I've got this little cutting board made for backpacking. It's too small to work on fish. Do you guys just use a rock and risk your knife blade, or do you have a trick I ain't figured out yet? Skinning fish is particularly easier on a flat board.

The bottom of the canoe or the blade of the paddle

flat rock...sharpen blade often...

I have a round cutting board that I made to fit inside the bear barrel. Goes inside and velcros to the inside of the lid. Might not work for fish, but a light weight full size board would fit in a portage pack in the inside padding slot next to your back. Slip down between the pack contents and the padding?? Might be able to make one that fits under your seat?

I use the canoe paddle. Tried using the bottom of the canoe last year, but I had just refinished the canoe and the fish slid around way too much on that glass-like epoxy finish. Never have bothered to bring a cutting board, always seems to be some kind of surface to use if you look around a bit. On the other hand, some people bring a flexible cutting board to double as a stove wind screen, which seems like a pretty good idea.

I bring along a flexible cutting board. Light, flexible and comes in handy for many purposes.

Cutting Board

quote Scout64: "I bring along a flexible cutting board. Light, flexible and comes in handy for many purposes.
Cutting Board "

I 2nd the flexible cutting board. You can find them at Target in the cooking pots & pans area.

I use a full size plastic board that I bought for a dollar at Ikea. I hate Ikea but it was good once.

~JOE~

I have a "Granite Gear Stowaway Seat Pack", that has "A rigid plastic bottom keeps the bag from sagging when it is heavily loaded, and can be removed to double as a cutting or fillet board."
A very handy accessory.

butthead

I bring one of those flexible cutting boards as well. But I use a canoe paddle or bottom of the canoe probably more often...

Paddle or the bottom of the canoe. The bottom of the canoe was always the bottom of an Alumacraft. Thanks to keth's post, I will not be doing it on the bottom of the new/used kevlar.

I use a flexible plastic one. It was bigger than I wanted so I cut it down a little. Cost very little, weighs very little and works better than a paddle.

Another flexible user. Mine has advertising on it, brother-in-law's company on it so the cost was also good.

Thanks for the heads up on the flexible cutting board. Gonna pick one up soon as the crowds thin out.:-)

quote HammerII: "The bottom of the canoe or the blade of the paddle
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+1. I also have a cutting board in the bottom of my under seat bag.

quote butthead: "I have a "Granite Gear Stowaway Seat Pack", that has "A rigid plastic bottom keeps the bag from sagging when it is heavily loaded, and can be removed to double as a cutting or fillet board."
A very handy accessory.


butthead"

I made a replica of the GG triangle thwart bag, constructed a bottom pocket on it and cut down the large REI flexible cutting board as my stiffener. Works well.

Kydex is a great source material for a variety of uses. Would make a good cutting board/pack stiffener.

butthead

I use a Granite Gear stow away seat bag that carries my fishing gear. It has a zippered compartment that holds a filet board made of plastic. Smooth on one side, grip surface on the other. Really nice. Granit Gear seat bag.

flexible cutting board for me as well. However never used for fish. i would have to catch one first :(

Had a wood cutting board that broke in half. I saved one half that is about 15" long, 8" wide and 1/2" thick. I take it on trips. Advantages:
1. Placed in the bottom front of the heavy gear pack it provides a smooth and comfy surface where my lower back is against the pack.
2. Ever try to fillet fish on a bent shaft paddle? It don't work. You need a solid flat surface, even with a straight shaft paddle, why would one want to screw up a good paddle?
3. The enzymes in wood are natural bacteria killers so a wash off with lake water and sand scour and its ready for food prep.
Disadvantage:
1. It weighs about 8 oz.

I use a piece of 1/4 inch masonite, I cut it to fit in my Granite River bag, in there it works as a back rest in the canoe and when portaging it protects my back from any pokies in the bag, not really super light but I've used that board for about 20 trips and its still going strong. FRED

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quote Scout64: "I bring along a flexible cutting board. Light, flexible and comes in handy for many purposes.
Cutting Board "

I 2nd the flexible cutting board. You can find them at Target in the cooking pots & pans area."

Must be a "Scout" thing.

quote Scout64: "

quote OldScout48: "

quote Scout64: "I bring along a flexible cutting board. Light, flexible and comes in handy for many purposes.
Cutting Board "

I 2nd the flexible cutting board. You can find them at Target in the cooking pots & pans area."

Must be a "Scout" thing."

Or else a smart camper thing! I also use the flexible ones - Target in the kitchen stuff on the wall.

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quote HammerII: "The bottom of the canoe or the blade of the paddle
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+1. I also have a cutting board in the bottom of my under seat bag. "

Ditto. Much of my fishing gear, fillet knife and related paraphernalia are kept in that bag as well.

dd

I use a paddle, but will admit it is a almost too slippery. Also, I'm getting too old to kneel down on the hard ground anymore so I appreciate a nice stand-up location if you can find one.

I bought a cheap plastic cutting board for a buck at a "Dollar Store." It's served me well: cutting cheese, filleting fish, and (when washed) even serving as a cribbage board table!

Puckster

I found a small plastic one at a garage sale. Very lite and large enough for all my needs.

My brother does all the fish cleaning and likes to have something substantial to work on. Part of setting up camp is finding a downed tree and cutting a 2' section that is about 10" in diameter. Split it and shave it smooth and he has a heavy duty cutting board. Obviously, we base camp.

quote Unas10: "My brother does all the fish cleaning and likes to have something substantial to work on. Part of setting up camp is finding a downed tree and cutting a 2' section that is about 10" in diameter. Split it and shave it smooth and he has a heavy duty cutting board. Obviously, we base camp."

Made a stand-up filet station base camping. Split a short section of spruce log and cut a "v" in each end. Mesured it so it wedged nicely in between two little spruce trees by the shore a ways away from the campsite. It sure is nice to stand up and filet but it was a bit more work than I anticipated when I started the project.

quote HammerII: "The bottom of the canoe or the blade of the paddle
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That's what I use! Mostly the bottom of the canoe...gets washed as we paddle along.