How to Clean a BIG Catfish with James

[@sonnet9100]

Wow! Watched this 3 times. A very instructive lesson.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

So glad to help!

[@heavenbound358]

First time watching. You are an excellent instructor. I've always heard large cats weren't any good. Just goes to show how skilled you need to be. Not sure I could do it but I know a lot more than I did!!

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you!

[@reavisstockard2994]

Very good video and you did an outstanding job teaching. You explained everything and left nothing out.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you! We try!

[@bigmoneygrifff203]

Best cleaning program that I've seen for big cats! I think it would even work for medium-sized cats. Good video! 👍

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

We have a video for that 😉

[@bigwillie9604]

Wow excellent job on cleaning large catfish!👍👍💪🎣

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you!

[@realityawayfromreality3494]

You are a great instructor . Everything covered. Nothing wasted. Even fed the corn and mater's. I use a linoleum knife for making the cuts through the skin. The hook and large handle make the knife easy to control, and it saves the edge on the fillet and boning knives. Lotsa uses for breaking down all sorts of critters really. Try it and l think you'll like it.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thanks! Will do!

[@charlesmoore5840]

Thank you sir people need to know how to do things to enjoy the fruit of their labor I am 70 yrs old I caught cat fish and skinned them but none that big you are good at what you do and a good teacher 👍

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

James does fantastic work! I'll pass along your love!

[@robertmceuen3630]

You clean catfish like I wish I could- that is if I could catch one that big.😂

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

You could and you can! Keep at it 😉

[@angelawheeler7825]

Wonderful video, thank you so much.i love fish 🐠🐟😊.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you!

[@james4598]

Oh wow , thanks i like how you really showing things . Learned something today

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@drehogan115]

Thank you so much. I have never processed a catfish before. Great job!

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you for watching!

[@daryldecamp6295]

Thanks you are very good at that, I’m 59 and still learning. However I only do this about once a year, when a friend brings them in from the nets . You have helped tremendously!!!

[@shrekomus]

Sir, thank you for the video.

[@keithwest6859]

great teaching video! Thanks!

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you!

[@Clyde2213]

Awesome video, will make cleaning of my catfish a lot easier than the way I’ve done it for the past 50 years

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thabk you!

[@user-bw4bi9ls7i]

It"s nice to see someone that really knows how to clean a catfish propertly so it will taste right

[@bigbabykirven]

Great video we always hung our big cats on a tree and score the skin around the head and down the back and then just yank the skin starting at the head all the way down to the tail and then start filleting it up one side at a time, I like how you quartered the fillet up, ima start doing that to them biguns from now on

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Let us know how it works for ya

[@williamboyd776]

Excellent & very efficient method of cleanin m. Thanks for sharin

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you for watching!

[@ralphbriese8878]

Great job! You are thorough!, excellent teacher!,😊

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you! 😃

[@mwong6568]

Very detailed and thorough. Thanks for sharing knowledge.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you for watching! Check out some our other cleaning tutorials!

[@davidinghram2494]

Well done. Thanks

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you!

[@hughwagnon3458]

If my college professors were as good as you at instructing I would have graduated.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

🤣

[@CougarClan]

Excellent!!

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you!

[@Goodellsam]

My dad was a MS river commercial fisherman when I was a child. We ate a lot of fish. Dad skinned and cleaned those big heads, and Mom made chowder from them.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Good stuff!

[@davidfreed8050]

Awesome tutorial.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@kennethlansdell8409]

Very informative I like this method and will try it out 👍

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Great!

[@kerryparks1979]

Great instrumental video. Many thanks!

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you!!!

[@andrayajohnson9149]

Awesome voice

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Haha thanks! I'll tell James 😀

[@themuddytrapper4443]

That's a lot of meat for the freezer!! Nice job on the processing! I believe that's a Dexter boning knife you got there....

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thanks Brother!

[@bigd15full]

New subscriber from NC I love hearing the hawks at home. I fish Kerr Lake all the time.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Kerr is somewhere we have NOT fished much. How is it?

[@rippatrick1]

awesome - thanks for the great video and instruction

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Anytime! Thanks for coming by to hangout

[@danielpeters3760]

Awesome job getting it done for sure. Enjoyed the video.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you!

[@otisbailey5455]

Great demo and commentary.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you!

[@lobatomeee1]

Nice job.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you!

[@docjohnson3980]

I like how you didn't waste no meat like most people do 👍

[@TRay-PGH]

Wow amazing video ty vm for the knowledge

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you!

[@mikedominy5594]

I have really enjoyed your video.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you!

[@robertcampbell6460]

That was very educational catch a few big catfish here in Florida I like that thank you

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you!

[@downunderfulla6001]

Awesome video. James your fully comfortable behind the camera now🍺🍺

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

He still gets annoyed with me "Directing" 😅

[@downunderfulla6001]

Hahaha

[@BearcatJohn82]

this looks to be not just good meat, but the undesirables make good compost. Good stuff!

[@kurtzembower9297]

Brother I LOOVVVEE!!!...catfish your making my stomach growling ❤

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Good eatin!

[@bensnodgrass9007]

Great video. I use a Havalon razor knife or box cutter to score the skin. That way it's not dulling my filet knife.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Great idea!

[@bertramjonessr.6923]

thank you very much for this demo I'll try to do much better on the next ones that I catch and keep

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Glad to show you something new!

[@billtyler4440]

I'm a first time viewer. Very interesting.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thanks for watching!

[@henryleslievermont6004]

Fun watch guys! Yes, fish makes great fertilizer 😀

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thanks Hank!!!

[@johnjingleheimer6992]

The long fillet knife is an uncle Henry, really good steel . You can get them very sharp I have 3 ,but I also rather use an electric knife .

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Some folks prefer old school 😉

[@blkcowboy9070]

Love your channel.. I had to subscribe

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you!

[@chuckmathews2808]

Your fillet knife seemed to stay extremely sharp throughout this process. Please make a video as to how you sharpen it. This was an amazing video!

[@badassbees3680]

Nice fish ! I snip bones off so lay flat or nail to tree,but James is slick! Try this sometime on smaller ones - hold hand like this 🤟 and slide up belly and wrap fingers around pokers and squeeze, no more pokes..you're welcome .Good video Lazy Pond Fish and Hunt!

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thanks John! Hope all is well Brother!

[@PolarBearXx]

Hands down best catfish fillet and very instructive I had trouble with big cats and now I’m not watching this ….

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Awesome!

[@HealthyHomesteadChick]

Those are nice! I use an electric knife to filet catfish. But I’ve never caught one that big!!

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Come on down Ma! We will put you on one! ..... get ya to catch 2 or 3 that size 😉

[@HealthyHomesteadChick]

@@lazypondfarmfishhunt I would love that!!

[@richard-greatwhiterev]

great job just skinned a 45lbs Blue cat prior to harvesting the meat. I believe I will try this technique next time.

[@fishingwithrick3991]

Just subscribed. Awesome video!

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you!

[@RidgeLife]

Nice fish man!

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

I'll tell James you said so 😉

[@larryshaw5297]

Outstanding

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you!

[@thecutlassman-448]

Now that’s how you clean a fish🔥🔥

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you!

[@zerkfn8501]

One of the best demonstrations in cleaning and processing a big catfish I've ever seen. Thanks bro 👍

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you!

[@amandamarohl9034]

Good video, thanks for sharing! Heck, I'd just brine and smoke the heads. Saw another guy smoke whole ones, meat pulls right off, was beautiful!

[@user-oe7hg8lo4x]

Mannnn that was an awesome job, and you're a great instructor....clear and concise. The cutting into sections (Qtrs) is great. I'll do mine that way from now on. I used to just take pictures with big cats and throw them back because I didn't know really know how to clean them except the traditional way. Great Job !!! and thank you.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you for the kind words!

[@punaheleboy]

I might put a nail up on the table to stick it from slipping. A years worth of fish. Cool video

[@chanceburger3169]

Well done dude,very impressive.I like that you harvested all the meat from the fish that was available.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you!

[@chanceburger3169]

@@lazypondfarmfishhunt Hey are you a fishing guide,an I think you said you are in NC.let me know when you get a chance

[@frankhuey1725]

Very good video

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you!

[@337--LEE]

Great filleting skills..Thanks ..

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you!

[@Leo73srb]

here's a trick... the outer black color of the catfish is best removed with water under high pressure... I took the catfish to a friend who has a car wash, put the catfish on the floor and he bleached the catfish with water under pressure to make the catfish white as snow. ..all that outer black skin comes off in a few minutes... the catfish remains white as snow.... try it, you won't believe it... greetings from Serbia

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

I've seen this method, We will have to try it one day

[@gbltheolechurch5acrehomestead]

Beautiful looking Catfish! Please SHARE a few recipes! Garry here from GBL-The Ole Church 5 Acre Homestead visiting from Gander Newfoundland and Labrador Canada!

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

James does keep talking about a catfish Jambalaya 🤔

[@faruqali869]

The head an belly meat is the best tasting on the fish

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Isn't it though!?!?

[@bobcasteel7811]

For real?

[@paulhenry8586]

I always bleed them first thing even when they're already dead. Even then it gets rid of alot of the excess blood and you don't get all that red coloration in your fillets. if you clean big fish right you can't tell any difference between them and smaller cats. Except for channel cats. Big channels seem to always taste like mud hahaha

[@leafdoctor1leafdoctor196]

Hell of a breakdown

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you 😉

[@thecutlassman-448]

Yea this how I’ll be filleting now on🔥🔥

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Hell ya!

[@marshmellow3110]

12” filetzall blade and a cordless recip. Come back w straight edge after. It’s crazy how well it works. Cuts through everything in a couple second.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Some like it old school 😀😉

[@marshmellow3110]

@@lazypondfarmfishhunt believe me, I was one of them. I only use a straight edge dexter. I clean hundreds of snapper, cobes, AJ’s, grouper etc over a year, w only a dexter straight blade. Never a serrated, until using the filletzall. I can’t argue it. 60-70 large offshore fish w 2 guys in 45 minutes. That would be 3 hours usually.

[@joelclem6483]

Aa catfish that big was it caught out of the river? And if so does the meat taste real muddy being it’s a catfish bottom feeder. And it’s so old and big

[@vantaylor4848]

Very good carving, jod.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you!

[@digitaltreez]

good vidia👍

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank ya ☺️

[@bobweiss9138]

Big ones are a blast to catch but I let them go hoping to have fun another day!!!!

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

To each his own sir 🤷‍♂️ they sure are fun to catch though!

[@henrykosky3919]

Sharp knife is a must

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Got to have the right tool for the job 😉

[@MikeG.666]

Surprising just how much belly meat there is on a big cat.👍

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Yea it is!

[@joealspaugh7494]

Very good video except the camera should have been zoomed in more. Couldn’t see anything on getting the head meat.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

We have 3 tutorials of cleaning catfish. Please check out the other 2 for some better angles

[@thomaswarren2958]

"Ok" broo😂😂 "okkk" lols you talk like Joe from family guy😅, Keep up the amazing work that was pure perfection filets 💯💯💪🏿but fish looks old

[@barbarasteed3966]

Nice job never cleaned one this big..say it's a job that requires skill...

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Oh yea but practice makes it easy

[@frederickschwartz1873]

🔥

[@downunderfulla6001]

🍺🍺

[@frederickschwartz1873]

@@downunderfulla6001 🥃🦘

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

@@frederickschwartz1873 The man, the Myth, the LEGEND!

[@kdmatt1]

What county in NC did you catch such large catfish?

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Right here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4TKlXaff6epjas

[@alanwong9280]

Is this a channel cat fish or the other kind?

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

This is a blue catfish 🙂

[@miasmicdreamer]

They do the same thing with tuna, except it's a left-right cut down the lateral, not up-down. That was a good, clean carcass. I definitely learned something today. One thing I have to say is that I always bleed my fish, no matter what it is, and catfish is extra bloody.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

We don't usually bleed em but might have to try a few that way

[@b-ville504]

I always bleed my fish also. It makes a big difference.

[@jasonarchuleta5053]

Would love to eat some of that cat fish, good job.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Good stuff!!!

[@paulobainz1210]

How do I remove grenade shrapnel from my catfish?

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

😅

[@dagoood1]

Is there a particular reason you don't bleed em?

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Don't see a need. Trim your meat and remove the blood line

[@joelwatkins4377]

I learned a lot. You seem to know your stuff and you’re good at teaching it. Fist time watching and new sub here. Take care!

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thanks Joel! James had taught for for years, so I started to video some of his knowledge for others!

[@Tintmasterswindowtinting]

Great video, I’d like to add that a cat that big should be bleed out. Doing that will give you better tasting meat

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

We never bleed em 🤷‍♂️

[@russellyoung9520]

When I catch cat, I just gut it, then take the skin off, then cut it into three pieces. Removing the skin is the hardest part. Make sure your knife is VERY SHARP. Use a Whetstone that is wet.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Sharp knife is important

[@danielcoey7182]

I cut the tail off and hang them to bleed them out on the bigger one just my preference but no doubt he'll of a job on showing and teaching

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Thank you!

[@joedunham4076]

You might want to get a GoPro and a chest harness so that everyone can see how you fillet the fish. It would make for a better video. I do enjoy watching your videos.

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Check out the others examples some are better 😉

[@karlsoffthegrid1378]

Man I’m getting hungry!!

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Some big ole eaters here!

[@basscomander6348]

You don't bleed them out?

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

No and they taste great

[@NoneyaTexasontheback20]

Evening

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Heyo Jake-o!

[@e.t.preppin7084]

I just can’t see on my phone. I wish I had a computer 😢

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

I'm sorry! Can you cast it to a smart TV?

[@e.t.preppin7084]

That’s possible if I get the fire stick back out and relearn all that. I’ll kinda trust my knowledge and listen to your instructions really well and I believe you will help me do much better than before. Thanks

[@timbowen8749]

Big catfish are fun to catch but the smaller ones taste better! I take pictures of my fish,and I set the big catfish loose because they lay more eggs than the smaller ones and can help keep a good population of catfish in your spots! I consider the big ones as breeders !

[@HisWayHomestead]

Second!!!

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

1st in my book 😉

[@RidgeLife]

What do you use to get off all that makeup and stuff from that catfish?!? It sure looks different afterwards!

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Lol what?

[@bobcasteel7811]

Why does it look so bloody and red?

[@lazypondfarmfishhunt]

Some are more so than others🤷‍♂️

[@seanjordan3870]

This only the second video I've seen on cleaning big catfish... Glad you decided to allow fish to die before starting the knife work. On the first video (on another channel) did a live skinning.... To me thats not showing proper respect to the fish....