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Cutting And Preparing Different Species Of Fish For Table Or For Bait

Cutting And Preparing Different Species Of Fish For Table Or For Bait

We cut a lot of fish. Some for eating and some for bait. In the picture at the top we are cutting a bonito into chunks by cutting in a checkerboard pattern then cutting all of those off the carcass. We will use these chunks for chumming and for baiting our hooks for a host of different species and applications.

Each fish has a way that it is best filleted or cleaned for eating. One thing that is in common with each of these is that you will need a very sharp fillet knife. As you get more involved, you can move from one knife to several which are slightly more specialized for each task. Here are some examples:

How To Filet And Prepare A Tripletail

Scott Walker Nets A Beautiful Tripletail with the Frabill Power Stow Net

Scott Walker Nets A Beautiful Tripletail with the Frabill Power Stow Net

How do you clean and cook a Tripletail?

In case you didn't know...Steve Rodger is a funny dude.  He has a way of explaining things that just makes you smile as compares the marine world to things in the regular world. 

In this video, Steve tells you about the fish, Tripletail.  Many people may not know what a Tripletail is, but Steve explains how they feed, hide and live in a funny way.  One thing some people may not know about Tripletail is that they are one of the very finest table fish in the ocean.

After Steve explains the inner workings of the Tripletail's brain and methods of hiding from predators, he shows you how to clean it and cook it.  Enjoy!

Cleaning and Cooking Red Snapper

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Cleaning and Cooking Red Snapper

We get alot of questions about how to clean fish and how to cook it.  As professional fishermen, we are fortunate to be able to have a large supply of fish available to us year round. 

Red Snapper are one of the finest eating fish in the ocean and are available over a broad area.  You cant always keep them, but when you can, you are in for a treat. 

Steve Rodger shows you how to clean them and gives suggestions for how he likes to cook them both grilled and fried.  Steve is an advocate of simple recipes and gives you 2-3 ideas on how to clean and cook not only Red Snapper but also any of the Snappers and many other white meat fish.

Steve uses a 7 inch Bubba Blade and goes through exactly where to make the cuts and how to remove the skin.  Fileting a Red Snapper is extremely similar to tons of other fish and all the snapper family so if you need to brush up on your fish cleaning skills, check out this video. 

You can also go to our website and see the full length episode of us catching Red Snapper in Louisiana and see exclusive web content on all the gear we used and tons of other information only available at http://www.intothebluefishing.com/