Lucky rabbit? Speckeled Trout report!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Fatluke :lol:

Must have like 12-15 jerks and fat raps all in the two smallest sizes in the trout box. I think all are in the right patterns too :D ...Never used them before and have been meaning too :!: Just hard to put the confidence in them when I have not been able to keep fish off the spoons and spinners... mind you I have yet to catch or see a spec even close to that :shock: :shock: Again, sweet fish and congrats on the PB SM05. There is a bit more of incentive now to give me raps a whirl 8)
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What a fish!!!Congrat's on the adventure.Memories are made on those "gong show" days! :D
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mmaangler wrote:Memories are made on those "gong show" days! :D
I guess this guy is making memories every trip!!
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Congrats on that fat spec...IMO they are the best looking fish that swim in freshwater, I love the colours on them.
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Tip-up.

Mike must have had a chance to jump on a computer at work today. I just received a text from him that read "J-13 chartreause & white". I call BS on that. I know he doesn't even own a bait half that size.

Like I said... Good luck son.

P.s. The trick is to knock his blood sugar levels out of whack... Then you can get him talking..... Mike, can I interest you in a cola and a candy bar??? :shock: :shock:
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Very nice specks you got there Mike :) .
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:shock: :shock: :shock:


shes a B E UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU -T-


said it once and here i go again.

when you work hard.... for some reason...

the fish gods anweser.
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fatluke wrote:
mmaangler wrote:Memories are made on those "gong show" days! :D
I guess this guy is making memories every trip!!
Ouchhh
:x After that every fish I catch Im tellin you the lure to use is the J-13
:lol:

Speaking of low blood suger time to finish my burg.
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Thanks for the report and pics!

If you have not yet eaten that spec, I do not necessarily DISagree with smoking it (smoked brookies are just like candy), but I would suggest you make Gravlox, which is FABULOUS.

If you do not have a Gravlox recipe, just say the word and I will type it out for you. This is a MUST-TRY recipe for big browns and brookies. :D In fact I need to go find a nice brown trout or brookie to make this again, it has been tooooo long.......... :wink:

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Gravlox......?
Lets hear it Doug.
I love trying new stuff.
The sweet is not as sweet without the bitter!
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Wish I still had the digital format for all this stuff..........published as "Fishing Pro Files" around 1992 or so......... the last 5000 copies I donated to OFAH............

OK, from the top:

"This exquisite appetizer is at least as good as smoked salmon, and is fairly easy to make"

Ingredients:

1 salmon, steelhead, brown or brook trout about 3 lb

1/4 cup white sugar

1/4 cup coarse salt

2 tbsp whole white pepper, crushed

1 tbsp dill weed

4-6 tbsp cognac (NOT counting what the cook drinks)

Fillet the fish, leaving the skin on but rib bones removed. Place one fillet, skin down, in a long dish. Mix together the sugar, salt and pepper. Sprinkle and rub the fillet (flesh side) with half the seasonings, then with all of the dill. Sprinkle the other fillet (flesh side) with some of the seasonongs, and pour the rest of the seasonings into the dish. Place the second fillet, skin side up, on top of the first. Pour the cognac over the fish, having first ensured that it is of good quality. :wink: Cover the fish with foil, then place a weighted board on top of the fish. (A small cutting board works well.) Then put a good heavy weight, for example a couple bricks in a plastic bag or tin foil on top of the board. Place the whole weighted affair in the refrigereator, and cure for 48 to 72 hours, turning and basting every twelve hours or so. When the fish is cured, rinse off the spices and pat dry. Cut thin slices of the gravlox off the skin (as in moist smoked salmon) and serve on crackers with capers.

This is a Scandinavian dish, Nowegian I think BUT I forget, and is just delicious. It is not in the recipe, but I sometimes do NOTrinse off the spices at the end, and thereby have a "spicier"/saltier product. It's all good...........

ENJOY!

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Post by S.M.05 »

Thanks Doug.
That sounds good. I will give that one a try for sure just with some smaller fish due to my no sugar B.S. :evil:
The sweet is not as sweet without the bitter!
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That's one beauty spec..... congrats!
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I think that makes up for the stuck truck on laker opener... :D

You slay!!

Superb Speck - One more for your wall of fame!!
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J-13 eh :shock:
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