perch 6/28/2012

[airshot]

I have to agree with Pziler, I enjoy cleaning my own. I have had others do it in the past but always find bones in the fillets so i do my own and know there are none. Same with other game, I only trust myself. I also have to agree with costs, if I had to pay for cleaning it would mean far less fishing trips. I always have help from those who go with me. Even if they are not experienced cleaners, I have things that they can learn quickly and simply to help speed the clean job, and before you know it they are filleting themselves.
All part of the fishing trip...

Airshot

[wakina]

I think every one should do what they think is best and accept those who would do it different, we are only talking about how we take care of our catch once we have caught it. I don't have a problem with those who clean there own catch, I didn't mean to imply that I did if that would be the case. I do clean walleyes though. The 17# of perch cost us $21.25 or $10.63 each to have them cleaned, to me that cost is minimal and I gladly pay it, perch are much cheaper to catch than walleyes if you are a worm harness troller, just considering the daily on the water cost of gas and bait so there is a trade off there.