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Recipes => Recipes => Seafood => Topic started by: tlg4942 on September 13, 2016, 10:56:54 AM

Title: Morning Reds and Monster bass
Post by: tlg4942 on September 13, 2016, 10:56:54 AM
  We went out Saturday morning for some day break Reds. Wasn't a big fish day but that was expected with the high water coming down the rivers... Just having the morning on the water is a good thing.
 We picked up live shrimp but nothing seemed interested in them for the most part.  Philip had a bright chartreuse grub with a gold spoon on it that we never expected to catch anything on.  We were getting bored so he decided to give it a toss at a red moving along the grass line. (Their backs are out of the water in the shallow grass areas.)  He landed the lure 3 feet in front of the fish and BAM ! he hit it right off the bat. 
  A few minutes went by and another came cruising along the same area.  I think he actually hit the fish with the lure that cast...It sure looked like it. There was a big splash an BAM again it was fish on! 
(http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h344/tlg4942/092016008_zps809050fc.jpg)
 
My day was less productive except for my monster bass... and a huge sail cat ( good fight) not food quality so much though...
(http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h344/tlg4942/092016161_zps3918b6cf.jpg)

And no that is not a huge shrimp!  :D :D :D  But those little bass will hit anything....
(http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h344/tlg4942/image_zps17e495de.jpg)

I gutted out the reds and put them in heavy ice. Last night my sister and BinL came over and I grilled them up.
(http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h344/tlg4942/image_zps49019020.jpg)

I cut the heads and tails off for my sisters benefit. I usually cook them with the heads on. It keeps the meat nice and moist and just takes less tending over all.
(http://i1105.photobucket.com/albums/h344/tlg4942/image_zps0ccf4437.jpg)

 I made up some seasoning with butter, garlic, grape seed oil, and Cajun Shake. Turned out really good.
I picked up squash, sliced it in half and topped with Asiago cheese, bacon bits and fresh baby spinach S&P... 
Title: Re: Morning Reds and Monster bass
Post by: Smokin Don on September 13, 2016, 11:11:01 AM
Some nice looking fish!!! Plate of food looks delicious!!! Don
Title: Re: Morning Reds and Monster bass
Post by: akruckus on September 13, 2016, 11:23:03 AM
Doesn't get much better than that.
Title: Re: Morning Reds and Monster bass
Post by: Pam Gould on September 13, 2016, 11:40:04 AM
Excellent Terry.     .☆´¯`•.¸¸. ི♥ྀ.
Title: Re: Morning Reds and Monster bass
Post by: SmokinKat on September 13, 2016, 12:16:50 PM
Mmmm nicely done-- that is one delicious looking plate! 
Title: Re: Morning Reds and Monster bass
Post by: TMB on September 13, 2016, 01:37:58 PM
 :D :D :D :D :D  Looks like that bass wore you down  ;) ;) ;) ;)

Love the plate of food  ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Morning Reds and Monster bass
Post by: IR2dum on September 13, 2016, 04:17:36 PM
Terry, that looks delicious. Are you bringing BinL to Backyard Jack's Ranch in Byron on the 30th? We haven't seen him in a year.
Title: Re: Morning Reds and Monster bass
Post by: ACW3 on September 13, 2016, 04:29:47 PM
Sounds like fun fishing and then eating the catch.

Art
Title: Re: Morning Reds and Monster bass
Post by: HighOnSmoke on September 13, 2016, 04:32:51 PM
Very nice Terry!
Title: Re: Morning Reds and Monster bass
Post by: tlg4942 on September 13, 2016, 05:18:57 PM
Terry, that looks delicious. Are you bringing BinL to Backyard Jack's Ranch in Byron on the 30th? We haven't seen him in a year.
Unfortunately Marc has a Class reunion in upstate NY that week end. He was disappointed and told me to tell Ya'll to change the date so he could come... 
Title: Re: Morning Reds and Monster bass
Post by: TentHunteR on September 13, 2016, 06:59:30 PM
Terry, you know what they say: The worst day fishing is better than the best day working.  ;)

I love grilled fish. It looks great, and so does that squash!
Title: Re: Morning Reds and Monster bass
Post by: TwoPockets on September 13, 2016, 07:45:20 PM
Any day fishing is better than a day working, and the fish looked good.
Title: Re: Morning Reds and Monster bass
Post by: tomcrete1 on September 13, 2016, 08:16:03 PM
Looks great !