
Fishing and Hunting on Father’s Day Weekend
Season 37 Episode 36 | 26m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
We're fishing on Taylorsville Lake and rabbit hunting on a special weekend.
For Father’s Day, a father and son go fishing on Taylorsville Lake. Next, Chad and his dad go hunting for rabbits in Eastern Kentucky. Then, we’re pondside with the kids fishing for bluegill and enjoying the day.
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Fishing and Hunting on Father’s Day Weekend
Season 37 Episode 36 | 26m 31sVideo has Closed Captions
For Father’s Day, a father and son go fishing on Taylorsville Lake. Next, Chad and his dad go hunting for rabbits in Eastern Kentucky. Then, we’re pondside with the kids fishing for bluegill and enjoying the day.
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>> HERE WE GO.
>> WHOO-HOO.
>> THIS WEEK ON KENTUCKY AFIELD... >> IT'S FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND.
AND WE ARE KICKING THINGS OFF WITH A FATHER-SON FISHING DUO ON TAYLORSVILLE LAKE NEXT, WE JOIN CHAD'S DAD IN THE HILLS OF EASTERN KENTUCKY TO HUNT RABBITS AND RUN BEAGLES.
>> NICE JOB!
>> THEM... >> GET OUT HERE!
>> WE ARE POND SIDE WITH THE KIDS CATCHING BLUEGILL.
>> LOOK HOW BIG THAT BLUEGILL IS.
>> AND ENJOYING THE DAY.
IT'S ALL NEXT ON "KENTUCKY AFIELD."
>> THAT THING IS BURNING YOUR DRAG.
>> THAT'S A PRETTY FISH.
>> BEAUTIFUL.
>> THIS POND IS PLUM FLOATED WITH FROGS.
>> THEY'RE EVERYWHERE IN HERE.
(GUNSHOT) >> THIS IS A GOOD FISH RIGHT HERE.
A REALLY GOOD FISH.
>> COME HERE, GIRL.
>> THAT'S A BIG RABBIT.
>> NICE JOB.
>> YES!
MY FIRST MUSKY.
>> LEO!
♪ WE GOT A KEEPER!
>> THERE GOES.
BOOM!
>> WOW, THAT HAPPENED FAST.
HELLO AND WELCOME TO KENTUCKY AFIELD.
I'M YOUR HOST CHAD MILES.
JOIN US AS WE JOURNEY THE COMMONWEALTH IN SEARCH OF OUTDOOR ADVENTURE.
THIS WEEK OUR ENTIRE SHOW IS DEDICATED TO GETTING OUTDOORS AND SPENDING TIME WITH YOUR DAD.
>> UP HERE AT TAYLORSVILLE LAKE AND I'M HERE WITH SOME FRIENDS, TRAVIS AND DREW.
COOL THING IS FISHING WITH YOUR DAD.
YOU CAN'T BEAT A DAY ON THE WATER WITH YOUR DAD.
IN FACT I'M ALMOST 50 YEARS OLD AND I STILL LOVE GOING OUT FISHING WITH MY DAD, SO WE'RE FISHING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT THAN YOU NORMALLY FISH FOR.
YOU DO A LITTLE TOURNAMENT BASS FISHING.
>> A LITTLE BIT.
WE DID THE FRIDAY NIGHT TOURNAMENTS SO, YEAH, WE ARE ROOKIES BUT WE LOVE GETTING OUT HERE.
IT'S FUN.
>> IT'S ALL ABOUT GETTING OUT, ESPECIALLY YOU TWO FISHING TOGETHER.
DREW, YOU JUST STARTED HIGH SCHOOL LAST YEAR AND YOU GUYS ENJOYING FISHING TOGETHER AND GETTING OUT AND COMPETING, IT'S ALL ABOUT GETTING OUT AND HAVING FUN.
THOSE ARE BLACK BASS TOURNAMENTS.
TODAY WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO FILL THE SKILLET.
WE ARE GOING TO TRY TO CATCH SAUGEYE AND HYBRIDS.
I WAS UP HERE WITH MY SON SATURDAY AND IN A QUICK AMOUNT OF TIME WE GOT ON THE HYBRIDS AND CAUGHT ABOUT 20.
YOU SAID YOU DON'T THINK YOU'VE EVER CAUGHT A HYBRID BASS?
>> I DON'T THINK SO EVER.
>> WHEN YOU CATCH A HYBRID, THEY FIGHT LIKE CRAZY.
>> LET'S GET ROLLING.
WE HAVE A MILE OR TWO TO GO AND HOPEFULLY WE GET ON SOME FISH.
>> SO USUALLY THESE HYBRIDS DON'T COME UP UNTIL ABOUT AN HOUR, MAYBE AN HOUR AND A HALF BEFORE DARK.
RIGHT HERE IN THIS SPOT WHERE WE ARE AT, THERE IS SOME ROCK OUT HERE AND IN LOGS.
SO MAKE A LONG CAST AND LET THE BAIT GO ALL THE WAY TO THE BOTTOM AND PULL IT SHOW SLOW AND SHAKE IT.
WHEN THE HYBRIDS COME UP, THEY'RE AGGRESSIVE.
WHEN YOU CAST IT OUT FOR THE HYBRIDS, YOU NEED TO BE REELING ABOUT LIKE THIS.
PRETTY FAST.
>> PRETTY FAST.
>> OKAY.
CHAD, YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT FATHER'S DAY.
YOU KNOW, IT IS NICE TO GET OUT HERE WITH YOUR SON AND, YOU KNOW, OR YOUR FATHER.
>> YEAH.
>> YOU REALLY CHERISH THOSE MOMENTS.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT?
THERE ARE MEMORIES THAT ARE MADE BETWEEN KIDS AND PARENTS ON THE WATER THAT YOU WILL NEVER, EVER FORGET.
I AM SEEING SOME BAIT FLICKING.
>> I SAW A COUPLE EARLIER.
>> THEY SCHOOL THE BAIT OUT AND THEN THEY DECIDE IT'S TIME TO FEED, IT'S A FEEDING FRENZY.
>> DINNER TIME LIKE SOMEBODY RANG THE COW BELL.
>> BUT THE FISH ARE NOT REALLY ATTACKING THEM AND FEEDING ON THEM YET.
LOOK AT THAT BLUE HERON OVER THERE RIGHT NOW.
SOMEBODY RAPPING HIS DINNER BELL.
>> AIR LITTLE EARLY.
>> IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'M GOING TO START OFF WITH DIPPER A LITTLE EARLY TONIGHT.
>> I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING YOU WANT TO KNOW WHERE THE BAIT IS, YOU LOOK FOR THOSE BIRDS.
>> WE GOT SOME RAIN EARLIER, CHAD.
IS THAT A GOOD SIGN.
>> I ALWAYS LIKE FISHING RIGHT BEFORE A RAIN.
BUT YOU KNOW, RIGHT AFTER A RAIN CAN BE REALLY GOOD, TOO.
>> I GOT ONE.
>> HERE WE GO.
>> LET ME GET A NET.
>> LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT HERE.
>> COMING BACK IN THIS WAY.
COMING BACK UP.
>> THERE HE IS.
THAT'S A HYBRID RIGHT THERE.
A HYBRID BASS.
YOU CAN TELL THEY LOOK A LOT LIKE A WHITE BASS.
THE ACTUAL SHAPE OF THE FISH IS A LITTLE LONGER, MORE LIKE A STRIPER SO THAT IS A HYBRID BASS.
THAT'S WHAT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A WHITE BASS NOT A STRIPER BUT A MIX AND THESE ARE MADE IN THE FISH HATCHERY AND PUT IN THE LAKE.
>> IF WE CATCH A COUPLE BIGGER THAN THIS ONE, LET'S GET THIS ONE BACK IN, BUT HEY, WHAT A CATCH.
THEY FIGHT LIKE CRAZY DON'T THEY?
>> I'M NOT KIDDING YOU.
SOMETHING JUSTED HIT THE TAIL.
>> THEY'LL COME UP AND TAIL NIP IT.
THAT'S.
>> LOOKS LIKE A WHITE BASS.
SEE WHAT YOU GOT THERE.
THAT ONE IS A WHITE BASS SO YOU'VE GOT TWO DIFFERENT SPECIES.
THEY DO GET BIGGER BUT THAT'S AN AVERAGE WHITE BASS.
LOOK AT THE LINES ON IT.
THEY'RE ALL STRAIGHT.
MAYBE A COUPLE BREAKS IN THERE BUT STEE HOW IT IS NOT JAGGED UP AND DOWN.
>> THERE YOU GO, MAN.
>> THANK YOU, BUDDY.
>> THAT'S FUN.
>> YOU AREN'T WEARING YOUR FISH FLOPS.
THAT MIGHT BE IT.
>> YOU'RE ON TO SOMETHING THERE.
>> THERE'S ANOTHER UP WITH A LITTLE BIGGER THAN THE LAST ONE.
THAT'S DOWN AT THE BOTTOM.
SAUGEYE.
SO THERE YOU GO.
A SAUGEYE.
YOU CAUGHT THREE FISH, THREE DIFFERENT SPECIES.
>> IS ONCE YOU GET THE BAIT, THERE IS A RAZOR SHARP PLATE RIGHT THERE.
YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL WHEN YOU HAM CHT NOW HE IS OUT THEY HAVE PRETTY INSANE TEETH.
A HYBRID FISH BETWEEN A SAUGER AND WALLEYE.
THEY HAVE TO BE 14 INCHES AND YOU ARE ALLOWED SIX.
>> 16 AND SOME CHANGE.
>> SO THIS IS BIG ENOUGH.
>> WHEW WHOO-HOO FATHER'S DAY DINNER.
>> DREW, COME UP HERE AND SWITCH SPOTS.
>> COME ON, DREW, CATCH YOU ONE.
>> GOT IT?
>> I GOT SOMETHING.
>> YOU GOT A RUNNER.
>> THAT'S A WHITE BASS.
THERE'S ONE.
THAT'S A LITTLE BETTER WHITE BASS.
GET THAT IN THE BOAT.
WE'LL KEEP IT.
>> HEY YOU KNOW WHAT, I THINK THEY HAVE BEEN HERE, THEY JUSTED DECIDED TO START EATING.
>> GOOD JOB DREW.
>>> GOOD JOB, CHAD.
FINALLY GOT A BITE.
>> A LOT OF PEOPLE COME IN HERE IN THE SPRING.
THAT'S WHEN THESE THINGS ALL MIGRATE TO THE RIVER WHICH ISN'T VERY FAR FROM HERE AND PEOPLE CATCH THEM IN HERE BIG TIME.
NOW THEY MADE THEIR WAY BACK OUT AND THEY'RE CHASING THE BALLS OF BAIT.
ALL RIGHT.
YOU MAY GET A DINNER OUT OF THIS AFTER ALL.
>> THAT SOUNDS GOOD TO ME.
>> LINE FISH.
>> THERE'S ONE.
ALL RIGHT HERE WE GO.
OH WOW.
I CAN ONLY CATCH ONE AFTER YOU CATCH ONE.
TWO IN ONE GET THAT BAIT OUT THERE WE'LL TRY CATCH ANOTHER ONE.
>> BIG JOB GOOD JOB.
YOU CAN KEEP 'EM OR THROW HIM BACK.
WHATEVER YOU WANT DO.
>> PUT HIM IN THERE.
THERE HE IS.
ALL RIGHT.
>> RIGHT THERE WHEN YOU SAID THEY WERE AT.
THANK YOU, BUD EXAJTDLY THE SAME THING.
SAME FISH, RINSE AND REPEAT OVER AND OVER AND OVER.
>> LEFT HANDED BAD THROW THERE.
OH MAN TODAY IS HIS LUCKY DAY YOU KNOW WHAT, WE GOT PLENTY OF THEM.
I APPRECIATE YOU GUYS COMING.
>> THANK YOU.
IT WAS FUN.
WE REALLY LOVED IT, CHAT.
>> IT WAS A GREAT FATHER'S DAY GIFT.
WE APPRECIATE IT.
>> I KNOW RABBIT SEASON IS NOT IN BUT THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR MY DAD AND I LIKE TO WORK OUR BEAGLES IN HOPES OF A SUCCESSFUL FALL HUNTING SEASON.
>> WHAT IS YOUR DOG'S NAME?
>> ANNIE TOOK OFF, THIS IS HOMER AND THIS IS BLACK JACK.
THIS IS BRADY.
>> BRADY WENT HEAD FIRST.
HE MUST BE READY A SPECIAL DAY FOR US.
YOU KNOW, THIS IS SOMETHING WE USED TO DO WITH OUR UNCLES A LOT BUT TOTALLY DIFFERENT END OF THE STATE.
WE USED TO GO IN THE COAL MINES TODAY WE ARE IN DEEP WESTERN KENTUCKY.
>> IT BRINGS BACK A LOT OF MEMORIES.
I THOUGHT I SAW ONE SCOOT OUT RIGHT HERE.
>> THAT ONE IS EXCITED.
>> HAD THE DOGS OUT A FEW TIMES ALREADY.
>> THEY HAVEN'T BEEN OUT.
WE HAVE BEEN DEER HUNTING.
>> WE ARE IN PIKE COUNTY TODAY AND WE LET THE DOGS OUT.
IT SOUNDS LIKE THEY'RE RUNNING RABBITS RIGHT NOW.
NOT 50 YARDS FROM THE TRUCK.
>> IF I WAS A RABBIT, I THINK I WOULD BE IN HERE.
LOOKS SAFE AWAY FROM PREDATORS AND HOPEFULLY WE CAN GET SOME MOVEMENT.
>> DID YOU GET THE RABBIT?
>> WE GOT THREE SETS OF BROTHERS OUT HERE AND SOME OF US HAVE OPPORTUNITY HUNTED FOREVER TOGETHER.
IT'S A LOT OF FUN.
WE GOT OUR DAD AND HIS BROTHER, UNCLE STEVE AND UNCLE MIKE.
IN WE GET AS MANY RABBITS TODAY AS WE HAVE REPLACEMENT KNEES AND HIPS, WE'LL HAVE A HECK OF A DAY.
>> I BROUGHT SOME DUCT TAPE.
WE MAY NEED IT TO HOLD THEM TOGETHER BEFORE THE DAY IS OVER.
>> I BET YOU THEY HUNT ALL DAY.
>> THEY'LL STICK IT OUT.
A LOT OF GOOD LAUGHS, A LOT OF STORIES AND PROBABLY A LIE OR TWO BUT IT WILL BE A GOOD DAY.
>> A BUNCH OF ROCKS.
>> YOU HAD A COUPLE KNEES REPLACED NINE MONTHS IN A COUPLE WEEKS.
LEO TURNED SEVEN THIS WEEK.
I'LL HAVE TO GET HIM OUT HERE TO START HUNTING, GET THE NEXT GENERATION GOING.
>> GET HAVE HIM CLIMBING THE MOUNTAIN.
HALF GOAT.
SO THAT RABBIT IS NOT COMING OUT OF THERE.
HE RAN THAT ROCK PILE AND FOLDED HIS LEGS UP SAID COME GET ME.
NO BETTER WAY TO SOCIALIZE THAN RABBIT HUNTING.
>> WE WERE 11 OR 12.
BUT WE WENT FOR YEARS AND CARRIED BB GUNS AND STICKS.
>> I KNOW THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A RULE RABBIT HUNTING WITH THIS GROUP.
IF YOU FALL AND YOUR GUN HITS THE GUN, YOU CARRY IT EMPTY THE REST OF THE DAY.
>> THAT'S THE WAY IT WAS.
IF THAT BARREL WASN'T STICKING UP IN THE AIR, I DON'T CARE HOW YOU FELL, YOU CARRIED AN EMPTY WEAPON THE REST OF THE HUNT.
>> WE HAVE BEEN ON ABOUT FIVE GOOD CHASES AND HAVE BEEN GETTING IN THE ROCK PILES ON US.
YOU CAN SEE WE ARE STAKING OUT ON TOP OF THE ROCK PILES NOW, LETTING THE RABBITS WORK THE THICKET AND HOPEFULLY RUN IT IN A SPOT WHERE YOU CAN GET A SHOT.
>> THE DOGS HAVE DONE A REAL PRETTY GOOD JOB.
THEY'VE RUN BUNNIES BY US NUMEROUS TIMES.
FOR THE FIRST TIME THEY'VE DONE GOOD.
>> HE HOPPED ONE TIME AND WAS HEADED TOWARD THAT ROCK PILE I WAS IN.
>> NICE JOB.
>> THAT WAS A LONG CHASE.
YOU GUYS RAN THIS RABBIT FOREVER.
>> WELL GOOD DOGS!
>> THAT'S THE FIRST EASTERN KENTUCKY BUNNY.
YOU GUYS ARE USED TO THE PEABODY RABBITS.
>> I THINK EVERYBODY HERE HAS HAD A RABBIT RUN WITHIN 15 FEET OF THEIR FEET AND NOT EVEN SEE IT AND A COUPLE TIMES I WAS HONEST WITH YOU, I WAS DOUBTING THE DOGS UNTIL I SAW THE RABBITS SQUIRT OUT AGAIN.
IT'S REALLY THICK.
YOU COME HERE TO HUNT, YOU BETTER BE READY TO MAKE SOME REALLY FAST SHOTS AND SPEND A DAY ON ONE GOOD LONG CHASE BECAUSE YOU MAY HAVE A TWO HOUR CHASE THERE'S THE TRUCK.
WE'VE HUNTED FOR OVER TWO HOURS.
THESE DOGS WERE BRED TO DO THIS.
YOU WERE BRED TO DO THIS.
DO YOU EVER REMEMBER YOUR DAD NOT HAVING DOGS?
>> NO, EVER SINCE I WAS THREE OR FOUR YEARS OLD.
WE WAS RUNNING DOGS NEXT TO THE RAILROAD TRACKS AND OLD BLUE GOT RUN OVER BY A TRAIN, CUT TWO OF HIS TOES OFF.
I CAN STILL SMELL WHATEVER MEDICINE THAT WAS WHEN I THINK ABOUT THAT, I CAN STILL SMELL THE MEDICINE.
IT HAD A REAL FUNNY ODOR TO IT BUT I CAN STILL REMEMBER IT AND I WAS THREE OR FOUR YEARS OLD.
>> IT GETS IN YOUR BLOOD, DOESN'T IT?
>> YEAH.
>> YOU PROBABLY HAVE LOGGED HUNDREDS OF MILES AT PEABODY WMA OVER THE YEARS.
YOU USED TO HUNT THERE ALL THE TIME.
HOW IS IT DIFFERENT HUNTING IN THE EASTERN PART OF THE STATE.
>> RABBITS RUN A LOT BIGGER CIRCLES HERE THAN THEY WILL, YOU KNOW, IF YOU ARE HUNTING A SMALL FARM OR SOMETHING.
I MEAN IT'S TOTALLY DIFFERENT.
YOU'LL WEAR A DOG OUT IN THIS COUNTRY MORE THAN HUNTING SOMEBODY'S FARM FOR SURE.
>> THERE WAS A SHOT.
I DON'T KNOW IF HE GOT 'EM OR NOT.
>> I HOPE SOMEBODY GOT 'EM.
>> WELL, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, I KNOW WE HAVEN'T KILLED A WHOLE LOT OF RABBITS BUT I HAD FUN.
I SAY WE STAY AND DO IT AGAIN TOMORROW, WHAT DO YOU THINK?
>> I ENJOY LISTENING TO THE DOGS RUN.
>> IT HAS BEEN A LOT OF FUN.
YOU GOT TO BRING YOUR BROTHER OUT.
HOW MANY YEARS SINCE YOU RABBIT HUNTED TOGETHER?
>> YEARS SINCE WE DID IT WITH DOGS.
>> I'M NOT SURE YOU WENT THROUGH THE WHOLE KNEE PREPLACEMENT BUT THIS IS ONE THING YOU DIDN'T WANT THIS TO BE DONE.
YOU WANTED TO GET OUT AND GET ON THE RABBITS AGAIN.
>> I'M TICKLED TO DEATH JUST TO GET OUT AND WALK AROUND.
I DIDN'T THINK I WOULD DO IT ANYMORE AND IT MEANS A LOT JUST TO GET OUT IT'S WORSE TO COME DOWN HERE AND LOOK AT THAT.
>> HOW PRETTY IT'S WORTH IT.
THE MOUNTAIN SIDE IS BEAUTIFUL.
>> A NEAT SITE RIGHT THERE.
>> MY IDEA OF A GREAT DAY IS SETTING ON A POND BANK WITH MY KIDS HAVING GREAT CONVERSATION AND CATCHING PAN FISH.
>> HOP DOWN.
>> ARE YOU READY?
>> HERE IS YOUR FISHING POLE.
>> THESE HAVE HOOKS ON THEM SO BE CAREFUL, OKAY?
>> CAMPBELL, CAN YOU GET THE CRICKETS?
>> YES, SIR.
>> LET'S WALK DOWN HERE AND TRY BY THIS BIG TREE.
ARE YOU GUYS READY TO CATCH SOME FISH.
>> WE GOT ALL KINDS THE FISH ARE GOING TO BE 10 OR 15 FEET OFF THE BANK.
CAMPBELL, YOU KNOW ENOUGH WHAT YOU ARE DOING, YOU CAN WALK AROUND AND CAST, OKAY.
>> OH MY GOSH THESE ARE FAT.
>> FAT CRICKETS?
>> FAT CRICKETS.
>> YOU HAVE A SHORTER ROD AND REAL, A LITTLE BIT SHALLOW.
>> I GOT THE BIGGEST ONE.
>> YOU KNOW WHAT THAT HAS TO MEAN?
>> A BIG FISH?
>> HOPE HOPEFULLY.
LEO, YOU GOT A BITE, GO.
OH MY GOSH, YOU'VE ALREADY GOT ONE.
IT LOOKS LIKE A BIG ONE THAT THING IS BURNING YOUR DRAG.
STOP FOR ONE SECOND.
NOW GO.
LET'S SEE WHAT YOU GOT YOU GOT 'EM.
>> DADDY I GOT ONE!
>> OH MY GOODNESS LEO.
LOOK HOW BIG THAT BLUEGILL IS.
OH MY GOODNESS.
>> CAN WE KEEP IT, CAN WE KEEP IT?
>> WHAT HAS YOUR SISTER GOT?
WHAT HAVE YOU GOT THERE?
>> I'M NOT SURE.
>> YOU HAVE GOT A MASSIVE CATFISH.
I THOUGHT YOU HAD THE BIGGEST BLUEGILL OF ALL TIMES.
YOU GOT A 10-POUND CATFISH.
>> PULL IT UP.
GET IT UP HERE, DAD.
GET IT UP HERE.
GET IT, DADDY,.
>> HE'S OFF.
>> HE SPIT IT OFF RIGHT THERE.
>> YEAH.
>> CAMPBELL, WAS THAT FUN?
>> YEAH.
>> I GOT ONE.
>> YOU GOT ANOTHER ONE LEO.
>> YEAH.
>> THAT'S A BIG MALE BLUEGILL.
>> THAT'S REALLY BIG, LEO.
GOOD JOB.
>> NOW THAT I SEE HOW BIG THE MALES ARE, WE'LL KEEP A COUPLE OF THE MALES AND THROW THE FEMALES BACK.
>> I GOT ONE.
>> THAT'S A GOOD ONE, CAMPBELL.
>> GET READY, LEO, YOU GOT A BITE.
JERK IT.
WOW.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THAT?
>> GOT ANOTHER!
>> NONE OF THEM ARE SMALL.
THEY'RE ALL BIG.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU HAVE BUT THAT LOOKS LIKE A BIG FISH.
>> IT'S A BLUEGILL.
LOOK AT THAT FISH, LEO THIS BLUEGILL IS BIGGER THAN YOUR FACE.
>> THE SIZE OF YOURS I MEAN THESE ARE JUST-- YOU TALK ABOUT CATCHING BLUEGILL AS BIG AS THE PIE PLATE?
WHAT A PRETTY FISH.
I'VE HAD A GREAT TIME.
THIS HAD BEEN A GREAT FATHER'S DAY FOR ME HOW ABOUT A TACO.
>> YEAH!
WE GOT OUR FISH IN HERE AND THEY'RE ALL FILETED UP.
MY KIDS LOVE FISH TACOS, A LITTLE HEALTHIER TAKE ON FISH AND A GREAT WAY TO MAKE A FEW FISH GO A LONG WAY.
I START OUT BY MAKING MY CABBAGE SLAW.
LET'S GET THIS CABBAGE STARTED HERE.
I'M GOING TO CUT THIS REALLY, REALLY, REALLY FINE.
SO THERE WE GO.
THAT'S PROBABLY ENOUGH SO NOW WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS POUR SOME REALLY, REALLY HOT WATER ON THAT AND STRAIN IT OUT.
I'M JUST GOING TO POUR THIS ON THE CABBAGE AND LET IT SIT THERE FOR A FEW MINUTES, THIS WILL TAKE THE COOLNESS AND THE CRUNCH.
, WHILE THIS SITS HERE FOR A FEW MINUTES, I'M GOING TO TAKE THE FISH.
AND I'M GOING TO CHUNK 'EM.
BY CHUNK 'EM, DICE THEM UP.
THIS JUST HELPS THEM COOK FAST AND ALLOWS A LOT OF SEASONING ON EACH PIECE.
DOESN'T GET MUCH FRESHER THAN THIS.
I'M GOING TO POUR SOME APPLE CIDER VINEGAR IN HERE FOR ABOUT AS MUCH APPLE CIDER AS I PUT IN I'M GOING TO ADD COLD WATER PUT THAT IN THERE.
AND THEN PEPPER.
AND THIS IS JUST A SIMPLE SLAW THAT'S REALLY, REALLY GOOD WITH FISH, LIKE I SAID.
IT MAKES A REALLY, REALLY GOOD SIMPLE SLAW.
ESSENTIALLY THAT'S IT.
WE ARE GOING TO LET THAT SET ASIDE AND IT WILL BE REALLY GOOD AND READY TO GO WHEN THE FISH IS DONE.
AVOCADO IS REALLY, REALLY GOOD ON FISH SAND WITCHES AND ALWAYS REALLY GOOD WITH SPICE AND IT'S TIME TO GET THE FISH READY.
I'M GOING TO PUT SOME OF THIS ON HERE.
ALL RIGHT.
I'M GOING TO PUT ABOUT THE SAME AMOUNT OF THIS CAJUN SHAKE HERE.
AND THAT'S ABOUT IT.
THIS HAS SALT AND PEPPER AND ALL KINDS OF SPICES IN IT.
THE NEXT THING IS TO TAKE THIS OVER AND I'M GOING TO PUT IT ON THERE FOR TWO OR THREE MINUTES.
I LIKE TO PUT IN AS MUCH AS I'M GOING TO PUT ON A TACO, PULL IT UP IN THERE REAL GOOD.
FLIP IT, A FEW MINUTES ON THE OTHER SIDE.
AND IT'S DONE.
SO WHILE THIS IS HOT, I'M GOING TO PUT A LITTLE BIT OF CHEESE ON THERE.
AND I'M GOING TO GET A LITTLE BIT OF THIS CABBAGE SLAW THAT WE'VE MADE.
PUT IT ON THERE.
AVOCADO.
GOT TO HAVE SOME SALSA.
I LIKE A LITTLE BIT OF HOT SAUCE ON IT AND THAT'S IT.
IT'S ABOUT AS SIMPLE AS IT GETS.
PUT YOUR SLAW IN THERE AND IT'S READY TO GO.
GREAT SERVED WITH A SIDE OF RICE, BLACK BEANS AND I'LL TELL YOU WHAT, IF YOU GO OUT AND YOU CATCH A FEW FISH AND YOU'RE LIKE I DON'T HAVE ENOUGH TO DEEP FRY AND GIVE EVERYBODY A BIG MOUND OF FRIED FISH, TRY THIS, YOUR KIDS WILL PROBABLY ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT AND IT IS FANTASTIC.
MY KIDS FAVORITE WAY TO EAT FISH.
NOW LET'S CHECK IN AND SEE WHO ELSE HAS BEEN HAVING FUN IN THIS WEEK'S ONES THAT DIDN'T GET AWAY.
HERE WE HAVE CODY GIBSON OF HARDIN COUNTY WITH A NICE TOM TURKEY.
THIS TURKEY HAS TWO BEARDS.
NICE JOB.
HERE WE HAVE PAISLEY WITH HER VERY FIRST CRAPPIE EVER, A NICE BLACK CRAPPIE CAUGHT OUT OF HER PAPAW'S POND.
HERE, A NICE PHOTO OF MARK WITH A 54-INCH GUARDER CAUGHT OUT OF THE OHIO RIVER.
NICE JOB.
HAPPY FATHER'S DAY TO EVERYONE.
AND KEEP IN MIND YOU DON'T HAVE TO WAIT UNTIL FATHER'S DAY WEEKEND TO GET OUTDOORS AND SPEND TIME WITH YOUR FAMILY.
AND REMEMBER HUNTING AND FISHING ON PRIVATE PROPERTY IS A PRIVILEGE.
ALWAYS ASK PERMISSION AND THANK THE LAND OWNER.
UNTIL NEXT WEEK, I'M YOUR HOST CHAD MILES AND I HOPE TO SEE YOU IN THE WOODS OR ON THE WATER.
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