After you catch?

[ReelTime]

Underneath just below where the gills come together where it makes a V.

[ack]

i have been cutting them for years. running short on time i had the guy that cleans fish at Maumee Tackle this year clean a mess for me. he commented on how nice the fish were and thanked me for bleeding them. he then told me that just popping one gill would do the same. i have yet to try that but if i ever make it back up there that is the way i am going to try it.

[Bggeary]

i have been cutting them for years. running short on time i had the guy that cleans fish at Maumee Tackle this year clean a mess for me. he commented on how nice the fish were and thanked me for bleeding them. he then told me that just popping one gill would do the same. i have yet to try that but if i ever make it back up there that is the way i am going to try it.

That is exactly what I do, slice a gill or two put them head first into a 5 gal. bucket 1/2 full of cool water. Makes a big difference when cleaning. Just make sure you have the head in the water or you could get an eye full of blood. They WILL squirt!

[Brian425]

Easier than cutting them, just use a pair of pliers and yank a gill, they bleed out in no time. Although it can squirt a bit, saturday the boat looked like a murder scene from one of them!

[faithwalker]

Easier than cutting them, just use a pair of pliers and yank a gill, they bleed out in no time. Although it can squirt a bit, saturday the boat looked like a murder scene from one of them!

absolutely but make sure you do it with fish in live well..they bleed all over.....big time...