How-To, Northern Pike Y-Bone removal.

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I cut behind the head down to the spine. Then with the pike on its' belly I remove the top of the fish cutting up at the dorsal fin. Then I cut down both sides of the bones in that chunk getting the two thin fillets you see in the video. Now the tips of the y bones are exposed and you can fillet around them to the belly. I usually stop that fillet at the dorsal fin also. Then I start my next fillet behind the dorsal fin. Right under the dorsal fin there is a mouthful of bones so I skip that part. I end up with five fillets total.

I wish I had pictures. This is really tough to describe.
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