Paying someone to fillet your catch

[No Fear]

Well I knew it was start half a ruckus but I thought out of all of it I would find somewhere that actually done such a thing...

Its not only about the time and energy to fillet, its the quality of my filletting.....i'm not hopeless but I'm know superstar either...

Fishgutz - I'm normally fishing all weekend and back late Sundays either from the Sunny coast or 1770 so they come back on ice most times, its just I may not get a chance during the week with work!

BGG - thanks for the offer - probably take it up if I win the lottery tomorrow night.

Well thanks anyway - someone may pop up with some useful information. Until then, its 2 hours at the table! Thanks for the tip Apollo, I will have a look out for the one at 1770 next trip.

[Fish_gutz]

I know where your coming from and have done the big weekends away only to get out after two hour drives and start filleting and bagging up. good luck and hope you find someone who loves a good fillet job for little or no payment.

[STUIE63]

there has to be an opportunity for someones kid to earn a bit of cash here surely. gotta beat mowing lawns

[wags on the water]

I taught myself to fillet fish after quite some time - Just ask Timiboy about filletting fish?????...... When I started catching (after coutless hours/days of just boating) I used to scale and gut them for fear of messing up the fillets and ruining the fish.

No Fear, mate if I was available,(sorry out west for work until xmas),I'd help you out with your situation. Just a simple 'Thanks mate' would suffice in helping a fellow fisher.

I hope someone can help you out soon.

Regards,
Wags

[No Fear]

Thanks Wags, Appreciate the offer.....

I guess the only solution is the keep catching fish and get better and faster...
Have to upgrade the knife as well mine is starting to get blunt..

Anyone reccommend a good filletting knife?

[murf]

Anyone reccommend a good filletting knife?

mine haha

cheers Murf

[wags on the water]

Swibo or Victorinox

[revs57]

There is no substitute for a sharp knife regardless of the brand, I use $5.00 knives and $50.00 knives - usually have three going at once, a ten inch blade, eight inch blade and a 6inch blade - usually work each of them up with a coarse stone, fine stone, diamond steel then smooth steel to harden the edge - it makes the filleting easy

[Aussie123]

I dont mind helping you out of you need any fish cleaned.
You might lose a nice fillet though
I am just over in Kingston so not too far away.
Lance

[Fish_gutz]

swibo or tramontina, it`s the keeping them sharp that's important not the brand.

[Argle]

Jump onto the Coastwatch website, some really good old videos on there will give you the tips on filleting as well as how to sharpen your knives too.

Cheers
Scott

[lethal098]

I am surprised no one has offered, I dont mind doing it for something in return? Maybe bait supply or something similar! I am at Kallangur. Feel free to PM me if anyone is interested.

I bought home 60kg of fish from a trip last weekend betweeen me and 3 so called mates and spent a couple hours sunday doing all of them. Got no thanks from any of them! Al beit they dont fish all that often but a cold 6 pack would have been nice at the end of it. Well never again for those guys.

cheers Lee

[hakuna]

Now the trick is to grow and train your own.
I had 2 boys, trained them for a few years, now when I get home, 1 fillets and cleans, the other washes the boat
Me, well I have a beer

cheers

[ShaneC]

Maybe slyly have a chat to one of the filleters from Morgan's or something. They are down there all the time, and easily enough to approach in the filleting area. From the blokes that I know down there I am sure there is more than one who wouldn't mind a bit of cash in hand for a couple of hours swinging a knife. Just a thought...

[Silent]

maybe you need a new fish fillet machine at your home...