Posts by Hookinfish

  • Home grown!

    Quote from Dan

    Was there drinking and the like in that party? ;)


    Maybe it was my cooking, we did BBQ it. I'll try again, why not.


    LOL. Yeah there was some drinking at the BBQ but the tacos I had while sober. A trick I use with hares (should work with squirrel too) to remove the gamey flavor is to soak the meat in a brine for a few days and then freeze the animal. I then let it thaw out naturally to remove any excess blood. The aging and the freezing removes a lot of blood and allows for a softer piece of meat. I then either stew in apple cider with vegetables, pan sear with spices, bread & fry or make sausage out of the meat (3~4lbs rabbit to 1 pound pork belly). To brine I put the meat in a large ziplock with water to cover it and about a table spoon or two of salt. Be careful on how much salt you use unless you like your meats very salty.

  • Home grown!

    Quote from Dan

    The vid is tongue in cheek looks like. We tried, if you must eat, squirrel will do, otherwise I'd pass.

    I have eaten squirrel as well. I did tacos and then BBQed it at a party. Everyone enjoyed it. I would still eat it. Just no squirrel hunting near my area now.

  • Home grown!

    Quote from LunkerBuster

    Very cool idea hookin, did you do anything to the carcasses or just bury them?


    How do the pineapple grow? Little spiney bushes on the ground and the pineapples come out the top?


    I just bury the carcass around the plants, A friend of mine swears by crab, shrimp and lobster shells on his avocados and mango trees. I have seen people dig a hole a little deeper to bury a carcass and then a plant on top. I am going to try that method out next.


    I haven't harvested pineapple here yet. I'm not sure if I will either because of the cooler temp but back home its just like you said a spiny bush and the pineapple comes out the top. They say that they produce a pineapple once every year or two. So you want a lot of plants around.

  • Home grown!

    I had tomatoes and Zuchini but they stopped fruiting. I still have Jalapenos, Pineapple, Rosemary, Basil, mint and oregano. I had Ghost peppers for a little while but I could not get them to fruit. Also had eggplant, snap pea,s cucumbers and beets. I started using fish carcasses as fertilizer this year a little late in the season but the plants seemed to really like it. I think in February I will start my garden over some perch and other fish carcasses.

  • What would you eat for a free python? :barf:

    Man dies after roach eating contest - Local News - Orlando, FL | NBC News


    Broward County authorities say the winner of a roach eating contest died shortly after eating dozens of roaches and worms.


    Several contestants ate insects to win a python, the grand prize of the Friday night contest at Ben Siegel Reptile Store in Deerfield Beach.


    The Broward Sheriff's Office says the winner of the challenge, 32-year-old Edward Archbold, became ill soon after and collapsed in front of the store. He was taken to the hospital, where he was pronounced dead.


    The sheriff's office said Monday it was waiting for an autopsy report to determine a cause of death.


    No other contestants became sick after the contest.

  • Which spearfishing mask do you use?

    I have lost some weight so my Riffe Mantis started leaking.
    I just purchased the Oceanways SuperView Mask in black from sports chalet and dove with it yesterday. I haven't taken any fish with it but I did grab some short lobsters in poor viz and it worked great. The Oceanways mask adjusted easily on the move, had a better field of view and didn't leak, I'm looking forward to trying it some more on future dives.

  • A little River fishing near the Andes in Chile

    Quote from Don Paul

    Thanks for the great info on the Chilean deli.:thumbup: I'll stop in when I'm up there.


    My best friend survived a car bomb across the street back during the bad times.
    When we were back home, we celebrated life by sitting on his couch, drinking two bottles of Pisco and having a knife throwing contest using the wood in the fireplace as a stop. He was using every Henkil knife he could find
    in the kitchen. I was using my W-49 Western bowie fighting knife which shattered every blade he left stuck in the wood. After a ass chewing from his now awake wife:@ we headed outside to the yard.The universe spun as we both lie flat on our backs on the dew soaked grass, later we woke up (noon) when his wife soaked us with the garden hose.....Ah Pisco, I remember it well.^^


    Cheers, Don


    Henkil knifes. Ouch. Those are nice kitchen knifes. lol. Yeah Pisco has a strange way of getting people into trouble. But it tastes oh so good.

  • The Robalo - Bass cocksucking

    Quote from Ramon

    Marcos joder que vergüenza:, gracias por avisar ;)


    Los Traductores pueden ser pesimos. Pero son bueno para un poco de risa. <img src= " class="smiley" srcset="https://spearfishing.world/forum/images/smilies/emojione/1f606@2x.png 2x" height="23" width="23" loading="eager" data-tooltip="biggrin" aria-label="biggrin">


    El primier dia que conosie mi suegro, yo estaba todavia apprediendo espanol, Despues una rica sena le conte que era muy caliente. No le gusto escuchar eso. Quizo decire que tenia mucho calor.

  • A little River fishing near the Andes in Chile

    Quote from Don Paul

    Outstanding post:thumbup: Love seeing the trout fishing. Man I'm jones'in for a Pisco sour.


    Cheers, Don


    I brought a bunch back with me pre mixed so I didn't have to worry about botching it. But you can buy Pisco Capel at BevMo and there is a Chilean deli/restaurant off the 101 if you exit Melrose and Normandie and then turn right, Its called El Rincon Chileno. I like the Deli side a lot; the restaurant I have mixed feelings about. But they do sell Pisco. Last I checked they had Alto Del Carmen which is a really good brand. The restaurant also makes Pisco Sour. If you want to try another really good Chilean drink get a Vaina, its made with Port, Creme de Cacao, Cognac, egg yolk and cinnamon. It's like a light refreshing chocolate milk with a kick. I don't know how else to describe it but it tastes awesome.

  • A little River fishing near the Andes in Chile

    I had to make an emergency trip to Chile. But things calmed down and was able to get to play a little. I met a guide at a fishing tackle store that was going rafting down the BioBio River targeting trout and was invited to tag along. I had 4 strikes along the 30 km stretch but didn't land anything myself. But the trip was awesome. Small rapids beautiful countryside and I was sent home with a few fish for dinner that evening too. It was nice to be able to feed the family even though I didn't catch the fish. Anyway I will have to come back sometime and redeem myself with some fish. :)