LP striper cleaning

[Dave Clifton]

Spent the weekend at Farley’s kayak fishing searching for crappie with no success but did manage to catch a dozen very nice sized striper. I’ll be honest. Most of my limited fish cleaning experience has been with smaller panfish so I was way out of my comfort zone cleaning these 3 to 5 lb fish. I got the job done but it wasn’t pretty. Definitely need a larger cutting board next time. Just curious if clubbing these live fish is common to keep them from flopping around during cleaning and is there anything else to do like bleeding them out. Obviously I’m a novice at cleaning larger fish. I just want to be more prepared next time. TIA!

 

[larhead]

Dave you can rip a gill plate on the Striper upon catch. By the time your ready to clean they generally have bled out.

 

[Coho975]

Dave, we typically rip a gill as they're put in the cooler as well. An electric knife is pretty handy if you're doing a bunch of them. Check out this video Gem posted a while back. As slick as I've seen it done with a conventional knife.
https://wayneswords.net/threads/fillet-set-ups-electric-knives.1474/#post-13904

 

[dallas massie]

coho 975 when this thread came up last night , I was thinking of that video .That is the best fillet video on-line . Thanks for posting it again.

 

[Littlesaltwash]

I love that “3 per minute” video! Wish I could get enough practice on fish to get that adept.

 

[wayne gustaveson]

The secret is to have a super sharp knife. A regular blade will not allow that quick filleting to happen. Cutting through bones (as shown) dulls the knife. Give it a try. I can do that when my knife is SHARP but transition to my old method when I forget to bring my sharpener.

 

[bobco]

I believe that video was the striper master of all times Tim Bagley, Tim where have you been? that guy would put 100s in the boat then go to the back and clean them.

 

[Gem Morris]

It was Tim. And I even bought his identical knife and can't come close to his production!

 

[bobco]

He is a striper catching and cleaning machine!

 

[Cliff]

Wayne I watched you clean fish a few years ago when I helped pull the nets but I forget what sharpener you used BTW If you've never seen Wayne clean'um you have to look fast at the technique. He doesn't take long.
Can you post a picture of it? THX

 

[wayne gustaveson]

The speedy sharp knife sharpener is a great tool to carry with you on the water. When filleting 100 stripers the knife will eventually loose it's edge and the speedy sharp tool can restore that it a minute or less. Cost is about $10 on Amazon.

 

[T.kidd]

Having been through numerous electric knives i finally did the ultimate.

Bought Cutco knives. Use the hunting knife for the first 2 cuts to get the slab, switch to the fisherman’s fillet for trim.
Have filleted 100 + fish in a weekend , still sharp. Send em back for free sharpening. They replace the blade or knife
Free if needed. Spendy, yes. Have had knives replaced free.
Use a 12 volt submersible pump hooked to a faucet attached to my table for constant fresh water to fillet.
Glamping at it’s finest.

 

[Littlesaltwash]

I looked up the Speedy Sharp, and ended up buying a two-pack. They got here the other day and I had a chance to use one on some of my knives. Their claims are true, you can peel steel off an edge. One has found a home on the boat, the other in the kitchen. Stocking stuffer!