saltwater fishing can be a relaxing and rewarding hobby for just about any one. So when in the Gulf of Mexico fishing for the tasty red fish i have a few tips for filleting your catch. Take into consideration that red fish do not have the fishy taste that is associated with the salmon and cod. So, since this is a quite tasty fish how do you fillet it properly? Here is a step by step guide getting the best fillet of red fish around.

Once you catch your red fish just what are your steps to filleting it properly. Well your first step is having the proper tool. All you will need is a good pair of hands, and a sharp and handy filleting knife.

Take your handy fillet knife and make an incision right below the gills. Then down the side of your red fish through the ribs and straight down to where the tail starts. There is no need to slice into the tail. Make sure you make a slice that cuts through the ribs to ensure removing the meat will be easy.

Next, you want to flip your fish and repeat the above process. You should at this time have a red fish that has a slice down each side from below the gills, through the ribs, and straight down to the tail. IF you have these incisions then you are on the right track to having a fillet of red fish.

Now take the tip of your knife and cut the top of the redfish. Take your filleting knife and slice from backbone all the way down to the ribs. make a nice straight incision, this will aid in the removal of the red fish meat.

Now it is time to remove the meat from the carcass. Take your filleting knife or your hands and carefully remove the meat. The proper way to removed red fish fillets is to work parallel to the ribs of your fish. Be sure and leave a small amount of meat to connect your two fillets together.

Flip your red fish and repeat the above process. If you have made it to this step then you are almost on your way to enjoying red fish fillets. If you have done the filleting of the red fish properly you should have two perfectly adjoining fillets and one fish carcass.

Your next step you want to do is removal of the bones in the fillets. To do this properly is to just lie the fillets down and handpick the bone and bone fragments out and discard.

Now you take your fillets and lie them skin side own on a flat surface. Take the fillet knife and carefully cut away the skin from the fillets of red fish. This will leave you with only one small simple step before your fillets are ready to be prepared.

Finally, take your fillet knife and remove the bloodline. The fillet knife is the proper tool just lie the fillets down and cut away the bloodline in two straight strokes. And these are the proper procedures for filleting a red fish.

To have a delicious red fish fillet meal: Soak your fillets in buttermilk for three hours. Dip them in your favorite seasoning crumbs. Take a skillet with a dab of cooking oil and heat. Fry your fillets 6-8 minutes until both sides are golden brown. serve with a side of your favorite vegetables and you have a wonderful tasty red fish meal.

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