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Bigger crappies will eat the young of all species, including their own predators. We've had both in our lakes here in Minnesota, and I believe Crappies are considered the better tasting fish. I remember some of the most thrilling fishing I had as a boy some 40 years ago was hauling in our fill of Crappies at dusk, when the bait would hardly hit the water and you'd be wrestling in another nice 6" pan fish. We'd head back to our cabin, clean the fish, batter them up, and invite all the neighbors for a fresh fish feed with local grown sweet corn on the cob, and watermelon.

One of their favorites is tiny Bluegill. As a kid, I spent a lot of time fishing and I used to make a killer Crappie lure that was nothing more than a circle of tin cut from a can and folded over a hook, then painted including a dot for the familiar little gill tab. Finding a school of nice slab side Crappie using light tackle is some of the best fishing there is!

I think our most hated native species is the Burbot -- ewww soooo slimey.

Poor-man's Lobster

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I would have been excited as a kid to catch carp, I always thought they were really cool, but now they are just a fun fight, I'm certainly not eating it.

Find someone that knows how to smoke them! If they know what they're doing, the greasiness (very fatty fish) goes away and they become very meaty and smoky. Yum!




Wow, cool, didn't know it did that. I replied to two messages and the forum jammed them together for me.