The way I remember it..
Well, I’d like to say that I was the rootinist tootinist fish-slayinst feller on the whole third coast on that faithful weekend, however that honor goes to the man with the home field advantage…Brian (aka the guy who lost the roman candle war). I caught a flounder. I caught 3 whiting. I caught bait. And I caught a huge multifacited buzz. The prairie dogs didn’t work as well as I had planned, I believe, however, if these land dwellers had gotten out in the “good water” they may have done better. It is my firm belief that you gotta try something new from time to time. After all monotony is the mother of convention. (yes Steve that’s mine) I believe the quote of the week goes to Steve. “I cant drink now…I already drunk”
Thanks to those who showed as it was a good show. Looking foreward to the next big burn down fest, next time I fish hardcore, seriously...
Thanks to those who showed as it was a good show. Looking foreward to the next big burn down fest, next time I fish hardcore, seriously...
posted by z | 6:01 PM
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I have a couple of random comments from the trip.
Who takes head shots when your having a roman candle fight? I had a scab on the back of my neck from that one.
I think if we had kayaked those prairie dogs off the beach things might have gotten interesting.
My favorite quote of the weekend came from my buddy but it was about Steve. He exclaimed "Oh my God, He is too drunk too fish!" Steve had just set the hook on a piece of coastline and in one continuous motion fallen backwards into knee deep water.
Firsts for this trip:
Prairie dogs, sniffing tobacco, eating rabbit, and bourbon mixed with mountain dew
Who else has pictures? Lets see them.
To my knowlege, the dogs were the only first. If you spent more time round the camp instead of being such a hardcore fishin junkie you might have had an oppertunity to to bask in our glory, sample our manna, and drink from our fountain of Turkeydew. As far as the was goes, I believe a scab on the BACK of your neck should be a fairly telling tale, you part French Brian?
Brian, I just looked at the rest of your pics, question on the flounder, I have tried to debone and stuff em like that but have had difficulty in cutting the spine loose from the tail that deep. Are you putting the old one-hole on them or are you making vent and dorsal cuts and just flapping the sides back together? I do the one-hole method then cut the spine with a knife piont through the skin at the base of the tail. Another question, scales? Do you tahe em off prior to cooking or just cut it open once cooked and eat meat side up? Have you tried the ole "one-hole-de-bone-stufferfull'o goodness-scales on-scare it with a hot wood fire" method? I like it that way, however, it takes me a good 10 mins to cut em up that way so I usually just fillet.
Definitely scale the flounder before you debone it otherwise it is a pain in the ass. Once cooked you can also just peel the skin back. Filleting is much faster.
The only opening is the one where its head and guts used to be. After separating the meat from the bones I break the spine at the base of the tail. Next I used welding gloves to grip the tail in my left hand and the bones in my right hand. Pull apart and voila.
This technique was shown to me by a fishing guide in La. He used an electric knife which might be easier. I have done it three times now. The first two looked pretty ugly. The third time looked really professional.
Never tried grilling them. I usually stuff it with a can of lump crab meat and bake in the oven.
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