Tog - Bleed and Filet Two part question

[pilot2550]

1) Do you bleed your catch or not?   What technique do you use?

2) Best way to filet?  How do you get around the pinbones without plucking?


Thanks
Jeff

[Kenny]

I bleed em...I take my scissors and cut em right under the gills and let them bleed out in the cooler...

Here's a good tog filleting video....

[pilot2550]

Kenny,  That's the ticket! Thanks for the quick post and vid.

[Kenny]

No sweat Jeff....glad to help 

Thanks for turning that link into a video Rod...Ya gota tell me again how to do that  Saturday on the Islander   

[gottog]

Kenny is on point

I just hack right through the rib cage. Lose a little meat but not all that much when you trim it out.

[Bucktail]

I like that Kenny!   They are a bit tricky.

I was trying to watch how Capt. Joe did it the other day when we got back to the dock. But all I wound up doing was butchering a couple of them.  Fortunately I was practicing on the small ones.