Filleting perch 45-second Method 

Thanks for watching and commenting James! i'm glad to hear such stories. I hope the next generation can learn to make the same. even if they gotta learn it from youtube! thanks again

I have always left the head on. This method is so easy. Can’t wait to filet the little guys Thanks for sharing 👍

thanks, yeah this is not the only way to cut fish. the way you have the most muscle memory is really usualy the best. but this does keep the knife sharp and wastes very little meat and its fairly fast. i want to put together a competition to see what method would win. thanks for watching and subscribing!!!!!

@Muriel Livermore you are welcome. Thanks for watching!

very true. i know guys who target ponds with big perch so they can get bigger fillets. those perch are olger and higher up the food chain and much slower to be replaced. the lake these schoolies came from has literally millions of 8 to 9 inch specimens.

I only keep the 8-11" perch. Smaller or bigger than that get released my in my Lake Simcoe.

that is a perfect slot for good eating and sustainable harvest

thank you Matt, Man i wish those pollutants were not a factor. salmon are so delicious. @Matthew Kerhin

Here in WA state, perch are an introduced invasive. No bag limit, and no size limit, take as many as you can. Good thing they're tasty!

Couldn't agree more! thanks for watching! yes they are so yummy!

Thank you Josh! we are coming out with more soon!

Thank you. It works great on crappie and gills. In fact we have another video on our channel that shows us using it on crappie as a result fo popularity of this video. We use this method on everything. Including bass and walleye.

@@RogersRigs Thank you sir!! Oh Canada!!!

Thanks for watching Katie, yep the new pace of life sometimes leaves the finer things behind. i guess now under quarantine we all have time to slow down and dig in on a few things we have not given proper attention to before.......ooops! is that too philosophical for a comment on cutting up a fish? :-)

Ha ha that is awesome! we caught these perch right in Lake George! thanks for watching!

Glad you enjoyed it! thanks for watching!

Thank you!

I gave you 45 seconds , the fish looks good, that is a sorry little knife, a 6 inch fillet/boning knife can also clean a whole deer. Those were not " Jumbo Perch" please toss them little ones back and let them get bigger. Catch and release is also fun, keep a few Jumbo Perch next trip.

@@chefgiovanni that sorry little knife has been with me a while. it is a part of me. and it was only $12!!! that knife has cleaned 4,000 perch without exaggeration. and at least 20 deer during the fall! and onions, potatoes and cheese when it is relaxing in the summer! :-) thanks for watching and the comment. I know Chef knife skills are incredible and i'm sure there are better knives out there too. but that is not a bad one for the price.

@@RogersRigs agree about the Rapala. I also have this knife (from Amazon) and it is awesome and it is delivered very sharp! Victorinox 5.6613.15 6" ASIN B0019WQDOU .xls 6 Inch Curved Fibrox Pro Boning Knife with Flexible Blade, Black

THANK YOU!!!!

You bet! Thanks for watching!

HA HA Hi fish DOc! i just noticed your name in this vid from 2 years ago! we came full circle. Great content on your channell

@@RogersRigs yeah small online world that is for sure! Thank you for the comment.

Thanks for watching Dr. West. That is a great time. This is what we were hoping for when we made the vid. also good job on the 13 catch! its so hot here it is hard to get many fish biting. were you catching perch?

@@RogersRigs Thank you! I'm in Central PA....the yellow perch are nice here in the lakes!

I'm glad you are able to enjoy some good locally sourced meals!

Use the rest to feed mealworms with - and you will never need to pay for bait. They are pretty easy to get to breed.

I would like you guys to answer a question I have. In Sweden (that is known for its clear environment) pregnant women are recommended to NOT eat any fish from the lakes. Also, if I child eats a herring from the Baltic Sea (yeah, that’s toxic as hell), than the child should not eat any fish from the Baltic Sea for a year. Those are recommendations from our health department🤷‍♂️. My question is, what recommendations do you guys in America have? Are your waters safer/less toxic? Yes it’s true, older fatty fish is collecting more toxins over the years.

THank you Daniel, p;ease share it with your buddies who cut fish. Down with supermarket fishsticks!!!!

yes it is! thanks for watching

We used to catch him on a spreader with a leader on each side two at a time in Lake Erie. Having said that would bring them home fry Em Up and dip them in cocktail sauce they were better than fried shrimp

Thank you, it's been a lifelong passion of mine

we show all out perch catching tricks on the other videos! flies, tiny little nymphs are our secret

Thanks for watching Jeff. The worms can be a issue on some lakes. Fortunately Lake George is not one we have found them in. Where do you fish?

yeah we had bigger ones here in norther ny too. not sure why the size has gone down. the quantity is still there. i had to fillet 200 last sunday night after we got home and had dinner and put the kids to bed. i did not finish until 1am! i was wondering who might like some "free" perch too! thanks for the comment!

Thank you very much. We hope to do some more in the coming weeks. Any suggestions on topics you would like to see?

@@RogersRigs yes,I'm fishing wolf lake (a very small lake) and I can't get a bite for nothing! What's the best time of day? Where should I target them? Why can't I catch a break? Lol #skunked

@@hellosweetheart3350 THank YOU for asking. Well i actually give a lecture to cover all those questions, but it takes me about an hour with a whiteboard, video and props. But let me try to boil it down. First research the lake. check out sites like iceshanty.com and read comments on Wolf lake. download the navionics app to your phone and look for the likely fishy spots. if other people are fishing it, talk to them or fish where someone else already drilled a bunch of holes. (they probably caught something if the punch a bunch of holes. the other biggie is the time of day. some lakes are only good for the first and last hour of the day. finally what you use matters. i only sell about 12 things on www.rogersrigs.com but they all work very well on perch and there are videos explaining how they work and why they work. I'm teaching a class in a month, i may try to record it and post it for all the tricks and concepts, but this is a start. feel free to email me with questions as well. I am on an anti skunked campaign. Oh one last thing. How long has wolf lake been frozen? if it is a small pond with limited oxygen and it has been frozen since november, the fish could be in a very lethargic state, and it is better t focus on another lake till the late ice melt brings in new oxygenated water to wake them up again. #i said too much in a youtube thread reply :-) Good luck! -ROger

Henry Ford said you can have any color car you would like as long as it's black.

yeah i guess i stole that from Henry! thanks for watching Mike

ripshot2222 THATS the joke!

All joking aside there great little knife

wow so many choices to choose from then

Thanks Brandon, yep these are yummy fish. i guess Tx does not have much Yellow perch. maybe they prefer cooler water. thanks for watching!

Thank you. We appreciate the positive comment.

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Glad to help! thanks for watching! we just cut up another 100 tonight

Sounds great! thanks for watching. the perch are still biting well here since the water temps are still a little low. i would love to see pics of your jumbo catch. Enjoy! oh and i have a vid of our favorite recipie for fried perch over at the channel page

Awesome. Thanks for watching!

Awesome! Thanks for the shares. Glad to hear it's working out for you. Let us know what you think about using it on Walleye. Always looking for feedback

@@RogersRigs Here in Australia we call them Redfin and it is illegal to throw them back as they are considered a pest. They are my favorite freshwater fish and I've always struggled with filleting/skinning them. Thanks for the tutorial. I can't wait to go catch some!

@Paul Arnott You are welcome 😊 we love perch. Actually we are really obsessed with them :-) how do you guys cook them? We like them fried in butter the most. Thqnks for watching

Glad this helps and thank you for watching and commenting! More vids to come

Yeah! i use it for everything. from deer to onions! and they are cheep for how good they are!

THank you! its not the only way to cut fish, but it sure works. we cut up 250 perch on saturday

Thank you for watching! yes the little buggers can be a blessing when they come out of the hole. i love to sit down with a bucket of them and sme good youtube videos. a delightful evening!

I just fried a whole plate of these. great!

You are very welcome. please share it with others who want to increase the perch in their diet. they are a great resource and a lot of fun. also like and subscribe, i've got some more coming and our favorite perch Recipe on the channell. thanks again- -Roger

thank you for the comment.

Sounds great! did you catch them????

Only two Perch… It ended up being a Catfish day! Lol

Is/are bass as tasty as pearch…? They look similar, and we dont have bass in my waters🤷🏼‍♂️ But allways been wondering if they are as delicious as pearch?

thanks for watching! i think i have a link for the 4" knife on amazon in the description line. Thank you for watching!!!!!!!!!

THANKS for the order Matt. I'm tying up some more rigs tonight. we watch walker texas ranger reruns and tie rigs for hours. I hope yout ice stays around and you get into the perch. we still have nearly 2 feet of ice here

Great! thanks for watching. I'm glad you and your daughters are out catching fish too! That is the best thing to be doing right now. What did you catch them on?

THanks My wife did the camera work. if i had known so many thousands of people would have been watching i would have tidied up a bit. and maybe have put some pants on : )

Thanks for watching! -in Ben Stiller's voice

yep its is the most functional knife for the price on earth! we use it for deer too. we have a bunch of DAK fishing and camping vids on the channel too. get your son excited for the ADKS and come on back for a weekend. the fishin is still good!

Yes! that means you are gettin them!!! nice

some lakes gust have stunted populations. 1,000s of those little cigars zipping around competing withe each other. former fisheries management strategies for those lakes is to introduce predators that can be controlled. tiger muskies can change the ecosystem for a while. sometimes walleyes are introduced. or sometimes just a new cycle starts and the feed gets more plentiful and they grow again.

In Ontario, they call walleyes pickerel. Only fished for them once in Red Lake but, we did great using a 3 inch minnow under a flasher. Loads of fun.

Come to pt Huron Michigan for all the walleye you want in may or June. Off the wall or in a boat

Perry Bailey if your ever in Windsor Ontario look me up I’ll take you out for perch and eyes

Perry Bailey next time you go fishing try the drop shot method for walleye, happy & prosperous fishing.

Thanks for watching! Wow so you can have fresh fish 9' from your kitchen? that sounds awesome

Thanks for watching!!!!!!!

I'm glad this helps! i struggled to learn this for a long time too. the guy who taught me did not really know how to cut fish quickly. we mostly did a full scientific disection and it took about as long to cut them as it did to catch them. but over time a system emerged and i want to share it anywhere i can. THanks for watching!

thank you for wathing and the kind words! I'm glad you are catching perch!

@Bruno Borges Thanks for watching! Let us know how you do

@@RogersRigs just did it right now! It doesn’t get any easier than that. Thanks again!!

@Bruno Borges Awesome!

thanks Bruce, yeah i used to use a handmade knife, made from and old bandsaw blade. it never held an edge for long so i was always trying to think of ways to preserve the edge. we just cut up 150 perch last night using the "closed method" i never knew it had a name. Thanks -Roger

You are very welcome! thanks for watching. i was just cutting up perch last night. do you have any perch nearby?

Depends on the state you live in

The eyes to

@TroniX FiX thanks for the tips. We actually do use the eyes for bait. They work great. We have a video on our channel on harvesting those.

@@bobbyedstrom5688 Luckily i don’t have to worry about that in Kenya 😅

We do too! and my kids eat them like potato chips. if you are not quick at the table, there are none left on the platter

thanks. yep that is a key first step

@Chris Santiago thats great! Thanks for watching!

Good thinking. :-) Check out our other video. We show everyone the method we use to remove perch eyes for bait.

YES!!! they are the crispiest. like potato chips from the lake!! thanks for watching!!

Great to hear! Ha ha. yep i use the 4" for just about everything. have you been catching perch through the ice??

@@RogersRigs no, I'm not too keen on sitting out on the ice in the middle of winter. I might live in Minnesota, but I was born and raised out in California. I'd never even touched a snow shovel until I moved here a few years ago!

ha ha. there is sure a big difference between CA and MN. thanks for watching @@ShortyLaVen

@@RogersRigs4” not enough for 13 inch crappies though

THank you! I Just spoke with a RAP ala rep last week and he too corrected me. I'm going to try to change my pronunciation from now on!

I just left a comment saying the same thing haha! Living in the copper country of Michigan, where like 50% of the population are Finlanders, I learned to say it correctly despite people like Bill Dance saying Rah-paul-a. Good video though!

@@lindsc6293 Sorry guys. i even know the right pronunciation but i grew up hearing in incorrectly spoken so much i cant seem to say it right without thinking about it and slowing down

THanks for watching. I'm glad you are getting into fishing. I love the panfish. they are fun to catch and good to eat. I have some tackle for perch on my website www.rogersrigs.com and this spring we are going to put up a bunch more stuff for summer perch fishing. THanks again and good luck!

Thank YOU for the kind words VIctor. I'm trying to teach all sorts of fishing skills to those who did not get it from their family or want another idea to hone their skill. a lot of those skills are not passed down the traditional way anymore, but this youtube platform really makes it possible to learn to do most anything. I look up how tos for just about everything to learn and to teach. THanks again and good luck fishing!

I'm Glad it was helpful Pablo! have you been catching perch lately?

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thanks Dave, I've learned a lot from guys sharing on you tube too. its an awesome place to share and learn. picked up a lot of tips just from this comment section. Check out our other vids and sub for some new ones. more details on electric fillet knives coming up.

Glad I could help. thanks for watching. keep catching perch!!!

Thank you! we have been working on a bunch more fillet how-tos and elec knife comparison. thanks for watching and and watch for the new ones coming soon

Sure thing! thanks for watching and commenting!

Thanks for watching! Happy that this helped you. There are a lot of ways to fillet these guys and we love catching and eating them.

THANKS for watching! we have more on catching cleaning ans cooking perch! have you been catching perch lately?

@@RogersRigs Got the fish house out but not much is biting. hey from MN.

Thanks for watching Jett. there are lots of ways to skin a cat, but this method works for us. and i think it is a little easier to teach than other methods. since you can see where the knife has to go rather than just feeling out that critical spine cut. Good luck pan fishing! you have some big perch down there too right? No better social isolation trick than catching your own dinner !

THANK YOU! yep its a little diffrent way to skin a cat. but there are lots of good ways. any perch biting lately?

I cant wait to hear the results!!!! yes these little toss back fish are actually the best eating in t he lake!!!!!

thanks for watching! that sounds like a really slick method, i would love to see it in action.

that sounds like fun. I like gils and crappies, but perch are my FAVORITE. thanks for watching. I hope you caught enough for a meal!

@@RogersRigs Sure Did! My neighbor gave me his cuz he had plenty in the freezer. So after throw backs we had 8 gils and 15 perch keepers. Plenty for me and the wife. Thanks again for the excellent technique.

NICE!

We do to. We try to get enough to last us all year in one ice fishing season

Thanks for watching!

That's awesome. Thank you. What were you catching 'em all on?

Thank you for the kind words Andrew, my wife and i did coach middle school gym a bit last year. that is hard work!!!! thanks for watching!

most of us on this side of the pond have them too! they are a great knife! thanks for watching

Great to hear! glad you are catching perch!

Thanks for watching! They can be a challange, but we find it is worth it for a great perch dinner :-)

THanks Jonathan! This video really took off. If i knew 400k people were going to watch i probably would have put some pants on! :-) thanks for the kind words, we are trying to teach all the stuff that our grandfathers should have passed on. if you have any video ideas please let me know. What method do you usually use to cut perch?

THANK YOU for watching THANK YOU! for sharing and THANK YOU for the kind comment! We share everything we know on the channel and hope to be a hub for others to share too. How much ice do you have? What were the perch biting on?

@@RogersRigs Sorry sir, missed this earlier - still figuring out a few things with computers - anyway on that particular lake we've always done best with meal worms - segments of them actually as the fish will sometimes just nibble the end off otherwise. Either drop shot or a small jig head for attachment. In summer they seem to like earth worms a tad more for whatever reason. Thanks kindly for the reply and thanks again for the grand way to clean perch! Stay well.

I'm sure glad this helped. and i'm glad you got some fresh fish for dinner!!!! what were they biting on? sounds like a great way to spend a day at a cabin catching cleaning and cooking!! eat local!

That is awesome! fishing with kids is the best kind of fishing! except when its the worst :-)

THank you for watching! I hope we will get to practice on some new perch soon. the ice is forming tonight! i've got some more videos on perch fishing on my channel, and hope to get some more up soon. that perfect practice makes perfect work was advise from an old piano teacher. did not help me any with piano, but worked for other things in life :) thanks again for watching and commenting

Ha ha ha. thanks Eric! you recognized the Adirondack TWANG! some people think im from the south! i think its from the French Canadian influence in our roots. I used to work in Wilmington building log lean-tos. so i know keeseville. did you ever go fishing in Champlain?

Thank for the sub Paul and thanks for watching. yes there are lots of good ways to cut a perch (or skin a cat if you area sicko) but i think this vid has become popular in part because this way is easier to demonstrate. thanks again!

Exactly. slow makes fast! salmon are a lot of fun. but catching a bunch of smaler fish is fun too. and they sure make a great meal. how do you usualy cut and cook your salmon/steelheads?

Roger's Rigs I like to fillet them, not really a fan of cutting into steaks. I’ll season them with Salt, garlic, onion, pepper, maybe some lime zest and bake them in the oven. Of course you can’t beat smoked salmon! There’s a bunch of salmon recipes out there, just avoid any crazy recipes that involve smothering the fillet in mayonnaise 🤮 yuk

thats basically what we do. we leave the skin on for smoking and take the skin off and the fat off for baking. then lots of brown butter!

Roger's Rigs so for salmon and steelhead you want to leave the fat and skin on, that’s where all the good omega 3 oils are, and gives the fish a delicious rich flavor.