The ideal lunch?

[Whatever]

My tastes in fine dining have evolved since my childhood (15 yrs, and above). Currently a day on the water is not complete without a few boiled eggs (w/ Himalayan salt), Havarti cheese, and a jar of pickles, either  sweet gherkins, or bread and butter. I still enjoy the artful simplicity of a baloney sandwich w/ mayo, but only if it is made to order, fresh, w/ sourdough bread. And the classic p-butter (crunchy) and jelly falls in that same category. 

Historically, my typical backcountry fare was standardized--Ry krisp crackers, a tube of squeeze cheese, and a package of Wylers Root Beer mix. I can't find squeeze cheese anymore, I think it was outlawed when the Feds introduced a legal definition of "cheese" (it was technically a "cheese food", or a "cheese stuff", as currently defined). But this classic meal could last for weeks ( or months) in a pair of saddle bags, and retain its piquant goodness. And I covered hundreds of miles on this nutritious base.

And I confess  a fondness for smoked baby clams as well. While serving overseas once, my former 1st Sgt paid an unexpected visit, and brought me a dozen tins of smoked clams. As he was now the BN Sgt Major, and presented them at 1st Formation, it carried weight.

 

So Ladies and gentlemen, what would you regard as your preferred meal when out chasing fish?

[jbsoonerfan]

I go to fish, not eat.

[jimmyjoe]

   I actually take a break at lunchtime, so I eat and take a nap. (Old people are allowed to do that ? ). I have a bigmouth thermos, and in cool or cold weather, I have it full of hot stew or soup. In hot weather I take whatever's quick and convenient. 

   But still, ...... I don't skip the nap.   ?    jj 

[Finessegenics]

I’d love to be a guest on your boat ? I rarely every bring anything to eat but if I know it’ll be a long day, it’s hard to beat that artificial baloney and provolone sandwich. If not, a couple of granola bars do the trick.

 

[Whatever]

"I’d love to be a guest on your boat"--If they ever open the northern border, you are certainly invited! And I am only about 60 miles south of the BC/ Alberta junction.

Edited January 21, 2021 by Whatever
incorrect geography

[Kyle S]

I too like to eat something while out on the water. As I usually fish early in the morning to mid afternoon, I'm usually starving by lunch time ie 12:00. A typical lunch consists of a healthy-ish pb&j. However when I have it, leftover pizza from the night before is in the cooler. Cold pizza is a thing of beauty to me. I'll admit though, stopping to eat sometimes isn't that easy....

[Catt]

Boudin & Gatorade ?

[Mobasser]

If I'll be out long enouph to bring a lunch, it's usually a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. The peanut butter has good protien, and the jelly gives you some sugar.

[bulldog1935]

Beach Cliff in LA hot sauce is the traditional fishing lunch.  

(the pickled herring steaks, not sardines)

When you pop the can, pour the oil on the water, throw out some cut bait, and catch a redfish during lunch.  

Stevo can eat cold pizza for breakfast, lunch, and dinner

[roadwarrior]

Thick cut bologna, sharp cheddar, mustard & dill pickles plus a shot or two

of Tabasco sauce. Being a health nut, I like mine on thick white Wonder Bread.

Prefer a side of macaroni salad, but potato chips will do .  Original flavor 

Gatorade to wash it down. Twinkies for desert.

 

[Jigfishn10]

When it's hot out I don't like to eat big, but I can't skip a meal either. 

5-6 hardboiled egg whites, bottles of water, handful of pistachio nuts, preferably unsalted and either a banana or apple. Usually it's an apple, bananas tend to turn fast in a hot weather environment.

[Whatever]

I have a difficult time expressing humor in these forums. Anyone who actually knows me would howl in outrage at the idea of me being any kind of a "gourmand". Literally, I usually eat whatever is available. I once drank kumis. You will have to look that up, but I will never try it again.

I was guiding in the seventies, moving freight (mostly hay and feed) by mule at a backcountry hunting camp. Freighting  a dozen stout mules 20 miles each way, I usually came in late, and the boys decided to have some fun with my diet. After unloading the stock, I walked into the cook tent, and sat down, with a plate of grub in front me. The boys were drinking, and suddenly got very quiet. As I unwrapped the tin foil, I realized it was a bear's paw. Raw and skinned. On the side was a collection of mothballs, and frozen peas. They were all Texans (generally good guys with a strange sense of humor), and one of them commented that I never bothered to look at what I was eating, so they tried a little "experiment".

[TnRiver46]

Lunch?? On the water?? I can’t ever find any. Once my friend cast a lure up in the top of a tree. Not the part near the water, the top of the tree. He’s trying to stand up as tall as possible and get the plug back, taking forever. We finally asked him what the heck he was doing in that tree and he said “I thought there was a snack bar in here somewhere”

[A-Jay]

8 hours ago, Whatever said:

My tastes in fine dining have evolved since my childhood (15 yrs, and above). Currently a day on the water is not complete without a few boiled eggs (w/ Himalayan salt), Havarti cheese, and a jar of pickles, either  sweet gherkins, or bread and butter.

 

3 minutes ago, Whatever said:

I have a difficult time expressing humor in these forums.

I once drank kumis. 

 While all of that sounds simply divine, 

I'm staying up wind . . .

 

As a growing boy, I like and need to eat, 

So bringing a small grocery store with me on the water is a common occurrence.

Usually includes some type of oven roasted poultry, & fresh spinach rolled up in a flat bread (X 2 or 3), a couple of small baked potatoes (yup - eat them cold), perhaps some seasonal fruit, an assortment of small Cliff Bars and 1/2 dozen bottles of water.  

Also like to have a 'snack' for the ride home waiting in the cooler in the truck.

#feedthemachine

A-Jay

 

[Whatever]

Ajay-

I expect you are used to a 90' Cutter, with a full galley!

"A life well Lived"---

[A-Jay]

7 minutes ago, Whatever said:

Ajay-

I expect you are used to a 90' Cutter, with a full galley!

"A life well Lived"---

Back in the day perhaps.

More recently we've down sized that a bit . . .

A-Jay

[Whatever]

That's logical, Bosun. I went from a 48" purse seiner to a 16' open skiff! It trailers so much easier!

BULLDOG---"Beach Cliff in LA hot sauce is the traditional fishing lunch.  

(the pickled herring steaks, not sardines)".

You aren't from North Dakota are you? I am reminded of Ole Swenson who "followed the Herring right into the west".

[Finessegenics]

7 hours ago, Whatever said:

"I’d love to be a guest on your boat"--If they ever open the northern border, you are certainly invited! And I am only about 60 miles south of the BC/ Alberta junction.

Thank you! But unfortunately that is a long long ways for me. About a 2200 mile drive according to google maps. I’m 55 miles north from the junction of New York and Vermont. 

[Whatever]

35 minutes ago, Finessegenics said:

Thank you! But unfortunately that is a long long ways for me. About a 2200 mile drive according to google maps. I’m 55 miles north from the junction of New York and Vermont. 

C'mon, Mate, that's only 1 continent away! LOL!

[Whatever]

3 hours ago, roadwarrior said:

Thick cut bologna, sharp cheddar, mustard & dill pickles plus a shot or two

of Tabasco sauce. Being a health nut, I like mine on thick white Wonder Bread.

Prefer a side of macaroni salad, but potato chips will do .  Original flavor 

Gatorade to wash it down. Twinkies for desert.

 

Thank you for that, Sir! Two hours, and I am still laughing!

[jimmyjoe]

5 hours ago, Catt said:

Boudin & Gatorade ?

 

   You, my friend, have one heck of a constitution!  That Gatorade is tough stuff!   ??????        jj

 

p.s. - 40 years ago, it was cacciatore salami.

  

 

   p.p.s. - I just did a more accurate count. It was fifty years ago. Oh, my!

[Columbia Craw]

17 hours ago, jimmyjoe said:

   I actually take a break at lunchtime, so I eat and take a nap. (Old people are allowed to do that ? ). I have a bigmouth thermos, and in cool or cold weather, I have it full of hot stew or soup. In hot weather I take whatever's quick and convenient. 

   But still, ...... I don't skip the nap.   ?    jj 

I take my nap while driving to the ramp.

[Koz]

I usually don’t eat when I go fishing. Occasionally I throw a protein bar or two in my bag.

[N Florida Mike]

If Im out for the day,  I start with a breakfast sammich, then usually a ham or turkey one for lunch ,peanuts, a snicker bar, waters , and a coke zero for the drive home.

[jimmyjoe]

25 minutes ago, N Florida Mike said:

  ......  for the drive home.

 

   That drive home is one reason I take the nap at lunchtime. In recent years I've been prone to almost falling asleep at the wheel if I drive late in the day. Scared the (*%*#) out of me. The nap stops that.

   Just a tip from an old guy (who wants to get older).  ?

  

   jj