Lost Filets Due To Contractor Stupidity: Question on Fish Size

[fishweewee]

Guys, what's your guess on the net weight of an edible species like cod fish?

What percentage (roughly) of a steaker-sized fish is head and offal and what is usable filet?

My guess would be about 30%.

I lost some choice filets because an idiot contractor unplugged my deep freezer and forgot to plug it back in. I lost 120 lbs. of cod filets as a result (found out a month after the plug was pulled). This was cod that I caught, fileted, and vacuum sealed myself. I wanna scream. This doesn't include several tens of lbs. of striper filets, a few dozen eels (some rigged), and 15 lbs. of squid I jigged up myself. And haddock filets.

I have to file a claim for the lost foodstuff. Insurance company for the contractor is making me come up with receipts for the charter trips and all the cost associated with them. And an estimate on the gross poundage caught. Boy am I pissed.

Based on my memory from one trip, I remember taking home 4 cod in the 30-35 lb. range and six in the 15-20 lb. range.

-WW