| The Catfish Showdown Newsletter Issue #02 04-16-2006 You are receiving this newsletter because you or someone you know subscribed you to our mailing list. This newsletter is 100% Opt In Only! Hi !firstname, ------------------------------------------------- 2006 Catfish Showdown Tournament Schedule Location: Staunton Boat Ramp - Red Oak, Va All of these dates will be night time dates. April 22nd We look forward to seeing everyone in April! ------------------------------------------------- HUNTER'S FOR THE HUNGRY CATFISH TOURNAMENT DATE: May 6, 2006 TIME: 8 AM - 2 PM LOCATION: Staunton Boat Ramp http://www.h4hungry.org ------------------------------------------------- Special Message From John Moore... It’s almost that time of year again. The winter has
been slow for most of us when it came down to
fishing. Many where hunting or just taking the time to
kick back and relax. Other’s were getting all their
ducks in a row by replacing all the stuff they broke,
lost, or just replenishing the tackle box or
purchasing that new secret weapon. Ole Santa may have
been good to some and the others are hiding what they
didn’t get on the wish list from their significant
others. This is a tough situation, because it is a
direct conflict of interest for most of us. If we had
gotten what we all had on our wish lists, then there
comes the needed time to use all that stuff. This time
and money issue is really tough, because if we take
too much of either or both, then you know that there
maybe a change of address namely “The Dog House” that
may come into play for a few days and all the other
stuff that goes along with it. Buggs Island Bait and Tackle just got in a bunch of new inventory this week to fill up the new store. Rusty Rutledge became the sole owner a few weeks ago. Stan and Rusty had been together for several years and he will surely be missed. I stopped in and gave the new 2006 season flyers out. We have a lot of work to do in the next few weeks to get ready for 4/22 when we break the ice on a new season. Bobcat’s is stocking up with all those goodies we love to sneak into our tackle boxes. The store was added onto a couple years ago and new boat storage sheds have been built also. Weston’s Grocery had a busy winter with all the hunters and field trials in the area. They will be stocking up on the tackle soon also. This has always been a hot corner as the weather starts warming up in the spring and throughout the fall. Come on by and catch up on the latest catfishing news in these parts. We have a new tournament trailer for the showdown and
will be getting the graphics and advertising put on it
soon. We would like to invite any businesses that would
like to take the opportunity to put their ad on the
trailer. We also have a great website that is just itching
to grow. This site will be getting a lot of traffic in the
future. Traffic is steady and growing on it and for
the most part a lot of our tournament members haven’t
gotten the news or a chance to use it. It is a big
site and has a ton of room to grow. So come on out and Tightlines and screaming bait clickers!!! ------------------------------------------------- Catfish Lafitte INGREDIENTS: STIR together eggs and milk. COMBINE flour, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon ground red pepper in a shallow dish. DREDGE fillets in flour mixture; dip in milk mixture,
and dredge again in flour mixture. Pour oil to a depth
of 3 inches into a Dutch oven; heat to 360 degrees.
Fry fillets 6 minutes or until golden; drain on paper PEEL shrimp, and devein, if desired. MELT butter in a large skillet over medium heat; add
shrimp and garlic, and cook, stirring often, 3 to 5
minutes, until shrimp turn pink. Remove shrimp, and
set aside, reserving drippings in skillet. STIR
vermouth into reserved drippings; bring to a boil, and
cook 1 minute. Add whipping cream, 2 tablespoons green
onions, lemon juice, remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and
remaining red pepper; cook, stirring often 12 to 15 ARRANGE catfish on a serving plate, and drizzle with
sauce. Top with shrimp and ham; sprinkle with
remaining 2 tablespoons chopped green onions. Garnish,
if desired. Locating The Early Spring Hawgs Most catfish congregate near channel features different
from the norm-brushpiles, points jutting into a
dropoff, adjacent humps, stump fields, dead snags,
pockets cutting into the bank. Big cats seem to prefer
deeper water at the base of channel ledges (if oxygen
levels are adequate) but also gather in the outside
turns of channel bends, near junctions of two or more
channels, and on deep channel edges in or near dam
tailwaters. ------------------------------------------------- |
