smerchly Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 Just curious about what you guys use to clean your fish on. I have a few of those 12" x 16" bamboo cutting boards that clean up very easy after cleaning perch , etc. The boards are on sale now at C.T. for 80% off , reg .49.99 + for $10+ . I paid $10 four yrs ago & $8 (on sale) 5 years ago . You can mark these boards off in inches to quickly measure as you clean . We use them daily for a cutting board and they stand up very well . I used to clean fish on top of the old chest freezer with some newspaper for the guts while using the bamboo board but it's gone to heaven, so now I use the dryer (right beside the tubs) Then I may freeze the wrapped guts until garbage day and toss them in the green bin . ....been doing this for decades ! My wife prefers me to clean pike outside as they send a strong 'fishy' odour throughout the house ! Otherwise ....the Wally haddock fillets ......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chrisb Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 I have a large 2.5" x 10" x 4' plank I got off an old skid. I put it across a couple of saw horses and sit in my lawn chair. If I only have a couple of fish I stand at the picnic table with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
verado Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 For years I used a piece of 3/4 plywood across my 2 sawhorses but when cleaning 30-40 perch it was hard on the back. Several years ago I bought one of those fish cleaning tables with the sink that Bass Pro and CTC sell. I never use the sink, I bought it for the comfortable working height. When removing the skin from my fillets I still put them on an old cutting board because a gutter trough runs around the perimeter of the table and is completely in the way for this operation. The gutter sounds like a good idea but it is useless, leading me to believe the person who designed it has probably not cleaned many fish. smerchly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darryl L Posted December 22, 2022 Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 2 hours ago, smerchly said: Just curious about what you guys use to clean your fish on. I have a few of those 12" x 16" bamboo cutting boards that clean up very easy after cleaning perch , etc. The boards are on sale now at C.T. for 80% off , reg .49.99 + for $10+ . I paid $10 four yrs ago & $8 (on sale) 5 years ago . You can mark these boards off in inches to quickly measure as you clean . We use them daily for a cutting board and they stand up very well . I used to clean fish on top of the old chest freezer with some newspaper for the guts while using the bamboo board but it's gone to heaven, so now I use the dryer (right beside the tubs) Then I may freeze the wrapped guts until garbage day and toss them in the green bin . ....been doing this for decades ! My wife prefers me to clean pike outside as they send a strong 'fishy' odour throughout the house ! Otherwise ....the Wally haddock fillets ......... I bought 2 of those same cutting boards from CTire this week. They look good for $10. Not too thick with the nice rubber corners. I use my work bench for the height, couple cutting boards, and my electric knife smerchly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted December 22, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 22, 2022 They have held up well and look nice with the wood grain finish and rubber corners . We have chopped a lot of veggies on those boards . I'll grab another one if I go there after Christmas . oops its' 18" long..... https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/vida-by-paderno-bamboo-cutting-board-non-slip-12-in-x-18-in-1428365p.html#df verado 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genec Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 Got an old square plexiglas patio table I jeep out behind my shed that is my cleaning table - hoses off really easy afterward. smerchly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigugli Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 My son bought me the white cleaning table years back. Love the height it sits at. No back strain from bending over. Easy to clean. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 I Have an old pc of countertop and put on workbench works like a charm smerchly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyler0420 Posted December 23, 2022 Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 I use our glass cutting board on the kitchen counter hahaha. verado 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted December 23, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 23, 2022 Just now, Tyler0420 said: I use our glass cutting board on the kitchen counter hahaha. and who cleans up the mess in the kitchen Tyler ? Just now, genec said: Got an old square plexiglas patio table I jeep out behind my shed that is my cleaning table - hoses off really easy afterward. when I cleaned fish outside the yellow jackets would buzz me and get on the fish , so I headed to the basement . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve_Guelph Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 I clean most of my fish right on the boat. If I do them home to clean I just use a piece of cardboard on the counter. Super easy cleanup. smerchly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Farmer Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 Wifes laundry room in the basement, I built the counter top high enough for my back filleting. The board I bought years ago from Berkley that they don't make anymore, nylon board. wish they would make them again. This is my Grandson , filleting his first fish teaching him. Wife asked me why I built the cabinets higher, didn't want to tell her.🤐🤐😀 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deetch Posted December 27, 2022 Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 I clean all my fish on the boat. Never bring them home. Wife won’t allow smelly fish guts in the house and the yellow jackets outside can be a pain so why not clean them on the water and they only fish coming in the house are fillet and bagged ready for the freezer verado 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smerchly Posted December 27, 2022 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2022 6 hours ago, Fish Farmer said: Wifes laundry room in the basement, I built the counter top high enough for my back filleting. I now use the washing machine FF . It sits right beside the laundry tubs . I do likewise with the board & newspaper . We have a couple of 1/2" thick fiber cutting boards , but they are too soft and a bugger to clean properly. & are now used to block the furnace wall vents in some rooms . deetch.... those yellow jackets would find me very quickly if I cleaned fish while shore fishing . On some of our moose trips , we would clean up a bunch of perch or walleye while sitting in the tinny using a paddle for a cleaning board . I was checking my minnows in the unheated garage & they are all doing fine . I turned the light out which heats the water during the cold days as the tropical temps move in this week . I served lunch for them today as I do every 2 days . And I cleaned out the bottom 'dirt' using a 20' piece of old hose for a siphon. Bubba14 and Tyler0420 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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