might be a dumb ass question but

[Ira R (Rick) Jones]

here goes,  cleaning large panfish, filet? or dcale and gut and whack head off, or do you whack head off or tail off or cut fins out??

never caught bluegill big enough to filet

[David, aka, "McScruff"]

Here in sc, white perch have no creep limit - if you catch em, keep em!