urbanhunter
04-20-2008, 06:14 PM
I thought I'd post this to show you guys how to save a ton of time cleaning catfish, which is not one of my favorite things to do.
I got into a few small catfish this morning that would normally get thrown back. But, I went ahead and kept them anyways to try out my new cordless fillet knife. I cleaned nine catfish in about 5 minutes with this thing! It would have taken me at least 30 minutes to do this the way I used to .
All I do is make a diagonal cut from the front of the dorsal fin to the front of the anal fin, right at the back of the ribs. Once I get down to the spine, I cut all the way back to the tail, leaving the fillet attached to the fish by a little skin. Then I flip the fillet over and cut off the skin. You end up with a boneless, skinnless fillet and the skin is still attached to the fish. Quick, easy and you have more time to do other things...such as emptying IS measuring devices! ;)
Before:
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p178/malibu80d/P1010498.jpg
After:
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p178/malibu80d/P1010500.jpg
I got into a few small catfish this morning that would normally get thrown back. But, I went ahead and kept them anyways to try out my new cordless fillet knife. I cleaned nine catfish in about 5 minutes with this thing! It would have taken me at least 30 minutes to do this the way I used to .
All I do is make a diagonal cut from the front of the dorsal fin to the front of the anal fin, right at the back of the ribs. Once I get down to the spine, I cut all the way back to the tail, leaving the fillet attached to the fish by a little skin. Then I flip the fillet over and cut off the skin. You end up with a boneless, skinnless fillet and the skin is still attached to the fish. Quick, easy and you have more time to do other things...such as emptying IS measuring devices! ;)
Before:
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p178/malibu80d/P1010498.jpg
After:
http://i128.photobucket.com/albums/p178/malibu80d/P1010500.jpg