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Castin' and Blastin' in the New Year
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01/05/18 02:47 PM
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Decided to literally start the new year off with a bang. On Jan 1 went over by Comanche to help a guy thin his does down and to fill my freezer. Mama said we need sausage meat and who am I to deprive the Missus of what she desires. Took this tasty little lady about 4 in the afternoon with a single round from my 9.3x62 Mauser. Had a DRs appt for Jan 2 so that day was a bust, besides I had a deer to butcher, But on Jan 3 I took the float tube over to Lake Hawkins to see if I could get some chain pickerel. The lake was really pretty but don't let the pic fool you, it was only about 30 degrees out. I spent about 3 hrs in th tube before the cold finally drove me from the water. I tossed Rapalas, jigs, spinners, soft plastics and spoons and never even got a pickerel to follow my lures. But I did get a couple of these to hit so I got to have some fun. Yesterday on Jan 4 I headed to my trout spot in Chandler. It was a little chilly and the wind was blowing so it was kind of slow. I put one rod out baited with FireBalls and tossed lures with the other. Started out with a gold kastmaster and wasn't getting any hits so I switched to a silver super duper and was surprised to get this on the first cast with it. This is the first bass I ever caught there. After being there about an hour the trout began hitting. I ended up with a limit of rainbows. 3 of them went for FireBalls and 2 hit the super duper. Smallest trout was about 7 inches and took bait clear down so I had to keep it. Biggest trout was just at 12 inches. This was a good way to kick off the new year. Cheers Y'all!
Retired Navy Chief Signalman NJROTC Instructor Tascosa High School
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Re: Castin' and Blastin' in the New Year
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#12565157
01/05/18 03:18 PM
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BassMajician
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You, Sir, have started off the year right! Great job!
I bet that Lake Hawkins water was a little bit chilly....
~BJ Duplechain 2020 FXR21
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Re: Castin' and Blastin' in the New Year
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#12565511
01/05/18 07:38 PM
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Joined: Jul 2010
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banker-always fishing
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Flags you Sir are living the dream! GREAT post. Nice deer and some super fish. Good job. Side Note: Some "Super Good" eating right there!
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: Castin' and Blastin' in the New Year
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01/05/18 08:52 PM
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gar1970
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Wtg! Surf n turf or more like field n stream
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Re: Castin' and Blastin' in the New Year
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01/06/18 12:21 PM
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Laker One
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Great way to start the New Year! Good job Flags. Side Note: Do you make any sausage from your deer? If so do you make it yourself?
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Re: Castin' and Blastin' in the New Year
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01/06/18 01:13 PM
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Side Note: Do you make any sausage from your deer? If so do you make it yourself? Yep to both. I do my own butchering and make my own sausage. On this deer I kept the loins, backstraps, liver and 6 roasts and made the rest into 4 different types of sausage. when I make sausage I get a couple pork roasts with a lot of fat on them and chunk those up and grind it with the venison (you need to have some fat for sausage) and I use the seasoning packets from LEM that make 5 lbs per packet. On this doe I made sweet italian, hot italian, maple breakfast and regular breakfast. LEM makes really good sausage seasoning mixes.
Retired Navy Chief Signalman NJROTC Instructor Tascosa High School
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Re: Castin' and Blastin' in the New Year
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01/07/18 01:20 AM
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Laker One
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Side Note: Do you make any sausage from your deer? If so do you make it yourself? Yep to both. I do my own butchering and make my own sausage. On this deer I kept the loins, backstraps, liver and 6 roasts and made the rest into 4 different types of sausage. when I make sausage I get a couple pork roasts with a lot of fat on them and chunk those up and grind it with the venison (you need to have some fat for sausage) and I use the seasoning packets from LEM that make 5 lbs per packet. On this doe I made sweet italian, hot italian, maple breakfast and regular breakfast. LEM makes really good sausage seasoning mixes. That sounds GOOD! A friend of mine also butchers and processes his own deer! He has a large smoker and he makes some of the best deer jerky I have ever ate. He also makes a pretty good hot pan sausage. Side Note: I also tried some Turkey Jerky he made and it was simply awesome!
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Re: Castin' and Blastin' in the New Year
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01/07/18 04:37 PM
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banker-always fishing
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What is the rescipe for Sweet Italian?
IGFA World Record Rio Grande Cichlid. Lake Dunlap. John 3:16 Sinner's Prayer. God forgive me a sinner. I accept Jesus Christ as my Savior !
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Re: Castin' and Blastin' in the New Year
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01/08/18 03:31 PM
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Gitter Done
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What is the rescipe for Sweet Italian? Plus #1. I have ate plenty of deer sausage over the years and this is the first time I have heard of Sweet Italian! I bet it is really good! Side Note: Great post Flags and a great start to the New Year! Looking forward to reading your post in 2018.
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