Originally Posted by strikeu
arrgghh you filleted them ...noooo.

rake the scales off, cut the heads off and gut them. then fry them. the fins come out like potato chips. fillets are for pu$$ies. these are right out of my pond.





I used to eat 'gills and brim like that and got tired if picking through bones. I then learned how to fillet them properly.
We don't like skin or bones in/on our fish. Dipping fresh fillets into the sauce and chowing down without that BS is its own reward.