Frying WHOLE Sunfish | Bluegill Catch Clean & Cook

[@cgriesemer]

Catch n’ cooks are immediate like-buttons for me.

[@vancerhoades6307]

Im the same way man, of course i love food!

[@timaustin9522]

The more time you spend in nature, the more you get blessed with "unusual" experiences. Thank you, Lord.

[@darianzayn1106]

I realize I'm kinda off topic but do anyone know of a good place to stream new tv shows online ?

[@moisesedwin6715]

@Darian Zayn Try flixzone. Just google for it :)

[@alariccolten7007]

@Moises Edwin Definitely, I've been watching on Flixzone for years myself =)

[@darianzayn1106]

@Moises Edwin Thank you, I went there and it seems like a nice service :D I appreciate it!!

[@moisesedwin6715]

@Darian Zayn You are welcome :)

[@joesorensen3628]

“I’m pettin the dagum gar” 💀🤣

[@BigBoyBeFishing]

Sound like my uncle dagum 😂😂

[@bradfordvillebassin7009]

I need to express how insanely overwhelmed I was with LFG making a Turok reference.

[@phillipholland92]

You and me both

[@bdwilcox]

Ditto.

[@davidg105]

Bluegill are my favorite fish to catch and my favorite fish to eat and that cane pole fishing brought back a whole lot of childhood memories. LFG is a true fisherman, no hype or bs from this guy.

[@jessejohnson85]

The crispy end of the tail is the best part!!! Can't discard that part, my dude! Great video!

[@65MK]

Can't waste the tails! Crispy!

[@quensimpson8282]

I was thinking same thing that’s the best part the tail chip!

[@madjack821]

Like how? Aren’t there bones??

[@ReformedFundy]

I remember when I was a boy, my Southern grandma took us kids to her friend's backyard pond to catch a whole mess of bluegill, then we went back to her house and she fileted them all out with the skin still on. She saved all the tails and fins and fried them up along with the filets. I'll tell you what, I still dream about those fins and tails and how we all fought over them once we tasted them for the first time.

[@TristinC.]

That's a great memory, thank you for sharing! Do you remember what your gma seasoned the fish with?

[@ReformedFundy]

@@TristinC. Don't remember that much about it. To be honest, I didn't pay much attention when I was younger, and by the time I was getting old enough to start paying attention to recipes she wasn't doing much with fish. At least not fresh caught fish. I do remember cornmeal, maybe a little flour, salt and pepper, but I couldn't tell y'all all the seasonings.

[@ratdad48]

Never filleted a blue gill. The bones are so easy to avoid.

[@medtech1a]

When you see gar on the top water like that the oxygen level in the lake is really low. Just like when the catfish are floating to the top dead. ThE levels are really low. After a while you’ll see carp floating dead as well. The summer heat really depletes the oxygen levels in the waters this time of year.

[@HungQDang]

gar have lung, they take air directly from the surface, so they have no problem with low oxygen water. There is something else that make it act that way, could be a recent catch and release.

[@rexleytsui3721]

HungQDang guess where they have to go to get air

[@gamingbrock6539]

@@rexleytsui3721 the surface

[@HungQDang]

@@rexleytsui3721 they usually don't stay on the surface that long and let people touch them. Especially in the summer, when it is hotter on the surface than on the bottom.

[@proudpapa4084]

Gar do not have lungs but can use their swim bladder like a lung to gulp air during low oxygen levels

[@cjbcross]

Great video! My grandmother from Shreveport would fish gills out of caddo lake and fry the whole mess for dinner. She'd be in a little jon boat with a paddle all day to bring food home. The most underrated eating fish there is.

[@redneckplaysgames3938]

i’ve always cooked bluegill whole a little tip when you scale them use a teaspoon it makes a little less of a mess and makes it easy

[@rowdybroomstick1216]

I can remember when Steph wasn't so keen on deep frying anything back in the early days, now theirs a 15 lb Cajun fryer in the yard and an extra deep iron skillet on the stove😉

[@RKHarm24]

If we didn't have a glass top stove, I would have me several pieces of Cast Iron.

[@qdawg8291]

That’s what kids do to ya

[@mattp8274]

@@RKHarm24 i use cast iron on glass with no problem. copper is the only thing i’ve heard of that doesn’t work

[@tracker1955]

Jason, try your Bluegill fry using 50/50 mix of McCormick's fish fry mix and McCormick's cajun, have fed hundreds with this mix and everyone absolutely loves it. Up here in Tn, Bluegills are my #1 summer target fish, so wonderful to eat, and everyone loves the taste.

[@Ishykai]

I love how wholesome it is kind of seeing your home life. It reminds me a lot of when I was a kid catching fish with my dad and grandpa and then my grandma would cook then all up. Thanks for the great video.

[@ExTrumpet]

I always scale the fish first, hold the head and scale it with a spoon...and the eggs? My brother and I used to fight over them when we were kids! Rolled in flour/corn meal and salt, fried in peanut oil! Man, they are tasty!!

[@user-fy5by5xp7n]

Y'all ate the eggs????

[@naturalverities]

Tip for scaling: if you use an inverted spoon blade and perform diagonal strokes the scales just zip off with ease and don't fly everywhere.

[@oscarserrato7231]

Link to what you are talkin about ?

[@TJQuirk]

@@oscarserrato7231 take a spoon, hold it where the cupped part is towards the head.... rake the scales right off

[@naturalverities]

@@oscarserrato7231 sorry I don't have a link, it's just something I discovered. Look at the scales... they are in diagonal rows; swipe the curved edge of the inverted spoon bowl along those rows to lift the scales off. Just experiment and you'll get the hang of it; once you get it, there's no going back!

[@stevecollett901]

Wouldn't an inverted spoon, be just a spoon?

[@naturalverities]

@@stevecollett901 no... Try eating soup with one.

[@benhobson5635]

Also the fins are the best part! Like a potato chip lol

[@jacobmay1272]

Truth!

[@biggyblunts7213]

Oh yeah

[@65MK]

Yes, crispy tails!

[@aaronlagermann8556]

So disappointed he dropped those tails!!!

[@mitchellbrown4421]

Are yall play or are they really not that bad

[@donnypatoine4475]

Meanwhile in Texas: I'm petting a gar!? He likes it!
😂 hope you and your family are staying safe, I wish you luck from Ontario! 🇨🇦

[@jay.a9992]

Im happy from Ontario, Canada :p

[@mantrafishing]

Ontario here too!!

[@KryptonicSniping]

Eh Ontario gang

[@leanderfoster3465]

Let’s gooo

[@donnypatoine4475]

Just wait now. Any of you guys fish simcoe?

[@bigmike7445]

“Eat the fin for xtra calcium” 😂. Rackley is freakin awesome!

[@Matthewfrey562]

Thats was funny ....he said he hit a few stumps in the creek already... then the next part shows him planed off hammered down lol

[@thatfishingguy3]

This is how we cooked them growing up lol I don’t think I’ve ever fillet a brim lol but it sounds good

[@TheVill4in]

Blue gill have always been my favorite!

[@justingrimsley634]

That’s the only way we eat bluegills in South Georgia. Bread them bad boys in corn meal and deep fry them.

[@clearwaterfishing]

Whole?

[@justingrimsley634]

Clearwater Fishing just like LFG did it in the video

[@OfficialBenA.]

Yes sir... you what's up

[@dukesilver2308]

Same here in North Georgia...do the same with small catfish...skin them...gut them...pop their heads off...cornmeal & fry.

[@JakePridgeon]

Same here in North Florida I hate to see everyone fillet the them. They are wasting so much meat.

[@dorothyfinley6763]

My Dad and the preacher used to fish together and if the preacher caught it we cooked it. The preacher said 'it is as big as a butterbean and you eat a butterbean don't ya". Now when we catch the small ones we call them preacher fish.

[@Song-fi4rg]

Man you sure brighten up my day, it's so wonderful watching you fish with that old pole and bobber. Just like I did when I was a kid. Enjoying the simple things in life, even those little but tasty looking morsels of bluegill. Don't have to be giants to be delicious and so much fun. Thank you so much, bless you and your family.

[@JeepersCreepers2013]

"I'm one! I'm one with the fish!"

[@cadehigginbotham1054]

I’ve ate blue gills all my life and I love them and we always cook them hole

[@MartinJ9610]

Same

[@gregusmc2868]

Dude, you must love your chickens. Giving them the best bite of a female ‘gill. My grandfather (born in 1907) taught me to fry those bigger roe sacs right alongside the fillets. Absolutely delicious.

[@timberboy1984]

My wife and kids finally bought me a fillet station and it's the best thing they have bought beside the electric fillet knife make life so much easier and the best part about the station is that it's easy to clean up

[@thatboy3930]

Oh we are really early, I think that gar is off spawn. They have almost zero energy when they spawn

[@Cerus98]

Really late for spawn. Gar can take in oxygen from the air. They often do this to refill their swim bladder. Doesn’t explain why it was so chill but could have been recently caught.

[@joseywells264]

Where are you located today

[@JonBecker81]

Maybe that gar was on its way to gar heaven?

[@worknlikeadog]

I’ve done tons of bluegill like that but instead of frying them I like wrapping them in foil with tons of butter and ol bay and throw them in a fire

[@wjhjr1415]

Another option:
Growing up Southwestern Colorado our favorite fish to eat was trout and bluegill.
We scaled them (except Brooks), removed entrails and gills (left the heads). If you are squeamish about the head they make a good handle. We had a Dutch oven we would get the oil really hot, spread the fish open so it cooks on the inside and out. In less than a minute they are so crispy you can eat everything.
Love you stuff.
Thank you.

[@singvang1247]

Bro, frying up the fish whole like that is a really common Asian method of frying fish. It's super delicious for most species. Just scale it and gut it. Serve a tart, spicy sauce on the side and you're golden! Also, if you make it extra crispy, those fins turn into the best chip you'll ever eat. Great video man.

[@SurvivalistCookbook]

LFG...my hats off to you brother. Your videos are unique and always keep us guessing. Keep up the good work. 👍

[@FishboyRice]

Rackly my good sir, you always know how to get my stomach grumblin. Fry me up good!

[@clearwaterfishing]

Cooked my fish today. Texas walleye and some crappies!!!

[@Halcyon_i]

Don't know why I never dove into your videos and your channel as much. I love your style of filming and content. Just moved to DFW area a few months back from California and have been loving the dangle out here. Gonna get me on some bluegill and crappie after watching your techniques

[@EoffZooStaff]

The gar petting was amazing!!! I have never see someone be able to just reach out a pet one. Regular white bread balled up and squished on a hook will catch a mess of bluegill /sunfish too. cheaper than crappie bits. now I know how to descale one and I don't mind picking at my food to eat it (yes I love crawfish) so frying the fish up like that would be fun for me as well. Thank you for this video I really enjoyed it!!

[@David_Quinn_Photography]

I cook all my fish headless and it works out great, gotta be a little more careful but you have less waste

[@randalmize2679]

that is we ate bream my whole life descale, remove head and guts and fry em up

[@joseywells264]

Where are you located today

[@RKHarm24]

A friend and I were Bass fishing on Lake Texoma in HiPort Marina. He had borrowed a Rapala minnow, the wooden hand carved type. This was in the 80's. His rod bent and he is squealing like a little girl. It was a tug of war for him and everybody could hear him all over the marina. He says it's coming up and UP it came. It was a HUGE GAR, with my Rapala Minnow between his chompers. Well he just cut the line and I watched my expensive Rapala Minnow swim away. He didn't offer to pay me for it, nor did he bring us any snacks or drinks. He didn't even offer up gas money. He never went fishing with me again. I sure missed my Rapala Minnow. This was #2 on ride share that he didn't share. The first was to LF of LFG. 180 mi round trip. No #3.Good video you Gar whisperer.

[@shermantank6564]

Floridian here we just gut, de-head and descale. Fry up with some grits and fresh corn. Crispy tails are the best. Delish!

[@Kast2StrikeFishing]

Whole sunfish fried are the best! Eat em right off the bone!

[@arturoalvirdeiii3086]

You should really make a scent called “RACKLEY’S SNIFF”!!!!!! reply and like if you agree!!!!

[@jordansdad1221]

Hell Yeah!!!

[@clearwaterfishing]

Agree!!!!

[@loganjohnson8010]

That's amazing that gar likes you.

[@navcop031]

Dude. The fins and tail on gills and the tail on channels has always been one of my favorite parts. Nice little crunchy fish chips. Tasty as hell.

[@jethrobodine8563]

LFG: finds giant distressed/dying/poisoned fish
Also LFG : catches fish to fry for golden crispies....in the same lake

[@14richardm]

Lake is going threw its summer kill...

[@jethrobodine8563]

@@14richardm lol yeah i know.....i was being facetious

[@rickfromthecape3135]

Hot weather= low oxygen. There's more oxygen at the surface which is where the gas exchange takes place.

[@HungQDang]

@@rickfromthecape3135 normally, gar don't act like that when it is hot and water is low in oxygen.

[@blakeh81]

As a custom knife maker I gotta say the knife tips were spot on! High carbon steel has been around for 1000’s of years and will continue to be if you take care of it!

[@Flippersflops]

I’ve started doing this with my six year old. Did it with my dad as a kid, but with sailors choice in salt water. We’d easily fill a bucket and then fire up the fry daddy and eat em like Hesthcliff. We also went to this fish camp sometimes that did a Thursday night fingerling catfish night. Same thing.
Today we spent 6 hours out chasing bass in 100-degree heat, then finished the day with a few eater bluegill caught in less than 20 minutes. I think it was the best part of her day, and now we got fish combs to pick clean!

[@carlosalejandro1997]

That's exactly how you cook/fry fish. Whole. I'm from Puerto Rico so frying and cooking fish from head to tail is theeeeee way!🤘🏽👌🏽

[@davidlee4576]

A metal spiral currycomb, usually used for brushing horses, is an amazing descaling tool.

[@SKC640]

Bluegills imo is the best for to eat hands down! I either fillet and fry them or I'll scale them then wrap them in foil with lemon and butter along with your choice of seasonings then throw them right onto the grill! Its alittle easier to fillet them in MN because they are giant compared gills from then south!

[@dannyjackson7800]

Whole fryed taste the best and those tails r a added bonus ! Good video!

[@MarvelousLXVII]

My kids and I caught a few yesterday but threw them back. Next week we will clean and cook. I can't wait!

[@BravoBassin]

that gar was crazy just hanging out with you! I have had them come right up to the boat before but not hang out like that lol! you are the gar wisperer now lol!!

[@ctriche719]

Waking up to a notification Sean lakeforkguy uploaded a new video. You're the man!! Thanks

[@DynastyVolleyballGray-]

I've heard about descaling fish using a table spoon under running water. It's supposed do a great job and scales don't fly everywhere and you don't cut the skin. I've never tried it, but haven't had the chance since I heard about it. It makes since but can't say this is the best way.

[@timlittlefield8486]

LFG makes me happy

[@christineenyart7721]

I love bluegill. They are a fun fish to catch. And very tasty . A hint for scaling them. We always use a regular old spoon 🥄. We put the spoon with the back of it facing up. Start at the gills and work your way dot. The scales won’t fly all over and most all of them stick to the spoon. Also much safer than a knife and easy for your kids to use too. Give it a try.

[@donnychua7975]

We fry them like the way u prepared. The fins & tail are the best part. Crispy!

[@berttays8187]

I clean my gills by scaling first using a spoon. The scales dont flip real bad like when you use a knife. Then I cut the head off and remove the guts. Also they are excellent to scale first and then filet off of the bone and leave the skin on. It adds more flavor. I enjoy you videos. Keep them coming.

[@marcuscallaway5263]

THE FINS ARE THE BEST PART!!! GOLDEN CHRISPIES

[@moneymitch2718]

The crispy fins are the best part man you can’t miss those!! Little fish chips they are amazing

[@jamestownvirginia8463]

Summer Hill cooks are the best, good time with "10" friends. Thanks 😊, and the 4 stroke is sounding great. He's a googen gar.

[@southernboy1162]

When I a fillet blue gill I cut through the rib cage and fillet the meat off the skin then I just trim around the rib bones it works out a lot faster when your doing a lot at one time. I catch much larger blue gills in the mid west so you get some good meat out of them.

[@thepnwtest2124]

LFG now speaks to the fish!

[@SpacemanXC]

I love gar. They look so gnarly but they're chill af.

[@fabulous7567]

Thumbs up for showing peeps that sunfish aren’t overly boney. Going to give them a try next time. I usually just toss them back

[@davemoreno4323]

I eat paleo and I do no breading, dry rub of your choice. Score the sides and fry in lard. Sunfish and crappie are amazing this way. The skin almost has a bacon taste this way. I also leave the head on as it’s faster cleaning with just gutting and scaling with a spoon.

[@jimbaker4253]

Try using a tea spoon to scale your fish while in a pan or bucket of water. Scales don't go every where and I'd really easy, then cut from back of head to back of vent. Done deal, ready for the pan. With a little corn meal and flour. Tasty.

[@junior06highschool]

LFG, growing up I've always used a spoon to descale and it was much easier that a knife. You should try it one time

[@undergroundchuckeytennesse2526]

Well, what can I say, watched this while eating some fish patties and garden fresh squash for lunch...... all I could think of was how sweet tasting those blue gills must be...so..loading up my 10 ft, 5 wt fly rod with some nibbles and a little strike indicator and heading to the ol pontoon boat at the marina.... plan on bringing back a bucketful for supper tonight.... first gotta check to make sure got plenty of Franks red hot.... man my mouth is already watering......... love your videos sir... love your lake life family also.... you da man!

[@nicholasgrzych1008]

The tails are the best! I would beg my dad for crappie tails growing up. What a treat. Super crispy golden morsels. Gill tails... Not so sure. Try crappie. You will not be disappointed. Great video!

[@jefftalbot8371]

The fins are better than potato chips! I love them!!!

[@jhuntnfish6872]

For what you do in the crispy you might want to get a decent seat for the middle and a cheap bimini. For the sun its a game changer.

[@Moe44125]

LFG,
Olive oil does work, but it can go rancid, (hot weather). We don't get that much hot weather in Ohio but,
RICE oil works exactly the same way but does not go rancid.
Been using it for a few years now and not a hint of rust.
I carry it with me all the time.

[@roadendsfishing6416]

I grew up doing that. I’m from Michigan but my moms from Georgia and that’s how we cooked our fish growing up

[@elisafertig243]

Does anyone else get so relaxed listening to his voice...

[@roberthern3057]

The Gar Whisperer..that was incredible!!

[@Graham.R.Naughtcy]

I used to only eat squash fried. But sautéed with zucchini, onion and garlic is where it is at!

[@trvnscr]

Hey i noticed your using your first fishing pole when you were younger thats awesome. I never went fishing when I was younger I never had anyone to take me. I fell in love with fishing on my own and now I can't get enough. But I never tried eating any bass or blue gill or crappie I normally just bought my catfish from HEB.

[@jessimoore5831]

Use a table spoon for scaling gills much easier! And cut head and gut it last .the spoon helps control the scale flying everywhere as bad .if you are doing a bunch say a hundred or so use your board to hold and a pressure washer and descale in seconds flip do other side place two close together and do two at a time it works well !

[@platonicrhino6842]

one of the things that's helped me in the past is taking a spoon, scoop-side-down, and trying to get underneath the scales that way, working back and forth towards the head kinda like buffing a floor, if that makes sense. supposed to keep scales from flying everywhere

[@davidelms6203]

Frying them whole is best way!

[@alexgilberts5413]

The golden crispys never fail

[@AndrewLane87]

Yeah sunfish are the best to eat, 6 to 9 inches are the best eaters. I like to use dried mashed potato mix for breading, it turns golden brown and is amazing!

[@paulbeemsterboer11]

LOVED TUROK!!!

[@Jeremy-zj2jo]

That's what we do here up north.. gill fish fry everywhere.. the local va has fish fry the moose has fish fry. We fill our freezers with gill and perch before we do anything else

[@KEPTIFISHING]

One of the wife’s favorite fish to catch and cook. Thanks for the cool video and all you for fishing.

[@totalannihilation9065]

I tried bluegill the other day and it's so delicious. I couldn't believe I liked fishing for these things but it's so fun. I'm trying your frying recipe with texas pete.

[@mikeatkins6148]

Turok: Dinosaur Hunter for N64 was the stuff of legends.

[@stephenmcwilliams6253]

Always love your vlogs. You don't just fish one species

[@Herman-dd7lf]

Dude love the gills, just a suggestion. If you score them on both sides it will get the batter down all the way to the bones and you can pick the meat off in chunks with very little bones if any in the meat. My grandkids loves them that way. Keep safe and keep fishing!

[@akimberlin1]

This video was great! Thank you for sharing....new way for bluegills can’t wait to try it!!

[@salsagardens9570]

Out here in California we fry the whole thing and make what i call " fish chicharon tacos " and the head and tail is the best ! Yummy! We lower our heat and fry extra well done......just shy of burning them, same thing goes for my Asian fishing buddy and my Mexican and Californios like myself, we smoke our crappies, carp, trout, catfish and oven bake our strippers bass, being married to a Chinese girl, she steams her fish then applies hot oil over the top and violla! All yummy! We even fry our fish like you folks in the south........it's all good!

[@darrickdierks2622]

Spoon works incredibly well for scalling. Also if you cut a slit down the lateral line it makes the back meat peal off really easily.

[@benhobson5635]

Bacon grease works great as well and for me stays on a bit better.

[@camronking7947]

My man! This vidja is a banger! And thank you for the olive oil tip, never heard of it, but makes a lot of sense lol

[@jordansdad1221]

Hey now, this ain't no Outlaw vidja with FatBoy & In-Law... This is a Fishing Freak video from LFG featuring OSG & Emmy, tearing into a mess of bluegills!!!! Just messing with ya man...

[@camronking7947]

Jordan I love both families brother man lol

[@larrymayberry2312]

Drooling over here !!!

[@caseygray6028]

Fish are friends, and food!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🐟🐟🐟

[@suzukirocket02]

The tail is really good. Watch how far up you bite though. Bite around the narrow section. Any closer to the body and you'll get bones. I was recently told how good bluegill was including the tail and I must say at 42 boy have I been missing out!!!

[@seizedcarcass8440]

Nobody should ever underestimate the ability of a water bobber and a fly. It’s easily my favorite thing to catch bluegill. That and bluegill fishing is extremely underrated nowadays and just hate it. They’ll hit anything that they can see. Period