Because it’s delicious. I also do butter in the cast iron. But it doesn’t touch Cajun shore lunch
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I just think it takes away from the flavor of the fish, especially something as good as fresh walleye! But hey, to each his own.

We never bread our fillets/fish, just gobs of butter in the cast iron and salt and pepper on each side. Not sure why breading is necessary.

Never worked before? Are you sure about that? The highest tax bracket in 1960 was 91%. Did all the smart well to do individuals and corporations take their money elsewhere in 1960? Now the highest tax bracket is 37%. Take a look at the history of US debt since Reagan and supply side economics was put in place in the 1980’s. The debt has been rising rapidly since then. With the exception of the Clinton Gingrich budget.
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But can you really compare 1960s with the current economy (pre covid)? Back then we were more of a manufacturing based economy, now we are more of a service based economy. Totally different animals. We also used american made parts and materials then. We may build stuff here now, but the majority is done with parts and material from outside the USA and then we send the product to them to be repurchased here. Which helps those foreiegn economies far more than our own.