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The Bay Today - Paddler - 06-14-2024
I fished it again today, lines in just after 7:00. Caught three fish in the first 30-40 minutes, a baby wiper, a small walleye and a decent one that had a red sore on it. Thought I had it wired. Not. Over the next several hours I caught a catfish, a perch, and a couple walleye big enough to keep.
I fished all over on the west side, from the Light Pole south. I headed back east and called my wife at about 3:20, telling her I only had two fish and would be heading in. Finally ran into some fish that wanted Hot-N-Tots and hit the dock at 5:00 with a full limit of eyes.
I cleaned my catch the usual way and I'm pretty sure my yield was better than with the electric knife. Slower, for sure, but I'll get faster and I feel better not wasting the resource. I may try this method next time:
https://www.outdoorsfirst.com/walleye/video/how-to-fillet-a-walleye-fast/
RE: The Bay Today - Mildog - 06-14-2024
I have filleted thousands of all kinds of fish with and without electric. I prefer electric for walleye and panfish and feel I get the vast majority of usable meat, with little waste. Sometimes I zipper y bones sometimes not and love the cheek meat, pop those out with electric too. For salmon, trout etc. and halibut I like a quality sharp ( size appropriate) standard fillet knife! To each his own “best” “preferred way! Whatever works for you, practice makes perfect! ?
RE: The Bay Today - Paddler - 06-14-2024
(06-14-2024, 09:13 PM)Mildog Wrote: I have filleted thousands of all kinds of fish with and without electric. I prefer electric for walleye and panfish and feel I get the vast majority of usable meat, with little waste. Sometimes I zipper y bones sometimes not and love the cheek meat, pop those out with electric too. For salmon, trout etc. and halibut I like a quality sharp ( size appropriate) standard fillet knife! To each his own “best” “preferred way! Whatever works for you, practice makes perfect! ?
I think I saw a video of you and another guy filleting fish with an electric knife. Was that you?
I'm not sure if the little bit of extra yield is worth using a regular knife for walleye and wipers. I agree that a size appropriate fillet knife is best for salmonids k
RE: The Bay Today - Mildog - 06-15-2024
Could have been. Maybe filleting walleye, SMB, stripers, crappies at Powell. Had my wife film it something like 4 fish in 2 minutes. Not much waste in that case buddy deboning with sharp standard knife. I was slabbing and skinning.
One ice trip this winter a buddy and I did 50 perch in 19 minutes, same way.