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Originally Posted by Skip
FWIW: Seen fish cleaners use a razor knife ( box cutter ) on Triggers.
They cut the skin all the way around each side - then peeled it off.
Love the reports - we are going to see below 10* Monday night 
Pelicans are too cool - be good to them. Might be same ones guide us to fish up here in May. |
I have learned to cut the skin of a trigger by cutting it from the inside out using my regular filet knife; there is just no way to cut through their skin unless you have a saws-all. I also cut it all the way around on each side as you suggest. I remove the skin as we normally do with a rock fish. I tried peeling it off on a fish once, but it left an inner layer of membrane that was fairly tough.
Temps are forecasted to be -3* out my way in Woodbine. Sorry to have to miss it
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