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First Fish

xfire_ATX
xfire_ATX Posts: 1,164
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Not the First Fish Ive cooked, Not the first one Ive caught...

Today was the day I caught, cleaned and cooked a fish.  I had never cleaned a fish until today!

Anyway it was windy out so instead of lunch bike ride I thought I'll go fish the lake down the hill.  First cast the wind blew my lure into a dock and lodged in the wood- lure gone.  Went back to truck planning to just leave and opted to put a new lure on.  Went back to pier to fish.

After about 25 casts of nothing I thought to myself, just a couple of more than back to work.  When Bam this guy hits.  Nice 18" Largemouth.


Well after being at this spot for at least a year and only catching a small bass and 1 crappie I was like oh youre going home.  Put him in the cooler on ice rest of day.  Watched a video on how to clean a fish and cooked this up.


Cooked it on the Pellet Grill as it was faster to get going @350 for maybe 15 min.  Butter, Lemon and some nice Seafood Seasoning.  Tasted good but learned a few lessons on the way.
XLBGE, LBGE, Charbroil Gas Grill, Weber Q2000, Old Weber Kettle, Rectec RT-B380, Yeti 65, Yeti Hopper 20, RTIC 20, RTIC 20 Soft Side - Too many drinkware vessels to mention.

Not quite in Austin, TX City Limits
Just Vote- What if you could choose "none of the above" on an election ballot? Millions of Americans do just that, in effect, by not voting.  The result in 2016: "Nobody" won more counties, more states, and more electoral votes than either candidate for president. 
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  • Legume
    Legume Posts: 15,678
    So many great things about this post. Congrats, nicely done.
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  • lousubcap
    lousubcap Posts: 35,002
    Definitely rewarded for stepping out of your comfort zone.  Great catch and execution.  
    Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood.  Life is too short for light/lite beer!  Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. CHEETO (aka Agent Orange) makes Nixon look like a saint.  
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,895
    jealous, i cant cast off the dock til april 1st and the lake is still iced in
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • xfire_ATX
    xfire_ATX Posts: 1,164
    fishlessman said:
    jealous, i cant cast off the dock til april 1st and the lake is still iced in
    By April 1st this lake will be impossible to fish- Wake Boats up and down the stirring it up.  Can only be there at sunrise and there will still be 3 or 4 boats going by.
    XLBGE, LBGE, Charbroil Gas Grill, Weber Q2000, Old Weber Kettle, Rectec RT-B380, Yeti 65, Yeti Hopper 20, RTIC 20, RTIC 20 Soft Side - Too many drinkware vessels to mention.

    Not quite in Austin, TX City Limits
    Just Vote- What if you could choose "none of the above" on an election ballot? Millions of Americans do just that, in effect, by not voting.  The result in 2016: "Nobody" won more counties, more states, and more electoral votes than either candidate for president. 
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,895
    xfire_ATX said:
    fishlessman said:
    jealous, i cant cast off the dock til april 1st and the lake is still iced in
    By April 1st this lake will be impossible to fish- Wake Boats up and down the stirring it up.  Can only be there at sunrise and there will still be 3 or 4 boats going by.

    there will be a hundred fishing boats in my secret spot a half hour before sunrise. im off the water by 10 when the jet boat and wake boat people wake up
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • RRP
    RRP Posts: 26,229
    fishlessman said:
    jealous, i cant cast off the dock til april 1st and the lake is still iced in
    Is that some sort of state law or do you just don't like ice fishing?
    Re-gasketing the USA one yard at a time!
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  • fishlessman
    fishlessman Posts: 33,895
    RRP said:
    fishlessman said:
    jealous, i cant cast off the dock til april 1st and the lake is still iced in
    Is that some sort of state law or do you just don't like ice fishing?

    i can fish year long on the lake except for the salmon and spawning locations are closed to fishing during the salmon spawn.  there was only a few weeks of solid ice on my lake this year so i passed.
    fukahwee maine

    you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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  • GrateEggspectations
    GrateEggspectations Posts: 10,677
    Great experience and result. I’m jealous! Good on you for expanding your skill set. 
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  • hoosier_egger
    hoosier_egger Posts: 6,673
    Man, I grew up fishing for largemouth bass, crappie and blue gill. I remember the day my dad let me use the electric knife. My duty was to remove the rib cage with a small knife up to that point.

    There is nothing like fresh fish.
    ~ John - Formerly known as ColtsFan  - https://www.instagram.com/hoosier_egger
    XL BGE, LG BGE, Med BGE, BGE Chiminea, KJ Jr, PK Original, Ardore Pizza Oven
    Bloomington, IN - Hoo Hoo Hoo Hoosiers!

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