I love our crappie..for you new fellers ..
Crappie can have a mushy like texture so if ya want a 5 star recipe to firm them up and make them tasty .here it is.

1.Soak your thawed out crappie / speck fillets covered in buttermilk OVER NIGHT

2. Take fish directly from buttermilk and dredge them through a mixture of 1/4 cornmeal and3/4 white flour and generouis aount of salt and pepper.

3. Carefully put ina 5/8th inch hot oil that is in a cast iron skillet.

4. When stiff and golden brown carefully flip over.

5. When that side is golden brown let fillets drain on paper towels.

I don't know how but your crappie are now firmed up real good and the taste is spectaculiar. There are never any left overs.

Serve with..
baked beans onions,molasses with crispy slab bacon on top
cole slaw
sweet tea
apple pie.

Good Stuff man