(sea fishing) how to fillet and cook a mackreal

[bass king]

first lay the fish on a chopping board then gut it after cut off its head and tail off, now lay it with the back facing up and slide your thum while pushing hard up and down its spine do this 4-5 times them turn it over and pull the spine up with all the bones attached to it now make a clean cut long-ways between to two fillets then place on a tray with cooking oil (skin down) place under the grill to cook then enjoy

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[madcaravanner]

Originally Posted by bass king

first lay the fish on a chopping board then gut it after cut off its head and tail off,

WHY?????

I am not going to censure you this time but I think you would have been more productive telling some of the newer anglers how to skin a dogfish

[The Cornish Kingfisher]

Hi, i'm Josh, The Cornish Kingfisher. I can help you with ow to skin a dogfish, there is a usefull link for more help aswell.

First, you need to cut off all of the fins, and when you do, go into the flesh.
Then, peirce the knife right into the bellt of the dogfish, bringing the knife up to the head, and go right into the chin.
When the fish is all open and flat, take out all of the insides.
The dogfish species have quite tough skin, so the best way to cut of their head, is by standing with one foot on their head, and then with the tail, pulling it so that the flesh rips. It dosn't matter if their is some more flesh attached to the head, just cut this off with a knife.
Also, with the knife, cut off the tail.
Cut the meat off skin cut into pieces, and the your done.
You should have 2 or 3 fillets out of this.
The best way to cook it, is to dip the fillets in batter and fry them in a hot pan. They are best left for about 3 - 4 days before cooking them. They should be kept in the fridge or freezer.

Here is a link to youtube for more information on skinning dogfish:
More Information

Dogfish are around in Cornwall quite a bit at the moment, see my venues post for more informtaion (see below)
I find that down here, the best baits for doggies are sandeel and peeler-crab.
I hope that this information helps!
Tight Lines!

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[sea-fisherman]

Thanks for the info, Josh!
I catch doggies quite a bit, but i've never actuuly took the time to learn how to skin one, as apparentley they taste really nice. So, thanks for the details, mate, a great help!
Keep up the good work!

[mad-on-fishing]

Yeah, thanks, Josh, a great help! Keep it up m8!

[Alan: The Fish Man]

Bass King, i don't mean to be rude here, bt, haven't you got the message yet? Well, if not, let me remind you of it...
WE ALREADY KNOW THAT!
I do almsot every type of fishing. Sea, coarse, fly, game, you name it! And i already knew that, 99% of us did!
But, i would like to thank The Cornish Kingfisher, all of your information is a grat help to us all! I've now learnt to perfect it when i skin dogfish, thanks to that marvolous post of yours!

[The Cornish Kingfisher]

I would just like to say a great big thank you to all of you! It gives me great pleasure knowing that the info was usefull!