How to clean a Pike video !

[kamala]

This is interesting,but in french.

http://www.fishingbuddies.ca/main_page.html

[tallpaul]

wow, that video on how to tie on texas style is great!!

[Cancatchbass]

Too bad it's in French.

I have a dirty pike video I'd like to clean...

CCB- did I beat M.T. to it??

[fishhit]

Looks like an awful bunch of that pike meat was wasted. I know you've got to get around the y bones but wow?

[Markus]

Fishhit, I know that video looks like there's a bit of wasted meat, but I assure you there's not. That's mostly Y bones and rib cage left. I've used that method to clean Pike for a year now and there is very little waste and I have to believe I've helped a few bone complainers to finally enjoy a good feed of pike.

Just a foot note to that video....the gentlemen took a buterfly fillet of the pike. I actually skip this step and shave my side fillets off each side...this avoids the belly fat/meat. There is little meat there anyway and the flavour of the belly fat is not that desirable compare to the rest of the fish.

Everyone should enjoy a feed of pike every spring. It's definately an overlooked favorite of mine.

[the walleye hunter]

personally, I think the guy cleaning the pike is doing an execellent job. Those five(5) pieces of fish that he puts aside are all meat he is just about to take the skin off of them to add to the fryer. , and if you listen closely, you could even hear his knife sliding off the Y bones. It's called the Five Fillet method. I don't think there is much waste there. I've seen guys destroy a pike by trying to clean it. But not this one...
I will post a video soon on how to clean a pike the same way as a walleye and how to go get that Y bone differently.

[Fish'INBud]

The video was intended to help demonstrate a new technique to those who have never tired it before. Feel free to improve on the technique should you feel there is room for improvement. From my angle (holding the camera) I can assure you the waste was minimal. Keep in mind it was a low buget film...hehehe
Markus: Good point about the belly fat... he explains removing it when making the filets.
Cheers,
-Jug