bring one in that dressed out over a thousand pounds?

Question

How would you like to see me bring one in that dressed out over a thousand pounds?

- an excerpt from " the old man and the sea"

Could anyone tell me what "bring one in that dressed out over a thousand pounds"?

Answer 1

The old man and the sea is about a fisherman. The expression refers to bring in an animal who's meat weights more than 1000 pounds.

I don't know as much about fishing as hunting but a dressed out deer would be the animal with no hooves, hide, head or internal organs. In other words it is the usable meat on the animal along with the internal bones.

I would assume a fish would be cleaned in a similar manner. I would guess the weight would be after removing the head, fins, internal organs and perhaps the skin in some larger fish.

Answer 2

Dressed out weight of an animal or fish = after gutting, skin/fur removed (mammals), etc. He's talking about a fish over 1000 lbs as you would see a fish in a market.