[Peter E.]

Ok here is the recipe I used when I worked for Wintzell’s Oyster House in Mobile, AL. And this is also one of my own that I invented to suite a customers preference.

Blackened Buffalo Wings
Step one: Fry the wings (deep fired, no batter, flour, or anything else)
Step Two: Spin the wings (flip in a pan) of hot melted butter and Crystal’s Wing Sauce (Texas Pete works fine too)
Step Three: When done place on plate and dust with Paul Prudhome’s Magic Blackening Seasoning (I imagine any other might do fine too)

This other originated in the boat shop with friends

Creole Mojo Wings
Marinate wings in Winn-Dixie Brand Mojo Sauce for 1-3 hours then dust with Tony’s before cooking on the grill. Simple yet delicious.

I have plenty more if those don’t work for ya. I was in the restaurant business for about 10 years. So I think I have you covered.

[Peter E.]

Oh no big deal man. The video for this was just something I thought might be useful to put up for new folks getting into fly-fishing. I didn’t figure that there was going to be a big market for it. It was kind of like doing the tapered leaders. I have had a lot of students ask how to clean their fly line correctly so this was to help out.

I’m actually thinking about doing a video on just what all goes into the boat building. But that would be such a drawn out process adding a few pictures here and there just makes things easier for me.

Hey I do appreciate the heads up though.

[Peter E.]

It certainly is. Please take a look at it in person. Pictures don’t really do it justice.

[Peter E.]

Hey more pictures would be cool. Getting skunked happens, but not posting enough picts to make it worth getting skunked is unacceptable. Completely.

[Peter E.]

gotta agree with that, more is better. Thought about adding rattles to mine too. Kind of a shock and awe streamer.

[Peter E.]

Ok the first one really shows what the boat looks like once its closed up and faired out. I can’t say just how frustrating that last piece can be but, trust me it sucks. So do the two or three days of fairing.

This second shot shows what the boat looks like once you soak it down. The reason you do this is to make the wood expand and this actually nearly eliminates the holes left in the hull by the staples. It is also your first sneak peak at what the boat will look like once it’s glassed.

The next very blurry shot (days before my tripod), shows the glassing of the inner stem. If you can see it there are the outer stems on top of the hull. When I build my boats, I like to make sure that they can take a whack. So they are glassed on the inner and outer stem as well as with two layers of glass (cloth and all) on the outer hull.

So here is the shot of the hull once the glassing is done. I had some friends show up that afternoon, so I thought kinda hint at what we didn’t get done that evening.

[Peter E.]

I’ll check it out. No actually I live in Alabama where I write outdoor columns, build canoes, and run trips on the Cahaba. I have to agree, it seems that no matter where you go the bigger fish are more likely to take a bigger bait. This certainly isn’t the rule, but there definitely seems to be a correlation. What I have been really experimenting with lately is large deceiver patterns with a lead wrap on the shank. It does a great job of imitating the bream and shad that the big guys live on.

This was like one of the first that i had come up with, since then they have only gotten bigger. One of the more recent ones I made was built on a 2/0 hook and is about 5″s long. Oh and as a side note, the lead wrap allows for the fly to maintain a natural side to side action in the water. But it seems that the wide profile doesn’t lend itself well to current situations. The water will have the fly swimming on its side in no time.

[Peter E.]

Sounds like a pretty good plan to me. Y’all are in the middle of your season now right? So when during the season do you guys really rely on these big streamers? Is there a particular part of the season that it’s the real go to or is it a constant?

[Peter E.]

Ok guys, here’s round two.

[Peter E.]

Just listened to it, very cool stuff.

[Peter E.]

Wassup with the single hook law?

[Peter E.]

I hadn’t thought of that idea, what I had been considering was a wool head. Any thoughts?

[Peter E.]

wire, use the wire.

[Peter E.]

Glad I could help. One of the variations I make if I want it to have more pop is to take the front fold of the foam and push it out a good bit past the eye of the hook and even put a bit of chenille on to help hold it up. Also the thinner the foam the better the pop, only down side there is durability.

[Peter E.]

I appreciate it, the only

[Peter E.]

Ok so I caught this post and I tried my hand at the sex dungeon. This is the first one:

Then with a bit of experimentation I decided that the spun deer hair did two things to the fly that I didn’t like. First it made it take longer to tie, second it also made it sink slower, so I replaced it with palmers chenille. On both flies I made it so that the hooks rode up in the water. I found that this allowed me to run the bottom without getting hung as often. So here is gen 2:

So far the results have been acceptable

[Peter E.]

I am looking forward to it.

[Peter E.]

Gary, that is one tough looking fish. I would imagine that they love to jump.

[Peter E.]

Thanks guys I appreciate it. It is a great fly that works on just about anything I have thrown it at.

Barramundi look like they would be hoot! Please forgive my ignorance but what is a saratoga?

[Peter E.]

If any of you guys are dissatisfied with your vices, I suggest that you put them in a box an ship them to me. It is the way to happiness, now I’m headed to get a Gatorade.

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