Fish Filleting videos

[Jack&7]

I know others have put these in various places on the boards, but I have had a hard time finding them myself, so I thought I would post 4 of what I consider to be the best, easiest and simplest videos from Youtube on cleaning pike, perch and walleye. Of course, this is entirely my opinion. If you have a different method, great. I just liked these and thought I would help out my fellow anglers.

For those of you that are having a hard time doing a decent job of filleting or cleaning what you catch, this should help...

Maybe this should be a sticky?

I just hope these vids stay on Youtube for a long time, because I think this is really handy info...

Best of luck out there,
Dean

The 10-second perch method

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjTlFwQb7D0

Removing the Y-bones in Pike

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS_cHdKS-_A

I have never done this method below, but I included the video because I liked the diagrams. Quality of the video is a little lacking, but the method seems like it would work well...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBzhM9aUqPI

Getting EVERYTHING from a walleye

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9NR2A9CHu8

[pecker]

Originally Posted by Jack&7

I know others have put these in various places on the boards, but I have had a hard time finding them myself, so I thought I would post 4 of what I consider to be the best, easiest and simplest videos from Youtube on cleaning pike, perch and walleye. Of course, this is entirely my opinion. If you have a different method, great. I just liked these and thought I would help out my fellow anglers.

For those of you that are having a hard time doing a decent job of filleting or cleaning what you catch, this should help...

Maybe this should be a sticky?

I just hope these vids stay on Youtube for a long time, because I think this is really handy info...

Best of luck out there,
Dean

The 10-second perch method

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pjTlFwQb7D0

Removing the Y-bones in Pike

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VS_cHdKS-_A

I have never done this method below, but I included the video because I liked the diagrams. Quality of the video is a little lacking, but the method seems like it would work well...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBzhM9aUqPI

Getting EVERYTHING from a walleye

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9NR2A9CHu8

great videos Jack. put a couple in my favs. thanks for sharing.

[Jims71duster]

is there one anywhere that shows you how to fillet a burb. without having to touch the ugly thing. I would try to eat one if I could only get by what they look like.

[Jack&7]

Jim..

Burbs are probably the easiest of all! I believe there are a few vids of that as well...I should've included that to the list!

If anyone finds a good burb vid, please post it.

As for technique:

Take a chunk of 2X8 or 2X10 and pound a 5 inch spike right through it at one end. Flip board over and impale Burb on spike. Cut a ring around body behind gill plates and use two pairs of pliers (one on each side of body) to pull skin right off like a glove. It helps if your board is 4 or 5 feet long because then you just stand it up against the wall and pull the skin down.

Then put board back on flat surface and cut down either side of backbone from front of fish to the back. Gently fillet the "tenderloins" of the burb away from the rib cage and there you have it. I haven't done it very many times and was a little intimidated, but after watching Calgarygringo do it down at PCR, it looked easy...and it is!

Good luck!

[pecker]

Originally Posted by Jims71duster

is there one anywhere that shows you how to fillet a burb. without having to touch the ugly thing. I would try to eat one if I could only get by what they look like.

without touching one . NO .

[calgarygringo]

That is a good way for burbs as I do a variation of that but once you cut the skin all the way around just pull his jacket of with 1 set of pliers. I ill give you a link to a good video that does the basics. I just have about a 4 foot by 18 inch wide 3/4 inch plywood and have a 4 inch screw facing up through the bottom and push the burbs head over. With the threads on the screw the head does not not move, then follow the rest of the burb video.
There is a good pike one that works pretty easy as well if it is not one already posted. the burb method works great as I have shown several of our fishing group in the summer and some a couple weeks ago at PCR.

For Burbs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMdD8egU_ac

For Boneless Pike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3-GLr9bTXM

Enjoy

[WayneChristie]

did 7 burbs last weekend with that method, only without a board, and it works great. They taste awesome too.

[DarkAisling]

Thanks for posting all of these videos in one place

I make a terrible mess when I fillet fish, and these will help.

[Geezle]

Originally Posted by DarkAisling

Thanks for posting all of these videos in one place

I make a terrible mess when I fillet fish, and these will help.

Don't feel bad, I usually make a mess of mine as well...just gotta get out and get some more to practice on!

[WayneChristie]

Originally Posted by DarkAisling

Thanks for posting all of these videos in one place

I make a terrible mess when I fillet fish, and these will help.

download a free program called "get it" and you can download and save the videos

[Fishfinder]

Thanx for sharing, very useful vids If I can get that perch filleting technique down, I will definently fish for those little buggers more often!
Cheers

[Jack&7]

Originally Posted by calgarygringo

That is a good way for burbs as I do a variation of that but once you cut the skin all the way around just pull his jacket of with 1 set of pliers. I ill give you a link to a good video that does the basics. I just have about a 4 foot by 18 inch wide 3/4 inch plywood and have a 4 inch screw facing up through the bottom and push the burbs head over. With the threads on the screw the head does not not move, then follow the rest of the burb video.
There is a good pike one that works pretty easy as well if it is not one already posted. the burb method works great as I have shown several of our fishing group in the summer and some a couple weeks ago at PCR.

For Burbs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMdD8egU_ac

For Boneless Pike
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3-GLr9bTXM

Enjoy

Ken...

That is a great Burb video. I also used to do pike the way shown in the second video, but I found it didn't work well unless you had large pike.

[lone wolf]

Great info - thx for posting !