OT - C-17 and filleting with samo

[sam the man..]

Fellow Spyderfolks... I love to fish and filleting is my favourite chore! Whenever I set out to sea or the stream, I would never leave home without my Spyderco C-17. This knife have seen some improvements since it was introduced almost a decade ago.. Love the blade geometry and ergonomics of the Catcherman.. Infact, it was my first <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>! The earlier AUS-8 version was rather stiff and could only work effeciently in certain species of fish which is larger.. Comparitively, the MBS-26 version is thinner and more flexible than its predcessor.. Working with the C-17 is a bliss and attached with this post, you'll see how I work on a coral trout step-by-step. I also collect and own fillet knives from other makers namely Martiini and Moras.. They are reall amazing to have in the tackle box!



PIX :

1) The C-17, former and present.

2) Blade thickness comparison.

3) My 'other' fillet knives! I'm really fond of them



Step-by-step to filleting fish - First, cut an incision below the gills, work your blade all the way through till it reaches the bone. Then, with a twist, cut your way down till the fillet blade is completely flat on the spine of the fish. From here, you can slice your way through the tail and remove the fillet. For removal of the skin, place the fillet flat on your cutting board and press your fillet blade as close as possible on the skin where it meets the flesh. When you have made an incision here, drag the blade all the way to the end maintaining pressure on the skin and watch the flesh seperate completely. Following this, you can quarter the flesh by slicing it or dicing it into cubes for stir frying or maintaining it as quartered slices for fish fingers dipped in batter. I normally dice my coral trout for stir-frying with ginger... Well, tell me what you think and if there's any comment, please join in and state your opinion.. *heh-heh!* <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>



Sam



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[sam the man..]

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more and more pix..

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more and more and more pix...

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[sam the man..]

at last.. the halving and quartering shots.... Hope you have enjoyed the show! <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Sam

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[travis quaas]

Way to kool!

Thanks Samo

TQ

[toothed]

Hi samo. I think it's time for your own "The Adventures of Samo" forum. <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Why do you use gloves to clean fish? Is it because of the particular species you're working on? Or do gloves give you a better grip?

I prefer a fixed blade to clean/fillet fish and/or to cut bait because it's usually easier to clean than a folder. (I'm a messy guy). I used to wish that the C-17 had a plain edge version but I got to learn to like the serrated section for starting cuts in certain situations.

[sam the man..]

Hi Travis! Thanks for the kind words! <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Toothed ~ Samo Adventure Forums? Well, don't think I could handle it.. The shots were taken for an article which I have written some time ago about filleting fish. The surgical gloves were used for contrast as well as hygienic reasons.. Yeah, fixed blades are more versatile for handling filleting chores.. I certainly agree on that! Sometime ago, Spyderco did mention about introducing fixed blade fillet knives.. I guess that musta fallen through or still in the K.I.V stages.. <img src="sad.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Sam

have scars will travel..

[Big-Target]

Samo;
If you want to, feel free to post your adventures in the "pinenuts mis-adventure" section of my forum until your forum is setup/ready!!!<img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>
http://pub238.ezboard.com/bbigtargetspi ... oonieboard

BIG-TARGET>>>>>>"When young men seek to be like you, when lazy men resent you, when powerful men look over their shoulder at you, when cowardly men plot behind your back, when corrupt men wish you were gone and evil men want you dead...only then will you have done your share."---unknown

Edited by - Big-Target on 6/5/2003 10:40:55 PM

[sam the man..]

Hi Big-T! Thanks for the offer dude! Most kind and generous of you... <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Sam

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[Alan2112]

Nice fellet job, Samo! Those fish pictures are making me hungry! RKBA!

[sam the man..]

Thanks Alan! Glad you enjoyed the photos! <img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0><img src="spyder.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Sam

have scars will travel..

[toothed]

I forgot to mention this earlier but don't you think the Masaad Ayoob folder looks like it was inspired by the earlier Catcherman?

[sam the man..]

mmmm... yeah, come to think of it.. the C-17 does resemble an Ayoob.. with more muscle.. <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Sam

have scars will travel..

[Big-Target]

I'm surprised you didn't take the Catcherman on your frog hunt. You might have done better with that than the Endura. And you'r hearing this from a "pro-Endura" man!<img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

BIG-TARGET>>>>>>"When young men seek to be like you, when lazy men resent you, when powerful men look over their shoulder at you, when cowardly men plot behind your back, when corrupt men wish you were gone and evil men want you dead...only then will you have done your share."---unknown

[sam the man..]

Well Big-T! I have the catcherman and Endura packed during my frogging trip! But, I worked on skinning and dressing the frogs with Vox's Moras which worked so well, they cut through frog bones like butter! Actually, I was also field-testing some Swedish knives which Voxnaes had sent down from Denmark! <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0> The Catcherman had more exposure offshore than it does upstreams.. <img src="wink.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Sam

have scars will travel..

[Knife Knut]

I think there may be something to that Ayoob inspiration theory:

There was once a review in a police magazine for the Catcherman as a self defese tool. (I bet some Navaja training would be helpful there!)
Mr. Ayoob was (is?) a LEO.

But the clincher is in the Design Patent illustrations: A short section of serrations at the base of the blade. This edge configuration is the only one shown in the patent. (I have always wondered why this one wasn't produced)

Knife Knut on a shoestring budget.

Edited by - Knife Knut on 6/8/2003 7:58:29 PM

Edited by - Knife Knut on 6/8/2003 8:04:38 PM

[sam the man..]

yeah, I see the inspiration.. but I wouldn't use the Ayoob for dressing frogs.. Its too pretty! <img src="smile.gif" width=15 height=15 align=middle border=0>

Sam

have scars will travel..