MOPanfisher

Um yeah that's their nickname. In geese you have 2 basic types. SKY CARP = Snows, blues etc. And YARD CARP = Canadas.

Sure wish I had taken a moment for a pic of tonights supper. Wife was busy at church doing prep work for big christmas dinner, so I decided to fix her and her friend some supper. Some small taters cut in half and seasoned then baked in oven, smash them flat and sprinkle a little parm cheese on them. Also had thawed out 3 small sections of venison backstrap, brought them to room temp, salt, pepper and a little garlic powder, bacon grease, and a hot skillet, gave them a few minutes of sear on each side then put it all in bowls to take down to them. Pulled out a cutting board and sharp knife (very rare in most chirch kitchens), and began to bias slice some of the most beautifully cooked backstrap ever, dead rare in middle (looked a lot like BilletHead's duck), super tender and oh my so good. Her friend had never had venison that was tender before, between them they cleaned it all up. Can't imagine anyone other than a vegan turning up their nose at it. Right now I have 6 turkey halves soaking in a brine to go on the smoker tomorrow over night, for a low slow smoke for the big dinner. Let's see those rib roasts and christmas goodies awaiting their turn at Christmas glory.

We're there any actual cooking tips, or recipes in any of those videos?

Well I like them scored and fried like a sucker if not too big. Bigger ones usually got baked like a trout, butter, onion and orange/lemon, wrapped up in foil. Rich and sticky meat, loved it. Also he taken the big fillets and smoked them, seasoned with whatever spices you like. Always said carp were better than trout if fixed exactly the same way.

Dang is right I am not showing that to anyone until after they eat tonight dirty T shirt skillet dinner. A pound of rough cut bacon, a couple carrots run across the scary slicer thing, half a head of cabbage, half a bell pepper, a small onion, some garlic, a few capers and a variety of spices I found. Cooking away in a cast iron skillet while my son and his girlfriend watch Princess Bride, good times. Apparently it smells good cooking, I cannot smell or taste anything at the moment, but my brain knows what it is supposed to taste like.

MoCarp I sincerely hope you get back to fishing strength soon, I have been there and know it sucks. Besides then you can post pics of big carp you catch, of course with all the background blurred out. Heck I will even offer to go fishing with you, if you have any place fairly near to me, and can stand being around a known, stabber, and eater of carp. I will even pose for a photo holding a carp, but we don't have to use one of the hammock looking things to land it do we?

0:16 Stinky MonkeyYouTube app - 10 years ago But it's like this video, absolutely silly, seen it a thousand times and still laugh at it every time. It could be time to admit I have a problem, is there a "step" program to help me. Well the video link didn't work, if for some reason you want to see it, just Google "stinky monkey video"

I keep thinking I am gonna do the ignore thing, but it's like watching a slow motion car wreck, I just can't look away. Yet.

I predict a record year. A record for number of people who block/ignore a single poster.

That's pretty much what I do with them. I split the fillets lengthwise and trim it out, the rest no one notices. Unless of course there are crappie fillets mixed in then they notice that the whites taste "funky".

I gotta admit that I am somewhat addicted to tic/thump. Now whether its a crappie, walleye, or white well I am not picky. I have had some awfully gentle tics on a jig turn into a screaming run from a big hybrid on LOZ and Truman. Always fun.

People who think crappie have no flavor of their own are too used to having to use spices to make other fish taste good.

Your most correct post yet, many of us are basically neutral about carp fishing, but you certainly are bringing more and more into the negative side, or maybe just negative on carp fishermen. Gentlemen, having met a few and been a carp fisherman (for fun) most carp fishermen are NOT like mocarp.

I was so proud of my successful search I decided to cut paste RPS recipe. As soon as my taste buds come back from this latest round of bronchitis I am gonna make some more. Maybe in time for our free community dinner at church on Christmas day! Ingredients Two 15.5 ounce cans chickpeas, drained and liquid reserved 6 Cloves peeled garlic (If the cloves are small, use more!) 3 Tbs. Extra Virgin Olive Oil 1 Tbs. Cumin 1 tps. Kosher Salt 2 Tbs. Tahini paste plus 1 Tbs. oil Juice of 1 to 2 lemons Method Put the garlic and olive oil in the food processor and process until the garlic is chopped fine. Add the chickpeas and process until the mixture begins to clog. Add the cumin, salt, juice from one lemon, the tahini and oil, and half of the reserved liquid from the peas. Process until the mixture is smooth (may take several minutes). Taste and decide if it needs the juice from the next lemon.

The only "Resolve" that would be tested is he resolve carpet cleaner, attempting to get the smell and stain of cleaning carp out of clothes.

SomeoNE on this board I believe posted a hummus recipe. I am not a big fan of hummus, ain't bad but not something get excited over. However the recipe was fabulous. It was RPS, and I think I will make it again.

RPS, that sounds tasty, I am not a kale person, simply don't like it, which is odd as there are very few greens or vegs that I don't like.

Nice chunky fish!

Meat, tayers, gravy, what's not to like Terrierman? I've been sick but I am.sure the dirty T shirt crew would approve.

Very cool.

Wow, what a chunk of a smallmouth.

I would hazard a guess that with the mild weather that one or more of the big coal plants are partly off line for maintenance and the hydro plants are picking up the extra load, especially during peaks. Hydro is especially good at peak generation compared to coal, can be on line in a matter of a few minutes and off line just as quick, coal, nukes etc. Are much slower to bring on and off line. SWPA.generation schedule is nothing more than a plan or best guess, they react to the need at the time.

Mother Nature always has the ability to flex her muscles, and nothing we can do.

Again not quite the same population dynamics, unless you are able to literally kill them out of trees at night with a long stick, but certainly keeping as many as possible isn't going to be bad.

Just curious where did you find a "winter pool" listed for TR, at 881.00. Haven't seen that.