John dory with leek and oyster sauce recipe

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One of the most underrated yet crucial tools in any fisherman's kit is a sharp knife. A finely honed blade makes all the difference when it comes to preparing bait, filleting your catch, or performing any other cutting task at sea.

In this video Matt Watson shows you how to easily fillet john dory

If you’re anything like me, you are lucky enough to regularly find yourself filleting nice eating sized snapper. Surely practice makes every cut perfect then? Yeah, not so much. Every time I think I have filleting dialed, and I might get a few absolutely bang on, there’s always that fish that just throws you, and you end up feeling like Edward Scissorhands on the piss. Here’s a quick vid taken on my phone by my mate Lloyd, after a brilliant morning session on the kayak.

Here is an incredibly tasty and different way to prepare any variety of fish that tastes amazing and is easier than it looks to prepare. It’s a great way to utilize trout, kahawai, or any other more popular fish species, that actually is more about the texture than the pure flavour of the fish.

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Rod grip is step one and lays the foundation for consistent, productive mechanical jigging.

Here’s a quick free tutorial for you on this important but often overlooked key aspect - get the best from your gear and catch the fish:

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