winter bounty

[boot strap jack]

ok lets hear of the lovely ice fishing tips, recipes or what have ya, pics welcome
BSJ

[Delmonico]

ok lets hear of the lovely ice fishing tips, recipes or what have ya, pics welcome
BSJ

OK, save yer money and buy fish.  Ice fishing sucks, either you are cold and bored and catch nothing or you have fun, catch lots of fish, then realize yoiu now have to clean frozen fish.  Been there, done that till my brains came in.

[Forty Rod]

Seeing as how I can't get halibut, salmon, talapia, shrimp, scallops, prawns, and clam from a hole in the ice, I have limited my ice fishing to the meat counter at Ralph's, Stater Brothers, and Von's, with some little bit at Liborio, a Cuban market here in town.

Besides, I live in southern California so I don't have to get cold to eat well.   

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[boot strap jack]

Yea, I have enough tied up in ice equipment, to buy a couple more winchester 73's.
Then add the time in to collect and prep fish, does make the fish at the market pretty cheap.
BSJ

[Delmonico]

Yea, I have enough tied up in ice equipment, to buy a couple more winchester 73's.
Then add the time in to collect and prep fish, does make the fish at the market pretty cheap.
BSJ

We ain't been much help have we.   Oh, a tip from when I used to, schnapps, lot's of peppermint schnapps.

[boot strap jack]

I like to throw in a little brandy, or vodka every now and then.
BSJ

[Delmonico]

Oh as far as recipes, just cook them as you would summer fish.

[River City John]

I like to throw in a little brandy, or vodka every now and then.
BSJ

I bet that makes the fish durn happy!

RCJ

[Delmonico]

I bet that makes the fish durn happy!

RCJ

Right, you ever deal with a herd of drunken fish?  Nothin' but trouble.

[Forty Rod]

... does make the fish at the market pretty cheap.
BSJ

Yep!  That's why I do all my hunting in the woods and hills at the back of those same stores.  My Dad quit hunting when I left for the Army. I asked him why and he said that when he calculated the cost of clothing, camping gear, guns, ammo, food, gas, and wear and tear on his car and equipment, he figured venison at a buck and a half a pound and most foul at about a buck twenty."  That was 1965 when I could buy filet mignon at under a buck ten a pound and cigarettes were a buck fifty a carton in the PX, or seventeen cents a pack.

I enjoyed the wood and hills, but the hunting was only fun until I pulled the trigger.

[boot strap jack]

I thought that was how you pickled them. Lest it has pickled me before.
BSJ

[Forty Rod]

 

[Shotgun Franklin]

When I lived on Galveston Bay we'd wait for 3 or 4 days of freezing weather in a row. We'd go out in a boat and set over a deep hole and fish for Gulf Trout. It was easy to catch as many as 50 to 75 fish averaging a pound to a pound and a half each. When we lost feelings in our hands we'd go home. Always cleaned fish in the kitchen sink. It was strickly 'meat fishing'. We would have plenty of fish all Winter. Never saw any ice out on the bay.

[boot strap jack]

well I have been eating some crappies and sunfish. Just can't seem to get tired of eating winter fish, taste great.
cook with a dusting of flour and lemon pepper. Fried in 1/4" oil in pan. Makes great sandwitches also.

[Delmonico]

Now I never said nuthin' bad about eatin' them fish, just the catchin' and cleanin' in winter.  Fact is if you were closers I'd say bring em on, we'll drag out the camp gear and I'd evel let ya watch me cook them, fact is I'd do a couple sides, some bread and desert.

[boot strap jack]

That would be nice to let someone else do the cooking

[Doc Cuervo]

Yep!  That's why I do all my hunting in the woods and hills at the back of those same stores.  My Dad quit hunting when I left for the Army. I asked him why and he said that when he calculated the cost of clothing, camping gear, guns, ammo, food, gas, and wear and tear on his car and equipment, he figured venison at a buck and a half a pound and most foul at about a buck twenty."  That was 1965 when I could buy filet mignon at under a buck ten a pound and cigarettes were a buck fifty a carton in the PX, or seventeen cents a pack.

I enjoyed the wood and hills, but the hunting was only fun until I pulled the trigger.

Damn Forty Rod, those were the days wern't they? Premium beer at the NCO/EM club was 15 cents a bottle/can and cocktails a quarter. A good cheese burger was about thirtyfive cents.
You have made me wax nostalgic, thanks.