Scale or Fillet?

[backlash 1]

Fillet

[MN BassFisher]

Fillet

[gill man]

Another for fillet.

[Colt_45]

Fillet

[shamalex72]

fillet

[reinhard1]

years ago people scaled and fried. i grew up this way. but i would think most people fillet now-a-days. good luck.

[KidMoe]

I fillet everything except trout and salmon which i prefer to gut.

[LegattoAD]

Fillet.

[deadeye]

I fillet everything except for small stream trout which I gut and rinse.

[vman11]

I grew up scaling panfish as well and my dad still does, but everything I keep gets filleted.

[lutzy]

fillet everything even gills

[rob_med]

fillet

[blackdog1101]

Fillet.

[fisherman-andy]

I will fillet most of the time. I've also gotten used to skinning a fish whole although alot more work. It really depends on how you are gonna prepare a fish. Im not your typical bake or fry simple minded recipe person.

I dont have a problem with filleting as long as no meat is wasted no matter how big or small the fish. I seen way too many wasted meat at the fillet stations. And dont even get me started on the amount of Walleye heads I seen poorly severed along with cheek meat still intact.

[curtistodd]

fillet. and NOT with a fancy battery or electricity powered knife either.

[mww24]

fillet

[ilovehardwater]

Fillet

[IlliniWalli]

fillet ... most of the time.

occasionally scale/gut gills and crappies.

[Agronomist_at_IA]

fillet ... most of the time.

occasionally scale/gut gills and crappies.

Fillet.

Seen gramps do the gut and scale, way to much work.

[Fuzzbient]

fillet

[B-man715]

I fillet most of the time, just because it is faster.

But, nothing beats a half dozen skinned and gutted bluegills dropped into a hot pan of oil

A little peice of heaven right in your own kitchen!!!!!!

(first sprinkle a little Lawry's on them, then dredge in flour)

[CigarGuy]

Fillet for myself. When I get some sunnies for my 86 year old parents, I have to gut and scale. It's a pain in the arse, but it the least I can do for all the times dad took me fishing.

[mixxedbagg]

fillet

[candiru]

Small Trout are gilled and gutted. I eat the skin, scales and all.

Blugills, small bass, and Crappies are scaled then filleted. I really think the skin being on adds something to the finished product.

Everything else is filleted.

[Glockwinger]

Fillet