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'Nother newbie question:

I watched a video on filleting a Perch, and the guy said the meat was bloody red, because he didn't "bleed" the fish enough.

Don't want to bother gutting if I'm going to fillet 'em, IF I don't need to.

Trying to figure it out. I'm new to this.

Thanks! Virgil B.