fish skinner

[ReelFun]

Any Yall use one of these. My Pops has used one all my life. They are good for panfish takes off all the skin and scales-leaves the fillet. And of course I have one too. This is how I do 98% of my fish. Just curious.
http://www.binningoutdoors.com/secur...p?idproduct=91

[fishwish]

Reel - You've got my curiosity up. Just how easy is this thing to use and how do you initially get it started on the fish (i.e. make a slight cut at tail to begin???)? Does it pretty much get the meat down to the bone?

[FIN]

I had one years ago but never learned how to use it.
Fin

[ReelFun]

Reel - You've got my curiosity up. Just how easy is this thing to use and how do you initially get it started on the fish (i.e. make a slight cut at tail to begin???)? Does it pretty much get the meat down to the bone?

You have to make a cross gill cut, then go along the spine on the same side, push through the tail, go to your spine cut and fillet to the ribs, then cut off the fillet. It's hard to really picture but this site kind of shows what I mean.
http://www.nobonesaboutit.com/demobluegill.html

After that You pinch the gill cut end scale side up and peel.
When your down you should have a boneless, skinless, scaless fillet. I can do a panfish with a sharp knife in about 24 seconds.

[fishwish]

Now I gotcha Reel. Thanks for the info!

[Trihull]

My Dad used one in the early 60s, he did not filet then just cut the head, and tail off and pulled the fins out and used the "skiner" to peel the skin and scales off.

Still got it somewhere.

[DADAKOTA]

How is that faster than an electric knife?

[MAINEIAC]

I have used the skinner years ago. Just my opinion, the electric knife is much better.

[rockmike]

Electric knife made it obsolete.

[HarleyMan08]

Interesting, never used or seen one, but have been checking up on scalers, thanks for the information.