Tailgate fish cleaning

[Z71Sierra]

I've got a new fishing buddy lately, a family man with no pre made fishing stations. What we have been doing is cleaning fishin on paper bags on the tailgate of my truck.

Needless to say this sucks.

My thought was a scratch and dent countertop and screw a piece of 1x4 at a right angle to the back to sit in the gap between the bed and tailgate.

Have any of you made or thought of something similar?

 

[94Sierra4x4]

I thought that's what tailgates were for!
Just kidding.
Honestly though, I clean my fish on the beach, toss guts in the deep water lol. (Not recommended around popular swimming holes)

 

[Z71Sierra]

If the tailgate was flat it would be!

I usually just clean them on my picnic table and chuck them in the woods. The place we fish is behind a mansion, so they wouldn't be cool with cleaning them there and chucking the guts back in the water.

 

[sewlow]

My old man taught me to bury the guts when fresh water fishing. Salt water, no biggie. Guts get thrown back into the chuck.
We have a fairly large bear population around here, & that stuff is sure to attract 'em. Don't wanna turn around one day & be surprised by one looking for an easy snack!

 

[Z71Sierra]

I just take the guts home and throw them in the woods. No bears here but I'm sure the *****, possums and whatever else is back there enjoy. I was actually thinking of throwing up a game camera next time I dump some just to see what's back there.

I found a portable table today with a faucet that you hook a hose up to for cleaning fish but it was $80. Might be how I go if I can't figure something out.

 

[Half Assed]

buy a $5 cutting board...

 

[Z71Sierra]

buy a $5 cutting board...

I've got one, I need somthing that will cover an entire tailgate with minimal movement.

Try cleaning a few of these on a $5 cutting board and lemme know how that goes.

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[lkfldredneck]

id say get a couple planks of hardwood that are close to the width of your tailgate, and the length. oak is a good choice or maple. plain them a bit, then glue them together or with biscuits. plain it again until fully flat and you should have a rockin cutting board for your tailgate. and itd be heavy so it wouldnt move too much

 

[Half Assed]

I've got one, I need somthing that will cover an entire tailgate with minimal movement.

Try cleaning a few of these on a $5 cutting board and lemme know how that goes.

Nice.

Well, in that case a piece of laminate countertop with a piece of board to hold it there should work fine like you described in the first post.

 

[94Sierra4x4]

I've got one, I need somthing that will cover an entire tailgate with minimal movement.

Try cleaning a few of these on a $5 cutting board and lemme know how that goes.

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Now that's an ugly fvcker.. fish looks nice though! hahahah I joke.

dude I've never seen anyone get that close to an owl