I've been catching and cleaning bream since forever and my technique for cleaning them is that old too! If there big enough, just start right behind gill, turn knife and cut to tail,flip filet,cut away from skin, cut out rib bones...rinse and repeat...This modmusky guy takes it to a whole 'nother level. I have the same 7" rapala knife but wow, his knife is alot sharper!!

Check it Out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_GGcgIFUlw&feature=related

Man, I can't wait for May to hit..,I've been trying to stay occupied chasing crappie but they don't come close to the mayhem of bobbers and crickets on beds come May!!

thats the way i fillet my crappie its a great way

Hey, thanks, BG. I'll have to give that a try on my next batch of bluegills or crappie.

someone needs to make this a sticky at the top. that's too cool.

May retire my electric knife and try that.

Awesome - quick and no-waste.

That's the way I've always fillet my fish.

Good find! and wow thats quick haha. Usually takes me forever to clean them, eventually the cleaning process led me to slow down a bit on bluegill fishing haha. Looks like i'm gonna have to get back into it now...

I vote for this to be stickied!!

Great Post, Ok wind lay down so We can go out and catch some fins and try it out!!!!

thats pretty cool

that's how i clean redfish sorta. alot more grunting and alot less grace

That's exactly how I cut em up.

that was awesome. We've gotten into some crappie out here round the lubbock area recently. Like Parker said, lot more grunting, less grace, drink of a beer while I'm doing it, but definately gonna have to try this method out.

I followed that method last thursday with the mess of crappie caught and it worked great! It took a little longer, bnut was much less mess and just as much meat if nt more.

Tha't pretty neat. Not any waste with that method. That would work great on small crappie (10in-12in). Wonder if the belly meat (flap) has a different taste? I'm gonna have to give that a shot.