How to clean a perch in 10 seconds

[fishnhuntnboy]

Has anyone seen this video or even tried this? It's pretty interesting. I don't know how to post a video on here but here's the link

http://m.youtube.com/index?client=mv-google&desktop_uri=%2F%3Fgl%3DGB%26hl%3Den-GB&gl=GB&hl=en-GB&rdm=4ozmbjvr1#/watch?v=pjTlFwQb7D0

I may try this sometime

[TruthWalleyes]

I tried it last year, once, it took me a lot longer than 10 seconds,

I do like the method though, reminds me of eating bullheads.

[pushbutton]

I tried, yep, a lot longer then ten seconds, more like 10 minutes, but do not have a good sharp pocket knife. Ended up filleting it anyway because of the bones. Big question is has anyone prepared one? Suppose it might be like eating chicken wings....does the rib cage stay intact when nibbling around it?

[LightningBG]

[HandGunner]

I did it first time ever took only 3

2 mins not that hard to do yes bones are still intact this method gives more meat out o smaller perch i heard to leave the dorsal fins until its done cooking then when you pull it off the bones should come off with...

[IamZombie]

I prefer to take a little more time and fillet them, then not have to worry so much about bones.

[Juneau4]

Iv'e been doing it that way for years, use your fork on one side to take the meat off-then just lift the the back bone out. Faster than filleting and just as bonelss.

[Hory]

My grandfather won't eat panfish any other way! When I'm cleaning fish for myself...I stick with the electric knife and zip down the back..leaving a 1/2 inch strip connected at the tail, then run the knife down and skin it. Cut the ribs out and done. Nearly as easy once you get good with the electric, and always boneless

[fishnhuntnboy]

I may try it the next time I get some perch to just try it. Otherwise I will just stick with the ole traditional way of filleting lol. Non the less seems pretty cool

[BLACKJACK]

That actually looks kind of neat!!! I know my mom likes to fry sunfish whole, head off, guts out, and scaled. Then when you eat them, pull off the fins, just take a fork, split the fish, pull out the backbone, and you have two nice halves of fish to eat, you get less breading and more fish flavor. Best fish ever! This might work too!!

[ski_otter]

That actually looks kind of neat!!! I know my mom likes to fry sunfish whole, head off, guts out, and scaled. Then when you eat them, pull off the fins, just take a fork, split the fish, pull out the backbone, and you have two nice halves of fish to eat, you get less breading and more fish flavor. Best fish ever! This might work too!!

I tried it, did take a while to do, specially since I don't get into too many keeper perch. It is very similar to a scaled sunfish, bones come out easily once cooked and very little meat is lost

[mrfish1991]

I've watched this video a few times in the last couple years and have always wanted to try it, but I just flat out forget when I have some perch. It does look like a good way to clean the smaller "keeper" perch.

It also looks like it would be easier to do with a shorter knife...something like a 3" blade with a handle that fits nicely in the hand.

[rixxatool]

Not to be nit picky, but why does the subject say "in 10 seconds" when it takes that guy nearly a minute to do it! And I am guessing that isn't his first time either!!

[LunkerCity]

It does look like a good method, since I would never try to fillet a perch that small. The one thing I saw that bothered me was all of the shiny part of the skin left on the fish. IMO that shiny stuff is what makes fish taste poorly.

[Gordie]

reminds me of eating bullheads.

Thats how we did bullies for years when I was a kid