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Fish Cleaning Station
« on: February 27, 2016, 09:23:00 AM »
For years, I've been using the saw horses and a wood board to clean my fish.  Recently, my buddy Karry Batson just made a fish cleaning station for himself and it lit a fire under my ass to finally get one made.  I saw I had a bunch of scrap wood around as well as a pallet, so decided to get to work.  I ran out for a few essentials.... Ballast Point, supports and some more screws before getting to work.

I sawed a pallet in half to be used as the legs of the station.





I added screws for extra support.



Started framing it up with cross bar support.



Taking the "Wiggle" out of it.





Super cheap "Top" wood.



I wanted the waster to pour through so it would also dry better and not rot in a weeks time.





Looks like a picket fence...



Not any more!



Just need a few side walls to keep the fish from sliding off and one more cross member to add the final support...



Done and ready to start processing some fish!





I have a 7 gallon bucket for scraps that fits perfectly underneath, but it's been a long time coming.
Now it's just time to get some fish on the table!
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Re: Fish Cleaning Station
« Reply #1 on: February 27, 2016, 09:28:15 AM »
You could always cut a hole at the other end of the table and place the bucket underneath. Then you can just slide the carcass/scraps thru the hole and into the bucket.

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Re: Fish Cleaning Station
« Reply #2 on: February 27, 2016, 09:31:19 AM »
You could always cut a hole at the other end of the table and place the bucket underneath. Then you can just slide the carcass/scraps thru the hole and into the bucket.

Thought of that and decided against it.  I wanted the usable space to hold the fish/fillets on the table.  Just as easy to slid the carcasses off and into the bucket.   8)
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Re: Fish Cleaning Station
« Reply #3 on: February 27, 2016, 02:18:02 PM »
Nice build dude!

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Re: Fish Cleaning Station
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2016, 04:58:43 PM »
I dig it 8)

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Re: Fish Cleaning Station
« Reply #5 on: March 16, 2016, 09:03:32 AM »
Something tells me that will be put to good use ! 8)

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Re: Fish Cleaning Station
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2016, 07:12:11 PM »
How much do you charge to fillet and vacuum seal my catch? You could use the heads for shark bait.  ;)
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Re: Fish Cleaning Station
« Reply #7 on: August 25, 2016, 10:54:02 PM »
Nicely done Tom!! Looks awesome!
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