How To Fillet a Tuna: Bluefin Loins

[lopside0]

looks like that's an 8 in chef's knife he's using... would it be preferable to use a 10" or a 12"? Is there any advantage to a larger or smaller knife? Or is that guy just really big.

[KettlebottomCrew]

@lopside0 Robb essentially grabbed the sharpest knife in the house. It is very important to use a sharp knife so you don't have to force the blade. (A dull blade is a dangerous blade) The blades that the Japanese use to fillet Giant Bluefin are very big-- they look like a samaurai sword-- but you definitely don't need to go that big. For a fish this size, the knife Robb used was sufficient.

[NotSoSilentBob2627]

Love the background porn music.

[wildlifeman120]

wow u didnt snapp the carcess

[MortenFS95]

filetting a giant bloody fish, with a WHITE T-shirt on. sir, you are challenging fate :P

[Mananui1]

Haha he looks like my 8th grade math teacher, you sound like him too

[JewManFew]

WOW!!! Great upload, thanx a lot!!!!

[Photo314159]

Interesting. It's a whole lot different from filetting a bass, lol. I've caught tuna before, but there was a guy at the dock who cleaned them.

[kaz196974]

Japanese people likes clean fish meat.

[EmiliaBlank]

Mmm sushi.

[camillo1234]

I'd suggest keeping the meat from the cheeks, yummy.

and recommend to use the rest of the heat for doing some nice fish broth, i hate to think of the waste.

here in greece we'd also use some of the organs for some special dishes but that's not for everyone.

[equalityliving]

Fantastic video! Concise and easy to follow.You are an excellent instructor. Thanks for uploading.

[KettlebottomCrew]

@equalityliving No problem!  We have several other how-to videos up on our YouTube channel. We don't pretend to be experts but are always happy to show how we do it.

Thanks for watching!

[Twostones00]

Leave the tail on for a handle it makes it easier.

[KettlebottomCrew]

@Twostones00 Thanks for the tip-- I think you're right. We removed the head, guts, and tail because, when packing the fish on ice on the boat, removing the head and tail makes it easier to fit into a big cooler or fish bag.

[obiejsilver]

It's just a baby blue...bet it was delicious though

[bc123132123132]

Im hungry now

[bfangthekid]

@Cagliari1234 Shut the fuck up troll

[hanaleifish]

I cut my fish hanging. Much easier.

[trug724]

i'll probably take an hour just tryna cut that tuna but 10 mins on a pig =)

[cuatrojinetes]

Great video! No meat wasted, that's what I like to see. Gotta get your tuna burger recipe now!

[mtednby21]

i wanna go fishing 4 tuna so bad but im not old enough abd u dnt hav a boat and my dad wont take me and i live in nj and theres no tuna around here

[KettlebottomCrew]

@mtednby21 We actually have a buddy who keeps his boat at (what was called) Trump Marina in Atlantic City, NJ. We join him as often as possible, heading out to the canyons close to Atlantic City to fish for Yellowfin Tuna, Mahi Mahi, and Marlin. Closer to shore, there is a great Striped Bass, Black Seabass, and Fluke bite. New Jersey is a great state for fishing!

[mtednby21]

@KettlebottomCrew ya i know im goin fishin 4 striper sunday night

[lardtaziumwadmaster]

@KettlebottomCrew Why is it so bloody if you bled it?

[KettlebottomCrew]

@lardtaziumwadmaster The key is to get as much out as you can. There is some left in the meat but, if properly bled, not a whole lot...

[lardtaziumwadmaster]

@KettlebottomCrew Ah, OK. Sea fishing n00b here. Just wondering.

[wikkem211]

all your missing a knife thats sharp and better suited to your work. Thumbs up though

[neverloseafish100]

YUMMY

[Cagliari1234]

that was very messy and half assed, very dirty and un-hygenic.Stop misinforming people. Rename your video to "amateur showing how he sllces a tuna" don't use the "how to" thing; is misleading. In the 35 years I have been fishing for a living here in Canada I had a lot of apprentices that make a lot of the same mistakes you did.But im sure with more practice youll get better.

TIP: dont wipe the knife with your bare fingers is disgusting.

[aznboyy55109]

hey we have something in common we enjoy sushi lol

[jockeyhanes]

Sus! pagkalami! (very delicious)

[200mmonster]

Man buddy you know your cuts great job

[51234511645689]

Where exactly did you catch the tuna from



[KettlebottomCrew]

@51234511645689 We caught this one off Rhode Island's coast, near Block Island.

[cjoIIProductionz]

@KettlebottomCrew I live in RI :D

[gonedeepseafishing]

I clean them like you do. But I Fished with a guy from Australia in Southern Cali who had been cleaning them since he was a kid. He would cut the just the skin real quick all the way around one side, start at the tail and pull the skin off perfectly clean. slice down the blood line to seperate the upper and lower loins and then start cutting the loin off the skeleton near the head. He would then put the knive down after the first few inches and tear the loin off clean with his hands?

[KettlebottomCrew]

@gonedeepseafishing Ty Leger of the Kettlebottom Crew does it that same way. It is all preferance and I feel that the method in the video is quicker and yield doesn't suffer. We will also cook the collar of the fish which has some delicious meat and it is sooo tasty off the bone,,,

[gonedeepseafishing]

@KettlebottomCrew Hell yes, We used to call the Old Lady's to get the smoker going (setup ready to light) on the way in with a load of albacore (40+ no limit in US waters then Southern Cali) and throw the collars on the grill while we packed the rest. The neighbor would bring over Elk from Colorado to trade. What a great time. Now on the east coast we have tried several times to catch a bluefin, saw nice schools twice, but have not hooked up. Got to put in our time. Nice Stripers in MA.

[gadaluvit]

Great Job on the video, top to bottom background music, video angles, speaking clearly!

- another video idea would that w be great... Cutting sections into steaks, burger, & sushi....?

[elastotheio]

you really made me laugh when you mention about cutting the head on the boat instead of the garden :) thank you for sharing this video !

[SupraStringing11b]

very nice

[tyrelroo]

How often do you use the head? Supposedly that's the best part. I'm eager to try it, myself.

[KettlebottomCrew]

@theYellowBooger For a Largemouth, the traditional method works better because they have a different body structure than a Tuna. It is similar but you don't have to split the fillet down the middle. Keep an eye on future videos we do-- we will be posting one about how to fillet bass-like fish...

[asthevinylturns]

how long do they last in the fridge?

[KettlebottomCrew]

@asthevinylturns about a week. After 3-4 days I would cook it rather than eat it raw...

[Bbfishman]

ohhh yeahhhhh..slaughtering fish in my backyard yeahhhhh..............im not hating, this is hardbody

[rtangler]

gut and core the fish for a better product every time..

[xXeternity2008xX]

this was brilliant! Keep it up, you are a master at butchering tuna XD!

[PranksterLok]

Hey man i watched this video and was extremely disappointed... i work for an international seafood corporation here in L.A n im a very trained cutter. i have never seen so much precious tuna go to waist even while training 3 new guys with no experience whatsoever..just so u know, after the fish is a plug, its much better to cut the top right loin first, that enables your first belly to maintain its shape much better while ur cutting it. oh and ps, what u have in your hand is a knife! not a saw!

[snakeOsnake]

i thought bluefins were endangered, guess not but i do know they are in small numbers :/

[idlespeednowake]

Nice job on the cleaning.  I like to see only the bones left after the fillets are done. You were there on this one!

[usfdude]

This my freind was fucking art! I would be like a seagull waiting for you to throw me scraps.

[ttom4601]

a Jap would have been finished with the whole fish before you got the other side of the head cut. even though they will cause us to lose the Bluefin first then the other tunas no one can clean fish better than those little cullenary monsters.

[KettlebottomCrew]

@ttom4601 first of all a "Jap" was filming this and I am not so sure he would like your comments. Second this was filmed for those who do not know how to do it, not an "expert." I can clean much more quickly but that was certainly not the point of this video..

[JTB1083]

You dont have to cut the head off right? Cant you just make the cuts with the head on?

[KettlebottomCrew]

@JTB1083 Yes, you could do it with the head on. A lot of people cut the head and tail off and pull out the guts at sea, making what's known as a "plug," but it's not completely necessary...

[XralphiX]

@KettlebottomCrew What do you mean by a "plug"

[andrew587658]

Good stuff man...My brother runs a sushi bar in mystic CT. You shoulda put that sucker up on the Japanese market! ha. Blue fins go for quite a bit

[KettlebottomCrew]

@andrew587658  They definitely do command a huge price-- if you've got the commercial license to sell them. Honestly, though, we were very hungry for some of the freshest Sushi in town-- this one was OURS!!

[northernpike56]

Great demo...and you still got all your fingers :-)

[KettlebottomCrew]

Thanks! Making sure your knives are sharp (and knowing how to handle a blade) is very important to keep yourself safe.

[bmxbilda5]

yeeaaaa mang sushi ftw lol. looks cool.

[2024JayZ]

Great job How much does that size sell for? 5* on eating em while cutting em

[KettlebottomCrew]

Well, we didn't try to sell this fish but I imagine it'd be worth quite a bit-- a few hundred dollars? It was worth a LOT to us though-- mmmm SUSHI!! (...and why wait to get to the kitchen to start eating?? Those scraps can't go to waste!)