I probably will get one. I love smoking meats, and would like to be able to fire up a smoker in mid-winter without armloads of wood or a big load of charcoal.Evo said:So fas I am ecstatic with this unit. This new model has all of the bugs worked out and is getting 5 star reviews, I agree. You might want the added features of the 40" model.
Suckers are called Mountain Trout in New York, or they were 50 years ago when I was a kid. I was walking home after fishing one day, with a pretty big (maybe 5#) sucker on my stringer, and and old fella in a Caddy with NY plates stopped by. I was just taking that trash-fish home to show my father because it was pretty big. The old guy was wearing a suit and he wanted that fish. He asked if I'd sell it for $5 and I practically jumped out of my skin. He handed over the money and hauled out some newspapers so that I could wrap the fish and stick it in his trunk. I was one happy camper!sas3 said:
We have a creek (kill) near work, and last week we watched herring and suckers in the stream apparently catching eggs that had been laid. Folks in the area catch herring for bait for catching striped bass.turbo said:Suckers are called Mountain Trout in New York, or they were 50 years ago when I was a kid. I was walking home after fishing one day, with a pretty big (maybe 5#) sucker on my stringer, and and old fella in a Caddy with NY plates stopped by. I was just taking that trash-fish home to show my father because it was pretty big. The old guy was wearing a suit and he wanted that fish. He asked if I'd sell it for $5 and I practically jumped out of my skin. He handed over the money and hauled out some newspapers so that I could wrap the fish and stick it in his trunk. I was one happy camper!
Most people up here don't want suckers, either. Our neighbor to the north (the local cat-lady) made me promise to bring her all the trash fish (perch, chubs, suckers) that I caught, so she could feed her cats. When that well-dressed old gent pulled over and offered me $5 for that sucker (a half-day's pay for an adult at the time) I was beside myself! I could have worked my butt off for days and not have earned that much money. The old lady lost a bit of cat-food that day... $5 is $5. Well, in the 50s-early 60s, $5 was quite a lot of money for a fish that I was going to give away for cat-food.Astronuc said:We have a creek (kill) near work, and last week we watched herring and suckers in the stream apparently catching eggs that had been laid. Folks in the area catch herring for bait for catching striped bass.
Most folks don't seem interested in the suckers.
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:!) Thanks dl!dlgoff said:Done. Two quart zip-lock baggies each. Will mail Monday.
Good! There was planning involved...Evo said:Oh yes, there's been plenty of smoking going on! I Looove this smoker! :!)
turbo said:Do you have any alder there? It can be pretty effective on some foods.
I like the fruit woods, but alder is a bit more "in your face" without all the sweetness. Then again, alder where you live might be significantly different than the wood around here.