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A few days later, Naiser headed home to Louisville, Ky., after a stop in Michigan, where he dropped off the fish—49 pounds, 63.5 inches—to be filleted and mounted.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

"Customers understand that it's a luxury dish," chef Tomoyuki Takashino said from behind the stove as he skewered an eel he had just killed and filleted.

From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025

The former president filleted him with cool disdain.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024

I cannot overemphasize how dumb it is that Scott finally filleted his reputation in full over this, a trolly Rasmussen poll.

From Slate • Feb. 27, 2023

He filleted it on the deck while Hatsue caught another on a hand line.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson