Dave1291 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Moanin @grasshopper how's things your way? Kittens grown or ya got another litter hangin out now? lol I know something's goin on in the land of cactus. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1291 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, grasshopper said: Right there with perch. Bleh, I haven't had bluegill in forever. I'll give it a 6. When you're an hour South of Lake Erie it's easier to get perch. Bluegill kinda become food for perch and the larger walleye when they're small. Ya don't get many bluegill outta lake Erie. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroMara Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 It's Sunday afternoon here , around 2.35 pm , the sun is burning steadfastly , not a cloud near 90 F . Good that the wind keeps blowing a fresh breeze in the air. Now I have spent almost the whole weekend with the glaze work on the outer roof gable wall surfaces , 15 liters of glaze in Finnish red color I have processed and finished an hour ago with the work. It looks good, I am satisfied . It is a pity that I had little free time at the weekend to recover from the strains of the last working week and tomorrow it goes on again in the job. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 1 hour ago, Dave1291 said: Bleh, I haven't had bluegill in forever. I'll give it a 6. When you're an hour South of Lake Erie it's easier to get perch. Bluegill kinda become food for perch and the larger walleye when they're small. Ya don't get many bluegill outta lake Erie. the "gills"I get are 9 - 10 inches long ... and can be filleted. The little ones are a pita, with all the bones. the "lake"we have is more of a pond. I thinks it's about 90acres .. and fairly shallow. there are some look-alike sunfish that are not as good of table fare.... such as red-ear sunfish. They can be muddy tasting. I know crappie get a lot of press... I prefer gill to them. Walleye and perch can be had in AZ....but, I can fish saltwater in the time it takes to get to the White Mountains. It's only a 3hr drive to Puerto Penasco Sonora. what's going on here ... not much. Watching my grass grow and waiting for tomatoes to ripen.Seasonable weather coming this week. 100`F. Wife is done with school for a couple weeks. She's talking about going to IL. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 With the thunderstorms today I just now got online. Nice and cool in the 60s though, just dark all day and I've had some lights on like at nighttime. I might have believed crappies were awful just by their name. But the freshwater in the sandhills part of NC has `em and they are so sweet it is unreal. Gave them my catfish treatment half flour, half corn meal plus S&P! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 I go simpler... just corn meal, S&P... deep fry I battered Ono/Wahoo... egg wash. Rolled in ritz cracker crumbs and fried in butter..... that was pretty good. corn meal is my go to 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 Hi @grasshopper That's how salt and pepper catfish are made! Place on the Catawba River just west of town was credited with "inventing" S&P Catfish. Fleetwood Mac partied there all day before their Rumors Tour concert in Charlotte... cancelled that night, someone had eye-contact troubles. Then the rescheduled one a year later when they swung back through town was cancelled too Lots & Lots of ticked off fans. I'm ticked because fish camps practically disappeared shortly after the with the war on fried food (I think?). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1291 Posted June 11, 2023 Share Posted June 11, 2023 @grasshopper Yea, agree. Larger gills give ya more bang for the buck. Perch here they roll in some crumb base then deep fry. The high temp of the fryer melts the small bones in the perch so you rarely chomp on a bone. That's why I'll put a lil butter on the larger fillets. Makes those lil bones go down easier. I see you guys. Everyone's got a way but the end result is some really good eatin. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Invidiosulus Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 I like smoking salmon and I used to wrap bacon around the fresh trout and grill it. I need to get some more of those guys. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 Never tried bacon with fish... but it does go with everything else!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1291 Posted June 12, 2023 Share Posted June 12, 2023 @Invidiosulus asparagus and bacon wrapped trout is KILLER! Asparagus alllll the way around. Lake Erie perch? Not so much! lol 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave1291 Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 What you doin here @grasshopper? Bored w/the wifey home? 😂 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo0vBdlWQs0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Oh... I've got lots to do. chores. I'm going to town - Tucson tomorrow. Was thinking about going to a "club" to listen to some music.... I used to go because they had nice sound systems... I think I might be disappointed now. I can still watch the girls... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroMara Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 had an exciting day yesterday and quit my job at my brother's company without notice ! It just does not work in the company built up by my father , which my 20 years younger brother has taken over after the death of our father a good 2 1/2 years ago, to find a common line. I have already worked in this company with my father, there was my brother not yet! Since he was still curd in the shop window . We had in the last 7 weeks every day dispute about work-related organizations, order processing, allocation of employees for the various projects. I had already after 1 week the first doubts whether it is at all meaningful to work in this company. Now I will apply for another job in another company. My brother called me yesterday evening again and asked me to take back my decision since I am his "best man". I thanked him for his compliment but refused. It just does not fit for me , as I like to judge my brother as not competent and with poor qualifications and little motivation and work effort . I worked approx. 210 hours in May alone while my brother spent the long weekends tanning his butt in the sun at the North Sea ..No No No ....He is a personal disappointment to me but it is now his company which he inherited from our father. It is no longer my business and I now draw a line and close the book. It's in the past! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grasshopper Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Wow @MicroMara, you've had a turbulent few months. Sounds like you need to go on holiday. Let the dust settle a little. things are OK here... once I dumped the decaf beans from the coffee grinder. Wife asked if I wanted some fresh coffee. I said yes ... until she announced that it was decaf. That's NOT coffee. She bought it by mistake. If she didn't know it was a problem ... she does now. because I watch TV... on the news... there was an incident that happened in an underground cavern. ... are there above ground caverns? an ad for beds that adjust for the occupant snoring ... by raising the head of the bed. What if the person sleeps on their stomach? Raising the head of the bed will stop the snoring.... by either breaking their neck or smothering them... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Brotherly dynamics obviously can change when we're not talking and around each other day in and day out. It's left me surprised me and mine came from the same home. Hang Tough @MicroMara 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroMara Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 34 minutes ago, grasshopper said: Wow @MicroMara, you've had a turbulent few months. Sounds like you need to go on holiday. Let the dust settle a little. Yes you're right the last few months have been very turbulent , life moves , even at my age of 61 years . It is still far from the end , until the entry into my retirement , it´s still 6 long years , so it remains exciting. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicroMara Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 24 minutes ago, JohnJ said: Brotherly dynamics obviously can change when we're not talking and around each other day in and day out. It's left me surprised me and mine came from the same home. Hang Tough @MicroMara My brother is from the 4th marriage of my father, so not my real brother. He was the "gold treasure" of my father and my stepmother and was spoiled, never had to work hard to satisfy his material needs. Actually we have nothing in common except that we have the same father. I'm relaxed about it and I'm sure I made the right decision, according to our employment contract he has to pay me until the end of June. I now have enough time to look around for another company. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 "Employment Contract" Hmmm, that's something I wish I could have had back in the day. Although I protected myself from predatory employers when I was a sub-contractor, never had any agreements on paper. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted June 13, 2023 Share Posted June 13, 2023 Hey, I do not know how things are today, but it wasn't normal to see stuff like that in the blue collar realm of work. Upper crust white collar probably, hollywood probably, pro sports... always! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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