Where is the Y bone in a pike?

Where is the Y bone in a pike?

Just above the dotted line, cut straight down and along the line just until the tip of the knife blade begins to click on the stems of the y-bones. The long side of the y-bone runs down into the fish and towards the dorsal/back side.

How do you get the slime off northern pike?

I take a 5 gallon bucket, fill a little over 1/3 full of water and then add about a 1/3 gallon maybe more if needed of vinager. Place pike in the bucket and stir them around in it. The slime falls off so you can fillet them easier and it doesn’t do anything to the taste of your fish.

Is it easy to remove Y-bones from northern pike?

Believe it or not, it’s fairly easy to remove Y-bones from northern pike. Here are the three keys to success. Many anglers refuse to keep northern pike for the dinner table because they don’t know how to remove Y-bones. It’s easier than you think. Y-bones are tougher to remove on small northern pike — those “hammer handles” that weigh 2-3 pounds.

Do northern pike have bones?

If you are careful, the extra bit of time required will be well worth the effort; a boneless fillet of fresh northern pike is as good tasting as any fish that will grace your table! And there you have it… two fillets of great-tasting northern pike, totally void of any bones.

How do you fillet a pike?

Next, while securely holding the pike by the head, make a cut downward to the backbone and, turning the knife and keeping pressure on the back side of the blade, cut along the backbone and all the way down to the tail of the fish and remove the fillet. Turn the fish onto the other side and remove the second fillet as shown.

What is the best fishing knife for northern pike fishing?

A couple good and affordable choices include the 9-inch Fish ‘N Fillet Knife from Rapala, and the 9.5-inch Reel-Flex Knife from Outdoor Edge. ( Click here for a video showing how easily a sharp Reel-Flex knife removes a fillet from a 33-inch northern pike.) All fish have a protective slime layer, but the one on a northern pike is especially thick.