05-30-2005, 03:55 PM
[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]I'll second the electric fillet knife. I've got three. Two 120v and one 12v and I'll never be without one again. Sometimes there's no substitue for a good conventional knife at times but your electrics will work for most applications around here.[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]You want to learn to clean fish? Go down to the cleaning station and watch guys who know how to do it. Watch deckhands on a charter boat. Those boys make their living cleaning fish.[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]The 'Dude does have quite a write up on his set up and in typical 'Dude fashion, which we would expect no less, has taken it to the enth degree. You won't need all the stuff he has but it's fun to look at and form your own ideas.[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]What type of fillet board makes a big difference. Some use plastic boards or wood boards with a poly finish. Too slick for me. I end up chasing stuff around the board. My recommendation is a piece of waferboard exterior siding. The kind typically used to attach vinyl siding to. What I like about it is that after a few uses, the fibers on the wood start to stand up from the water on it. These fibers will actually keep the fish from slipping. Even with a bunch of blood, slime, etc, the fish don't slid around when filleting them.[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]I also like it because you can cut an "oversize" board that is large enough to handle larger fish. Too many boards are just too small without enough working space.[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]I simply take a high power nozzle on the garden house to clean and let it dry in the sun. Some guys will tell you not to use wood but wood has been used for centuries as a cutting board material. The secret is to clean it good and let it dry. I have a couple of these cheap boards that I've used for years. To replace it, find a new house contruction site and ask for some of their scraps.[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]You want to learn to clean fish? Go down to the cleaning station and watch guys who know how to do it. Watch deckhands on a charter boat. Those boys make their living cleaning fish.[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]The 'Dude does have quite a write up on his set up and in typical 'Dude fashion, which we would expect no less, has taken it to the enth degree. You won't need all the stuff he has but it's fun to look at and form your own ideas.[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]What type of fillet board makes a big difference. Some use plastic boards or wood boards with a poly finish. Too slick for me. I end up chasing stuff around the board. My recommendation is a piece of waferboard exterior siding. The kind typically used to attach vinyl siding to. What I like about it is that after a few uses, the fibers on the wood start to stand up from the water on it. These fibers will actually keep the fish from slipping. Even with a bunch of blood, slime, etc, the fish don't slid around when filleting them.[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]I also like it because you can cut an "oversize" board that is large enough to handle larger fish. Too many boards are just too small without enough working space.[/size][/black][/font]
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[font "Comic Sans MS"][black][size 3]I simply take a high power nozzle on the garden house to clean and let it dry in the sun. Some guys will tell you not to use wood but wood has been used for centuries as a cutting board material. The secret is to clean it good and let it dry. I have a couple of these cheap boards that I've used for years. To replace it, find a new house contruction site and ask for some of their scraps.[/size][/black][/font]
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