What does 'a valu une réputation européenne, se repose de ses longues fatigues en taquinant le goujon et l’ablette" mean?

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1)How to translate this phrase:

a valu une réputation européenne, se repose de ses longues fatigues en taquinant le goujon et l’ablette

he earned a European reputation, have a rest long struggle in teach each other the strong and the wimp/weakling. or a weak fish

Some of the dictionaries say this phrase is about fish?

2) What does it mean?

Thank you

Answer 1

Needs some more insights. Based off what you is written: the person gained a valuable reputation in his / her field of expertise , at teh Eurpean level, but he most;y now enjoying his / her retiment life (hence referencing to fishing .. ) ...

Answer 2

That is very much a fragment, so the translation will be a fragment as well.