Originally Posted By: jstiz
So how do you guys fillet your catfish's? Some of those bigger and fatter ones the fillets get huge!


Like you would fillet a regular fish, except if you don't have an electric fillet knife don't cut thru the ribs, cut to the ribs, then follow the ribs out and cut thru the skin. Once the fillet is off the fish, (if the table/board is long enough I won't cut thru the skin at the tail - I'll flop the fillet over and use the body of the fish as a handle) cut from the tail to the head to remove the skin. Then remove all the dark meat that you see.

If I cut thru the skin at the tail I'll use a fork to hold the skin at the tail to start the cut.


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