04-09-2016, 09:35 PM
[#0000FF]To be a bit corny about it...taste is a matter of taste. But the most basic comparison is that wiper flesh is much firmer than crappie flesh...and is better for grilling or other cooking methods that involve more handling or turning. Crappie fillets are best when battered and deep fried to firm them up for handling.
In terms of taste, a lot of that is dependent upon how they are cleaned and processed. The previously discussed tactic of bleeding is better for wipers than for crappies. And wipers usually have that strip of dark sensory tissue along the lateral line that can have a strong taste. Crappies are pure white no-fishy-taste flesh without a lot of special processing necessary.
Most white fleshed fish should not have any kind of fishy taste if properly cleaned and either cooked soon after catching and/or kept well chilled before cooking. Both wipers and crappies are mild tasting by themselves. But either can be affected by their diet and/or the chemistry of the waters from which they came.
Crappies from Willard have a varied diet, which includes insects as well as small shad for a few months of the year. Wipers eat a lot of shad and may taste a bit stronger toward the end of the season. Shad are nasty and may influence the flavor of the predators that eat them.
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In terms of taste, a lot of that is dependent upon how they are cleaned and processed. The previously discussed tactic of bleeding is better for wipers than for crappies. And wipers usually have that strip of dark sensory tissue along the lateral line that can have a strong taste. Crappies are pure white no-fishy-taste flesh without a lot of special processing necessary.
Most white fleshed fish should not have any kind of fishy taste if properly cleaned and either cooked soon after catching and/or kept well chilled before cooking. Both wipers and crappies are mild tasting by themselves. But either can be affected by their diet and/or the chemistry of the waters from which they came.
Crappies from Willard have a varied diet, which includes insects as well as small shad for a few months of the year. Wipers eat a lot of shad and may taste a bit stronger toward the end of the season. Shad are nasty and may influence the flavor of the predators that eat them.
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