You guys ever heard of this method?

[Team M&M]

This is off topic and not about Crappie, but its a question about catfish.
My paw-paw swears that when he was a kid, there was an old man that lived down the road from him in Mississippi, and this man caught catfish to earn his living. According to my paw-paw, he cleaned about 200 catfish a day and sold them to local restaurants and grocery stores.
Now heres where I have my question. He said that this guy used hot water to skin the catfish. He got the water really hot, almost boiling, but not quite, and he would dip the catfish in the water and then pull em out. He claims that he would then take his hand with a leather glove on it, and grasp the skin at the catfish's head and shuck it right off.
Now according to my paw-paw he could clean 200 catfish in 1.5 hours. My question is, Lie or truth?
If truth can anyone give details on the proper method of doing this, and wouldnt this cook the fish?

[DRPEPPER]

Was your Paw Paw a fisherman? His claim is...well...fishy to me.
DP

[skiptomylu]

This is off topic and not about Crappie, but its a question about catfish.
My paw-paw swears that when he was a kid, there was an old man that lived down the road from him in Mississippi, and this man caught catfish to earn his living. According to my paw-paw, he cleaned about 200 catfish a day and sold them to local restaurants and grocery stores.
Now heres where I have my question. He said that this guy used hot water to skin the catfish. He got the water really hot, almost boiling, but not quite, and he would dip the catfish in the water and then pull em out. He claims that he would then take his hand with a leather glove on it, and grasp the skin at the catfish's head and shuck it right off.
Now according to my paw-paw he could clean 200 catfish in 1.5 hours. My question is, Lie or truth?
If truth can anyone give details on the proper method of doing this, and wouldnt this cook the fish?

I know a guy that makes his living catching catfish and he shocks them just before he filet's them and he does fillet them all. He mostly catches and keeps blue cats and likes them not to be too big or too small.

[Doodlesock]

I've read about it somewhere but haven't ever seen or done it. If I can find where I read it I'll post it.

[beenfishin?]

Friend of mines dad used to do it. Will see if I can get more info

[MidTin]

Don't know about skinin catfish, but that process works if you want to get the skin off'n ta'maters. Had an aunt that only served them skinless.

Best way to findout is to do it.

Good Luck--MT

[Slipcork]

My Grandmother did it. When I was a young boy I saw her do it. I think she just got the water ready and put the whole fish in and then took it out and the skin was just dripping off. That was about 30 yrs ago. But I have seen it done.

Google it.

[jimfish]

It Works, In My Younger Days,we Didnt Know What A Filet Knife Was But We Knew That If You Put A Chicken In Boiling Water The Feathers Come Right Off. I Lived In Southern Ill.for A While And I Can Rem. My Mom Would Clean Our Fish, Or Watever We Brought Home.

[ShilohRed]

You have to add salt to the water. And my uncle used News paper not gloves.
Also you just drag the fish through the water. So its not in it long enough to do any cooking.
Also i have and can clean(Skin and gut heads off) 100 lbs per hour by my self. That is unless there all 6" long. LOL
Pete

[FisherMike]

The thing I can remember down on Reelfoot was. They didn't know what a fillet was.
My uncle down there used to fish commercially. I remember him telling me they used to dip them. On the farm out of the ponds, they just skinned and steak ed them for supper.