Bloody(?) stripe inside next to fish backbone.

[wagdog]

Ok, I can clean a trout in 5 seconds. Perfectly. Give me a perch or a catfish and I am at it forever and making a mess. Isn't it something to watch those people with a mess of perch or bluegill clean those up like an art?

For larger fish like catfish, I use an electric fillet knife. For bluegill, crappie, etc., I use a regular fillet knife. Usually one with about a 7 inch blade. It does take some practice to get fast. I fillet trout with the electric as well. I usually take longer with trout because I have to locate the little "flesh bones" that run down the middle of the fillet and cut out that strip.
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