Fillet or not to fillet...... That is the question. - Bluegill - Big Bluegill2024-03-28T21:49:50Zhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/forum/topics/fillet-or-not-to-fillet-that-is-the-question?commentId=2036984%3AComment%3A302440&feed=yes&xn_auth=noFillet when possible, practic…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-08-23:2036984:Comment:3024402012-08-23T20:37:37.359ZDavid, aka, "McScruff"http://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/david553
<p>Fillet when possible, practical and desired.</p>
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<p>Or dont and eat em the old fashioned way... rolled in seasoned meal or crumbs and fried.</p>
<p>Fillet when possible, practical and desired.</p>
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<p>Or dont and eat em the old fashioned way... rolled in seasoned meal or crumbs and fried.</p> When I do big Pickerel I get…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-08-23:2036984:Comment:3025812012-08-23T14:05:11.651ZJohn Sheehanhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JohnSheehan
<p>When I do big Pickerel I get three boneless filets .The top, and two back sides toward the tail .You're right the two front sides have many bones so I just put them in a blender and make fish cakes with them.</p>
<p>When I do big Pickerel I get three boneless filets .The top, and two back sides toward the tail .You're right the two front sides have many bones so I just put them in a blender and make fish cakes with them.</p> If I do happen to keep a fish…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-08-23:2036984:Comment:3020782012-08-23T00:55:58.519Zdick tabberthttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/dicktabbert
<p>If I do happen to keep a fish I fillet everything. The worst fish for me is northern Pike with the Y bone I don't have that down very well.</p>
<p>If I do happen to keep a fish I fillet everything. The worst fish for me is northern Pike with the Y bone I don't have that down very well.</p> I'm a fillet guy.tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-08-22:2036984:Comment:3023612012-08-22T23:11:15.685ZBruce Tomasellihttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/BruceTomaselli
<p>I'm a fillet guy.</p>
<p>I'm a fillet guy.</p> I keep and filet a few biguns…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-08-22:2036984:Comment:3023302012-08-22T03:20:03.107ZTim Cottonhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/TimCotton
I keep and filet a few biguns(8 1/2" +) for the kids. Then a few in the 6" I keep for myself to eat whole.
I keep and filet a few biguns(8 1/2" +) for the kids. Then a few in the 6" I keep for myself to eat whole. new to this site but thought…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-08-22:2036984:Comment:3021602012-08-22T03:19:06.996ZJohn Forohttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JohnForo
<p>new to this site but thought i'd chime in. used to just gut and scale but since the '70s been filleting bit occasionally will scale then fillet leaving the skin on.</p>
<p>new to this site but thought i'd chime in. used to just gut and scale but since the '70s been filleting bit occasionally will scale then fillet leaving the skin on.</p> Big fish (like the Stripers,…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-08-22:2036984:Comment:3022202012-08-22T00:54:25.216ZAllen Morganhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/AllenMorgan
<p>Big fish (like the Stripers, Sand Bass, Kentucky Bass, Catfish, that you see me posting up) get filleted. Smaller fish, like the stunted Crappie from my home lake, or most Bluegill, I would prefer to "cut & gut", cooking whole. However, She Who Must Be Obeyed has decreed that all fish must be filleted. I don't like to mess around filleting smaller fish, so I don't generally keep them.</p>
<p>Big fish (like the Stripers, Sand Bass, Kentucky Bass, Catfish, that you see me posting up) get filleted. Smaller fish, like the stunted Crappie from my home lake, or most Bluegill, I would prefer to "cut & gut", cooking whole. However, She Who Must Be Obeyed has decreed that all fish must be filleted. I don't like to mess around filleting smaller fish, so I don't generally keep them.</p> Catfish, Trout, Salmon, White…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-08-21:2036984:Comment:3022952012-08-21T13:38:11.049ZJacob Hillhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/JacobHill
<p>Catfish, Trout, Salmon, Whitefish and Grayling, gut and throw on the grill with bones. They come out after the fish is cooked. Gills, Perch, and Crappie just fillet.</p>
<p>Catfish, Trout, Salmon, Whitefish and Grayling, gut and throw on the grill with bones. They come out after the fish is cooked. Gills, Perch, and Crappie just fillet.</p> When I was a boy a very long…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-08-21:2036984:Comment:3020212012-08-21T11:57:20.818ZPapa Turnerhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/PapaTurner
<p>When I was a boy a very long time ago we never fillet. Now I fillet the big ones and leave the bone in on the small ones, seems a shame to waste the meat that filleting misses. As for trout I never fillet. Of course I never caught one big enough to consider it.</p>
<p>When I was a boy a very long time ago we never fillet. Now I fillet the big ones and leave the bone in on the small ones, seems a shame to waste the meat that filleting misses. As for trout I never fillet. Of course I never caught one big enough to consider it.</p> depends on how tired i am, or…tag:bigbluegill.ning.com,2012-08-21:2036984:Comment:3021972012-08-21T04:46:33.181Zjason grimmhttp://bigbluegill.ning.com/profile/jasonalangrimm878
<p>depends on how tired i am, or how many beers ive had, either way is all good to me. ;)</p>
<p>depends on how tired i am, or how many beers ive had, either way is all good to me. ;)</p>