pike

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Pike is fantastic eating. I saw someone on here post once that they weren't good. I actually prefer pike to almost any fish. Fillet them like you would any other warm water fish and you are fine. Y bones are easy to get out after you cook them. Take the fillet and cut vertically (after it's off the skin) abut 3-4" inch sections. You'll have a skinny side and a fat side. After you've fried them up, (I love shore lunch or zattaran's to fry them with) take a fork and cut horizontal right in the middle and pull the meat down. The bottom half typically has no y bones. Go to the top half, take your fork and press gently horizontally in the middle and when the meat seperate's you will see the row of y bones, slide the meat down the y bone. The whole row of y bones are right there visible after that. Take the y bones out and throw away. Rest of meat is great. I don't give this to young kids just in case I miss one, older ones I give the lower half towards the tail. You will not be disappointed on how good pike is. After you do this a for a few pieces you will be a pro.
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