northern california albacore 8/25/07

[clt_capt]

I think that is a 10 on the splatter scale. Pretty work.

[alantani]

the california department of fish and game has rules for everything. salmon cannot be filleted at at sea. ling cod can with a minimum lenth for the fillet. rock cod need a patch of skin, albacore need a patch of skin.

by filleting out the fish immediately, i can save room and ice the fish down more effeciently. i can get by with 100 pounds of ice instead of 500. the quality of the meat is fabulous. you also save a ton of time at the end of the day. the only down side is that i do not get to reel in any fish, but that's ok. i leave the reeling to the noobs. i gaff and cut.

[Double D]

You are not bound by NMFS regs?

I wish I could filet at sea, for the reasons you mentioned, and carcass disposal

[SeaBiscuit]

i gaff and cut.

Gaffin' and cuttin' sounds like plenty fun to me too!
Thanks for the comeback.
Biscuit

[alantani]

You are not bound by NMFS regs? I wish I could filet at sea, for the reasons you mentioned, and carcass disposal

if there are regs, i am sure we are bound to them. i am active on a half dozen west coast boards and i have never seen a discussion about regs forbidding the filleting of albacore at sea. i can tell you that the practice is common. i was told by california DFG game warden that he appreciated my leaving the entire skin on the fillet rather than just a half inch. he said it made identification easier. alan