Location of halibut brain

http://www.spearboard.com/showthread.php?t=79781

I like to knife my fish in the brain to be humane and preserve the meat (ike jime works!), but realized the other day when dealing with a halibut that I wasn't really sure where the brain was on a flatfish. I should know this by now, but it's one of those things I just kept putting off. I'm sure you can relate... Well, anyway, the link above has a pretty good description of how to estimate the puncture point for a hali/flounder.  For bilateral fish, e.g. striper, it tends to be an 'eye' or two's distance behind the eyes in the center, then you can 'feel' for the brain cavity to destroy the brain. The flatfish's brain is considerably more posterior, but it looks like you can use the operculum to guide you to the right entry point. Anyway, thought I'd pass that on for anyone interested.

Where's a halibut's brain?
"In dabutt" --the Ladies Man

In da butt-head. Let's just get that one out of the way.

Just slit the gills and call it a day! 

whack 'em and stack 'em (in the ice chest)

seriously though, cool link & topic.
I never really thought about it, and it does explain some of those "risen-from-the-dead" halibut that go one to escape to just wreak havoc aboard a kayak.

Great information!

But, yeah, the only one I ever actually shot I just ripped the gills out then ran the shaft through his mouth so she couldn't possibly go anywhere...and then screamed with joy and let the the blood flow out around me.

    

 

Sincerely,

Jim

I had a couple rise from the dead after they got a beat down from the mini bat.  Once we got back to the Berkeley marina you do get that occasional zombie chomping. I cracked a 10lb butt 3 times and she nipped my finger when I went to reach for the hook. Almost pierced through my finger nail!