MyFishFinder.com Just like iceshanty but warmer
I clean mine, to the extent the law permits, on the ice. Usually means filleting and leaving the skin attached for pike. What else is there to do while your buddy is tending the tip-ups?
there are plenty of times I'll go catch some crappie after work in the evening and dont clean the fish 'til the following day after work. keep 'em nice and cold and they will be fine. when they are just starting to freeze ,they fillet nice and easy
If you freeze the fish prior to cleaning, don't refreeze them after cleaning. You can freeze fish once and it is fine, but if you thaw it and refreeze it, and thaw it again, it turns to watery mush.I will let fish sit in a pail in the garage and clean them the next day, but those fish go right in the fry pan.