rest (I'm disabled with a lot of health issues & get tired very easily), take a little camping stove to make cups of tea etc & just fish for carp or pike. I'll even sometimes take my little magpie with me- he just happily sits in his little pram (a little cage on wheels which I take him out in) in the shade of the tent, suntrapping (the bird version of sunbathing) & playing with his toys & treasures. The other people around the lake find it hilarious that I take a magpie fishing with me but he loves the sunshine & fresh air. Me & my dad or my brothers will sit chatting & laughing & have a great time. I want to be able to take my baby crow too as soon as she is old enough. But it's just good to be in nature & spending time catching up coz I don't see them very often. I remember one time with my younger brother we were talking about bait & lures & the best way to attract the fish. I had a box of Froot Loops cereal that I'd ordered off a website selling American sweets & snacks (we do have Froot Loops over here in the UK but they aren't the same as the US ones because they taste pretty bland & aren't as brightly coloured due to the rules over here about sugar & additives etc). We decided to try an experiment by throwing a few Froot Loops onto the surface of the water to see if it would attract the fish & I even put one on the hook & it worked! We both caught a beautiful big carp & lots of little fish like perch etc. Was good fun. But there's something peaceful about fishing & the only thing that matters is enjoying it 💙🎣🐟

    • @kimlarso
      @kimlarso 4 місяці тому

      Unfortunate you keep a free bird in a cage its whole life…u should just take in wounded pets & release when they’re well instead of taking & then making a healthy animal Ill w atrophy of the mind, body and soul 😢

    • @jackdawmamma7482
      @jackdawmamma7482 4 місяці тому +1

      @@kimlarso *sigh* I'm a specialist carer for disabled corvids- birds that CANNOT be released into the wild- my little magpie is missing one of his wings & can't fly so he wouldn't survive in the wild. They aren't "kept in cages" but big enclosures & they spend most of their time out of these enclosures with me where I talk to them & play with them. My little magpie Jake is only put in his pram when I take him out. Either that or if we are going out for only a short while he either rides on my shoulder or is attatched to a glove with jesses on his anklets. Like I said I'm a specialist carer for disabled corvids- my birds are given constant attention, love & care & are constantly occupied. They aren't just kept in a cages & left to get on with it. Please don't be so quick to judge & jump to conclusions when you don't knoa the context

    • @kimlarso
      @kimlarso 4 місяці тому

      @@jackdawmamma7482 moving forward 👉be sure to include that very relevant info in your comment, as if your fellow sisters are mind readers!

    • @jackdawmamma7482
      @jackdawmamma7482 4 місяці тому +2

      @@kimlarso or maybe just don't be so quick to judge & jump to conclusions?

  • @Elham.888
    @Elham.888 6 місяців тому +40

    چقد عالی و لذت بخشه .دوست داشتم من هم اونجا بودم و از این همه زیبایی لذت میبردم . امیدوارم بتونم منم به آرزوم برسم و مهاجرت کنم و بتونم آمریکا زندگی کنم .❤❤❤

    • @ReformedBrant
      @ReformedBrant 6 місяців тому +4

      I hope not

    • @kushme6931
      @kushme6931 6 місяців тому +15

      Hell yeah brother America is the best! Wish you well!!🇺🇸

    • @michaellingo640
      @michaellingo640 6 місяців тому +6

      Hope so and welcome from Tennessee.

    • @ceithernach
      @ceithernach 6 місяців тому +3

      Go away

    • @Elham.888
      @Elham.888 6 місяців тому

      ​@@ReformedBrant
      میتونم از شما بپرسم چرا دوست عزیز ؟!!!

  • @bigl9945
    @bigl9945 6 місяців тому +6

    Crappie tastes so clean!!! My favorite fish 🎣

    • @tomkarau
      @tomkarau 6 місяців тому

      Me too, by far.. some people love Walleye.. but for me, it doesn't get any better than croppy.

    • @GLVSCOW
      @GLVSCOW 6 місяців тому

      For real, they don't even need seasoning. The bones are annoying sometimes, but always good eating.

    • @jl.478
      @jl.478 6 місяців тому +1

      @@GLVSCOW Bones are never an issue if you know what you’re doing.

    • @GLVSCOW
      @GLVSCOW 6 місяців тому

      @@jl.478 I guess im just not the best at prepping them. I scale and gut, then fry the fillets or whole like the vid

  • @bold810
    @bold810 6 місяців тому +27

    Hey, them panfish are good eating, no joke.

  • @raidtheferry
    @raidtheferry Місяць тому

    Dude I really appreciate you producing these vids and demonstrating how to do this stuff. It's obv valuable to know but it's also fun to go do for a weekend

  • @paulheaphy4228
    @paulheaphy4228 6 місяців тому

    You just reminded me, in the summer of '76, my friend Pete and i decided to go to our hotspot. In 47 minutes we caught 43 blue gills . Good evening!

  • @blessedbeauty2293
    @blessedbeauty2293 6 місяців тому +40

    - Deep frying Crappie is good eatin` my friend. Can we get more *long* videos too please 🙏🏽?

  • @bradbilkingtonsonmon3617
    @bradbilkingtonsonmon3617 6 місяців тому +88

    Survival mode…. Ice and butter readily available😂

    • @cmendy1809
      @cmendy1809 6 місяців тому +2

      That’s what I thought, where did he got the butter from when he is surviving lol

    • @kevinhartman343
      @kevinhartman343 6 місяців тому +7

      Don't forget the survival ice in the cooler

    • @AllofJudea
      @AllofJudea 6 місяців тому +16

      He didn't say he was in survival mode, he said you can eat these fish that most people don't go for. Of course in a survival situation you'd be eating anything.
      However, it's not crazy to think you could have a fishing rod. Do you people just walk into the woods for the no reason with no equipment?

    • @bradbilkingtonsonmon3617
      @bradbilkingtonsonmon3617 6 місяців тому +3

      @@AllofJudea thank you Mr. I Don’t Get A Joke Literal guy. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @bradbilkingtonsonmon3617
      @bradbilkingtonsonmon3617 6 місяців тому

      @@kevinhartman343 yep🤣

  • @ericpotter7072
    @ericpotter7072 6 місяців тому +4

    Nice Catch. Looks Delicious Enjoy your Blessings 🙏🏿 💯 🇨🇦 ✨️ 🌟

  • @nathanpyle3443
    @nathanpyle3443 3 місяці тому +2

    Bluegill are easily some of the best eating fish. Comparable only to white perch in the spring, during the run when the water is still cold. That cold water makes that meat sooo firm n sweet. 😊

  • @steventheartist7667
    @steventheartist7667 Місяць тому +2

    Lime and salt...are necessary for a good flavor and that butter, maybe garlic and salt powder
    Good video

  • @pattystordahl3754
    @pattystordahl3754 6 місяців тому +53

    Survival rod n reel iron skillet and butter cooler with ice. Now that’s survival

    • @francus7227
      @francus7227 6 місяців тому +5

      Then eating with a STICK as a fork...

    • @ryanof3004
      @ryanof3004 6 місяців тому +12

      He literally said if you ever find yourself in that situation... not that he's in it right now. Listen for once in your life.

    • @marksalsbery9826
      @marksalsbery9826 6 місяців тому +4

      Don’t forget to always have a few live mealworms in your pocket!

  • @呂自棋
    @呂自棋 6 місяців тому +24

    野外很好的求生食物👍

  • @DragonView1
    @DragonView1 6 місяців тому +84

    Butter. Pans. Ice.

    • @sasquatchhimself
      @sasquatchhimself 6 місяців тому +28

      Survival essentials!

    • @DragonView1
      @DragonView1 6 місяців тому +20

      @@sasquatchhimself Exactly! Fu*k the ferro rod. Bring some butter!

    • @obsidheart
      @obsidheart 6 місяців тому

      could bring some tallow out there for a long while

  • @clineezwood7942
    @clineezwood7942 5 місяців тому +2

    When I was a kid, I used to tie a string around my toe with a small hook and bubblegum. I'd sit on the end of our dock with my feet in the water and catch bluegill all day.

  • @kandydewey1286
    @kandydewey1286 Місяць тому

    Growing up I had more fun camping and fishing than going to theme parks. Granted I’ve never liked eating fish, but I sure loved it. My daddy made sure no summer days were wasted. Such an amazing man!

  • @aughtforever
    @aughtforever 6 місяців тому +18

    Orca: Evolves for millions of years and gets called Killer Whale.
    Crappy: Evolves for millions of years and gets called...

    • @ibrahimcehajic
      @ibrahimcehajic 6 місяців тому +3

      With the right seasoning that's a killer crappie

  • @littleorange6361
    @littleorange6361 6 місяців тому +12

    The fish looks delicious!!

  • @codyh9175
    @codyh9175 6 місяців тому +65

    I've never heard anyone say "crappy" before, we always pronounce it "croppy" in Michigan

    • @thomasfoss9963
      @thomasfoss9963 6 місяців тому +5

      They call them "Specs" in Florida---

    • @StrawHatTony420
      @StrawHatTony420 6 місяців тому +3

      ​@@thomasfoss9963 croppy here but I have heard specs before

    • @WendySmith-o2e
      @WendySmith-o2e 6 місяців тому +3

      We say crappy in western Pennsylvania. I always thought croppy was a southern thing for some reason

    • @DabGrows
      @DabGrows 6 місяців тому +2

      We say crappy here in Oregon

    • @WendySmith-o2e
      @WendySmith-o2e 6 місяців тому +1

      @@DabGrows
      Now I'm totally confused Chris 😂

  • @bigmanmarine4028
    @bigmanmarine4028 6 місяців тому +2

    This dude really knows how to have a nice life moment...this is what a real man calls fun and adventure❤✌🏽

  • @Rumbi-KCC
    @Rumbi-KCC 23 дні тому +1

    Man, if the apocalypse happens, this guy will survive forever

  • @Rainy_editz_
    @Rainy_editz_ 6 місяців тому +15

    Thanks man this helps

  • @comingverysoon
    @comingverysoon 6 місяців тому +7

    We caught Crappie and Bluegills back in Indiana when I was a boy. Cooked and ate every single one of them.

    • @Adam444Tv
      @Adam444Tv 6 місяців тому

      Cool story bro but let me call my friend whose an expert in cool stories 😅😎

  • @Eman1900O
    @Eman1900O 6 місяців тому +8

    I also pronounce Crappie like you, but it happens to be my favorite tasting fish of all time. It’s for sure the best freshwater fish to eat

    • @thomasfoss9963
      @thomasfoss9963 6 місяців тому +2

      Nah-- Once you eat some fresh Bluegills, and Perch thru the ice, you'll forget all about crappies!!!!

    • @Eman1900O
      @Eman1900O 6 місяців тому +2

      @@thomasfoss9963blue gills are good just a lot smaller so that’s one reason I prefer Crappie. Never had seen perch caught where I’ve fished. Probably up north

  • @adermm
    @adermm 5 місяців тому +2

    Back in 96 me and my buddies did this challenge... You can also catch bullfrogs at night with worms. Dangle worm right above frogs... Miss them days

  • @brendasays2324
    @brendasays2324 2 місяці тому

    Definitely a favorite in the southeast Asian countries.. my family love fishing for crappies and bluegills.. tasty and fun to fish for sure. Thank you for sharing

  • @jackbotman
    @jackbotman 6 місяців тому +19

    Never thought I would hear crappie and good in the same sentence :)

    • @NovaDeb
      @NovaDeb 6 місяців тому +1

      We pronounce it "Croppy" fish.

    • @thomasfoss9963
      @thomasfoss9963 6 місяців тому +1

      Bluegills and perch are definitely the best eating panfish-- Crappies are a distant third----

    • @jl.478
      @jl.478 6 місяців тому +1

      @@thomasfoss9963 Crappie are better than both in every way. To say anything else is pure delusion.

  • @tombstone4986
    @tombstone4986 6 місяців тому +7

    "Crawppee"

    • @tombstone4986
      @tombstone4986 6 місяців тому

      @@jl.478 now that was mature... how old are you?

  • @julianbell9161
    @julianbell9161 6 місяців тому +7

    Damn, I thought you liked the fish but you called it crappy

    • @jl.478
      @jl.478 6 місяців тому

      Better than saying “croppy” like some dumbass.

  • @smithkaren1387
    @smithkaren1387 19 днів тому

    My uncle used to fish and my aunt would clean the fish. They hosted family fish fry dinners!! Your video reminds me of them!! The fish looks delicious! ❤

  • @stevenhall9009
    @stevenhall9009 5 місяців тому +1

    I haven't had freshwater fish since I moved to Florida 33 years ago. Watching this video surely makes me want some again😊

    • @kimlarso
      @kimlarso 4 місяці тому

      😮33 years?!!! Get to it brother!

  • @lexiangel8209
    @lexiangel8209 6 місяців тому +4

    Blue gill are yummy

  • @christalbrown7138
    @christalbrown7138 2 місяці тому

    I love fishing!! Great pass time/ great sport, very relaxing and can be exciting. Crappie, yummmm!! Good eating!🐟🐠😊❤

  • @thestuff10
    @thestuff10 3 місяці тому +1

    This is Tom Bodett... we'll leave a light on for you!

  • @robertgolden4327
    @robertgolden4327 3 місяці тому

    That's the most wholesome fishing trip for a dad and son !

  • @quickgirl80
    @quickgirl80 Місяць тому

    I loved catching blue gill & crappies with my grandma when I was growing up. She’ll be 91 in a month, I should take her & my son fishing. 😊

  • @ryanwolfe5590
    @ryanwolfe5590 4 місяці тому +1

    When you’re in a survival situation and you’ve got your fishing rod, cast iron skillet, your knife, and butter etc.😂😂

  • @margomoore4527
    @margomoore4527 21 день тому

    My father taught me how to clean and scale fish when I was 5 years old, but that was at some Northern lake or other. The bluegills and crappie in northern Illinois are nearly all from water contaminated by septic systems or lawn chemicals. The retention pond behind our house is stocked with carp, but I’d rather starve than consume it. Full of Roundup and God knows what else.
    I’ll go with the canned fish, thanks.
    If you live near pure, clean water, you are blessed. At age 12, I enjoyed brown trout in the Salmon River country-one of the best meals I ever ate!

  • @Ovakill22
    @Ovakill22 2 місяці тому

    my grand daddy would catch those guys so good brings back some good memories, i got my first old fashion fishing for crappie's with a lady friend good memories i'll never forget that old fashion for sure

  • @brandonmcgrew4367
    @brandonmcgrew4367 Місяць тому

    I remember a weekend day of fishing with my father when we caught a whole cooler full of bluegill and cooked it up at home. It was over a decade ago, and I still fully remember that day, those are the best memories:)

  • @emylytle5409
    @emylytle5409 6 місяців тому +1

    I love fishing but I got tendonitis from working so it’s hard for me to cast my fishing line now. I wish there’s another way but thanks for sharing your catch ♥️😊👍♥️

  • @danielanthony9621
    @danielanthony9621 5 місяців тому

    I enjoy the simplicity of your videos 😊

  • @jonny3801
    @jonny3801 5 місяців тому +2

    Fresh water field days! Good shit bro!!

  • @brionjohnson2985
    @brionjohnson2985 4 місяці тому +1

    This is what my springs and summers are all about in Ohio.

  • @cameroonkendrick6312
    @cameroonkendrick6312 4 місяці тому +1

    Crappie in my opinion is comparable to yellow tail snapper, absolutely delicious

  • @Ramshuram
    @Ramshuram 2 місяці тому

    The icing on the cake? His fish have learned to 'play possum' as soon as he catches them - genius!! 😂

  • @johnmorgan-gc8ly
    @johnmorgan-gc8ly 2 місяці тому +1

    Looks delicious, man!!
    It's 3:30 am and I'm hungry 😋

  • @zzzleepyhead9101
    @zzzleepyhead9101 3 місяці тому

    My nanna always called those spots, we always catch and eat them in NC. This was such a nostalgic watch ❤

  • @UtoniumJock
    @UtoniumJock Місяць тому

    I grew up winning fishing competitions at our campground. Bluegill and Crappie the best eating fish ever! If filleted not scaled. I could never manage to kill the poor things, so I'm almost 60 and still starving...😅
    So I haven't fished in decades, but you have to be the first person to pronounce Crappie like this.

  • @andresbelmontez742
    @andresbelmontez742 Місяць тому

    This is the best friendly UA-camr ever

  • @BatColonyEvictor
    @BatColonyEvictor 5 місяців тому

    Good to see you cooking them without trying to fillet them. A lot of meat is wasted in the process of filleting small fish like this. Great job

  • @carlerdvig5293
    @carlerdvig5293 14 днів тому +2

    The man says if you're in survival situation this is a good idea to do sure if you have a pan a fishing pole some bait then sure yeah I'm pretty sure anybody could probably survive and I almost forgot butter and salt. 😅😂🤣

  • @boduncan1044
    @boduncan1044 4 місяці тому

    I'm so glad you pronounce crappie the right way.

  • @debraescano2744
    @debraescano2744 6 місяців тому +1

    I love fishing then frying the fresh fish on an open fire!! Delicious!!❤❤😅

  • @zeusathena26
    @zeusathena26 5 місяців тому

    Crappie has 2 pronunciations. It can rhyme with poppy, or as he said it. It's also called the white perch in louisiana, & is their state fish. Louisianans usually say the poppy pronounciation. In case anyone is curious.

  • @matthebert007
    @matthebert007 2 місяці тому

    That is the best tasting fish on the planet. Big ups from Louisiana- we eat a lot of fish

  • @janefan1216
    @janefan1216 5 місяців тому

    We call them "croppie" and they're delicious! We caught several before our tank dried up one year, and ended up keeping the largest as a pet in our fish tank! 😄 It ate all our guppies, and we fed it worms. Named him "fat fishy" 😊

  • @Raven1180
    @Raven1180 5 місяців тому

    So refreshing to see the entire fish remain whole from water to pan.

  • @cathyjennings5580
    @cathyjennings5580 5 місяців тому

    Thank U for showing us nearly the whole process ❤

  • @richieray04
    @richieray04 Місяць тому

    Fresh caught fish tastes so much better than store bought...
    I used to fish at Lakeside Park in Dallas when I was young and catch blue gill and bass...
    That was some good eatin'

  • @keinlieb3818
    @keinlieb3818 3 місяці тому +1

    When you're in a survival situation and the fish are biting, keep catching till they stop biting. Then cook what you'll eat and preserve what you won't. Who knows when the fish will bite again.

  • @MrCrucifier
    @MrCrucifier 4 місяці тому

    Dad used to take me perch jerkin and guess they were crappie idk but boy good memories! Thanks for this! You could even crunch on the fins!

  • @alexandervowles3518
    @alexandervowles3518 3 місяці тому

    So envious of the many lakes and ponds with fish near ya

  • @frozenfireball2341
    @frozenfireball2341 2 місяці тому

    I remember I cooked these by deep fry and they weren't fishy at all. I only ate these twice in my life and both times were amazing. Flavor was amazing and not gamey. Reminds me of white bass but just less meat. Great survival foods. These things are easy to fish and are tasty.

  • @davidchosewood647
    @davidchosewood647 5 місяців тому

    Get an electric knife. Lots of small filets but bone free.That's how I do it anyway. Filled a big cooler with them one day and filleted them all. Had several ice block ziplocks filled to the brim. Let me tell you they were delicious. Fried and baked. Enjoyed your video.

  • @diegovillegas8619
    @diegovillegas8619 5 місяців тому

    This guy is not playing. He's saving that money at another level 😂