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Title: Fish for a friend
Post by: Mudd on June 28, 2010, 06:51:00 PM
My friend Eric owns and runs his own business, a Chinese Restaurant here in Ashland.

The other day as I understood Eric he was wanting some fresh fish for him and his family.

I had a choice today, mow grass or go bowfishing?

I decided that I'd rather try to fulfill Eric's need for fresh fish. The water is still backed up and the carp were in there pretty good grazing through like cattle.
This isn't the only one I hit but it is the only one I landed. There were a few shots I thought I had lost my arrow. I got hung up on trees underwater regularly.

I had to go by myself but even so it was way more fun than mowing grass...lol

 (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc158/mudd57/Favorites/DSC00187.jpg)
 (http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc158/mudd57/Favorites/DSC00190.jpg)

Thanks for your time!

God bless,Mudd
Title: Re: Fish for a friend
Post by: Grey Taylor on June 28, 2010, 07:03:00 PM
Good show, Mudd. That's a lot better than just letting them rot on the streambank.

Guy
Title: Re: Fish for a friend
Post by: RAU on June 28, 2010, 07:18:00 PM
Erics a lucky guy!
Title: Re: Fish for a friend
Post by: Stone Knife on June 28, 2010, 07:31:00 PM
Good choice Mudd, the lawn needs a break now and then   :archer:
Title: Re: Fish for a friend
Post by: rastaman on June 28, 2010, 07:50:00 PM
Very cool sir!   :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Fish for a friend
Post by: Dean Lintz on June 28, 2010, 08:20:00 PM
Bow fishing over mowing evrey day. If lawn gets long enough it might attract deer lol.
Title: Re: Fish for a friend
Post by: RAU on June 28, 2010, 08:45:00 PM
I bet we could all learn something from that guy. I used to fish for shad in Easton Pa. There would often be a few oriental men there with nets waiting to net your fish for you and keep them if you didnt want them. They loved em.  Same with carp everyone "knows" their no good to eat but how many of us have made an honest attempt at cooking and eating one. No one I know. Werent carp introduced here in the states as a sport/food fish?
Title: Re: Fish for a friend
Post by: cohutta orange on June 28, 2010, 08:46:00 PM
Don't worry I have your back. This time of year the grass gets too hot to cut.Doesn't do well when you cut it too much. Just keep bowfishing and have fun.
Title: Re: Fish for a friend
Post by: Izzy on June 28, 2010, 08:48:00 PM
Dont worry the frost will take care of that grass this fall.
Title: Re: Fish for a friend
Post by: JEFF B on June 28, 2010, 09:04:00 PM
now that is way cool Mudd and a real nice thing to do as well. honour to know you sir.  :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Fish for a friend
Post by: bowslinger on June 29, 2010, 12:36:00 AM
Mowing the grass only encourages it to grow faster; at least that's my personal opinion!  Not to mention, mowing stresses it out; and the more you mow it, the more you stress it.  So, to minimize stress to your lawn, you should do something other than mow, say something like bowfishing?  Besides, it is more important to feed your fellow man than it is to cut grass.  

You done good Mudd!
Title: Re: Fish for a friend
Post by: Mudd on June 29, 2010, 01:26:00 AM
I have and will continue to eat carp.

This past weekend I had some smoked carp that would make you slap your own grandmother if she put he hand near your plate..lol

I had a friend fry up some "Big Head" for me and I would dare anyone to turn it down if offered to them. I couldn't make it taste any better if it had been walleye or crappie.

God bless,Mudd
Title: Re: Fish for a friend
Post by: JEJ on June 29, 2010, 01:47:00 PM
Mudd, that's what I call winning all around:

Eric and family got their fresh fish for dinner,
Mudd got in some quality time with recurve and Mr. Carp,
and letting grass grow taller helps reduce global warming (OK, I made that one up, but the first two are true)

Mudd is a good friend to have    :clapper:
Title: Re: Fish for a friend
Post by: RAU on June 29, 2010, 07:28:00 PM
Mudd,
Do you ever smoke the carp yourself? Any recipes? I ate a sucker one time, cooked over an open fire, but I was seriously impaired at the time. I'd like to give some of the so called rough fish an honest attempt in the near future.
Title: Re: Fish for a friend
Post by: Mudd on June 29, 2010, 09:02:00 PM
I haven't ever but after eating it 3 different times and loving it you can bet your bottom dollar I'm going to learn how...lol

God bless,Mudd