September Surprise
Season 6 Episode 17 | 25m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
Fishing Shearon Harris Lake for largemouth bass in early September.
This week on the Journal, we fish Shearon Harris Lake for largemouth bass in early September. In “Gear Time,” our anglers discuss the day and what they used to catch fish. In the kitchen, Donna Reynolds serves up a fish and chips recipe.
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September Surprise
Season 6 Episode 17 | 25m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
This week on the Journal, we fish Shearon Harris Lake for largemouth bass in early September. In “Gear Time,” our anglers discuss the day and what they used to catch fish. In the kitchen, Donna Reynolds serves up a fish and chips recipe.
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Learn Moreabout PBS online sponsorship[piano intro] - THAT'S ONE LIKE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT.
- IS IT?
- YUP.
- ALL RIGHTY.
- AND YOU WERE RIGHT.
THEY'RE--THEY'RE BACK HERE.
THEY'RE NOT ON THE EDGE EDGE LIKE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE.
- OH, YEAH.
WE HAD AND PULLED IT UP TO HERE.
I DON'T--YOU ONLY HAVE TO PULL IT UP TO HERE.
- WELL, THIS SEPTEMBER RUMMING.
THIS--THIS LAKE'S GOING CRAZY.
AND THEY'RE NOT REALLY BITING ALL THAT GOOD, BUT--YEAH, THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD FISH THERE.
- YOU GOT A STRONG ONE.
YEAH, THAT'S ONE MORE LIKE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
- ONE OF THEM SLOT FISH.
LOOK AT THAT.
YEAH.
- IS HE GONNA MAKE IT?
WELL, HE... WHOA--OH, YEAH.
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- HELLO.
WELCOME TO THE CAROLINA OUTDOOR JOURNAL.
WELL, TODAY'S PROGRAM, "SEPTEMBER SURPRISE," BUT IT'S ALL ABOUT BASS FISHING.
- SURE IS, AND THE REASON IT'S A SEPTEMBER SURPRISE IS, WE ACTUALLY FOUND THE FISH IN AN AREA THAT THEY NORMALLY DON'T INHABIT TILL LATER ON, AND SO WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF IT.
MIKE DINTERMAN, WHO HAS GOT IT ON THE LAKE FOR YEARS HAD FOUND THEM AND CALLED ME.
SAID, "HEY, GOOD CLASS OF FISH," AND SO WE-- WE SHOWED UP TO DO IT.
BUT THE OTHER THING WE HAD TO DEAL WITH WAS WIND.
WE HAD A REAL WINDY MORNING THAT MORNING, BUT WE WORKED AROUND IT AND CAUGHT SOME PRETTY FISH.
- WHAT ABOUT GEAR TIME TODAY?
- WE'LL GO BACK AND THE GUYS WILL SHARE WITH US HOW THEY RIGGED UP AND CAROLINA RIGGING TODAY.
AND IT'S REAL SIMPLE BUT FISHING--YEAH, HAVING A GOOD DEPTH FINDER, THAT HELPED TO LOCATE THE FISH.
AND MIKE KNOWS THE AREA REALLY WELL AND PUT US ON FISH.
- AND SPEAKING OF FISH TODAY, DONNA'S GOT A RECIPE TODAY.
SIMPLE FISH AND CHIPS.
- SIMPLE AND TASTY FISH AND CHIPS IN ONLY THE WAY SHE KNOWS HOW TO DO IT.
- WELL, LET'S GO FISHING TODAY ON THE CAROLINA OUTDOOR JOURNAL.
- WELL, MIKE, I APPRECIATE THE CALL AND INVITATION UP HERE TO SHARE IN AIRS, BUT I'D HAVE NEVER EXPECTED IT IN SEPTEMBER.
- OH, I KNOW.
I DON'T GENERALLY FIND THE FISH DEEP IN SEPTEMBER.
SEPTEMBER'S A GOOD-- IT'S A MONTH THAT THEY HAVE A BIG WATER TURNOVER, WHERE THE COLD WATER GOES DOWN AND THE HOT WATER COMES UP TO THE SURFACE.
AND THE FISH GENERALLY ARE ON THE BANK, BUT I FOUND SOME OFFSHORE HERE AND THOUGHT I'D GIVE YOU A CALL AND SEE IF WE CAN'T GET SOME IN THE BOAT.
NOW, THE WEATHER'S NOT COOPERATING.
- WELL, THE WIND WAS GONNA BE FLAT.
NOW IT'S 10 TO 15, IT LOOKS LIKE ALMOST, BUT WE'LL FIND 'EM.
- I'M SEEING 'EM ON THE-- ON THE DEPTH FINDER, SO ALL WE GOT TO DO IS GET ONE TO PULL, AND WE'RE GONNA CATCH 'EM.
- YUP.
WELL, I APPRECIATE THE CALL.
WE'LL TRY 'EM.
HEY, THAT'S A--THAT LOOKS LIKE A PRETTY GOOD FISH.
- HEY, THEY HIT LIKE LAST WEEK, BUT I'M GLAD WE GOT A BITE.
- HE HIT.
- I MEAN, LAST WEEK, WE WERE--I MEAN, HE PULLED THE ROD OUT YOUR HAND.
THAT FISH JUST KIND OF TAPPED IT.
- I DON'T KNOW.
WE'VE--WE'VE GOT SOME WEATHER TO GOING ON THAT'S PRETTY FISH.
- IT'S A NICE ONE.
- YEAH.
OOH.
WHAT A PRETTY FISH.
SOLID.
HEALTHY.
- YUP.
IT'S A NICE ONE.
I GOT HIM WELL-HOOKED.
USUALLY THE LITTLE HOOKS THAT DON'T WORK.
- THAT'S RIGHT.
- GOT HIM?
- NO.
- LOOKED LIKE YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN.
- I THINK THAT WAS A STRUCTURE.
- A WINDBITE?
- WIND?
YEAH.
STRUCTURE.
OLD STUMP POOL.
- LET'S GET SOME MORE.
THAT WAS TWO CAST AND TWO BITE, SO-- - YUP.
- MISSED THE FIRST ONE AND GOT THE SECOND ONE.
WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS HERE.
- I MIGHT OF HAD A BITE.
- LOOK AT HER.
- YEAH.
I THINK YOU HAD A BITE.
- YUP.
THAT'S ONE LIKE YOU WERE TALKING ABOUT.
- IS IT?
- YUP.
- ALL RIGHTY.
- AND YOU WERE RIGHT.
THEY'RE--THEY'RE BACK HERE.
THEY'RE NOT ON THE EDGE EDGE LIKE THEY'RE SUPPOSED TO BE.
- OH, YEAH.
WE HAD AND PULLED IT UP TO HERE.
I DON'T--YOU ONLY HAVE TO PULL IT UP TO HERE.
- WELL, THIS SEPTEMBER RUMMING.
THIS--THIS LAKE'S GOING CRAZY.
AND THEY'RE--YOU'RE NOT REALLY BITING ALL THAT GOOD, BUT--YEAH, THAT'S A PRETTY GOOD FISH THERE.
- YOU GOT A STRONG ONE.
YEAH, THAT'S ONE MORE LIKE WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR.
- ONE OF THEM SLOT FISH.
LOOK AT THAT.
YEAH.
- IS HE GONNA MAKE IT?
WELL, HE... WHOA--OH, YEAH.
YEAH.
AND THAT'S NOT A KEEPER.
- AND THAT'S NOT A KEEPER, I THINK.
HE'S GOT TO BE 20 INCHES.
- I MEAN, WHERE ARE YOU GONNA FIND A FISH ANY HEALTHIER THAN THAT.
- PURTY.
LOOK AT THAT BUILD.
- THAT'S WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT.
THAT FISH IS SOLID.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THEY'RE DOING THIS MONTH, I MEAN-- - AND I DON'T KNOW IF WE CAN-- ARE THEY SITTING DOWN HERE JUST FEEDING ON SHED?
WHAT IS GOIN'--LOOK AT THAT.
- LOOK AT HIM.
THAT LOOKS LIKE A SPRINGTIME SPAWN.
- I MEAN, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S FULL OF EGGS.
- UH-HUH.
- THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL FISH.
ALMOST SQUARE.
ALMOST ROUND AS HE IS LONG.
- GOOD JOB, MAN.
- AND THEY CAN PULL WHEN THEY GOT GIRTH LIKE THAT.
- GOOD JOB.
- THEY CAN PULL.
- I LIKED THAT ONE.
IT LOOKED LIKE IT WAS AN AWFUL SUBTLE BITE TOO.
- THEY'RE--YEAH.
THEY'RE JUST THERE.
- YEAH.
- YOU GOT MY BAIT.
- THAT'S ALL RIGHT.
YOU GOT THE FISH.
- WELL, I GUESS AFTER YOU CATCH ONE, THOSE WORMS GET, LIKE, $12 A PIECE.
- YEAH.
YEAH, MAN, JUST TEARING THEM UP.
- THEY ARE.
THEY'RE-- THEY'RE BACKED UP OFF OF THE-- THE DROP OUT THERE.
KIND OF UP ON THE FLAT.
- WHERE--WHERE ARE THEY AT?
- ALL--NO, NO, DON'T THROW OVER THERE.
YUP, THERE-- - YOU GOT ANOTHER GOOD ONE.
- WELL, NOT AS NICE AS THAT LAST ONE, BUT HE'S STILL A GOOD FISH.
- OH.
I LIKE IT.
- YEAH.
- OH.
SEE, NOW THAT ONE I MIGHT KEEP.
[laughter] - THAT'S HARD TO SAY AFTER THAT LAST ONE AND THEN SAY, "WELL, THIS IS A KEEPER."
- YEAH.
- MIKE, WHAT'S THIS SLOT?
I MEAN, WHAT--IS IT 14 OR 16?
- MY UNDERSTANDING IS 14 TO 16 THAT YOU CAN KEEP.
SO I THINK THAT ONE WOULD JUST FIT RIGHT IN THE SLOT THAT WE CAN KEEP.
- RIGHT.
- AND THERE'S 20 AND OVER.
- SO FROM 16 TO 20, YOU CAN'T KEEP.
- THAT'S RIGHT.
- AND THAT--THAT FISH I JUST CAUGHT WAS A PROBABLY-- - 17 INCHES.
YEAH.
- OVER 16, BUT YEAH.
- PROBABLY A 19-INCH FISH.
- YEAH.
- ONE OF THOSE FISH THAT YOU JUST CAN'T KEEP BUT YOU JUST ENJOY CATCHING.
- YEAH.
- THAT'S ONE THING ABOUT THE LAKE.
IT'S BEEN A--A SLOT LIMIT TO KEEP-- KEEP THE LARGE FISH IN THE LAKE AND LET PEOPLE REALLY ENJOY CATCHING THEM.
- WELL, I-- - I DON'T KNOW.
WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THIS WEATHER?
- I--THE--THE WIND.
I MEAN, FLAT CALM TO THIS IN TWO MINUTES.
- I WAS EXPECTING IT TO BE NICE AND CALM TODAY.
- WELL, THAT WAS THE FORECAST, BUT I DON'T KNOW WHERE THIS WIND CAME FROM.
I KNOW THERE'S A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM COMING UP THE COAST, BUT WE'RE A 100-PLUS MILES INLAND.
- YEAH.
I DON'T KNOW.
I PREFER IT TO BE CALM AND STILL ON--IN SEPTEMBER.
I DON'T LIKE ALL THE--THE WIND.
IT JUST STIRS STUFF UP A LITTLE BIT TOO MUCH.
THE WATER'S TURNED UP, TURNED OVER, AND IT'S STIRRED UP ENOUGH BY ITSELF, BUT WE DO OUR BEST, MAN.
- YEAH.
- AT LEAST WE'RE GETTING SOME OFFSHORE BITES.
- YUP.
WE'RE GETTING SOME OFFSHORE BITES AND-- AND WE'RE GONNA GET SOME MORE.
- YUP.
- TYPICALLY IF THERE'S ONE OR TWO THERE, THERE'S A SCHOOL OF THEM.
OH, MIKE, RIGHT THERE'S RIGHT.
- LOOK AT THAT COME RIGHT THERE-- - OH, YUP.
- THIS AIN'T RIGHT.
- WELL, YOU GOT-- YOU GOT A GOOD START.
- OH.
I GOT ONE IN THE BOAT SO FAR.
- WELL, I MEAN, I OWE-- I'M ALWAYS GONNA BEAT YOU.
I MEAN, I USUALLY DON'T BEAT YOU THIS BAD, BUT I'M ALWAYS GONNA BEAT YOU.
- WELL, I'M GONNA FLOAT A LITTLE BIT OVER THERE WHERE YOU'RE FILLING.
THIS JUST AIN'T-- THIS JUST AIN'T RIGHT.
- WELL, YOU'RE A GOOD GUIDE, MAN, YOU'RE A GOOD GUIDE.
- YOU'RE REALLY LIKE THE LITTLE BOY THAT WAS THROWIN' UP HIS BALL, AND HE COULDN'T HIT IT.
HE THREW UP.
SWING AND A MISS.
SWING AND A MISS.
SWING AND A MISS.
AND SO I SAID TO HIM, "SON, CAN'T YOU HIT NO BETTER THAN THAT?"
AND HE SAID, "I'M PITCHING."
- GOOD ONE.
- HE'S SHORT, BUT HE'S STOCKY AND HEALTHY.
- I LIKE IT.
- WELL, YOU GOT A LOT OF NERVE TO CHANGE.
- YEAH.
- WE'VE CAUGHT THREE OR FOUR ON THIS GREEN PUMPKIN COVER.
- I--I HAD GOOD LUCK ON THIS COLOR AT ONE TIME, SO I'M GONNA TRY IT 'CAUSE I AM NOT CATCHING ANYTHING RIGHT NOW.
YOU'RE CATCHING THEM ALL ON THE GREEN PUMPKIN.
- THIS CALLED MERTHIOLATE.
- ISN'T THAT NICE, HUH?
- EVEN THE BLIND FISH SHOULD SEE THAT ONE.
- BUT NOW I'M JUST CHANGING JUST TO SEE IF A COLOR WOULD MAKE-- A COLOR CHANGE WOULD MAKE A DIFFERENCE.
I'VE HAD TIMES ON THIS LAKE THAT ONE COLOR CHANGE WILL GET YOU FIVE BITES TO ONE.
- WELL, I TELL YOU WHAT.
I CAN SEE THAT ONE.
- YEAH, IT'S A NICE LOOKING COLOR, ISN'T IT?
- IT SHOWS UP WELL.
- YEAH.
WELL, WE'RE GONNA GIVE IT A SHOT.
THEY MIGHT BITE IT.
THEY MIGHT NOT.
MIGHT HAVE TO JUST TRY A WATERMELON SEED OR JUNE BUG, BUT THIS IS A MERTHIOLATE COLOR, WHICH HAS BEEN A GOOD COLOR AT TIMES.
- WORKIN' WITH MERTHIOLATE FISH.
- OH, MAN.
THOSE'LL BE $15 PER WORM.
- THAT'S A HEADSHAKER.
- YEAH.
- 'OL POLEBENDER.
- A LITTLE DRAG TOO.
I HOPE HE STAYS HOOKED 'CAUSE I'VE BEEN LOSING SOME-- - I WISH I HAD THE MITTS I COULD KNOCK THAT ONE OFF FOR YOU.
DON'T LET HIM GET AWAY FROM YOU.
- OH, HE'S NOT AS BIG AS YOURS.
- NO.
NEVER.
YOU NEED SOME HELP?
- NO.
I THINK HE'LL BE FINE.
HE JUST FAT.
- HE IS FAT.
- LOOK HOW FAT THAT FISH IS.
- MAN, THEY'RE FAT.
I BELIEVE HE'S RIPE.
- THINK THEY CAN SEE THAT WORM?
- I THINK THEY CAN SEE THAT WORM FAIRLY WELL.
- FIRST CAST, MAN.
- THAT'S AMAZING.
- FIRST CAST, AND LOOK AT THAT.
PULLS RIGHT OUT OF YOUR HAND.
ANOTHER FAT FISH.
LOOK AT HOW FAT THAT IS.
- I CAN'T GET OVER HOW FAT THEY ARE.
- THAT'S WHAT HAPPENS.
SEPTEMBER IS--IS-- - FEED UP.
- YEAH.
YOU'RE STARTING TO FEED UP.
OCTOBER, THEY REALLY GET FAT.
- YEAH.
THEY CAN'T GET MUCH FATTER THAN THAT.
- NICE.
- THEY'LL EXPLODE.
- I WONDER IF I CAN GET ANOTHER BITE ON MY SECOND CAST.
- I BET YOU CAN.
MERTHIOLATE.
- MERTHIOLATE FISH.
- LOOK.
IT'S ALMOST HALLOWEEN.
YOU'VE GOT TO CATCH THEM ON THE PUMPKIN WORM.
- I MIGHT HAVE TO JERK.
- YEAH.
- I'VE DONE--I'VE DONE THIS TOO.
- MAN, YOU'VE GOT--GOT ONE?
- WELL, HE'S OKAY.
WELL, ALL RIGHT.
- AS FAR AS HE JUST FIGURED OUT HE WAS HOOKED, BUT HE'S NOT HUGE HUGE, BUT HE'S A NICE FISH.
THEY ARE SOLID.
SOLID FISH.
- I MISSED THAT ONE.
- YEAH.
- I THINK THAT'S MY FISH TOO.
- HE'S GOT YOU.
YOU TRYING TO CLAIM MY FISH?
- YEAH.
WE GOT A GOOD ONE HERE.
- YEAH.
WE GOT A--WE'RE GETTING A MISS.
I JUST CAN'T GET OVER HOW FAT THEY ARE, MIKE.
I KNOW WE'VE TALKED ABOUT IT ON EVERY FISH, BUT THEY JUST-- - AH, THEY'RE HEALTHY.
- YEAH.
- YOU CAN TELL I WAS TRYING REAL HARD TO FISH WHERE YOU'RE FISHIN'.
- WELL, THE FISH ACTUALLY DID THAT.
- I GOT A FISH ON MINE.
- YOU GOT A FISH.
- THEY GIVE US-- - ALL RIGHT.
GIVE ME THAT--HERE.
- YOU GOT HIM?
OH, HE'S JUMPING.
- ALL RIGHT, GET HIM.
THAT'S A GOOD FISH.
- OH, HE IS.
- HE'S ALMOST AS BIG AS THE ONE I CAUGHT A WHILE AGO.
ALMOST.
- ALMOST.
- HE'S LONGER, BUT HE'S NOT AS FAT.
- HE'S LONGER.
I THINK YOURS WAS MUCH FATTER.
ANOTHER NICE NON-KEEPER.
- NON-KEEPER.
WELL.
- IT'S A-- IT'S A FUN LAKE TO FISH, THOUGH.
- WE WOULDN'T KEEP 'EM ANYWAY, BUT--YEAH.
- THANK--THANK YOU FOR CATCHING THAT ONE FOR ME.
- YEAH.
WELL, I PULLED YOUR BAIT OVER TO WHERE THE FISH WERE ACTUALLY AT.
- YEAH, THAT WORKED OUT GOOD.
- I GET AT LEAST HALF A COUNT ON THAT ONE.
- NICE FISH.
BOY, THEY ARE SO PRETTY IN THIS LAKE.
READY TO GO.
- WELL, MIKE, WE'VE CAUGHT FISH HERE TODAY, AND WE'VE CAUGHT FISH HERE YEARS AGO WHEN YOU AND I FISHED THIS, BUT WHY ARE THEY ALWAYS HERE?
- THIS--THIS IS ONE-- A NICE CREEK CHANNEL TURN THAT'S GOT A LEDGE ON IT.
I MEAN, IT'S A ROCK LEDGE.
IT GOES STRAIGHT DOWN.
IT GOES FROM 11 FOOT TO 17 TO 20 FOOT REAL QUICK.
- YEAH.
- AND-- I MEAN, LIKE YOU SAID, YEARS.
IT'S BEEN--IT'LL HOLD FISH FOR 20--FOR 25 YEARS.
- YEAH.
AND THEY START OUT HERE, WHAT, MAY, JUNE?
AND THEY'RE HERE PRETTY MUCH TILL FROST OR WHATEVER.
- WELL, NO, THEY'RE HERE TILL THE NEXT SPRING.
THEY'LL BE OUT HERE EVEN IN THE WINTERTIME.
THEY'LL BE OUT OFF THE... - HEY, IF YOU'RE GONNA INVITE ME TO FISH WITH YOU, YOU NEED A BIGGER BOAT.
- MAN HITS ME WITH THE ROD.
- I ALMOST HIT YOU.
I DIDN'T HIT YOU.
- WELL, I'M GONNA SEE IF-- - WELL, I DIDN'T HIT YOU HARD.
- LET'S SEE IF I CAN CATCH ONE AROUND YOUR LINE.
- I'M GONNA GET YOU TANGLED UP AGAIN.
YEAH.
HE'S GONNA SWIM RIGHT IN THERE AGAIN.
PULL YOU OVER TO WHERE MY FISH ARE.
- I LIKE THE WAY THESE BITE.
HE'S GOT--HE'S GOT--OOH.
- YEAH.
JUMP, LITTLE SHEBA.
- AND EVEN WRAP YOURSELF UP WITH THE LINE.
- YEAH, HE WON'T GET OFF THAT WAY MAYBE.
- GOSH, IT'S ANOTHER ONE.
- OLD CHUNK.
- BOY, I WISH WE WAS FISHING UP A CUR.
NOW THEY WOULD BE GOOD TO-- - YEAH.
CHUNKIER THAN PEANUT BUTTER.
CHUNKY PEANUT BUTTER.
- SO FAR I THINK WE'VE GOT TWO REAL LITTLE KEEPERS.
- YEAH.
REAL LITTLE KEEPERS.
- EVERYTHING ELSE WE'VE CAUGHT, WE'VE HAD TO THROW BACK.
- YEAH.
- YOU KNOW, THEY'RE A LOT OF FUN.
- YEAH.
WE'LL THROW 'EM BACK ANYWAY.
ANOTHER ONE OUT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE LAKE.
MY CHUB BIGGER THAN YOUR CHUB.
- YOU'VE BEEN DOING A GREAT JOB CATCHING BIG 'UNS.
- HEY.
- LOOK AT THAT!
GREAT BIG--HE'S A PRETTY FISH.
HE'S A PRETTY FISH.
- AWESOME.
- TELL YOU WHAT.
IT'S BETTER UP HERE WITH THAT WIND NOT BLOWING.
I DIDN'T HAVE BUT ABOUT TEN FEET OF BOAT IN MY LINE ON THIS ONE.
ACTUALLY FELT HIM BAT.
- YEAH, AT LEAST WE CAN FISH A LITTLE BIT BETTER HERE.
GOOD FISH, MAN.
LOOK AT THAT.
YOU CATCH ABOUT TWO MORE, YOU'LL CATCH UP TO ME.
- THINK SO?
WELL, I'M GONNA CATCH TWO MORE.
YEAH.
BOY, I JUST CAN'T GET OVER HOW FAT THESE FISH ARE.
I DON'T REMEMBER THEM BEING THAT FAT TEN YEARS AGO WHEN I USED TO COME UP HERE WITH YOU.
- YEAH.
THESE FISH ARE-- I GUESS THEY'RE JUST STARTING TO FEED UP 'CAUSE WE'VE HAD SOME REAL COOL EVENINGS.
AND THE WATER TEMPERATURES HAVE DROPPED, AND I THINK THEY'RE--THEY'RE GOING INTO THEIR FALL FEED.
- JOE, THERE WAS SOME WIND THAT DAY.
- THERE--IT REALLY WAS; WE--WE HAD SOME ISSUES FOR A LITTLE WHILE, AND WE JUST KIND OF WORKED AROUND IT, BUT THE KEY TO THAT FISHING IS FINDING THAT FISH, AND-- AND NO ONE REALLY KNEW WHERE TO LOOK FOR THEM, AND AGAIN, MIKE FOUND THEM.
AND, UM--AND SAY, IF YOU CAN LOCATE THE FISH, AND IF THEY'RE BITING, THEY GOT TO BE BITING, BUT IT ENDED UP BEING A GOOD MORNING.
- ALL RIGHT.
LET'S GOT TO GEAR TIME AND FIND OUT MORE.
- WELL, MIKE, I'M SURE GLAD I ANSWERED THAT PHONE CALL.
- I'M GLAD I MADE THE CALL.
I'VE BEEN CATCHING DEEP, AND SEPTEMBER IS A TOUGH MONTH TO FISH, AND I WAS VERY SURPRISED TO FIND THEM OUT HERE IN SHEARON HARRIS LAKE.
- WELL, I TELL YOU, THERE WAS NOT A LOT OF BOAT TRAFFIC OUT HERE TODAY, AND I GUESS THAT'S BECAUSE THE FISH ARE NOT REALLY EATING IT UP.
- WELL, IT'S ALSO THAT WIND.
OH, MAN.
I THINK PEOPLE GOT TO THE LAKE, ARE--WERE THINKING ABOUT GOING, AND--AND THE WIND JUST TURNED THEM AROUND.
- YEAH.
- YEAH, WE HAD SOME NASTY WIND TODAY.
BUT WE WERE ABLE TO GET SOME BITE.
WE WERE THROWING A CAROLINA RIG.
IT'S A LONG LEADER I LIKE TO THROW.
ABOUT SIX FOOT.
I LIKE TO THROW A ONE-EYED HOOK.
I LIKE TO THROW A TRICK WORM, AND THIS COLOR IS FIRST-- TODAY'S FIRST TIME I EVER THREW THIS COLOR.
I'M GLAD I PULLED IT OUT, OR I WOULDN'T BE CATCHING ANYTHING.
- THAT'S A WORM THAT I FISH A LOT OF FLOATING WORM STYLE, BUT I'VE NEVER THOUGHT ABOUT A CAROLINA RIG.
- AND WITH THE WIND THAT WE HAD TODAY, I--ONE OUNCE WEIGHT.
KEEP IT DOWN ON THE BOTTOM.
AND THE FISH WERE JUST BARELY TOUCHING IT, BUT WE WERE-- WE WERE WELL-- - THEY WERE HOLDING ON TO IT.
- YEAH.
WE WERE ABLE TO GET A-- GET A HOOK INTO 'EM.
ESPECIALLY THE WAY YOU SET THE HOOK.
- YEAH.
WELL--WELL, I LIKE A LONG ROD TO--FOR THAT HOOK SET.
I MEAN, I FISH A SEVEN FOOT ROD.
MEDIUM HEAVY ACTION.
GOT ENOUGH TIP THAT I CAN MAKE A LONG CAST WITH IT.
GOT ENOUGH BONE TO GET THE FISH OFF THE BOTTOM IF IT'S IN STRUCTURING.
AND A GOOD REEL, I MEAN, A REALLY GOOD REEL WITH A--A SMOOTH DRAG THAT WILL SLIP WHEN IT NEEDS TO TO KEEP FROM BREAKING YOU OFF.
- ABSOLUTELY.
- YEAH.
AND THIS EQUIPMENT'S COME A LONG WAYS.
WE REALLY GOT GOOD EQUIPMENT NOW.
- YEAH, THE DEPTH FINDER-- IF WE DIDN'T PAY ATTENTION TO THE DEPTH FINDER THAT ONE TIME WE WERE LEAVING-- - YOU'RE EXACTLY RIGHT.
- WE WOULD OF CAUGHT A COUPLE MORE FISH BECAUSE-- - YEAH.
- I MEAN, THE FISH JUST MOVED A LITTLE BIT DEEPER ON THE SAME POINT WE WERE FISHIN'.
- AND WE'RE LOOKING FOR THREE, FOUR, FIVE FISH, NOT A SCHOOL OF FISH THIS TIME OF YEAR.
- RIGHT.
YEAH, YOU'RE JUST LOOKING FOR A SMALL LITTLE GROUP.
- YEAH.
- AND HOPE THAT A COUPLE OF THOSE FISH WILL BITE FOR YOU.
- YEAH.
- AND WE HAD TO MOVE TO ANOTHER SPOT 'CAUSE THEY STOPPED, BUT WE DID FIND SOME MORE FISH ON THOSE SPOTS, SO MOVING AROUND THE LAKE MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.
- GOOD TO GET UP HERE AND OUT OF THIS WIND A LITTLE BIT TOO.
- YEAH, I'M GLAD--GLAD I'M BACK IN THE AREA.
- YEAH.
- I'M-- I'VE BEEN GONE FOR A LONG TIME, ABOUT WHAT, TEN YEARS?
- PROBABLY A GOOD TEN YEARS.
- YUP.
IT'S FUN, MAN.
- YEAH.
- IT WAS FUN.
- I'M LOOKIN' FOR ANOTHER CALL.
- ALL RIGHT.
- THANK YOU.
- THANKS, FELLAS, FOR THAT VALUABLE INFORMATION.
NOW LET'S CATCH UP WITH DONNA.
SHE'S GOT A RECIPE-- VERY SIMPLE--FISH AND CHIPS.
- HI, TODAY WE'RE GOING TO BE MAKING FISH N' CHIPS IN THE KITCHEN, AND THIS IS A REALLY QUICK AND EASY RECIPE.
I'M GONNA GIVE YOU SOME TIPS ON HOW YOU CAN MAKE IT EVEN QUICKER IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING REALLY FAST FOR YOU AND YOUR FAMILY, SO JUST ENJOY THE CATCH OF THE DAY.
SO LET'S GO AHEAD AND GET STARTED.
IT'S--WE'RE GOING TO USE SOME FLOUNDER THAT I HAVE, AND I'VE JUST CUT OUR-- MY FLOUNDER INTO DIFF--TO STRIPS.
SO I TOOK MY FILET, AND THEN I'M JUST GOING TO CUT IT INTO STRIPS SO IT'S EASIER TO PICK UP WITH YOUR FINGERS, AND THEY'RE ALMOST BITE-SIZED.
IF YOU'RE LIKE ME, THEY'RE TWO BITES.
MAYBE THE KIDS, THREE BITES.
WE'RE GOING TO USE OUR BAG AND SOME IN-YOUR-OVEN BREADER.
SO WE'RE NOT GONNA FRY THESE, SO THAT'S NICE.
WE'RE NOT GONNA HAVE TO HEAT UP OUR KITCHEN IN THAT RESPECT.
SO WE'RE JUST GONNA PLACE THAT INTO OUR BAG THAT COMES WITH THE IN-YOUR-BREADER.
WE'RE GOING TO--IN YOUR OVEN.
WE'RE GOING TO PLACE THIS IN.
AND WE'RE GOING TO GIVE IT A SHAKE... AND COAT IT REALLY WELL.
YOU CAN ADD FLAVORINGS TO THIS.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE IT A LEMON PEPPER, YOU CAN ALWAYS PUT YOUR LEMON PEPPER BREADER IN HERE AS WELL.
IF YOU WANT TO MAKE IT SPICY, YOU CAN DO THAT AS WELL.
YOU CAN DO DIFFERENT VARIETIES OR DIFFERENT VARIATIONS.
SO ONCE WE HAVE IT ALL COATED, IT COMES OUT IN THESE NICE GREAT PIECES, AND IT'S A NICE COLOR.
WE'RE JUST GONNA PLACE THESE ON OUR FOIL-LINED BAKING SHEET SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANY MESS TO CLEAN UP AND IT DOESN'T STICK EITHER.
THIS IS JUST SOME NONSTICK FOIL.
WE'RE JUST GONNA LAY THIS OUT HERE.
WE'RE GONNA BAKE THIS AT 400 DEGREES FOR ABOUT, OH--ABOUT 10, 15 MINUTES, DEPENDING ON THE SIZES OF YOUR FISH.
AND YOU CAN USE OTHER TYPES OF FISH THAT YOU MIGHT HAVE, YOU KNOW.
I JUST LIKE THE--I LIKE THE TASTE OF FRIED FLOUNDER, SO FOR ME IT'S A GREAT COMBINATION.
SO WE'RE JUST GONNA BAKE THIS LIKE I SAID AT 400 DEGREES FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 MINUTES JUST UNTIL YOUR FISH IS COOKED THROUGHOUT.
PULL THAT OUT, AND WHILE YOUR FISH IS BAKING, YOU CAN ALSO BAKE UP SOME POTATO WEDGES INSTEAD OF USING POTATO CHIPS OR CHIPS-- REALLY THIN SLICED POTATOES THAT YOU'VE FRIED.
YOU CAN BUY THESE POTATO WEDGES IN YOUR DELI SECTION, WHICH I THINK IS FABULOUS.
THEY'RE REALLY GOOD.
THEY'RE SEASONED.
THEY'RE GREAT.
OR YOU CAN MAKE YOUR OWN BY TAKING YOUR RED POTATOES AND SLICING THEM INTO WEDGES.
YOU CAN ALSO THROW THEM IN WITH SOME BREADER IF YOU'D LIKE, AND BAKE THEM ALONG WITH YOUR FISH.
BUT I WOULD COOK THOSE FIRST, 'CAUSE THEY'RE GONNA TAKE LONGER THAN YOUR FISH.
AND INSTEAD OF USING, LIKE, A REGULAR COCKTAIL SAUCE OR SOME MALT VINEGAR, WHICH A LOT OF PEOPLE LIKE, WE'RE SERVING OURS WITH SOME LEMON WEDGES, AND THEN I MADE A DIP THAT IS MADE OF MAYONNAISE AND DIJON MUSTARD.
THERE'S SOME CAPERS IN HERE AND A LITTLE BIT OF RED PEPPER, SO THAT ADDS A LITTLE BIT OF SPICE TO IT BUT NOT TOO MUCH.
SO IT'S A GREAT WAY TO SERVE WITH SOME PARCHMENT PAPER IN A BASKET OR I HAVE A--YOU KNOW, LIKE A LITTLE LINER HERE THAT I JUST PUT IT ON.
JUST KIND OF A FUN WAY TO SERVE YOUR DINNER IN AN UNUSUAL WAY.
SO I HOPE YOU ENJOY THE FISH AND CHIPS, AND I LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU NEXT TIME HERE ON "SIMPLE COOKING."
- THANKS, DONNA, FOR THAT RECIPE.
JOE, LET'S GO BACK.
IF YOU KNOW THE LAKE, THAT IS SO IMPORTANT.
- WELL, AND MIKE-- MIKE'S HISTORY THERE.
HE'S--HE'S FISHED IT A LOT.
HE KNOWS WHERE THE FISH ARE.
WHERE THEY SHOULD BE CERTAIN TIMES OF YEAR.
HE CALLED ME AND SAID, "HEY, THESE FISH "ARE NOT WHERE THEY GENERALLY ARE IN SEPTEMBER; LET'S GO GIVE THEM A TRY," AND SO WE DID.
ANOTHER THING WE HAD TO-- TO DEAL WITH WAS, WHICH YOU OFTEN DO ON-- ON LAKES OR ANYWHERE YOU FISH-- WAS THE--IS THE WIND.
AND WE DID HAVE SOME WIND ISSUES BUT WORKED AROUND THAT, AND THE FISH WERE BITING, AND WE CAUGHT SOME PRETTY FISH.
- CAUGHT SOME REALLY NICE FISH.
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