Thread: Scaling?

scale a triggerfish...

Originally Posted by Haywire

I skin pretty much everything because I fillet pretty much everything. It's simple---my wife doesn't like bones or skin, so I don't either.

Now, if you want a real treat, you need to scale a big triggerfish and bake it whole.

Pier#r showed me a technique for skinning Spanish (and most other fish) that is an absolute marvel, and I'll be happy to share it with you if we are on the pier at the same time-----and have some Spanish to clean. He doesn't mind you watching him, either, but he finishes so quickly that you only have a small window of opportunity. That is not to insinuate that he doesn't have very many fish to clean, but that he's a whiz with his fillet knife.

Yeah I think Haywire is trying to pull a fast one on me with his Triggerfish recipe! LOL!

Right after the triggerfish scaling demo, we will have the shark scaling lesson......

I better get a bigger scaler if I'm going to have to scale a shark, this one will take forever......


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Don't fergit the sheepshead cleaning lessons ...
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;-) lol

BDL---Can I pull your other leg now?

Originally Posted by Haywire

BDL---Can I pull your other leg now?

LOL! By the way, I know sharks do not have scales!

I'm surprised Pier#r didn't jump on this one. Actually, the elasmobranches (sharks and rays) do have scales, called placoid scales or dermal denticles. They are tiny and are structured almost like teeth, pointed toward the shark's tail. Sharkskin was once widely used as an abrasive, just like sandpaper. However, they are so small you have to use the same magnifying device to see them that you use to find Obama's virtues. Powerful, as it were. Rubbing a shark the wrong way (dead or alive) can give you a pretty good rash. I got slapped a few times trying to tail rope big sharks and came away with blood oozing out of my arm skin.

I paid attention back in high school biology when they talked about sharks---always been obsessed with fish.

Thanks for the info Haywire, you know your stuff.

Different types of fish 'scaling'...

Fish scale - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia




Traditional methods...





Non-traditional methods...