The other day an old Mulege friend fileted our catch of pintos and dorado at his table next to the Mulege River boat ramp. Ordinarily, I'd do this
myself, but Rafael's a good hombre and needs all the cash he can muster to buy whatever keeps him in such a happy mood. He's good at fileting..and
quick. It's his rice bowl...he's industrious. Support him if you can.
Here's a photo tutorial of how to filet dorado and pinto. Some marine critters, like triggerfish, Humboldt squid, smelt & lutefisk
require a different approach - to be covered at a later date. You probably have your own methods, but the following will work on 'most' fish you
catch.
. HOW TO FILET FISH...by Rafa
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"Órale!"
"Hola Amigos! Mi nombre es Rafael. Con mucho gusto, Nomads. Pompano ees el cheepskater."
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"So now, I show you how to clean dorado y pintos. "
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DORADO
"This is Pompano's fish. He tells me it is a dorado."
"You know...I think that if it had grown up, it could have been a dorado....maybe."
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"We begin. Pay attention, por favor, because I can only do this once to each fish...especially with these sardinas."
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PINTO
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"Now I do the pinto filets for you."
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"Listo!"
"Do I have to supply the Ziplocks again, Pompano?"
"Si? ..Aye, curumba.."
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Note: If you need further assistance, Rafa says to visit this how-to video about fileting fish at:
[Edited on 5-9-2010 by Pompano]BajaBruno - 5-9-2010 at 08:10 AM
Nice tutorial, Pompano--I'm taking notes. Funny, but when I do this, one side of the fillet always looks like it has been hacked with a hatchet.dtbushpilot - 5-9-2010 at 08:19 AM
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Originally posted by BajaBruno
Nice tutorial, Pompano--I'm taking notes. Funny, but when I do this, one side of the fillet always looks like it has been hacked with a hatchet.
You mean you're not supposed to use a hatchet?......well, that explains a lot....dtmulegejim - 5-9-2010 at 08:47 AM
Roger, I have always called him Pipio, not sure if I have the spelling right. You are correct, he is very good and very fast. Also a excellent
fisherman jigging with iron. I'll be down in about a week. Jim
[Edited on 5-9-2010 by mulegejim]Pompano - 5-9-2010 at 09:10 AM
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Originally posted by mulegejim
Roger, I have always called him Pipio, not sure if I have the spelling right. You are correct, he is very good and very fast. Also a excellent
fisherman jigging with iron. I'll be down in about a week. Jim
[Edited on 5-9-2010 by mulegejim]
Right on, Jamie...his nickname, Pipio, means "young bird"...go figure.Bob and Susan - 5-9-2010 at 11:54 AM
a sharp knife and...
pull that skin off
Frank - 5-9-2010 at 02:34 PM
We have been using this technique. Its fast and I can only count to 8 now
Been filleting and skinning 'em every since I can
remember
Rafeal is a good guy.