cleaning Pike

[rcthd]

Is there a way to clean pike to get the Y bones out? I have heard one option was to put them through a meat grinder and make patties. Is this ok ? I have not tryed this would like some input before I do
T.I.A. Rick

[delmuts]

norhterns can be ground into patties. if you prefer small ones can be fillet by laying the fish on its' belly cut the back behind the head to the spine, turn your knife flat and cut to the dorsil fin; one pc. then fillet the fish from the dorsil fin to the tail as you would any fish. should be no bones. you don't waist a lot of meat since there isn't much over the ribs. on bigger fish. fillet as norm. lay the fillet meat side up,belly to you. feel with your knife for the bottom of the y bones; cut along this edge. then make cuts about 2/3 up the fillet,and feel for the top of the bones. make a cut along this edge also. then carefully cut along the underside of the bones to sort of scoop this strip of meat out. if you do it right you'll have a fillet with a hollowed out section and no bones. if you do it like i usually do you'll have two strips . it's kind of an art untill you learn . but that part of fishing. good luck!del

[Borch]

Only thing I would add the delmuts info is use a fillet knife with a flexible blade. A knife with a stiff blade mades the process much more difficult than it needs to be. Like he said with practice your meat loss from bone removal will be almost nonexistent. Northerns always taste better without the bones. Gone fishing!