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[johnrex62]

Other than shrimp and fried catfish I'm not much on seafood. Well I guess catfish is not really sea food. Might have to check it out however if I get to Boyd in time.

The seafood restaurants are not convinced of that nowadays. I remember as a kid we had to go to specialty restaurants to get catfish and a "seafood" restaurant served trout, flounder, sea bass and some also served the "upscale" entrees like salmon and codfish. Then when I was in my 20's it seemed that everyone was serving cod and halibut and only the more expensive places still served trout and flounder. Now everyone seems to serve tilapia and catfish. I cannot remember the last time I found a place that served anything fried but catfish and had trout on the menu at all. I miss the trout. I did discover that the nicer asian places that serve a fish dish will often have a whole fried flounder with a sauce on it. That is almost as fried and slopped in ketchup! :drool:

 

[Western]

Going to a football game in Boyd Friday night. Hope we don't get smoked out.

Alan, you'll be fine as far as smoke, The fire is WNW of Boyd and blowing to the North.

 

[tungularafishcamp]

Even when I travel to Texas I stay on a strictly seefood diet. I see food, I eat it! You folks are the only ones who really know how to make chickenfriedsteak!!
Rick

 

[Bird]

Even when I travel to Texas I stay on a strictly seefood diet. I see food, I eat it! You folks are the only ones who really know how to make chickenfriedsteak!!
Rick

I guess I'm a lot like you, Rick. I like it all; about 50 lbs. too much. But I do wish I could go fishing in Resurrection Bay again; red rockfish, black rockfish, salmon, halibut, flounder, tom cod, and ling cod and they're all delicious.

 

[Bird]

Now I've heard of folks in the frozen north getting cabin fever during the Winter, but I've been fighting a case of it because of the heat. And if that wasn't bad enough, Monday my wife came down with a Summer cold and by Monday night, I had it, too. Hers got bad enough that she went to the doctor yesterday; sinus infection and chest congestion. So far mine is just sneezing and runny nose. I've had to sleep half sitting up in my recliner most of the last 2 nights. And I'm ready to give up on the yard. If the grass all dies, I'll till it and buy new seed.

If it ain't one thing, it's another. In spite of the fact that I've been watering the yard, and I especially water right around the foundation when I do, we've got two doors that don't swing shut and latch quite the way they have been doing. So this afternoon, I went and bought 3 soaker hoses and have started them around the house.

 

[johnrex62]

Even when I travel to Texas I stay on a strictly seefood diet. I see food, I eat it! You folks are the only ones who really know how to make chickenfriedsteak!!
Rick

When you make it up to the professional ranks you will no longer have to see it to eat it. I can do popcorn and beernuts blindfolded! :thumbsup:


Whenever someone asks me what I like, I just tell 'em "Anything that moves slower than I do."

 

[tungularafishcamp]

I think wild fish are good anywhere, I have fond memories of Aransas pass with my Grandpa catching speckeled sea trout and a fish that had a big dark "eye" near its tail and giggin for flounders and remember all those tasting mighty good along with real catfish, not farmed tilapia being passed off.

Rick

 

[Bird]

I think wild fish are good anywhere, I have fond memories of Aransas pass with my Grandpa catching speckeled sea trout and a fish that had a big dark "eye" near its tail and giggin for flounders and remember all those tasting mighty good along with real catfish, not farmed tilapia being passed off.

Rick

Yep, I've fished there, too, a lot more than I fished in Alaska since my parents lived in Port Aransas for many years. The "specks" (speckled sea trout) are very popular and of course that fish with the big dark "eye" is known as a "redfish" or officially a "red drum" and they're so popular that the size and limit restrictions are really tight now. And I never did any giggin, although Dad & I caught lots of flounder years ago on rod & reel. Those size & limit restrictions are awfully tight, too, now. Flounder was always my favorite for several reasons: (1) easiest to fillet of any fish I've fished for, (2) highest percentage of meat to live weight of any fish I've fished for (halibut may tie but I never actually weighed the halibut fillets and compared to live weight), and (3) of course, very tasty eating.

 

[jinman]

If it ain't one thing, it's another. In spite of the fact that I've been watering the yard, and I especially water right around the foundation when I do, we've got two doors that don't swing shut and latch quite the way they have been doing. So this afternoon, I went and bought 3 soaker hoses and have started them around the house.

We went out to eat tonight with neighbors. When we got home, I parked the car and walked across my lawn where I noticed lots of 1" cracks in the ground. This is the yard I water every other day and this part gets the sprinkler for 1-1/2 hr, but we have deep drying from this long-term drought. I can understand just how your foundation could need extra attention.

 

[Western]

We went out to eat tonight with neighbors. When we got home, I parked the car and walked across my lawn where I noticed lots of 1" cracks in the ground. This is the yard I water every other day and this part gets the sprinkler for 1-1/2 hr, but we have deep drying from this long-term drought. I can understand just how your foundation could need extra attention.

I'm going to have to check my deer blind now, hope it hasn't moved towards the neighbors:laughing: That would put it to close to his feeder!

Jim you ever get your new timer put together?