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Slit the Belly To Guide Your Cut

First Step - Slit the Belly
Slit the belly of the fish
Ronnie Garrison
4. Flatten the fish out on the board and make a slit through the belly of the fish, from just under the jaw down past the anal fin. I like to cut on either side of the anal fin - this helps guide the knife later. You neet a sharp tip on your knife for this step.
  1. Tools Needed To Filet Fish
  2. Slit the Belly To Guide Your Cut
  3. Cut Along the Backbone from Head to Tail
  4. Fileting Bass - Cut the Skin Off the Filet
  5. Filet Bass - Cut Out the Ribs

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