Fry the whiting and send me the pompano!!!
However, you can cook fish in others way besides frying, which is really really good by the way.
Try this
filet them like normal
coat them in a little of your favorite oil
mix up half and half italian bread crumbs and parmesian cheese in a bowl
coat the fist real good with it and spray a little squeeze butter on them
bake on a cookie sheet in the oven at 400 till done.
OR
use a pan that can go in an oven and sear the fish on one side
take the pan off the stove, flip the fish and top with tartar sauce and put in a 350 oven till the tartar sauce browns a little.
either way, send me the pompano!