Lou Decruss wrote:
> A few weeks ago I told my 78 yr. old neighbor I'd never cleaned a
> fish. He said he'd be glad to teach me but we had no fish. He fishes
> almost daily but he broke his leg and just got out of the nursing
> home. Saturday he came over and said he had 9 crappies from the night
> before and would be willing to teach me. The first two weren't too
> good but by the time I was done I had it down pretty good. He gave me
> all the fillets to take home. I blackened them and made po-boy
> sandwiches that were awesome. I guess some fish are a bit different
> to filet but I'm no longer intimidated to try to learn more. Fish
> that's fresh out of the water is so much better than store bought
> stuff. What a treat. Louise loves to fish but it's something we've
> never done together. I don't mind it as long as there's a cooler of
> beer and friends around. When I came home with the fish she asked if
> I now know how to do it. Her immediate response was "lets go get
> licenses." I see lots of fresh fish in the near future.
>
> Am I the only one who never cleaned a fish before?
>
> Lou


I've cleaned plenty of fish, but when I go out in the Gulf or the Laguna
Madre the guy who owns the charter boat does it for tips. It's so much
more pleasant to watch the gulls feast on the leavings than to stink up
my place.



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Janet Wilder
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