Making redfish edible

[Burntorange Bowhunter]

To answer questions about the difference. Fillets are white and have almost no blood lines. If you like blood lines with grey meat just ignore thread and move on

I think you have them confused with Kingfish which is still excellant when prepared properly.

[junior]

I do the same thing with my white bass, cut in the gills really good and let them bleed out. Helps a lot.

[Quackerbox]

The best way to prepare a red fish is to eat the ones under about 20 inches

[JhuntsAlot]

The best way to prepare a red fish is to eat the ones under about 20 inches

lol, nice.



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[Texas Grown]

I love me some blackened Redfish!

[Archereject]

Thanks for the write up. Rarely do I keep redfish unless someone wants them. That being said that’s about all I fish for.
Ill try your technique and see if it changes my stance on cleaning keeping and cooking them.
Not much beats hooking into a 40” red on 10# test and a 2500 spinning reel.
Besides arrowing a buck of course

[Aetheling]

Ive always cut out the blood line on any white fish. Cant stand that fishy grey meat. Ill have to give this a try but would hate to lose em to the Bull Sharks.

[PondPopper]

Just cut them here(where the darker scales come to a point)and they will bleed profusely.. This is how the blood is supplied to the gills. Stick knife under and cut completely in half.
Been doing this for years. The heart keeps pumping. This leaves zero blood in any fish. I do the same on Bass.

[tkuehn5410]

I love grilled redfish on the half shell, but would love to try this out! Just need to book another trip to the coast from Lubbock.

[PondPopper]

The best way to prepare a red fish is to eat the ones under about 20 inches

16”-20” are the best… So I hear!!

[Aggiehunter08]

Need to give this a shot.

[doug]

Huge difference in the quality of the meat! I'm a big fan of redfish now and before i only kept them to give away. I'll never keep another one without doing this!

The pulling the rib cage on trout trick is also pretty good!

[Pedernal]

Great thread and info; thanks for sharing! would you please elaborate on the technique to fillet trout and avoid pin bones when you get a chance…

[Hardware]

Dang there are some picky individuals on the old green screen!! I do cut the blood line out of all fish that have it but have never thought redfish was any worse than any other fish.

[Quackerbox]

Great thread and info; thanks for sharing! would you please elaborate on the technique to fillet trout and avoid pin bones when you get a chance…

I run filet everything the same. Except reds and flounder. I just cut from gills to tail and leave it attached by a hair, flip the filet and cut the ribs off then cut the meat off. Rarely get bones unless youre filleting trout 17ish and under and even then its not hard to get them out