Brings back memories from when I was a kid. We had an old wooden table by the pond to clean them on. The barn cats would come out and be on site to take care of the heads snd guts. With 5 of us none of them ever made it to the freezer though.

@BlackWarriorLures

2 ай бұрын

Yup!

I remember catching bluegill as a kid (in Nevada lakes) but I had no idea how my parents prepped and cooked them. Great video Damon!

@BlackWarriorLures

Жыл бұрын

Oh, nice. They are a bony little fish.

Thanks for the video, im brand new to fishing so I like your simple, straight to the point approach. If I catch a bluegill this weekend I'm going to give this a shot! Cheers

@BlackWarriorLures

4 жыл бұрын

It's totally worth it!

Thanks! I've been waiting for your cooking videos - very real and looks delicious.

@BlackWarriorLures

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, man, now I actually have to clean the kitchen and stuff! I'll have to do a beer batter show at some point.

Fresh bluegill, salad, peanuts. Sounds like a good meal. I like fruit with fish. Everyone thinks I’m weird, but I cut up some strawberries to have on the side when I bake rainbow trout.

@KwendeMadu

3 жыл бұрын

Nothing wrong with that!

Great video.Thank you for posting it. My favorite seasoning for bluegill is salt and pepper.

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

Salt ans pepper is classic!

I tried it and man let me tell ya. It's better than I thought. I have 25 lodge seasoned cast irons and I season them after every use. Came out great. Always season your cast irons after every use not every other week or a month. After every use. Trust me. Been doing cast iron cooking for 25 years.

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

Works pretty well. Thx for the tip.

I had to tune in to see how you cook up your bluegill. It's totally different from my way, but yours sure looks fabulous! Chili powder and paprika are all I need, huh? Great meal! I love it!

@BlackWarriorLures

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it. Yeah, as I say I soak in in brine, beer or white wine for a day or so. That really seasons the meat. also I'm diabetic and have cholesterol problems, I have to cook differently. Thanks for stopping by!

@Juanelo1946

7 жыл бұрын

I eat differently too! I'm on a low carb diet, so I almost never use regular breading! Your way or preparing the fish is GREAT! Thanks for sharing the recipe!

@ratdog3055

7 жыл бұрын

There you go Jon, disrespecting the crappies again LOL. Wondering about the bone issue?

@Juanelo1946

7 жыл бұрын

Hi Ratdog! Wait... you'll see me actually eat crappie in an upcoming video my friend! LOL!! I don't mind the bones of whole fish at all, but Ms. Lulu doesn't like them. That's why you see me filleting them so often.

@BlackWarriorLures

7 жыл бұрын

C'mon, fellas! Real men eat fish bones. I've eaten them like this since I was a kid. Getting the bone out is much like riding a bicycle to me.

I like that brine idea, it helps to preserve them well. Great video.

@BlackWarriorLures

Жыл бұрын

Yup. It works. I've also used beer, a lager, as a brine.

Great idea I've always fried my bluegill never had them without breading im going to try that

@BlackWarriorLures

4 жыл бұрын

It's worth a try.

Haven't tried the chili powder, I'll do that on my next batch. Lately, I like to do a mustard marinade/"brine"; choose your favorite mustard, add s&p, smoked paprika, whatever seasonings tickle your fancy (I love any sort of garlic herb blend). Maybe some Worcestershire if you're feeling frisky. Pan sear, enjoy. I think the vinegar in the mustard adds a wonderful acidity to it. I still like to give it a squeeze of lemon juice when I plate it, though. Your videos and words are exceptionally thoughtful. I've enjoyed seeing what you have to share and teach, and I really like the overall aesthetic.

@BlackWarriorLures

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'll have to try that. Does it make a difference between brown or yellow mustard?

@noahalonge

Жыл бұрын

If the basic Heinz yellow I use works so well, I have to imagine any others, including browns, would do the trick. I know Dijon is good for it. I believe the vinegar and general mustard flavor are the main players, so anything beyond that is preference- different notes, complexities, etc... But now you have me wondering.

@noahalonge

Жыл бұрын

I've never tried a straight salt brine though, I always just salt the marinade. I'll give that a go, too. I've done it with gills, white bass, cats, it's all pretty dang tasty!

Well done! Thank you for sharing!

@BlackWarriorLures

4 жыл бұрын

hehehe! Thank you for watching. I'm glad it helped.

Zatarans blackened seasoning is my favorite fish seasoning. Good vid! Will try.

@BlackWarriorLures

3 жыл бұрын

I'll definitely have to try that!

Great video keep them coming

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

thx

Looks good I will try sometime over spring/summer

@BlackWarriorLures

5 жыл бұрын

It works!

Hell yes. Looks good brother

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

Makes a good eat!

never even thought about brine for fish - you have taught me yet another trick/tip - chili powder and paprika - who do thought ! looks good to me ! thanks -- what else you got up ya sleeve to show us ??

@BlackWarriorLures

4 жыл бұрын

It works! My favorite brine is a lager or some other dark beer.

@OutdoorAdventureswithShawn

4 жыл бұрын

@@BlackWarriorLures OK- i am going to try it out -- i will do a batch with and with out and taste test the family !!

Looks delicious thank you!!

@BlackWarriorLures

3 жыл бұрын

It's a good eat!

I like to cook whole bluegill too! Great video.

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

thx for checking out the channel!

@BigLewBBQ

6 жыл бұрын

Black Warrior Lures I'm going to have to try this pan sear method.

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, it's much healthier for me.

@BigLewBBQ

6 жыл бұрын

Black Warrior Lures I rarely deep fry fish any more.

I really like your video!

@BlackWarriorLures

5 жыл бұрын

thx, man!

Thanks bro!

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

Glad it helped.

Man if my dad saw you cut that much meat of them fish he would have a fit.

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, at which point, I'd hand him the knife to clean them himself, lol.

@mondaytuesday6972

6 жыл бұрын

Rayford Hickman my granny would also😂

@redfishbluefish4973

3 жыл бұрын

That’s exactly what I was thinking. At least two full bites were cut off of each bream.

I used to catch and release bluegill, I didn’t know they were good eats. Now I stock em in my freezer

@BlackWarriorLures

10 ай бұрын

Yup! They are good to eat!

Great video! Ty!

@BlackWarriorLures

4 жыл бұрын

Glad to help.

I LOVE to eat bluegill! A mighty fine meal. Crappie are great too!

@BlackWarriorLures

7 жыл бұрын

Yup, they are a great fish for eating! Man, I've never caught many crappie, never been good at it.

I hate it when people post, then delete the post.

Good video man those fish look really good but hey looks like you need a food saver machine I've got a couple and you freeze that stuff up and then it'll last fish will last for 2 years and you won't have to worry about it freezer burning I do that with my venison as well I put that in food saver bags with the machine and it'll last 3 years but it don't I've got at 8 before the three years or even the two years are up

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

I keep hearing nothing but good things with these vacuum machines.

Good video. Did you clean the guts out of them off camera?

@BlackWarriorLures

3 жыл бұрын

Well, I cut out the whole gut pocket in the video. I can either us it for bait or throw it away.

Great video!!!

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, man! I hope to get a blue catfish catch and cook video by the weekend.

@tonybowen472

6 жыл бұрын

Black Warrior Lures catfish is my favorite fish to eat...blues get bigger than the other cats right?

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

Well, at least in North America blues are the biggest, but around the world there are far bigger catfish: Wels catfish of the UK, Red-tailed catfish in the Amazon and the Giant Mekong catfish in southeast Asia. Blue catfish used to be as big as there were during Mark Twain's day, but all those giant blues are gone. All we have left are the light weight 100 lbs fish we call big blue catfish.

Nice video frnd 👌 thanks for sharing 😊👍🌹🤝🌹

@BlackWarriorLures

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Looks good

Great quick cleaning! Fork way is better than spoon for scaling, I just tried. I couldn't see how far you cut the ribs. Do you cut them totally off or are there still some ribs when you do it? Thanks man, great teaching!

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

It doesn't matter as long as the gut pocket gets cut out. The ribs are connected to the spine, so there is no way to get all the ribs out. There are always some rib bone left, usually an 1/8 or 1/4 inch or so, but I don't measure. It doesn't matter. The goal is to get the guts out in one cut.

@bbeenn

6 жыл бұрын

Black Warrior Lures thanks - quick reply! I'm prepping our catch right now. Have a great one!

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

Have a nice diner.

@mondaytuesday6972

6 жыл бұрын

Black Warrior Lures can i ask u to just split gut open & clean in side.... cut the head off & just split belly down middle& use spoon to clean inside real good..saves all meat that way... was taught that way & man!!.. love it💞🍴🍛💞💞

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

That's how I was taught as well, but I choose not to do it that way. Not sure why people care about the way I clean the fish I caught, with the gas I paid for and the bait I raised and flies I tied.

Do you prefer a fork to a spoon for scaling? I've always used a spoon, but fork makes it look easier

@BlackWarriorLures

4 жыл бұрын

I use the fork.

Thanks for the how to. I too like to cook my bluegill without breading and oil.

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

Yup! Glad it helped.

@johnvanegmond1812

6 жыл бұрын

You might have a use for this recipe. Put 1/4lb bluegill like you cleaned in a 2qt sauce pan. Add 1/2 cup milk, 1 Tbs butter, 7 or 8 10" chopped garlic chives, salt black pepper to taste. Then I take a big double hand bunch of mild greens and drop in on top. Sprinkle lightly with garlic bred seasoning. Put the lid on and simmer on med/low heat 15 min or so. When the greens have wilted, I slide it into bowl. I eat it with jasmine rice or as a soup. You already know how to eat small bone in fish! Not everybody does. For greens my favorite is lambsquarter. It grows all over here in SE Iowa. Amaranth and spinach works too. Kale and dandelion are a little to zingy for me with fish.

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

That's sounds good. I've never tried a soup-like fish recipe.

@johnvanegmond1812

6 жыл бұрын

You can even do it with ramen noodles. Seasoning packet, water, and fish. Pull the fish out when done, then cook the noodles. That one is super fast. Once I got past the mental limit of breading and frying, a whole world for fish opened up. I'm trying to find a good fish for poor mans lobster. Big head asian carp are thick with white meat and I'm going to give that a try. Cod works but I rather use what I have at hand.

@jtotherog

3 жыл бұрын

@@johnvanegmond1812 asian carp are absolutely delicious. Youre one of the few people who know that secret!

That salt brine was a bit much. Perhaps I left it in too long. My fish was very salty. I will try this again.

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

Well, don't use as much salt or use beer or white white instead. a good lager is better than anything.

I like this video, any fish taste good but especially the small ones. I like them hot too.

Thank you

@BlackWarriorLures

5 жыл бұрын

Glad to help!

You didn't mention the bones issue? If you get a chance try some Everglades seasoning. Great stuff!

@BlackWarriorLures

7 жыл бұрын

Hmm, never heard of Everglades seasoning. Where do you buy it?

@ratdog3055

7 жыл бұрын

You can go to their web site Everglades.com and they had a store locator. Or you can order it on line from them. I got hooked on the stuff after seeing it on DeerMeatfordinner.

@BlackWarriorLures

7 жыл бұрын

Thx, man.

solid gold right there

@BlackWarriorLures

3 жыл бұрын

It works.

Nice

@BlackWarriorLures

4 жыл бұрын

Those were tasty that day.

I have always used a spoon to scale ,,never used a fork,,I will have to try it👍🏻

@BlackWarriorLures

3 жыл бұрын

Honestly the spoon is way better. The fork can tear the skin.

@clayton203

3 жыл бұрын

Black Warrior Lures I got ya,,thought you done had a new trick,,,used to know an older lady that would use a rag to skin catfish,,tried it,,it works ,,but I will stick to skinning pliers

Nice...I am going to use this method.

@BlackWarriorLures

5 жыл бұрын

Give it a go!

@highnumber9494

5 жыл бұрын

Black Warrior Lures Cool, I noticed you mentioned your "music days" in one comment. Did you play/tour? I play drums but these days I am getting more into fishing and outdoor living.

@BlackWarriorLures

5 жыл бұрын

@@highnumber9494 I used to play saxophone, have a master's degree in music performance of all things.

@highnumber9494

5 жыл бұрын

Black Warrior Lures That's cool. I went through a period of getting into Coleman Hawkins, Trane, Cannonball, etc. Great instrument.

Nice I eat them the same way with the same seasonings!

@BlackWarriorLures

5 жыл бұрын

hehe! It's a good way to go!

Good job surprised how northerners fillet blue gill or crappy- in the south we scale ,gut, de-head sometimes and fry - that’s how we do it😊

@BlackWarriorLures

10 ай бұрын

Thx,! Yeah, scaling, gutting and frying is the best way really.

If you like boiled shrimp take the blue gill and put it in boiling water for about 2 or three minutes and take it out, its low fat and as good as shrimp.

@BlackWarriorLures

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, I never would have guessed that.

.....The fork for a scaler. Pure genius man.

@BlackWarriorLures

7 жыл бұрын

Well, it's old school. That's how my dad taught me.

@terrymiller111

7 жыл бұрын

I use a spoon, but both can work.

@BlackWarriorLures

7 жыл бұрын

I've heard of people using spoons. I've never tried a spoon as dad always used a fork.

Awesome brah

@BlackWarriorLures

2 жыл бұрын

hehe!

I cannot understand who downvotes these videos. This is always great to learn about ya brother. Tight lines. JJ

@BlackWarriorLures

5 жыл бұрын

Well, thank you. I try hard.

@luciddreams5272

4 жыл бұрын

I just caught my first 5 blue gill ever they were fun to catch but this gives me some solid ideas to eat them now since i just did catch and release.

Good video

I dig it dude, but, how does your stomach handle peanuts, fish, and ice cream?

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

intense training, lol!

@andypetrovich2155

6 жыл бұрын

Ha! It must be some training!

Nice!

@BlackWarriorLures

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, those were the day, back when I was eating meat, lol!

good video

@BlackWarriorLures

Жыл бұрын

Thank you!

Hey buddy if I were to buy these Short Stem Floats | $1.25 can I use these for Bluegill and Crappie? If so I'm interested in buying from you...

@BlackWarriorLures

5 жыл бұрын

Yup! The float don't care what biting the hook. I've caught minnows with these. Let's see current pricing on the short stem floats is $1.67 each. It's a cheaper deal on the shipping if you get a dozen. The original design that my dad created was for bluegill, but again the float doesn't know what's on the other end. The long stem floats are the more sensitive but in shallow water close to the bank they're just too long. The short stem floats are closest to dad's floats in size and proportion. Let me know.

@TheDigihax

5 жыл бұрын

@@BlackWarriorLures Nice thank you buddy, I'll go back and register on your website and buy them, oh man I didn't know you had: Do-It-Yourself Fishing Float Making Kits. Okay I'm sold man I'm gonna buy these here.

@TheDigihax

5 жыл бұрын

@@BlackWarriorLures Hey man the shipping ain't all that bad I'm gonna bookmark your webpage and start buying from you instead of Bass Pro Shops...

Hell yeah!!! Blue Bell 12 pack Vanilla Cups

@BlackWarriorLures

2 жыл бұрын

Classic!

Are you from the south? I ask because of your pronunciation of "white" and "oil". I grew up in a rural part of southern Virginia.

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

I live in west-central Alabama and fish along the Black Warrior River.

I prefer deep fried- but whole bluegill are delicious

@BlackWarriorLures

11 ай бұрын

Yup.

Whats good for cold water catfish

@goto1546

3 жыл бұрын

To catch them

@BlackWarriorLures

3 жыл бұрын

For cold water I switch to stripes and hybrids.

Making me hungry for them

@BlackWarriorLures

10 ай бұрын

They'll eat!

Better way to scale those or any fish. Just spray them against the scales with a garden hose with a nozzle on end of hose. Jimmy

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

Thx, man! I'll keep that in mind.

YUM!!👍

@BlackWarriorLures

7 жыл бұрын

Very yummy!

Good brother

@BlackWarriorLures

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks

already

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

It'll eat.

Please make sure we let that bleach solution evaporate completely before prepping food on it!!!

@BlackWarriorLures

2 жыл бұрын

That's a good point!

What bout all the intestines?

@BlackWarriorLures

3 жыл бұрын

Catfish bait!

Hell's yeaaaa!:)

@BlackWarriorLures

4 жыл бұрын

It works!

What are you using to scale these fish?

@BlackWarriorLures

7 жыл бұрын

I was using a simple diner fork.

@billybateman7340

7 жыл бұрын

Thank you Sir. I'm 67 and the eyesight is not as accurate as it use to be. Moma use to use a spoon. That worked fairly well but not as well as your fork appears to. It was working so well I couldn't catch what it was. Smooth.

@BlackWarriorLures

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, the fork is all I've ever used. You have to be careful though. If you're too rough you'll damage the meat. Bluegill are pretty tough though.

@billybateman7340

7 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed your video. Thank you.

Cast iron is still the best way to cook

@BlackWarriorLures

3 жыл бұрын

Oh, yeah! All I use!

Waisted a lot of good meet chopping off the belly....

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

Well, not if I use it for bait. Still I don't see anyone offering to clean the fish for me, so I'll clean whatever way is easiest/fastest for me.

@robertevras6577

6 жыл бұрын

Black Warrior Lures I will give you that one...lol! It is 100% your fish, and bait is a solid solution!

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, thx, man!

@notsohandy7868

5 жыл бұрын

in Pennsylvania we cut off the belly meat because of heavy metals... mercury is in a lot of streams around here

Do you eat the bones?

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

Na no way. I may have to do a how-to-eat-bluegill video. You pull the pectoral fin out and peel the meat off the spine. You basically fillet the fish after you cook it.

@motoozark4361

6 жыл бұрын

Awesome. Thanks for the response.

Can u send me some bluegills pleaze?

@BlackWarriorLures

11 ай бұрын

Thx for stopping by. I haven't keeping any fish here lately. They keep finding more Mercury contamination in fish.

You over powering the blue gill

@BlackWarriorLures

2 жыл бұрын

uhhh?

Give me the peanuts.

@BlackWarriorLures

Жыл бұрын

hehe! Those were good peanuts.

Why don't you eat the fishheads?

@BlackWarriorLures

2 жыл бұрын

Because I don't want to.

I cut under that gill plate and takes the head off.

@BlackWarriorLures

7 жыл бұрын

That'll get it done.

That's exactly how we do it in the south man. I don't care for fillets.

@BlackWarriorLures

5 жыл бұрын

Thx!

@MrRedforman1

5 жыл бұрын

Black Warrior Lures , yeah I find it easier to cut the heads off, clean the guts out and scale them.

@BlackWarriorLures

5 жыл бұрын

@@MrRedforman1 Yeah, and these little boogers don't have much meat on the anyway, so the old school way is best really.

I cut out the face basically so all that meat on the top of the head gets eaten. Nice video.

@BlackWarriorLures

7 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip. Do you cut the face out just behind the eyeballs?

You threw away a lot of meat with the way you clean.

@BlackWarriorLures

6 жыл бұрын

Not if I use it for bait, and since no one is offering to catch and clean the fish for me, I get to clean however I wish.

@davidgordy1

4 жыл бұрын

@@BlackWarriorLures You Tell 'em!

@BlackWarriorLures

4 жыл бұрын

@@davidgordy1 Yeah it's crazy how people think they can just show and tell you what to do even though they haven't done anything, lol.

They will hate just cuz yu black bro. Thanks for upload again we know they can't cook

@BlackWarriorLures

5 жыл бұрын

Are you serious? So, all those chefs coming out of Le Cordon Blue can't cook?

You threw away a lot of meat the way you fillet.

@BlackWarriorLures

4 жыл бұрын

Not when I use that meat for catfish bait. And this is not a fillet.

Brotha your wasting meat

@BlackWarriorLures

Жыл бұрын

Not if I'm using it for bait.

@AttractWealthh

Жыл бұрын

@@BlackWarriorLures look at my channel