greenwillowherefords
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There is a reason why I only occasionally go fishing, although I enjoy catching them when they are biting. The reason is:I hate cleaning fish!
Today we attended the annual family reunion of my mother's side. This is held on one of my uncle's/cousin's farm, on the banks of one of four ponds. They are stocked with hybrid bluegill, bass, and catfish. One of the functions of the reunion is fishing. My sons fished for hours. Their cousins fished for hours. Most of the fish went into our bucket, as none of the other Dads was willing to go home and clean the fish. This time the boys promised to do the scaling. They are now wishing that they had stopped at a reasonable number of perch, like, say 20. They tried to get me to start helping them scale the fish. I said, "No, now I've got to filet ALL of them!" The sun is beating down. The electric knife is growing hot. After about ten fish, I lost heart. On threat of me either burying the rest of the fish, or putting them in a plastic bag and putting them in the freezer for another day, my wife has now taken over the fileting. I wonder how long that will last. I am skeptical. There are probably 45 perch. Did I mention that I hate cleaning fish? Especially perch. So little meat for so much work. I have heard of men who averaged 32 seconds per fish. Not me. No matter how many years it has been, it is still a couple of minutes per head. Soon she will come for me. She will be tired of them too......I hate cleaning fish!
Today we attended the annual family reunion of my mother's side. This is held on one of my uncle's/cousin's farm, on the banks of one of four ponds. They are stocked with hybrid bluegill, bass, and catfish. One of the functions of the reunion is fishing. My sons fished for hours. Their cousins fished for hours. Most of the fish went into our bucket, as none of the other Dads was willing to go home and clean the fish. This time the boys promised to do the scaling. They are now wishing that they had stopped at a reasonable number of perch, like, say 20. They tried to get me to start helping them scale the fish. I said, "No, now I've got to filet ALL of them!" The sun is beating down. The electric knife is growing hot. After about ten fish, I lost heart. On threat of me either burying the rest of the fish, or putting them in a plastic bag and putting them in the freezer for another day, my wife has now taken over the fileting. I wonder how long that will last. I am skeptical. There are probably 45 perch. Did I mention that I hate cleaning fish? Especially perch. So little meat for so much work. I have heard of men who averaged 32 seconds per fish. Not me. No matter how many years it has been, it is still a couple of minutes per head. Soon she will come for me. She will be tired of them too......I hate cleaning fish!