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Boundary Waters Quetico Forum Fishing Forum Zippering walleye |
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11/03/2018 07:37PM
I have eaten countless walleye of all sizes my entire life, and have never even heard of this, let alone ever felt the need to remove the lateral bones. Never even knew they were there.
Wish I wouldn't have read this, now the next time I eat a walleye all I will be doing is feeling around with my tongue when I am chewing.
Wish I wouldn't have read this, now the next time I eat a walleye all I will be doing is feeling around with my tongue when I am chewing.
11/03/2018 09:37PM
We live near and fish a lot on Lake Erie, walleye capital of the world.
I grew up zippering walleye, especially the larger ones. This time of year it's not uncommon to pull in a number of 7-8 pounders. Even zippering them gives you large filets.
We'll be pulling them in until "ice in", which won't typically happen until sometime in January.
I grew up zippering walleye, especially the larger ones. This time of year it's not uncommon to pull in a number of 7-8 pounders. Even zippering them gives you large filets.
We'll be pulling them in until "ice in", which won't typically happen until sometime in January.
11/04/2018 06:24AM
Forrest75: "I have eaten countless walleye of all sizes my entire life, and have never even heard of this, let alone ever felt the need to remove the lateral bones. Never even knew they were there.
Wish I wouldn't have read this, now the next time I eat a walleye all I will be doing is feeling around with my tongue when I am chewing. "
Fish under 15 or 16 inches are no problem. You definitely want to unzip walleyes 20" and over.
11/04/2018 12:04PM
Forrest75: "I have eaten countless walleye of all sizes my entire life, and have never even heard of this, let alone ever felt the need to remove the lateral bones. Never even knew they were there.
Wish I wouldn't have read this, now the next time I eat a walleye all I will be doing is feeling around with my tongue when I am chewing. "
It’s very simple to do, takes less than a minute per walleye. I don’t think you will probably notice a big difference on 16-18 inchers but once they get in the 22 and up size you will definitely notice a difference. Watch a video and give it a try.
11/05/2018 01:13PM
I've never heard of zippering walleye before but definitely want to give it a try. Also was impressed with some videos I found on bleeding out - especially the side by side comparison of bled and non-bled filets. Is there any reason to believe bleeding out would not be beneficial in other species like lakers?? I'm assuming zippering is specific to walleyes.
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