Wake native
Six Pointer
What do yall think is the best top for a fish cleaning table? And why
Fish cleaning table
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Mr.Gadget
Old Mossy Horns
Depends on what you are cleaning and where?
I have a 2x4' plastic table and it works great.
The legs are adjustable and I can make it taller.
I have a 2x4' plastic table and it works great.
The legs are adjustable and I can make it taller.
thelivecanary
Eight Pointer
I bought an off the shelf plastic table with a "sink" and it was the best money I've ever spent. If you can get the top with a bit of texture it works amazingly.
thelivecanary
Eight Pointer
something like this....
^ Those polymer tables are pretty good for the cost. For well under $100, you get a decent cutting board type table, with a water hookup, and it's portable and can be used anywhere there's a garden hose. I've taken mine on vacation before when I was expecting to cut a lot of fish.
I wanted to make a nice built in one for the house - I've looked at stainless steel with built in sinks, I've considered building one out of wood and installing a sink/faucet, but for the cost/simplicity/versatility, it's hard to beat those.
I wanted to make a nice built in one for the house - I've looked at stainless steel with built in sinks, I've considered building one out of wood and installing a sink/faucet, but for the cost/simplicity/versatility, it's hard to beat those.
Helium
Old Mossy Horns
I have a Lifetime table that I cut out and put in a double basin sink… hooked up water to the faucet
those tables with sink are great for portable. If semi permanent I'd go stainless. They come up alot on for sale sites. Cost can be high but there are deals out there.
Wake native
Six Pointer
Thanks for the replies.
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UncleFester
Old Mossy Horns
This is what I use. I don't bother with the faucet though. I just hook the handle of my spray hose on the front leg brace because I like to spray the slime off of them first.
I don't suggest stainless steel unless you have a scuffed up area. Otherwise fish, deer, hogs slide all over the freaking place... learned the hard way.
I setup and toss the scraps right into the eagerly awaiting hogs....
Helium
Old Mossy Horns
I use an old ironing board, metal grate on top,
adjustable,
easy to clean,
free,,,
similar to this,,, only outdoors
adjustable,
easy to clean,
free,,,
similar to this,,, only outdoors
UncleFester
Old Mossy Horns
Tried to get Cloningerba to go, but noooooooo he was after some deers....
Helium
Old Mossy Horns
Helium
Old Mossy Horns
Redneck ingenuityI use an old ironing board, metal grate on top,
adjustable,
easy to clean,
free,,,
similar to this,,, only outdoors
I like it!
We used to buy sheets of plastic….i think it was hdpe. Could get it in many different thicknesses. We used it for clarifier wear parts in wastewater…but i would use it in a heartbeat for any type of meat/fish. Most of it was slick sided. That is the downfall. Used to come in 4x8 and 5x10 with whatever thickness you desired. Good solid stuff but wouldnt hurt a knife much. Thats my downfall with stainless. Wood can get pretty gross in short order. Plastic can be cloroxed and good to go.
agsnchunt
Old Mossy Horns
LOL
agsnchunt
Old Mossy Horns
It’s my understanding* that wood is actually safer wrt bacterial growth than plastic.
*I don’t know of any research and also once believed you had to wait 30** minutes after eating before getting back into the pool or you would get cramps and drown.
**in some Latin countries it was 60 minutes.
wood. Fish don't slide around so much on wood.
Bleach is your friend
however, I just take water and wipe the algae off with my hand from the plastic table I use.
however, I just take water and wipe the algae off with my hand from the plastic table I use.
Wood cutting boards have been around forever. Not been a big issue. Some of those ones at the puers sure do seem nasty though.
mike
Eight Pointer
Here's mine. Corian countertop bought at Habitat For Humanity Restore store for $7 and cut down to what I needed. Sink picked up for free and I run a water hose to it with a quick-connect. Works great!!
Mike
Take a kid outdoors!
Mike
Take a kid outdoors!
you need a bigger piece of metal
Blackwater
Twelve Pointer
Nice wide slab of sawmill pine, maybe 18" if you can find one, either that or a tobacco barn stringing bench. Wood has always been my favorite.
JJWise
Twelve Pointer
I also use the white plastic table from bass pro. I never took the time to hook up the sink though, so I keep a bucket under the drain hole and push my scraps into it as I work. Works well, cleans pretty easily and is big enough to debone deer quarters on as well
outdoorbum
Button Buck
For fish, I like "plastic" tops. The plastic stuff holds fish better and keeps them from sliding as they get slick and slimy. I have a couple of the BPS/Cabela's cleaning tables and love them. I even use cutting board sheets for quick jobs. Whatever you do: be safe and keep your knife sharp (the dr doesn't have to sew as much as a dull knife wound, don't ask how I know that)!!!!