Terrierman

OK, thanks. You are forgiven for the polenta v. grits thingie.

Sounds kind of like shark or spoonbill. More meaty than fishy at least when it comes to texture.

Semper Fi bud. Nice job.

They are pretty skinny. Makes sense. Lots of rough fish are the same way. A 10 lb carp might have two or three pounds of decent meat, buffalo much the same. A 50 pound spoonie might dress to maybe 10 or 15. Only the white meat is worth the effort.

Well, I can tell you for an absolute fact that if you ever get checked and have any doves or ducks in the freezer, it will go better for you if they are labeled. I do have deer tags in freezer now and don't keep over my personal possession limit on anything that is not labeled. Go ahead and roll your eyes, it won't hurt a thing until the local agent knocks on the back door.

I love cooking what some people throw away. That gar recipe sounds wonderful.

Isn't risotto pasta?

So you need to bake the gar after it's fried nice and brown? I've done shark before and never like that but it sounds interesting to say the least.

I have tin snips.

How do you clean the gar? Are they anything like pike but maybe a little tougher to fillet?

Hatch chili peppers are a great find.

Sounds like that post storm bite was on. Good job Dave.

Don't tell Chief what you hammered them on. Nice fish man.

Phenoligical. WTH is that?

Circle hooks, definitely not trebles. Match the size to what you are wanting to catch. For channels probably 4-0 will be about right. Use a swivel about 18" above the hook it will save some from twisting off. I've always preferred live bait. Perch if you can catch them or goldfish if you can't. Crayfish are good too. Cut shad or skipjack if you can get it will work too. Tie to something with some spring in it or include a piece of innertube in the dropper, that will also save fish from working their way off. Don't forget to label your lines. We always also tied on some flagging tape to make them easier to find. Running lines in the dark can be a real blast. At the very least run them morning and evening. More often is better. Good luck.

I am a big play baby and like toys. Especially useful toys. I had a Lowrance LMS 350 A, one of the early ones they sold in that series. It was a game changer for me.

That's the way I do cornbread. Hot cast iron, then with some oil in it, then the batter and then in the oven. Works great. I'm sure the pizza is the same. Never used cast iron for it though - a hot stone, and then a little oil and then the pizza on it and then the oven.

Well this whole Polenta V. Grits debate made me curious. I've learned that grits are made from dent corn and often but apparently not always from hominy. And polenta is made from flint corn. The dent corn has a form of starch that cooks up creamier while the flint corn has a starch that retains a granier texture even after cooking. So you're both wrong.

Food fight!!!! Both of you guys are killer cooks. I'm OK, but know better when I see it.

I recently bought a boat. Lowrance Elite Chirp 7 is what I settled on.

Connect RV to generator the same way you connect RV to shore power. 5 KW generator at least if you want to run AC with generator power.

Very nice sir!

Thanks for a great day on the water Dave. You are as detailed and well thought out in your approach to fishing, and as good at it as anyone I've ever had the pleasure to meet and fish with. Had a lot of fun. Have to mention one of those classic Ned bites. Answered the phone and in the middle of the conservation..... well you know the rest of the story. Good call on the Canada craw Ham. That and PBJ were all we used. I also want to echo what Dave said about this site being a great resource. For information and also for meeting some real quality people. Every single person I've met through here has been 100%, and I've gotten to learn a lot from fishing with them. And had a lot of fun along the way. Thanks Phil for doing what you do here. Edit for Chief Gray Bear: Note the caring support I personally give fish whilst they are being photographed. That's just me, always about my little finny friends.

^^ Absolutely.

There's no crying in Baseball. I know, I heard it in a movie.