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This image is free to use but please give credit to VeganVanguard.com.

      This tool is known as a “scaler” or “de-scaler.” It is used by raking the teeth of the tool across a fish’s side against the direction the scales lay on her body (from the tail to the head).

      Some anglers prefer to leave the skin of a scaled fish on the sides when it is cooked and it is here that this tool is employed. Other anglers however, use a knife to remove a fish’s skin. Considering that, when using a knife, the scales are removed along with the skin there is no need to “de-scale” the fish, thus this tool is unnecessary. Fish are often alive when these processes occur providing them with a truly painful and undesirable experience.

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Posted/Updated: 10/21/04

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