Batter Fish Fry

I tried McCormick's Batter Fish Fry package .. followed the instructions .. and have to say .. I can not believe how thick and gummy the batter was when coating the fish. The box says it was enough for something like 3 1/2 pounds of fish .. I had 1 1/2 pounds of fish .. but it took up nearly all the batter! And there was no way of scraping off excess .. and to stand there letting it drip off .. well I'd still be standing there a week later.

Has anyone else ever tried this stuff??? Did I do something wrong, even though I thought I followed directions???

For the record .. the fish did turn out yummy .. but if I do that again .. I'm gonna have to get much smaller pieces of fish .. because the batter makes them very, very filling.

here is a good one for you........dont buy any mix.......i can give you a way to make it yourself

jonn

1 cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon fine sea salt
1/2 teaspoon ground pepper
1 cup dark beer, room temperature

Okay .. what do I do with that?

Beer then flour (w/ s&p) then fry?