dying feathers

[Fatman]

I guess I got it pretty bad then!!! I have enough stuff to make Mepps style spinners for the rest of my life, I pour my own jigs and sinkers, I have my jig tying stuff and I also tie flies for fly fishing. Some of the capes of dry fly hackle cost as much as a few thousand jig hooks

Believe me I've snuck alot of fly tying stuff into the house when the wife was out grocery shopping!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm just a sucker for materials and parts though.

Fatman

[Redman]

Yes I am afraid that a 12 step program wouldn't work for me eather. I will not quit untill I am not able to tie any more.

Fatman I know that some of those necks are spendy. I own a few Number one Metz grizzly capes. and yes the wife doesn't have a clue nor will she ever. She would kill me.

Redman

[JUNGLEJIMJIGS]

I've been married for 31 years and I love my wife,but if she ever and I know she wouldn't have me choose between her and my tying I would probably leave her.I'm lucky I won't have to make the choice. As for the necks,saddles,etc. I own more than some tying shops,easily over 100 necks and don't even want to know what I spent on them.I buy lot's of white and grizzly necks because I dye a lot of my own necks.Whenever I get low,like only three grizzly right now I start pricing a few more.Crazy isn't it.Fun?? Definitely!!!!!!!

[Redman]

JJJ Don't tie that many trout flies any more so don't have a great expence any more. But it seem like any time Flatfish46 gets something new in I just have to have it or I see a jig the really intrest me I got to tie up a dozen. BTW That is one reason that I hunt Ducks. Love to eat them and the feathers can be used to tie jigs. Love to get Wood Ducks as they are the best looking and eating of the lot. And I don't want to know what those feathers cost me eather. I might get rid of the Shotguns and the Dogs.

Redman

[flatfish46]

Are Ya gonna Use the Scatter gun on the Dog's? I need to give You a hollar this Year Red come go fish'in with Ya!

[skiptomylu]

Redman you are right them darn Teal & Wood Ducks are great eating and I just love making a good gumbo with them. Dark geese also make for a great gumbo. Guess I like just about anything they make a gumbo out of. I make some good gumbo too so make a good many.

Skip

[Redman]

Flat: No you know I can't get rid of eather. Love my dogs and I am a big 2nd amendment avocate. Still keep buying guns because I have a fear that I won't be able to one day. And yes the boat is always ready to go would love to get you in to some of these Caddo Lake Slabs.

Skip: 6 years ago I had never tasted Gumbo. Then I meet my wife and she fixed it for me. Yep I was hooked. I like it with the larger Ducks. Cornfield mallards are the best. We like to roast Wood Ducks and I like cornbread dressing with them. A plate of steamed new potatoes and onions with butter sauce. Dang I can make myself hungry. I am not a goose hunter as I have seen very few geese here. I think they fly right over us to the ricefields farther south of us. Don't think they like all of our trees. BTW Caddo Lake is called the wood duck capital of Texas.

Redman

[skiptomylu]

Flat: No you know I can't get rid of eather. Love my dogs and I am a big 2nd amendment avocate. Still keep buying guns because I have a fear that I won't be able to one day. And yes the boat is always ready to go would love to get you in to some of these Caddo Lake Slabs.

Skip: 6 years ago I had never tasted Gumbo. Then I meet my wife and she fixed it for me. Yep I was hooked. I like it with the larger Ducks. Cornfield mallards are the best. We like to roast Wood Ducks and I like cornbread dressing with them. A plate of steamed new potatoes and onions with butter sauce. Dang I can make myself hungry. I am not a goose hunter as I have seen very few geese here. I think they fly right over us to the ricefields farther south of us. Don't think they like all of our trees. BTW Caddo Lake is called the wood duck capital of Texas.

Redman

Well I use to guide Duck & Goose hunting for a while too. Most of that was over on the West side of Houston in the rice fields. I have been hunting all my life, but gave the Duck & Goose hunting when it got just too much work and hard to find good places. Did a lot of my early duck hunting over in Louisiana.

On the Geese, if you ever get a Canadian or Speckle Belly, don't roast them as they are even a good bit drier than ducks. However they do make one fine gumbo. I don't mess with Snow or Blue Geese.

Also agree the Mallards are great birds and make a fine gumbo. I to like the teal and woodies roasted, but I still just like gumbo so much I will do them like that too.

Here on Toledo Bend we are just South of Caddo so we get a lot of Wood Ducks here too. You can hear that whistle all the time, even coming in right behind my house landing and roosting in the trees on the edge of the water.

BTW ever had any Etouffe (in Cajun sounds like A-to=fay)? Lot like gumbo, but much thicker. Great stuff.

Skip

[gabulldog]

you know skip next time im down there in tx <about 1 time a year> i might have to hit ya up for some duck gumbo anybody who talks about it that much must make a good one lol

[skiptomylu]

you know skip next time im down there in tx <about 1 time a year> i might have to hit ya up for some duck gumbo anybody who talks about it that much must make a good one lol

I really do, but don't hardly get and ducks now days, but I do make a reall mean chicken & sausage gumbo. Normally I keep the carcass of any turkey we cook and then make a rich stock out of that. Then when I make that gumbo I use that turkey stock and no water. When it sits in the frig it will turn into like a gelatin until you heat it again.

So give me some warning, LOL! This stuff doesn't happen over night and really need that stock, but you know now they sell pretty good chicken stock in the stores and even though it's not as rich as I make it's pretty darn good.

Skip