Thank you lord for allowing me to partake of your bounty...
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Dang those are some nice slabs right there [laugh]
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Played hooky and back for more fun today... Bows are clean and healthy and a blast on the fly rod...
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Holy Moly, those do look good!
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Very nice! I'm not wanting specifics but lake or river?
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SO jealous you got into these on a fly rod.
Nice!
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Nice job filleting those,looks like you got the pin bones out also.[cool]
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NICE! and yummy looking. The size of those trout is crazy, you sure they need Harvesting?[
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We do our share of C&R like the Bear Lake Macs and Cuts and the browns on the river, but.... IMHO these planter bows are there for the enjoyment of both the catch and cuisine. I've got the fileting down to a science and when I'm done there's only the backbone, head and fins left. I throw them on foil and cook them long enough to pull the ribs/pins out and then sprinkle them with red wine vinegar, garlic powder, onion salt, pepper and a touch of dill... throw on the fruit wood and rotate them on the grill on low heat.
Pop a top on a Hiney and watch em for hours with tender care... I take them to work for my crew and we place a piece of fish on a standard nacho cheese dorito and man they disappear in a flash...
BTW I've got no fish in my freezer, they are enjoyed by the whole family. It's nice to be able to serve fresh fish and subsidize the grocery bills at the same time...
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I like to cut them into 2x6 chunks for sturgeon bait. Sometimes I'll take one to me mum, it really makes here face light up. Nice work!
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Love those pink-meated hardfleshed 'bows, tigers and brooks. I think they are as good or better than perch or walleye when prepared correctly. I personally like mine Picadilly style. Cut up in 1"x2" chunks, battered and deep fried! Serve with tarter sauce or fish tacos. Trout gets eaten quick 'round my house also.
Trust me though, a batch of perch, smallies or walleye will get ate up real fast as well.
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