Y-bone removal

[MnSportsman]

On another post,another member asked about removing the Y-bones from a N.Pike.

I found 2 web pages describing methods & thought I'd post them here for people who do not know how to do it.

here they are:
http://www.mwd.com/burnett/pike2.html

and:
http://www.ngpc.state.ne.us/infoeduc/mag/features/ybones.html

Good Luck & Good eating!

See ya out there!

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[This message has been edited by MnSportsman (edited 01-15-2002).]

[Matt D]

I rarely keep pike to eat, but when I do, the technique works well. When they're fresh out of the lake (haven't been frozen), pike are a fine fish to eat.

My other option with bony fillets ... PICKLE 'EM. In fact, I kept a nice one Sunday for just that reason and he's going in the juice as soon as I get home. If you've never had pickled fish, you just might like it -- those of us with a little Norwegian in our blood sure do. If you don't like it, try a different recipe; there's all kinds of 'em out there.

[doc]

Also try www.northernpike.com

[hawgTime]

for e-man

[Guest]

thanks folks!

the info and web pages are just what i needed.

i like pickled northern but when filleted correctly the meat is really good also.

thx again,
eric

[Steve Foss]

I also like pike. When I clean them and remove the y-bones, I first cut the tail section off the fillet from the point immediately behind where the y-bones end. The tail section is practically boneless. Then I remove the y-bones from the rest. I've never been able to really remove the y-bones without cutting all the way through the fillet, even though the literature/pictures always shows someone handily removing a v-shaped strip from a beautiful fillet. So I cut all the way through, which leaves me with three long strips. One is the middle strip full of y-bones. The other two I cut into fingers, same with the tail section, and freeze for eating. The leftover strip goes into a different freezer bag, and when we have enough bony strips, we cut them up and pickle them (the pickling dissolves the bones).

Good luck.

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Steve ([email protected])

[This message has been edited by stfcatfish (edited 02-14-2002).]