Originally Posted By: Myassisdragon
Nicely done !

Do you have to gut clean the fish first or can you leave it in the round before filleting ?


In the round is fine, but the kidney is a tremendous reservoir of residual blood so be prepared to do a little extra wiping. Also you have to make an additional longitudinal incision about 2-3 inches up from the ventral midline (just past the distal extent of the ribs) in order to release the belly pieces. You'll be left with a nice long succulent 4-5 inch wide belly strip containing both ventral fins

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