How to Fillet Channel Catfish Quickly Without Skinning

MathGeek

benwah22

I'm pretty sure they missed Step 1: Humanely kill the fish before cutting. 

Jesus.

tankard

Who cleans fish inside?

MathGeek

tankard said:

Who cleans fish inside?

A man who wears the pants in the family and decides to.

Reel Teal

Call me crazy, but isnt cutting the filet off then skinning filet the standard way of cleaning a fish if you wish to remove the skin? Do people really attempt to pull all the skin off of a fish first?

Saltygatorvet

Reel Teal said:

Call me crazy, but isnt cutting the filet off then skinning filet the standard way of cleaning a fish if you wish to remove the skin? Do people really attempt to pull all the skin off of a fish first?

That’s how most folks clean freshwater catfish, especially when eating whole( the way I like it). The phrase “ more than one way to skin a cat “ comes from cleaning catfish.  I’ve heard if people doing it w dolphin.

dragon bait

Saltygatorvet said:

Reel Teal said:

Call me crazy, but isnt cutting the filet off then skinning filet the standard way of cleaning a fish if you wish to remove the skin? Do people really attempt to pull all the skin off of a fish first?

That’s how most folks clean freshwater catfish, especially when eating whole( the way I like it). The phrase “ more than one way to skin a cat “ comes from cleaning catfish.  I’ve heard if people doing it w dolphin.

And smaller tuna

tankard

MathGeek said:

tankard said:

Who cleans fish inside?

A man who wears the pants in the family and decides to.

I guess if you have one smallish catfish that could work for you. I'm used to 100lb hauls of grouper.

But to each their own.

MathGeek

tankard said:

MathGeek said:

tankard said:

Who cleans fish inside?

A man who wears the pants in the family and decides to.

I guess if you have one smallish catfish that could work for you. I'm used to 100lb hauls of grouper.

But to each their own.

I fillet big redfish and drum outside.  But bass, catfish, trout, and other fish under 24" are most commonly done inside, especially if it's hot, rainy, or buggy outside.  

My wife is happy enough and does not complain.  We have a deal - I don't ask her to clean the fish, and I can clean them inside if I want without her complaining.

Tarponator

Suddenly the "man who wears the pants" becomes the man who made "a deal".  lol

Reel Teal

Tarponator said:

Suddenly the "man who wears the pants" becomes the man who made "a deal".  lol

Good catch. I also noticed he doesnt clean fish outside if it's hot, rainy or buggy ....which means he cleans fish inside all the time lol

tankard

benwah22 said:

I'm pretty sure they missed Step 1: Humanely kill the fish before cutting. 

Jesus.

But it's so much easier to clean a warm, writhing fish than a dead iced one.

Duh. And then you might not get as much pleasant fish slime on your counter.

acme54321

Who clean a fish while it's still alive?  ****.

Tony Roma

Just saying, those a the videos PETA and animal rights activists would use against the hunting and fishing community 

tankard

^^^^^ Yep.

Tarponator

acme54321 said:

Who clean a fish while it's still alive?  ****.

In this case, and not that I'm judging, but it's someone who believes that god gave man dominion over animals....and makes videos like this with some regularity in hopes of spreading his religious views.