Useful tips and techniques. Do you bleed the fish and also take the gills out straight after dispatching ? Some think the meat can be tainted by the blood and take on a bit of an ammonia taste. Noticed this a bit with trout.
It is best to bleed the fish yeah. I didn’t with this one and you can probably tell in the video. As far as an ammonia taste, I don’t find that with bass personally but with other fish yes.
Man after my own heart Cal! "This fish died for a reason" Damned right. Geddon bey! Nice chef video - great to see man. Oh - tried the tahini dressing last week after a wee mackerel fest. Bloody gorgeous. Be doing that again. Cheers!
Hi Cal great video, as always, thanks for sharing. Any particular filleting knife you would recommend? I have a few but yours looks much better, razor sharp and flexible !
Hi, thanks for sharing this info as I have really struggled filleting bass, especially around the rib cage. My question is over your knife, which one do you have as it seems a lot sharper than mine and how do you keep it so sharp ? Many thanks and tight lines.
It’s all just about practice mate. The more you do it, the easier it is. I use a Victorinox filleting knife, they’re not very expensive. I use a steel to sharpen my knives, I only ever hand wash them too, don’t put them in a dishwasher or they’re go blunt. 👍🏼
Great tutorial, Cal, defo be referring back to this, IF I ever catch one! Going out this weekend, got some new lures to chuck around, and the confidence, (Lord know why!!!) is high! 😁
@@mickwalsh8136 Another blank, I'm proud to say! Proud, yep, cus it isn't dampening my spirits, and I'm still mad keen. Tbf, I was living in the Midlands up until November 2022, so it is all still relatively new since coming down to Cornwall. But just being out there, by the sea, is pure food for the soul. Once I do catch, it will just be the cherry on the cake!
Pilz E, great attitude to have bud,I'm the same, just glad to be out there with nature, scenery,sea air,if and when we catch one it's a bonus, tight lines mate
Come on cal we aren’t in America I’ve fished for bass since the early 70s and it’s usually chefs who started this Americanism I know over there they do have freshwater bass not here be proud of our bass not sea bass 👍😀
Haha. I never refer to bass as seabass usually. I feel the same way about it as you do. I just wrote seabass in the title because the video could be viewed elsewhere that’s all.
You make it look so easy. Fortunately I have years of experience filleting fish, so it isn’t a bother to me. Keep these good videos coming Cal, I enjoy them.
Really helpful thanks!!
Thanks Cal, just need to catch one now!😂
Nice cal enjoyed that very helpful
What time should I come round!!😂 Excellent demo mate👍
The video I wanted to see, thank you.
Now how best to cook them
Great Vid
Cal, how do you keep your knives sharp, I've tried all manner of sharpners and have limited success, cheers bud Chris in Cornwall 🎣
I use a diamond steel mate. I also like knives with a thin blade, they’ll stay sharper for longer 👍🏼
Great attention to detail Cal. Perfect looking fillets!
Useful tips and techniques. Do you bleed the fish and also take the gills out straight after dispatching ? Some think the meat can be tainted by the blood and take on a bit of an ammonia taste. Noticed this a bit with trout.
It is best to bleed the fish yeah. I didn’t with this one and you can probably tell in the video. As far as an ammonia taste, I don’t find that with bass personally but with other fish yes.
Brilliant Cal, just what I have been looking for, thanks for sharing
Champion Cal! - SMITHY 😉🤙🎣🐟
Great demo much appreciated keep on keeping on
Man after my own heart Cal!
"This fish died for a reason"
Damned right.
Geddon bey! Nice chef video - great to see man.
Oh - tried the tahini dressing last week after a wee mackerel fest. Bloody gorgeous. Be doing that again.
Cheers!
Excellent video as usual cal,I always trim all spike ends before de scaling cos I'm sick of being stabbed when doing it lol,keep up the good work mate
Absolutely brilliant! I've been waiting for this video! Thank you so much cal!
👍🏼
All my bass go back alive 🎣
I need one of those scaling tools!
Grab me one too!
Nail four beer bottle tops to a piece of wood.....et viola, Works perfectly.
brilliant cal
Thanks Cal.
U make it look so easy cal
Excellent
Great video Cal. Would you recommend descaling any fish?
I always descale them yeah. It makes it easier to fillet them plus it prevents your knife from going blunt quicker.
Nice Video
Hopefully I can use it, when I Catch some Bass in my Summer hollyday in France
Tight lines
Good luck 👍🏼
Hi Cal great video, as always, thanks for sharing. Any particular filleting knife you would recommend? I have a few but yours looks much better, razor sharp and flexible !
Cheers 👍🏼 I use Victorinox knives most of the time. They’re not too expensive and the blades last well.
Well done. Thank you from California.
Thanks a lot mate 🤙🏼
Hi, thanks for sharing this info as I have really struggled filleting bass, especially around the rib cage. My question is over your knife, which one do you have as it seems a lot sharper than mine and how do you keep it so sharp ? Many thanks and tight lines.
It’s all just about practice mate. The more you do it, the easier it is. I use a Victorinox filleting knife, they’re not very expensive. I use a steel to sharpen my knives, I only ever hand wash them too, don’t put them in a dishwasher or they’re go blunt. 👍🏼
😎👍🎣
Great tutorial, Cal, defo be referring back to this, IF I ever catch one!
Going out this weekend, got some new lures to chuck around, and the confidence, (Lord know why!!!) is high! 😁
Good luck mate. I can feel it coming 🎣🎣
Pilz E,did you manage to get one, hope you did,I had 2 blank sessions myself on Angelsey this weekend 😡 lol
@@mickwalsh8136 Another blank, I'm proud to say! Proud, yep, cus it isn't dampening my spirits, and I'm still mad keen. Tbf, I was living in the Midlands up until November 2022, so it is all still relatively new since coming down to Cornwall. But just being out there, by the sea, is pure food for the soul. Once I do catch, it will just be the cherry on the cake!
Pilz E, great attitude to have bud,I'm the same, just glad to be out there with nature, scenery,sea air,if and when we catch one it's a bonus, tight lines mate
@@mickwalsh8136 You too, Brother, tight lines, we both know it's coming!
bro I still cant catch one of these - one day!
Hopefully it won’t be long 🤞🏼
Come on cal we aren’t in America I’ve fished for bass since the early 70s and it’s usually chefs who started this Americanism I know over there they do have freshwater bass not here be proud of our bass not sea bass 👍😀
Haha. I never refer to bass as seabass usually. I feel the same way about it as you do. I just wrote seabass in the title because the video could be viewed elsewhere that’s all.
Great to hear thanks for the reply
Great job Cal. I can taste it already. 👍🐟
You make it look so easy. Fortunately I have years of experience filleting fish, so it isn’t a bother to me. Keep these good videos coming Cal, I enjoy them.
Thanks! 👍🏼