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Jim Elbrecht

On Thu, 1 Mar 2012 09:04:57 +0000 (UTC), (Steve
Pope) wrote:

>Sqwertz > wrote:
>
>>On 27 Feb 2012 11:54:26 GMT, notbob wrote:
>>
>>> On 2012-02-27, JL > wrote:
>>>
>>>> Whole or filleted?
>>>
>>> You can't filet a sturgeon. They're cross-cut like salmon steaks.
>>
>>What planet are your sturgeon from? You can fillet any finned fish.
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>
>(Granted sturgeon are monster big fish, and you could probably
>cut one at any angle and still end up with a huge slab of fish,
>and it may not be apparent how originally you cut it up.)

That depends on how big the fish is. You can catch and keep a 2-3'
sturgeon that would be filleted. A 6-7' sturgeon calls for a
chainsaw and steaks.

Big lake trout/salmon [in the 20 pound range] make nice steaks, too.

Jim