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Post by featherduster on Oct 8, 2007 12:24:26 GMT -5
Several years ago I dug a small pond and stocked it with channel cats. For the past few years I have been feeding them dog food and other scraps,so this weekend I decided to take a few. To my surprise they are about 18 to 20 inches and weigh approx. 4-5 lbs.
Now I have skinned a lot of bullheads and some small catfish in my day but these guys had a hide on them that wouldn't come off.
Any suggestions on a good way to dress these size cats?
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Post by steiny on Oct 8, 2007 19:17:14 GMT -5
I fillet cats of that size the same way I fillet a bass, walleye or whatever.
If you want to peel the hide off, a pair of regular catfish skinning pliers is hard to beat.
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Post by raporter on Oct 8, 2007 21:38:11 GMT -5
I fillet cats of that size the same way I fillet a bass, walleye or whatever. If you want to peel the hide off, a pair of regular catfish skinning pliers is hard to beat. Steiny is right on that one. Just like any other fish. |
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Post by omegahunter on Oct 8, 2007 21:50:16 GMT -5
After years of struggling to rip the hide from a catfish with pliers, an old river aficianado showed me that a cat can indeed be filleted exactly the same as any other fish. I could hardly believe my eyes. Now that is the only way to clean a fish!
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Post by featherduster on Oct 9, 2007 20:54:31 GMT -5
THANK YOU: I will try the fillet method on the next batch I catch.
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