Wife tired of the mess

[jorluivil]

Originally Posted by pingpangdang

I have stamped concrete in the back yard and cleaned a fish on a farm house table I built...i made a mess and had to break out vinegar to get rid of smells... I plan on using the game table by cutting fillets and rinsing them in the built in sink with a tad of water. Then soap sponge off the top into the sink preventing any water to hit the deck. It does seem more sanitary as well. We'll see. Also I won't have to handle a hose or spray nozzle. Turn on and off water with a clean back side of my hand.

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You're putting to much thought into it

1. fillet first side
2. fillet second side
3. discard carcass into trash can
4. cut fillets into pieces
5. bag fillets
6. go fishing again and repeat steps

I fillet all of my fish in my driveway and rarely do i make such a mess that it makes me worry about it. Once I'm done I just get the hose and wash down the area that I was working in. I've been doing this for years and I've never had any issues with my driveway smelling like spoiled fish and I know for a fact that I my driveway is not stained.

Also, I would not recommend that you wash your fillets, that is unless you plan on letting them dry out before you freeze them. If you wash them and bag them the fresh water will freeze inside the bag and cause freezer burn. just fillet and bag.

[Geno Machino]

I like to keep my knife clean in between sides and when I cut the fillets into bag size pieces. I try and just use knife by dragging it on the fillet to clean the meat w/o water. The access to fresh clean water seems to be what I'm interested in...worked at 'Harbor Fish ' market in the early '70's for a few years and this is close to their set up.

[Starsky]

I cleaned a halibut once on my trucks tailgate, the carwash guys were wondering where all the blood came from....

[King Saba]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

Also, I would not recommend that you wash your fillets, that is unless you plan on letting them dry out before you freeze them. If you wash them and bag them the fresh water will freeze inside the bag and cause freezer burn. just fillet and bag.

The fillets will burn after some time even if you don't use water. Gotta eat em'!

[Murray]

Originally Posted by jorluivil

You're putting to much thought into it

1. fillet first side
2. fillet second side
3. discard carcass into trash can
4. cut fillets into pieces
5. bag fillets
6. go fishing again and repeat steps

I fillet all of my fish in my driveway and rarely do i make such a mess that it makes me worry about it. Once I'm done I just get the hose and wash down the area that I was working in. I've been doing this for years and I've never had any issues with my driveway smelling like spoiled fish and I know for a fact that I my driveway is not stained.

Also, I would not recommend that you wash your fillets, that is unless you plan on letting them dry out before you freeze them. If you wash them and bag them the fresh water will freeze inside the bag and cause freezer burn. just fillet and bag.

I chucked the carcass of my last fish on the barbie and enjoyed a super meal.... my dog joined in on the feast and we were both blown away on how much meat I had been missing all these years. I store all my left over fish parts in my outside freezer til trash day.

[Aznronin]

She's not letting you keep your big fish? Forget the table. Get a good divorce lawyer. Lol. Jk

[pingpangdang]

Originally Posted by Aznronin

She's not letting you keep your big fish? Forget the table. Get a good divorce lawyer. Lol. Jk

Haha...she's just straight up with me...basically she doesn't want more fish if we still have some left which is another point she makes besides the guts....

Can't argue with that...will start looking at H.O.W.