That's the whole fish. I learned to peel them instead of filleting them and it is a game changer for average perch. This one was almost too big though, I should have cut it up a bit more.
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I went to a burbot lake yesterday. It is still pre-spawn but I wanted to do a scout. Saw a fair number, but only caught one.
I was being lazy. It was my 4th lake in three days and I wasn't exactly working hard.
There was only one other guy there and he'd never caught a burb before. He was too deep and using the wrong set-up so after a brief chat I decided to be a bit of a mentor. I got him set up in the right depth with the right presentation and he iced one within 10 minutes. He was so happy.
We shot the shit for quite a while and later I did a demo of how to peel the one he kept, just like another fisherman did for me many years ago. I've done it enough that I am a lot more efficient than most YT videos(which he'd watched) and he was very grateful.
By the end, he was hooked on burbot fishing and I'd sold an underwater camera for the local fishin' store, as he'd been wavering on the idea before our chat.
It was another enjoyable day.
I'm definitely taking the day off today to rest, recharge and dry out and likely back at it tomorrow.
Edit: shit. 30-45kmh winds tomorrow may require a rethink.