[fisheyedfool]

does anyone fillet gills?or would it to wasteful.

 

[MichiganWalleye]

Of course they do...electric fillet knife. Paper thin fish carcass is all thats left when you're done. Not wasteful at all.

 

[deep6in]

I always fillet em. You dont get all the meat, but if you take your time it's far from a waste.

 

[bassburner]

wouldnt eat them any other way.

 

[Bootknife]

Thats the only way I do it, When done right you can read the newspaper through the back bone. IMO best way to eat them bluegill. batter them up in the oil done.:fish:

 

[boutdun]

I think a trip to Rice lake converted me,trying to clean hundreds can drive ya batty,fileting is quick an easy,don't have to be slabs either,even the smaller ones make nice "chips":fish:

 

[Paperboy 1]

:yeahthat:
"D"...All of the above.:lol: Best way to eat those tasty morsels!! Good sharp fillet knife and you are set.:corkysm55:corkysm55

 

[chuckinduck]

How else do you clean a bluegill? Scale and gut method? I've always filleted and never thought twice..........I have on occassion scaled them when I'm really bored and feel like making a mess, but I always filleted the fish after that, minus removing the skin.

 

[ed1054]

Been filleting them for 40 years. Fillet everything I catch.

 

[Milbo]

I always fillet gills. Put them in the Bucket scaler or just use a spoon.

 

[averageguy]

I fillet everything I clean. I know an old timer that scales them, cuts off the head and tail, guts them and pulls the fin out with a pair of pliers. He says they taste better with the bones in.

 

[bigfishunter]

fillet and skin all my fish less messy and they do not curl up in the fryer:fish:

 

[Backlasher]

That's the only way to go. The Wife & Kids will only eat them when they are fillet.

 

[outdoor junkie]

Fillet every fish i catch unless it's smelt.

 

[STOLI69]

Fillet every fish i catch unless it's smelt.

I agree. I do not keep Gills under 71/2 to 8 inches and you can see before and after cleaning in my albums. If done proper, a 8 inch gill will give a piece of meat 4 inches long by 1 inch wide!!:corkysm55
Don:fish:

 

[Salmon Seeker]

Fillet is the only way to go IMO, good sharp fillet knife and a good cutting board!

 

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[-Axiom-]

I agree with the guy that says they taste better with the bones in, I prefer them that way.

Since I have noticed the grubs in some of the fish I tend to fillet them all now.

 

[chuckinduck]

I agree. I do not keep Gills under 71/2 to 8 inches and you can see before and after cleaning in my albums. If done proper, a 8 inch gill will give a piece of meat 4 inches long by 1 inch wide!!:corkysm55
Don:fish:

I always get a kick out of seeing what other people keep. I see 6- 6.5" fish laying on the ice and I wonder how and what a fillet off a fish that small looks like. 7.5" is my minimum too, and I prefer 8. I kept a 7" gill last weekend because it was hooked deep and had to rip the hook out. When I filleted it, I wasn't sure if there was a fillet there or not!

 

[Fabner1]

I just filleted a mess the other day.

People will ask me "Fred how did you get so good at filleting fish"? I answer "thousands of fish"! I have not gone electric yet but have been told it is the cats as!

Fred