After scaling them leave the head on and then fillet them. I don't find them a problem or any fish for that matter, I fillet everything I keep except trout.
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keep fillet'n em, just takes practice.
After scaling them leave the head on and then fillet them. I don't find them a problem or any fish for that matter, I fillet everything I keep except trout.
i filet them also.
You'd be very hard pressed to find one new for $50 nowadays. Last I heard someone found them for close to $90. Heck, my wife paid $25 for mine and that was about 25 years ago. And yes....they work great. Just rinse off the lake water and throw 'em in the meal. You cannot clean 'em any better than the basket has gotten them.
Thank's bama,I'm off to e-bay.
After cutting the heads and scaling 20 more tonight I think I am going to Ebay myself.
Went out again forgot the worms for the wife so had to drive back home then drive back got to love that with gas these days... anyway got out there about 730 and had about 30 mins of light... I used a top water fly and hammered them fast... eveyone from different beds... 20 more in the freezer
Last edited by thehines; 04-25-2008 at 10:01 PM.
Shawn Hines
Now stationed in...
Middle East
with smaller sunfish i scale head and gut them, slice the meat a few time vertically and fry, eat one side grab thetail and if cooked right can lift the whole skeleton out and have a nice clean fillet.