Who likes to eat bass!?

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It's very hard to beat fried Yellow Perch, Walleye, Crappie, and White Bass.

As for Largemouth Bass, I've found the smaller ones from cleaner waters superior. Older fish from muddier waters here in Florida take on a somewhat muddy flavor.

Here's a recipe:

Coating
Mix together in a large bag one cup each of white flour, fine-ground corn meal, Hungry Jack instant mashed potatoes, plain bread crumbs, one T. each of black pepper, paprika, onion powder, and garlic powder, and t. salt. Note that Hungry Jack instant mashed potatoes works best because they are powdered and not flaked, but flakes work well also.

Egg Wash
Whisk together in a large bowl three eggs, a half-cup milk or water, a half-cup buttermilk, 2 tsp salt, 1 T lemon juice.

Procedure
Place fish in egg wash and let sit for a few minutes. Pull out a few pieces at a time, let drip a few seconds, and place them in the coating and coat thoroughly until all is done.

Optional: once all is done, begin taking a few pieces at a time and placing them in a bag into which you have placed only some white flour or corn flour. Briefly coat and shake off, you are just filling in any small gaps in the coating.

Now fry in about 350 degree hot oil.

Optional: for a fabulous treat, add about a tsp of key lime oil per cup of regular fry oil into the fry oil. It's available in specialty stores such as organic groceries. This gives just a hint of lemon flavor.

Enjoy!