How to fillet a Flathead

[imported_admin]

Here one of a couple of quick videos we did the other day.

This one is of Lucky Phill filleting a Flathead



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[pimp_my_boat]

great show
lucky phil.
I will give it a go looks like you dont waste any where as much flesh as the way I fillet and skin my flathead.
Are all bones removed?
Regards Mick

[StevenM]

Nice work Phil

Couldnt do a better job myself

Cheers

[BrandonH]

Great info there Phill!!!
I will have to give the 2/3rds slice down the middle a go next time I skin a flathead ;) Near impossable to get it off in one go otherwise!!!!!!!

cheers
Brandon...

[Lucky_Phill]

Yes, all bones are removed this way.

Phill

[RCG008]

They say you learn something new everyday. Thanks lucky Phil. Skinning so much easier now.

[murf]

Thanks Phill

Will give that a go next time. I usually rip the skin off if fish are very fresh, can be a bit of a hit and miss though.

Cheers Murf

[charleville]

Hey, these are great tutorials!

Many thanks! :)

[-spiro-]

Good clip Phill all i got to do now is try and get one of those Barrwon banks flathead.

[stark]

Hiya Phill,

You make it looks sooooo easy. Would you mind advising where you got your knives and what types/ lengths etc.

I'm sure the knives & glove help, but would need to do a lot to get to your standard.

Cheers
John

[Wahoo]

thanx for the vid
came real handy the other day, had to watch it a few times LOL

Daz

[Scalem]

Great stuff!

I always make a mess .... till now.

Scalem

[WaWa]

Good one Phil, thanks for that. It seems a really sharp knife is the key. I'm a bit of a novice with the old sharpening steel, anyone know the best way to use one?

WaWa

[geoff72]

great info mate,top stuff

[phil_the_greek]

hey stark the knives are victorinox by the look of them
phil

[Aigutso]

Wish i'd watched this video before i trying to fillet ( butcher) the flattie I caught at Touchy's, great video cheers Mike

[Lucky_Phill]

ya get that Mike. ;D :P

phill

[jackscatch]

that could be useful next time i catch a bigflathead

[Dannos]

There is another way to do them by filleting,skining and de boning all in one step.Will see if i can post up the video when found.

[kzrocky]

There is another way to do them by filleting,skining and de boning all in one step.Will see if i can post up the video when found.

Great video, I just tried it on the little flatheads I caught today.
What I found with the little flatheads, is that you dont need to flatten the flathead before skinning. Instead, I went back as per video right back to the tail, and before the tail is chopped I reverse the blade and start skinning. That way you can still hold the fish. It worked a treat. Still have to cut a v to remove the backbone though.


great video.