Frying fish in crawfish pot/basket.

It's going to be difficult to regulate the temperature with a crawfish burner.

FWIW, Academy has this rig on sale right now for $48

I cook for that many with a two basket two gallon fryer setup.

$35 at Walmart. Would be fine for 15 people

Instead of a 60qt pot, do you have a turkey frying pot? Not a perfect setup, but it can work in a pinch.

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Would love any tips for this

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Use a round bottom jambalaya pot and burner. Somebody you know has one you can borrow.

Doing chicken and fish at the same cookout is gonna be damn hard to do with a single pot. Frying chicken is a damn mess and takes much longer than fish. If you want it all to be done around the same time youre gonna need 2 pots and a non-retarded helper.

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I need to fry fish for 15 people next weekend, so was thinking of using my 60qt crawfish pot. Would love any tips for this, as well as how to keep temp

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This is a terrible idea. But if you do please video.

It's on sale at Academy

https://www.academy.com/p/outdoor-gourmet-10-qt-fish-fryer-set-with-side-table?sku=10-qt-black-01

Use a big cast iron pot and peanut oil.

Also cut an onion in half and it will help keep ur grease clean and last longer.

I do this for a living. I usually figure 3 people to the pound depending on other items on the menu. Considering your frying chicken also & assuming you have something else filling like jam, I'd fry 6 to 8 #s. Not enough to fire up a big pot.

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FWIW, Academy has this rig on sale right now for $48

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I’ve had this setup for years, except mine doesn’t have the rack next to it. It’s been good for me. Did about 100 chicken wings using it for Super Bowl one year. Also have done fish fries. The burner also works well for wok frying or searing steaks on a cast iron skillet.

I’ve done reverse sear with sous vide steaks on it. I just rotate the pan 1/3 of the way around every 45 seconds and then flip. Steaks come out perfect.