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How to Gut and Scale a Fish

By Hank Shaw, About.com

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Completing the cut

Completing the cut

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You complete the cut by forcing the knife through the bony portion that lies between the pelvic fins (the ones that are paired up on the belly of the fish) and on up to the base of the lower jaw.

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