smerchly Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 I gave it another try using pink worms today , but the currents were not in my favour to drift properly ....kept getting hung up on bottom . I left the scene & tried for pike for an hour , tossing soft baits & small cranks . ....got 2 pike and a nice smallie . The largest pike was 32" & went 7.6 lbs . I thought I would do some weighing to see how much meat this pike would yield . I did the 5 fillet method to lose the "y" bones and ended up with 2.7 lbs of clean fillets from 7.6 lbs of pike . I have photo's but can't post them properly .....hope to fix it soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 WTG "Old Son". I hope to get out there this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazz Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 good job smerch.bacon wrapped pike cabobs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted December 7, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Sounds like a plan Mazz ! Pike over 5 lbs. have thick enough fillets to do the kabob tango , especially the thick back piece from the head to the dorsal fin . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perkins Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Wwas the pike in port? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
overthelimit Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 I take bigger walleye back straps to the grill bacon wrapped and finished with a little BBQ sauce. Awesome with some sweet pea risotto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauly Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Great job, Smerchly. I miss fishing for pike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staffman Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Congratulations ! Pike cleaned by the 5 fillet method make for some great eating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnfishguy11 Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 Smearch, one day I hope to see you in port Dalhousie when you have a pike to clean! I'll show you a very easy method that will consistently remove all the bones while saving meat. I've never tried the 5 filtet method. But I cleaned a ton of pike this year and never had a bone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted December 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 Seems like I fixed the problem posting photo's ....did a windows update , uninstalled & reinstalled Picasa ....... This is the final de-boning process from the 5 fillet method .......cdnfishing guy , I have seen videos on you tube of doing the regular filleting method, then removing the rib bones and then the line of "y" bones . I'll give that a try with a smaller pike next time . here's the final product from the 5 fillet method ......notice the bottom piece is split in two to eliminate the cartilage above the back bone ..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cdnfishguy11 Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 Nice pictures! I see how the 5 fillet method works now ! What about the top piece from the fishes back, the instructions I read showed where to cut and it seemed they were cutting right through the spine... Was this an issue? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted December 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 The first cut behind the head doesn't cut through the backbone .I hold the fish up in a swimming position , cut across the spine to the backbone ,then run the blade sideways against the spine to the dorsal fin . That is the largest and thickest piece of meat . You will then see the spine and row of Y bones on each side . Carefully run the knife on the outside of the Y bones with the tip of the knife toward the center of the belly , as close to the bones as possible .Bring the blade out at the dorsal also . The last two fillets are easy to cut from the tail to the dorsal . There are some good videos on You Tube showing a few methods to clean pike . Pike meat is white , flaky and sweet and not fishy tasting as well . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchie Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 wow great filleting job looks fantastic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishfight Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 Did not even know catching pike was feasible during this time of the month. Do you have to use a leader? How was the fight? How does pike meat taste like compared to bass if cooked exactly the same way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmate Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 pike is delicious...one of the best tasting fish..I'd eat a pike over a fishy bass anyday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smatone2k Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 pike is defintly better then bass still would rather a perch or pick to me they cant be beat I do real well for pike threw the ice in a local spot they r quite fun on a light set up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted December 10, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 Did not even know catching pike was feasible during this time of the month. Do you have to use a leader? How was the fight? How does pike meat taste like compared to bass if cooked exactly the same way? I always use a leader when targeting pike , either 30# floro carb or a steel leader . The smaller pike ,about 2.5 lbs. swallowed a 4" crank bait and only the leader was visible .Their teeth will cut through braid or mono easily . You can fry pike like bass or perch and I'll take pike over bass . I'm having "kabob" pike chunks , with bacon pieces between each piece of pike in about an hour .......the chunks have been marinating in zesty Italian salad dressing for an hour ......." poor mans lobster" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted December 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 The pike-kabobs were so good ! I have enough for my neighbour to try since he smoked my bow for me . kabobs & fries....bacon pieces between each piece kabobs removed from sticks and ....oh the bow , smoked to perfection ! this is one fillet cut in half . Can't beat having local fish ! Would like to add .....the pike kabobs were done in the oven . Doing them on the bbq is even better ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mazz Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 looks awesome smerch.gonna have to get me a pike now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutchie Posted December 11, 2013 Report Share Posted December 11, 2013 that smoked bow looks perfect, I could do without the hairy knuckles though lol. Great job Smerchly now I am very hungry and a tad jealous as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gtgf Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 Where abouts in port did u get the pike? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marth11 Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Where abouts in port did u get the pike? The part in between the lighthouse and Lincoln fabrics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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