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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brian Renville" data-source="post: 91875" data-attributes="member: 256"><p>I agree smaller is better. I don't keep many cats but once in awhile I will throw a couple in the bucket if I plan on making them for dinner. Try cutting the tails off before they die, it bleeds them out and does some nice things with the meat. Yes I know kinda cruel but what the heck you are going to eat them anyway. I will fry them up right with walleye sometimes and they turn out good. the texture is a bit different for sure but still good. A little stronger seasoning in the breading is in order as well. Also with the smaller ones I will not fillet them just get rid of the head, fins, tail, and guts then score the sides with the knife and bread them. Make sure to get the breading deep in the score marks and fry them up. Good results also. A non frying method is to fill a electric pan about a half inch with condensed milk. Add salt or seasoning and pepper and a thin sliced onion. Bring it up to a boil then add fish and turn pan down to 130-140(optimum fish cooking temp with out turning it into mush) let it sit like that until you are ready to eat. Should be done in a few min but it can sit awhile at that temp no problem. Squirt of fresh lemon does good things as well. Personally if I have walleye in the freezer that's what we'll eat(except for bluegill I'll take that over eyes any day) and leave the cats and pike(except when I want to run the smoker) for fun. Lets face it walleye is for the frying pan not for an exciting fight compared to the others.</p></blockquote><p></p>

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