voogoofish 1 Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 is there a better way than mine (surely there is!!!)ok so the way I butterfly fillet garfish is this:1) scale2) behead & gut gar3) run thumb nail down inside of backbone breaking ribs away.4) fillet tail off both sides5) run knife tip around the backbone allowing backbone to be ripped out flesh free with tail attached.6) fillet ribs with a sharp knife.Am I making hard work for myself??because after standing in the rain, getting belted by mozzies & then hammered by a thunderstorm (in a t-shirt & shorts) I was thinking... man is there a quicker way??? auphartz 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ranger 48 Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 http://www.strikehook.com/forum/8-show-us-your-tips/36521-how-i-butterfly-fillet-gar Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tyke 0 Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 That is an excellent link Ranger - or you could just give them to my mate Brian who does all the filleting from our trips....... I'm just allowed to do the scaling Quote Link to post Share on other sites
voogoofish 1 Posted November 25, 2009 Author Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 will look over that more carefully after work, seems good!there's always talk about 'rolling gar flat with rolling pins' is tat crazy talk??? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
coonta kinta 1 Posted November 25, 2009 Report Share Posted November 25, 2009 voogoofish wrote:man is there a quicker way???Maybe, probably, yes there is, seen it done.BUT I still do it the same way as you describe Matt except for #3. All done with the knife Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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