Spyderco Tasman vs. Red Snapper (photos)

[bearfacedkiller]

Mucho gusto!

[twinboysdad]

[quote="Surfingringo"]Gave a lot of it away to the neighbors and the maintenance man here at my condo.

I bet your A/C gets fixed first and your loud parties get ignored with you generously doling out Red Snapper

[Surfingringo]

Nice catch! I'm curious to hear more about why you like such an..unconventional blade style for fileting. Do you think it would work for smaller fish too? The largest I've had to deal with is a 30" striper, barely over the limit. I'm a terrible fisherman, but not for lack of trying. Hopefully this year will be the one, and I'm ready with my Pacific!

No no, I think u misunderstood. I only use the tasman to score the filet before removing it with a filet knife. A regular filet knife won't cut through the skin and scales on those bigger snapper. So normally folks remove the scales from the cut line first but I've found that just pull cutting making a half inch deep cut all the way around with the tasman is quick and easy. Then I cut the filets out. HB and a filet knife...both see lots of use at the cleaning table.

[PayneTrain]

Ah I gotcha. Yeah I just scale em first but again, I've never dealt with a red snapper outside of a restaurant. One of the jobs I hope to have for my serrated Pacific this year is cutting the throats of bluefish to bleed them out, but I've been wondering if a hawkbill like the Tasman would be more appropriate. Hopefully I'll get a chance to form an opinion.

[Surfingringo]

They are still biting. The freezer is officially full! :)

[Bradley]

Sweet man, some good eats there. Nice pics

[remnar]

Looks like he's coming at you with a knife. Look out! :D

Great pics.

[bearfacedkiller]

I always enjoy your fish pics. Keep them coming. :)