Hunting and Fishing Thread - With Poll

[Wes Bucey]

The charters here are like cattle cars and expensive, anywhere from $60 - $100. It was our own boat, a 52' Tiara. The ride to Catalina is only about 2 hours, however going by way of San Clemente makes for a long ride. GPS tells me that I am only 26 miles from Avalon on Catalina. The water was surprisingly flat as glass on the way out and by 6:00AM (before we "sprung forward") temp was about 63 F, however by 9:00AM it was a pleasant 80 F. Water temp was a cool 61.4 F (according to the high tech gadgetry). It was truly one of those perfect days. Now my better half teases me about my sunburn, mind you she is teasing me as she is eating a fresh fish taco....

And what does it cost in fuel to run the boat for round trip plus a little putzing to find a good spot to drop a line? That's an excellent boat. If I had to pay for it, I'd have to live on it because I couldn't afford a house.

What's the cruising range of a full tank?

 

[Craig H.]

IE, would you be kind enough to post your recipe for fish tacos? I have heard of them, on TV shows from (where else?) California, but I have no clue concerning how to prepare them. Do you think that fresh water fish (bass, white perch) would work?

 

[Wes Bucey]

IE, would you be kind enough to post your recipe for fish tacos? I have heard of them, on TV shows from (where else?) California, but I have no clue concerning how to prepare them. Do you think that fresh water fish (bass, white perch) would work?

Just be sure to remove the bones! Don't those guys in California eat salt water fish raw?

 

[IEGeek - 2006]

And what does it cost in fuel to run the boat for round trip plus a little putzing to find a good spot to drop a line? That's an excellent boat. If I had to pay for it, I'd have to live on it because I couldn't afford a house.

What's the cruising range of a full tank?

We used about 190 gallons of fuel out and back. Figure about $3.30/gallon roughly, I am not exactly sure due to the fact that the fill station just bills me monthly and they have breakpoints based on how much fuel you get in a billing cycle. It averages about $3.30/gallon. I have modified fuel tanks that hold approximately 900 gallons and in using the generator normally with dual Cat 3406E dielsels I have a cruising range of about 450 nautical miles (or 517 statute miles).

 

[IEGeek - 2006]

IE, would you be kind enough to post your recipe for fish tacos? I have heard of them, on TV shows from (where else?) California, but I have no clue concerning how to prepare them. Do you think that fresh water fish (bass, white perch) would work?

My better half is the chef, however here is what I do.

Clean the fish (remove the bones) cut them up to about ring finger size and length, dip them in water, then dip them into very very very light fine bread crumbs. In the bread crumb mix add some crushed saffron (not too much) some pepper and some lemon salt (very little, a pinch should do) Fry em up in the Fry Daddy with either walnut oil or oil of your choice. We like the walnut oil best. Place two to three pieces in a soft shell tortilla, cover with dijon cole slaw add some cilantro to taste and enjoy. No cheese, no salsa, no beans.

I think any fish would work as long as it is "sturdy" enough to withstand the frying. Had some problems with Freshwater Perch, they kept falling apart.

Funny story, I ordered a Fish Taco platter at a restaurant in Greenville, SC and I got a Gorton's Fish Stick in a burrito.

Enjoy and let me kow how they tasted

 

[IEGeek - 2006]

That's an excellent boat. If I had to pay for it, I'd have to live on it because I couldn't afford a house.

We enjoy our Tiara and are looking to upgrade next year to a larger one, but I am convinced it will be another Tiara, they are truly built with the boater in mind. They are so user friendly and have so much that you just don't think about until you are 200 miles from shore and wish you had. The storage is amazing, the motors are tied down tight, the access panels are right where they should be. I was convinced I wanted a Viking or a Bertram, but my buddy talked me into the Tiara and I am so glad he did. Vikings and Bertrams are nice, do not get me wrong. I am sure those owners have their own accolades.

Next time you are out this way, I love to take people out for the day. In fact next month I am taking a customer and his brother down to Mexico to fish there.

 

[Craig H.]

IE, thanks for the recipe. A coworker and I are going fishing on the lake I live on Wednesday afternoon. If we catch a bass, I'll have the stuff ready. There's already peanut oil in the fryer! I even have saffron on hand.

Fish stick burrito? Well, it IS creative, I guess.

 

[Mike S.]

We used about 190 gallons of fuel out and back. Figure about $3.30/gallon roughly, I am not exactly sure due to the fact that the fill station just bills me monthly and they have breakpoints based on how much fuel you get in a billing cycle. It averages about $3.30/gallon. I have modified fuel tanks that hold approximately 900 gallons and in using the generator normally with dual Cat 3406E dielsels I have a cruising range of about 450 nautical miles (or 517 statute miles).

Where's the jealousy smiley!

I just wonder how someone in the Q field can ever afford such a toy (rhetorical question only)! Lord, but I must always end-up with the wrong darn company!

 

[IEGeek - 2006]

Completely Un-PC & Off Topic, but great

A young guy from Missouri moves to Florida and goes to a big "everything under the roof department store" looking for a job.
The manager says " Do you have any sales experience?"
The kid says " Yeah, I was a salesman back home in Missouri."
Well, the boss liked the kid so he gave him the job.
"You start tomorrow, I'll come down after we close and see how you did."
His first day on the job was rough but he got through it.
After the store was locked up, the boss came down, "How many sales did you make today?"
The kid says "one."
The boss says, "just one?!! Our sales people average 20 to 30 sales a day!
How much was the sale for?
The kid says " $101,237.64"
The boss says, "$101,23764? WHAT THE HECK DID YOU SELL?"
Kid says, " First I sold him a small fish hook, then I sold him a medium fish hook, then I sold him a larger fish hook, then I sold him a new fishing rod, then I asked him where he was going fishing and he said down at the coast, so I told him he was gonna need a boat, so we went down to the boat department and I sold him that twin engine Chris Craft.
Then he said he didn't think his Honda Civic would pull it, so I took him down to the automotive department and sold him that 4x4 Expedition."
The boss said, " A guy came in here to buy a fish hook and you sold him a BOAT AND A TRUCK??"
The kid says, " No, he came in here to buy a box of feminine hygiene products for his wife and I said, "Well, your weekend's shot, you might as well go fishing.."

 

[IEGeek - 2006]

IE, thanks for the recipe. A coworker and I are going fishing on the lake I live on Wednesday afternoon. If we catch a bass, I'll have the stuff ready. There's already peanut oil in the fryer! I even have saffron on hand.

Fish stick burrito? Well, it IS creative, I guess.

Well, how were the Fish Tacos?