ONEIDA LAKE DIEHARDS THREAD 2012

[Dark Cloud]

i think i was with you that day.

Probably... Hope all is well with you Buddy. 

[coachwarner]

well got a nice pic of a 25" eye from the pes. of the NST last night it looks like it had been at the thanksgiving day buffet ,

It was a big fat turkey

[Hookinup]

Very, very nice pile of perch! Thanks for the water temp report also. Do you vacuum seal those filets bound for the freezer? I got a vacuum sealer last year to try out and the 'eyes taste just about fresh caught after months in the freezer. Used to freeze in water but it takes up lots of room in the freezer. Again, very nice job on those hog perch.

Yeah ... sometimes I do vacuum seal them. I had a foodsaver that I bought when they first came out, and it finally bit the dust, so I got a new one and it pulls a better vacuum and seals the bag a whole lot better.

I also do a trick that keeps 'em fresh for a long time. Put your filets in a ziplock bag. Cover them with water. Close the ziplock, but leave a 1/2 inch un-sealed. Turn the bag so that the un-sealed corner is pointing straight up. Now, squeeze out all the water and air, and seal the last 1/2 inch shut without letting any air back in. If you do it right, there will be a vacuum on the bag, and any spaces in between the filets are covered by the little bit of water that is left.  No air = No freezer burn.

It is a spin-off of a trick the old-timers do with their smelts and bullhead up in Tupper Lake. They stack their fish in a cut-off cardboard milk jug and fill it with water, freezing their fish in a block of ice. Works. Some guys even do it with their venison.

[coachwarner]

Nice job on the perch, Hollywood, Dad, Cubby and Hookinup. 

[coachwarner]

Yeah ... sometimes I do vacuum seal them. I had a foodsaver that I bought when they first came out, and it finally bit the dust, so I got a new one and it pulls a better vacuum and seals the bag a whole lot better.

I also do a trick that keeps 'em fresh for a long time. Put your filets in a ziplock bag. Cover them with water. Close the ziplock, but leave a 1/2 inch un-sealed. Turn the bag so that the un-sealed corner is pointing straight up. Now, squeeze out all the water and air, and seal the last 1/2 inch shut without letting any air back in. If you do it right, there will be a vacuum on the bag, and any spaces in between the filets are covered by the little bit of water that is left.  No air = No freezer burn.

It is a spin-off of a trick the old-timers do with their smelts and bullhead up in Tupper Lake. They stack their fish in a cut-off cardboard milk jug and fill it with water, freezing their fish in a block of ice. Works. Some guys even do it with their venison.

Ditto

[filetandrelease]

 thats the way i was taught freeze in water

[KingPerch]

My report for the day....while working on the north shore today, I saw hundreds of geese and ducks, a nice breeze from the east, the same fisherman who have been camped at the same spot for the 2nd week in a row, a couple eagles hovering and fishing the very spot the fishermen were fishing. Worked in my tee shirt for a few hours, then the sky filled up with clouds, got windy and the rain started. The sky WAS blue, the water is wet and the grass is still green....for now!! Titelines!!--KP

[bcons]

My report for the day....while working on the north shore today, I saw hundreds of geese and ducks, a nice breeze from the east, the same fisherman who have been camped at the same spot for the 2nd week in a row, a couple eagles hovering and fishing the very spot the fishermen were fishing. Worked in my tee shirt for a few hours, then the sky filled up with clouds, got windy and the rain started. The sky WAS blue, the water is wet and the grass is still green....for now!! Titelines!!--KP

What a lousy report, this is a fishing site not a site about working in shortsleeves.  I'd expect one to post where you saw these men & eagles fishing.  Geez no info as to where you were when you witnessed this, no gps coords, maybe your post is better suited for tshirts.com. 

Nice weather forecast starting tonite!  Its looking like the best times are soon to be here!

[filetandrelease]

What a lousy report, this is a fishing site not a site about working in shortsleeves.  I'd expect one to post where you saw these men & eagles fishing.  Geez no info as to where you were when you witnessed this, no gps coords, maybe your post is better suited for tshirts.com. 

Nice weather forecast starting tonite!  Its looking like the best times are soon to be here!

sorry i have a little trouble with KP report cloudy and rain and blue sky all at the same time 

[crappiekiller315]

sorry i have a little trouble with KP report cloudy and rain and blue sky all at the same time 
[/quotmaybe its that green grass that's got him all confused 

[KingPerch]

What a lousy report, this is a fishing site not a site about working in shortsleeves.  I'd expect one to post where you saw these men & eagles fishing.  Geez no info as to where you were when you witnessed this, no gps coords, maybe your post is better suited for tshirts.com. 

Nice weather forecast starting tonite!  Its looking like the best times are soon to be here!

What part of they were fishing didn't you understand?? They were on the water.....I won't give up the spots where the eagles were fishing...they were there first!! And, doing quite well today!!   The weather was very nice mid- morning, and, I didn't say short sleeves either. I had on long sleeves!!!I have to give up a report daily or people will think we're being rediculous on here all the time!! I thought it was a legitimate report!!! Geez!!--KP

Anything more you would like for me to clear up for you tonite??  No more reports from me!

[KingPerch]

sorry i have a little trouble with KP report cloudy and rain and blue sky all at the same time 

The sky WAS blue My friend, until it clouded up!! Don't take much to confuse you 'Ol timers!!

[Old Timer]

What he was saying was it cleared up cloudy and we had a warm frost....

[KingPerch]

Thank you Old Timer for clearing this up!! --KP

[filetandrelease]

us old guys got to stick together