Brian McDermott
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Is there some place to take your fish to be fileted and vacuum packed I suck at fileting
Why gut and clean it if you are going to fillet it?
I find leaving the guts in makes filleting way easier. I prefer not to include the bones so I cut down to the back bone and with a sharp fillet knife, press down flat on the ribs and you can easily trim right down to the belly meat, and the guts give you support from the back side of the ribs. Once down to the anus, slide your knife all the way through and press down onto the spine and follow it out to the tail. Flip over and repeat.
Of note, it is much easier if you do not separate the first side completly from the belly until you have side two stripped down to the belly as well.
Practice makes perfect.....
Good luck Brian
As said, another tip is to get the feel of where the backbone is. The point of tour fillet knife should bump it, then adjust angle of the knife slightly to slip over the backbone.Is there some place to take your fish to be fileted and vacuum packed I suck at fileting
Why gut and clean it if you are going to fillet it?
I find leaving the guts in makes filleting way easier. I prefer not to include the bones so I cut down to the back bone and with a sharp fillet knife, press down flat on the ribs and you can easily trim right down to the belly meat, and the guts give you support from the back side of the ribs. Once down to the anus, slide your knife all the way through and press down onto the spine and follow it out to the tail. Flip over and repeat.
Of note, it is much easier if you do not separate the first side completly from the belly until you have side two stripped down to the belly as well.
Practice makes perfect.....
Good luck Brian
where are you located?Is there some place to take your fish to be fileted and vacuum packed I suck at fileting
I don’t even gut them. Just take he whole fish, cut along the gill plate and fillet along the spine all the way to the tail, flip, and repeat.You cant always take your fish in or rely on others to do it. It’s part of fishing. Lots and lots of how to videos on youtube. Salmon are sooo easy once you get it. i see so many guys hack the head right off their fish....
Well, IMO you just cut off the” handle.” After fish is gutted and cleaned ,With one hand, i hold the head and gills and make my first cut following the gill plate with the other hand. then turn the blade edge horizontal and follow the spine down to the tail. flip and repeat. ribs can be tricky but take your time.
oh and knife has to be sharp...
I don’t even gut them. Just take he whole fish, cut along the gill plate and fillet along the spine all the way to the tail, flip, and repeat.
He also throws away the belly & the collar-the Best parts of the fish.That first video of the guy filleting a salmon un cleaned should be what Not to Do!