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ploplopfizzfizz
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 Posted: Fri Jul 09, 2010 10:21 pm Post subject: Blackfish Friday |
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I don`t post many pics anymore but today was special. We started the day fluking catching tons of shorts 30 to 40 to be exact and 3 keepers all 3 fish were 22 inches and snapped from the same mold.
The funny part of the day was what happened on our final drift. My brother accidentally hooked a winkle and for fun we decided to take a quick run on a quiet little reef near Southwest ledge.
About 6 minutes later the winkle had been demolished and 3 very nice blacks 4 to 6lbs boated. Who says you can`t catch blackfish in 90 degree heat during midsummer.
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DirtyDawg10
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| Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 8:04 am Post subject: |
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| Nice job! Sounds like a good time. |
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SkeeterJim
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| Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 9:36 am Post subject: |
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Nice job Plop. What's a winkle?
Jim
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ploplopfizzfizz
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| Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 11:16 am Post subject: |
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Thanks guys , basically its a big snail.
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SeaDog1
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Hi!
Winks, Welks, Conch -> What ever name you call them are great as bait, BUT they're even better to eat.
As a kid my Grandmother would par-boil them first, cut out the meaty foot then butterfly them and pound them with a toothed wooden mallet till about 1/8 inch thick then fry them in butter.
They taste just like Abalone from the West Coast (which are also a snail) and a delicacy.
The Italiana's shred the cooked Winks/Welks to make Scungilli a seafood salad. Really delicious!
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PECo
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| Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 11:44 am Post subject: |
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It's a periwinkle, right?
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SeaDog1
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| Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 11:48 am Post subject: |
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Hi Phil!
No! Periwinkle is a small shallow water snail you can find on rocks at low tide.
Also very good to eat!
Winks or Welks look like a horn and found in a little deeper water.
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SkeeterJim
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| Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 12:11 pm Post subject: |
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Learn something new every day. Thanks gents!
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Bass Addict
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| Posted: Sat Jul 10, 2010 12:46 pm Post subject: |
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dem r some big black fish.
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Just4fun
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| Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 5:51 am Post subject: |
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Great job,..WTG!!
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