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imported_admin
07-01-2007, 06:48 PM
Here one of a couple of quick videos we did the other day.

This one is of Lucky Phill filleting a Flathead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhhZt7d58Hk

pimp_my_boat
09-01-2007, 10:07 AM
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
09-01-2007, 12:46 PM
Nice work Phil

Couldnt do a better job myself

Cheers

BrandonH
09-01-2007, 03:34 PM
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
09-01-2007, 09:59 PM
Yes, all bones are removed this way.

Phill

RCG008
14-01-2007, 08:21 PM
They say you learn something new everyday. Thanks lucky Phil. Skinning so much easier now.

murf
19-01-2007, 06:20 PM
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
20-01-2007, 03:59 PM
Hey, these are great tutorials!

Many thanks! :)

-spiro-
08-02-2007, 08:49 AM
Good clip Phill all i got to do now is try and get one of those Barrwon banks flathead.

stark
13-02-2007, 08:30 PM
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
13-02-2007, 08:48 PM
thanx for the vid
came real handy the other day, had to watch it a few times LOL

Daz

Scalem
21-02-2007, 11:33 PM
Great stuff!

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

Scalem

WaWa
23-02-2007, 05:44 PM
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
12-03-2007, 11:30 AM
great info mate,top stuff

phil_the_greek
06-06-2007, 09:32 PM
hey stark the knives are victorinox by the look of them
phil

Tangles
07-06-2007, 07:46 AM
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
07-06-2007, 04:33 PM
ya get that Mike. ;D :P

phill

jackscatch
03-07-2007, 02:09 PM
that could be useful next time i catch a bigflathead

Dannos
01-11-2008, 08:25 PM
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
02-11-2008, 05:52 PM
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.

Pedro14
02-10-2016, 08:12 AM
I have been trying to find a video, which shows how to debone a flathead without taking fillets off.
Saw it done at Bruny Island a couple of years back and thought the video at start of this thread might have been the one I am looking for.

Unfortunately all that is shown is a black square and no video.

Anyone help?

Pedro

bazza65
02-10-2016, 09:40 AM
That is what I am seeing Pedro must be something to do with our computer settings.

Pedro14
02-10-2016, 09:54 AM
Thanks maybe someone will have a suggestion.

bugsytwoshoes
03-10-2016, 06:20 AM
I fillet flathead as per excellent video but on larger flathead I do not cut the bones out. I find there is a lot of flesh around the bones and the bones are quite large it is easy to eat around the bones. After you have taken the skin of as per video I just cut the fillet in half just below where the bones/rib cavity finishes, this way you will be left with the tail section free of bones this part I let the missus or kids have and the bones/rib section is what I have. You will find that with larger flatties it is easy to eat and the large bones don't present a problem. Best way to cook is roll fillet in plain flour, then dunk in beaten egg then roll/coat in Panko brand Japanese bread crumbs. I like to deep fry my fillets , I use Rice Bran oil. ( not Brand) and make sure you have the oil hot enough and remove fillets when golden brown. Do not put fillets in one after the other continuously, put two or three in and when cooked and removed from oil let the oil heat back up.

odieman150
03-10-2016, 08:26 AM
I have been trying to find a video, which shows how to debone a flathead without taking fillets off.
Saw it done at Bruny Island a couple of years back and thought the video at start of this thread might have been the one I am looking for.

Unfortunately all that is shown is a black square and no video.

Anyone help?

Pedro
I liked the look of this one Pedro but i will have to actually catch a flathead to try it. No doubt someone that actually GOES fishing will let me know how it works.
:dankk2:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I98zHx6j-lA

Pedro14
10-10-2016, 06:45 PM
I liked the look of this one Pedro but i will have to actually catch a flathead to try it. No doubt someone that actually GOES fishing will let me know how it works.
:dankk2:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I98zHx6j-lA

odieman, you are the man.
That is the one and the only suggestion from memory where it changes is that when cutting down the backbone leave about 11/2 inches to the tail and turn over holding the tail end as you pull the skin back towards the head.


Pedro

Pedro14
14-10-2016, 11:21 AM
Another variation that debones and skins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Az5_IoxSRA

Pedro