The ideal lunch?

[BrianMDTX]

On 1/22/2021 at 5:58 PM, throttleplate said:

well if you dont like my chicken soup heres what my filipina wife loves to eat, its called balut, i myself cant get past the beak. Wife always asks me why i like to eat fried eggs with a runny yoke but not balut?

 

 

 

 

 

Way back when in the 70s when I was in the Army, we had a Sp4 who was Filipino who used (used) to bring balut in every now and then. We also had an SFC who was one of “those guys” with the “Your mama doesn’t work here-clean it up!” and similar signs. One day he walked over to the Specialist and told him if he ever ate balut again in the break area, they’d never find the body. I never saw him bring it in again. That stuff is nas-tay! 

[flyfisher]

On 1/21/2021 at 9:24 PM, Koz said:

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

same here.   Only time I bring something more substantial is when I know I need more calories because I will be doing a lot of paddling that day.  

[txchaser]

Big breakfast like chili and eggs, maybe a bar or some trail mix on the water, big dinner when I get home.

 

The exception is mid-summer, stopping ang getting some shade for 20 minutes, or if I need to force myself to slow down on a big worm, I'll post up in a good spot and eat between drags. Biggest fish this summer was a lunch bite, but that's another story altogether. Punch line is don't ever be barefoot (oh look at me all relaxed and comfy) on a boat with treble hooks floating about when you might need to run to the other end of the boat to control a fish.

[Whatever]

21 hours ago, bulldog1935 said:

a work colleague had a great Vienna sausage story.  

They were on a deep wall dive in the Caymans.  Somehow, they got the bright idea to feed Vienna sausages to angelfish (the guy's a PhD even).  If you know saltwater angelfish, they get as big as garbage can lids, and have a beak for biting off coral.  When they ran out of sausages, the angelfish went after their fingers, which look the same, and they were 110' down, trying to get away from the angelfish.  

Bulldog,

They do that in Apra Harbor (Guam) as well, with Jacks up to around 50#.

And they tell you to be very careful regarding your fingers! The fish are protected, and habituated to divers, and man, they are fast!

[bulldog1935]

The Texas substitute for beef jerky is smoked, dried sausage.  The best is venison (only feral axis deer can be sold), this is from Dzuik's meat market in Castroville and, IMO, the best offered anywhere in the hill country.  

This stuff's as hard as a rock - cut a piece with a sharp knife and throw it in your pocket.  You have to take tiny bites and chew it a long time.  

[jimmyjoe]

4 hours ago, bulldog1935 said:

This stuff's as hard as a rock

 

   When I was little, Dad made sausage. He hung it above the wood stove to dry. My older brother used to joke, "If you can't drive a nail with it, it's not dry yet."

   That was an exaggeration ..... but not by much.   ?     jj

[GreenPig]

Only water(4 - 6 bottles) while fishing. I survive the day by starting with two giant steak biscuits, 30 oz of coffee and a bottle of water. A Sprite for the drive home.  When I arrive home I'll eat something like this and rest my eyes in my recliner. Just have to learn to control your metabolism with your mind.?

[E-rude dude]

PBJ or Beef jerky

Won’t spoil

[CrankFate]

One thing I love to eat while fishing is sour patch kids. Since it’s usually hot and I am constantly casting, it works like Gatorade. Otherwise I probably go for premier protein shakes from Costco. But beef jerky and things like spicy slim Jim’s are also fishing favorites for me.

[Deephaven]

I just boat up to a restaurant and grab what sounds good.  Can get to more than 30 so there are plenty of choices.  When not on my home lake I regularly pack the camp stove and a cooler full of goodies.  If the fishing is too good to stop then at least when I'm done I can eat a real meal right away.

[MN Fisher]

4 minutes ago, Deephaven said:

I just boat up to a restaurant and grab what sounds good.

Fletcher's - order online and they bring it out to the dock.

[J._Bricker]

Currently my quick fishing day out on the water snack. Take a couple or three outta the freezer and throw them into the cooler with the drinks. They seem to thaw buy the time I feel like having a snack, and can be scarfed in three or four bites. 
 

* yeah I know I can make a PB&J sandwich for a lot less, but I’d have to make em. These are much more convenient IMHO...

[TnRiver46]

1 hour ago, J._Bricker said:

Currently my quick fishing day out on the water snack. Take a couple or three outta the freezer and throw them into the cooler with the drinks. They seem to thaw buy the time I feel like having a snack, and can be scarfed in three or four bites. 
 

* yeah I know I can make a PB&J sandwich for a lot less, but I’d have to make em. These are much more convenient IMHO...

Now we know your secret fish bait on the delta 

[Skunkmaster-k]

Beef jerky 

[TnRiver46]

22 minutes ago, Skunkmaster-k said:

Beef jerky 

You only have to eat about 35$ worth to get full 

[Bluebasser86]

Bag of jerky in between fishing spots around lunch and I'm good. 

[Biglittle8]

On 1/22/2021 at 2:47 PM, J Francho said:

Vienna sausage and a Genny Light.

"Our One Brewery Makes Us Best" 

[J Francho]

5 hours ago, Biglittle8 said:

"Our One Brewery Makes Us Best" 

It's the water they use from the mighty Genesee.

[TnRiver46]

25 minutes ago, J Francho said:

It's the water they use from the mighty Genesee.

I’d flip that mat 

[J._Bricker]

2 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

I’d flip that mat 

X2- junk fishing 101?

[Biglittle8]

4 hours ago, J Francho said:

It's the water they use from the mighty Genesee.

Haha. I grew up drinking "Genastos" I used to stop every day after work and pickup a 12 pack, throw it on the tank of my Harley and ride to the Niagara river and drink with friends.  I especially like that Christmas treat... Bock beer.

[J Francho]

4 hours ago, TnRiver46 said:

I’d flip that mat 

That part of the river is basically unfishable. I've seen carp hanging around there. Below lower falls to the lake is good, as is well upstream. Downtown is a toilet. 

[N Florida Mike]

On 1/22/2021 at 6:44 PM, TnRiver46 said:

Haha! Me neither. My fiancé’s dad LOVES chicken feet but he grew up dirt poor and they ate most anything. I believe he eats them for shock factor nowadays 

Ha- I had friends growing up that lived self sufficient. One of them had cattle, a big garden, A huge chicken coop, 2 fish ponds, and they killed several deer a year.

They were some healthy folks!

Another  one got whatever he shot , caught or trapped. I mean anything from bears to gator .One time he shot and ate a woodpecker and said it was tough . ?

[TnRiver46]

1 minute ago, N Florida Mike said:

Ha- I had friends growing up that lived self sufficient. One of them had cattle, a big garden, A huge chicken coop, 2 fish ponds, and they killed several deer a year.

They were some healthy folks!

Another  one got whatever he shot , caught or trapped. I mean anything from bears to gator .One time he shot and ate a woodpecker and said it was tough . ?

Hahahahha. My buddy always says things are “tougher than woodpecker lips” 

[N Florida Mike]

When you went in his house he had nearly every kind of florida wildlife on his wall. Gator hide, and claws,  rattlesnake skin, mounted bobcat, Big bass, deer antlers everywhere , turkey mounts. No rare florida panthers though, thank God!