Got my pontoon out to a local pond this morning. felt good to get the old boat out again. Fished heavy heavy cover for crappie and gills. I ended up with 15 keeper crappie and 3 bluegill from 5am to 10am. the crappie were very healthy and big. I found all of them up in the shade deep in the trees. All were caught on Yamamoto panfish grubs in pearl or avocado with red flake rigged on a 1/16 jig head. I didn't get any pictures on the water but I do have one of the finished product.
bask in the beer battered crappie glory!!!!
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Looks great!!! Ron
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Buddy,
Those do look tasty. Would you mind sharing your beer batter recipe? I've got some perch that would look good dressed that way.
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Rats, now I have drool on my keyboard!
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OMG them look good. Because of this heat wave we are going with a smoked salmon salad tonight. Got a chunk of salmon fillet on the smoker now and trying out this new recipe:
Smoked Salmon
Romaine lettuce (Chopped)
Sliced tomato
Sliced mushrooms
Avocado (slices or chopped pieces)
Chopped green onions
Feta cheese (1/4 cup crumbled to minimize carbs)
Italian seasoning
Fresh ground pepper
A really good Caesar dressing (Walden Farms low carb caesar dressing to minimize carbs)
Total of only 4 carbs per serving!
Procedure:
1. Cover plate with Romaine lettuce.
2. Chop and slice ingredients.
3. Layer ingredients: tomato slices first, mushroom slices,
avocado, Alaska Smokehouse Smoked Salmon, feta cheese crumbled over the top, and scallions.
4. Top with Caesar Salad dressing.
i'm drooling already. I'll post a pic when it's done.
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Your title looks appropriate. Looks yummy.
Windriver
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Made it out again this morning. Fishing was fantastic. I ended up with 15 keepers two of which made the 13 inch mark. the rest I kept were between 10 and 12 inches. I probably landed close to 30 little guys also. Check out the pictures of my 13 inchers!
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Sounds awesome! What time should I be there? [
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You are killing me . I wish we had some where close to catch Crappie like that . Curt G.
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Awesome. I love panfish. I know some folks like their big trophies, but lots of active aggressive bites on light tackle - those tall bodied suckers can really give ya a run!
Not to mention some nice-white-flaky-fillets!
So where's the beer-batter recipe? I've got some I've tried - have to dig a bit...
wow two good days nice catches
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The beer batter recipe I use is really easy. 1 oz. of beer to 1 oz. of flour. So, take 12 oz. of flour and slowly whisk in any 12 oz. beer you like. Then cover the bowl with a towel and let it sit on the counter for an hour. Turns out great. By the way, I like to use Fat Tire, or a similar ale for mine.
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I tried CJ's batter recipe last night. It is completely AWESOME! Thanks, Buddy! We tried it on perch- awesome, tried it on zucchini sticks- awesome, tried it on fried pickles- super awesome. I'm gonna get fat (ter) now. Thanks. [frown] Errr, I mean, Thanks. [cool]
I don't know beer at all since I don't drink alcohol. I had no idea which beer to use, but I remembered someone saying they liked Fat Tire in theirs, so that what I used. I was surprised since you said not to use it all or it would be too thin. I had to use it all or it was too thick. Maybe my ingredients are a little different than yours. Either way, I'm hooked.
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all depends on how much dry ingredients you have. i only had to use 3/4 of one for mine.
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