in that dressed out

[jiang]

Dear teachers,

I have problem understanding the following sentence so I am trying to put it into sense groups. If I am right then what's the meaning of the second group?

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

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.

Jiang

 

[5jj]

That is meaningless to me. Try giving us the sentence with its original punctuation - and add the sentence or two that preceded it.

 

[SoothingDave]

You still talking about fish?

Try:

"Bring one in" -- catch a fish

"That dressed out" -- cleaned so that the guts and head, etc. are removed.

"Over a thousand pounds" -- the weight of the fish, after being cleaned.

Context helps.

 

[emsr2d2]

Well, clearly there was absolutely no way that anyone on here who doesn't have an intimate knowledge could have helped out with that one! How very specific!

 

[jiang]

There was no cast net and the boy remembered when they had sold it. But they went through this fiction every day. There wa no pot of yellow rice and fish and the boy knew this too.
"Eighty-five is a lucky number," the old man said. "How would you like to see me bring one that dressed out over a thousand pounds?“
"I'll get the cast net and go for sardines. Will you sit in the sun in the doorway?"

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.

Jiang

 

[jiang]

Dear SoothingDave，

Thank you very much for your explanation. Now I understand it. I got confused by "dressed out". Shouldn't it be "was dressed out'?

Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you in advance.

Jiang

 

[SoothingDave]

Shouldn't it be "was dressed out'?​

No.

 

[5jj]

That context at the beginning would have made it much easier. Soothing Dave has virtually explained the meaning - How would you like me to catch/bring home one cleaned and gutted like that, weighing over a thousand pounds?

 

[jiang]

Thank you very much for your explanation.
Jiang