It's finally dry out outside.

Two yards of #57 limestone shoveled out of one of my trailers to tend to the driveway. I likes #57 limestone, you get what you pay for. My arms are like Popeye's right now. I go through leather gloves regular:

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On the side, decided to do a basil salt like what Dwayne (Shadow) talked about. Picked the fresh basil from the garden and tried it. I like it, but I believe it needs more dried basil:

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On another side, boiled some fresh shrimp. Split the shell along the back to acquire additional seasoning:

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Works for me. Pooped now, calling it good. I believe I'll take a shower and the read the newspaper.

Looks good Randy and I agree I think you need some more basil in your basil salt. The one mom makes has a more greenish color to it. Glad you liked it. I never thought about spliting the backs of the shrimp. Do you do that before you boil them? Seems like a lot more work.

When we do big shrimp on the grill like that Peggy splits the back with a lil serrated pairing knife. It butterflies them allowing better accdess for the seasoning while deveining them and making them much easier to peal all at the same time a win win win I only wish I'da told yall first.:biggrin

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Looks good Randy and I agree I think you need some more basil in your basil salt. The one mom makes has a more greenish color to it. Glad you liked it. I never thought about spliting the backs of the shrimp. Do you do that before you boil them? Seems like a lot more work.

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Sure do Dwayne for better seasoning. We have a special little tool made for that. Like Cappy said, deveins at the same time.

Hey Dwayne you can buy them split and deveined. They are called easy peels.

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Hey Dwayne you can buy them split and deveined. They are called easy peels.

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Don, I prefer to catch my own. Nothing wrong with buying them if that is all you have but I prefer to catch my own and as long as the good lord will let me, that is what I will do. I think they taste better too but that may be b/c of the hard work you have to put in to catch them! Thinking about making a trip tomorrow but the weather forecast is not that great for my little boat on that big lake. Went from 5 to 10 MPH winds today to 10 to 20 tomorrow! About right! When are you going back to BCDD?

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Don, I prefer to catch my own. Nothing wrong with buying them if that is all you have but I prefer to catch my own and as long as the good lord will let me, that is what I will do. I think they taste better too but that may be b/c of the hard work you have to put in to catch them! Thinking about making a trip tomorrow but the weather forecast is not that great for my little boat on that big lake. Went from 5 to 10 MPH winds today to 10 to 20 tomorrow! About right! When are you going back to BCDD?

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I wish...I wish I could go..to see you do that...have never seen that before....always thought that was amazing to see you catch shrimp like you do......one day.........

I wanted to go today but after watching the weather report I chickened out. Dwayne I know what you mean about those sweet water shrimp. I have caught a few over the years behind the weirs. Just last week I found a bag of shrimp hiding in the freezer from 2 or 3 years ago. They made a good etouffee. It is amazing how long they will last if frozen in water.

It aint dry anymore here. I was hoping to mow a chunk of yard and may still do it but lots of it has standing water on it and will have to wait till next week and see if it dries.

Same here cappy......I have one area behind my shop that I have only been able to mow once this year so far

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Same here cappy......I have one area behind my shop that I have only been able to mow once this year so far

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that gives you more time for fishing.........

With all the rain the local bayous are high muddy and not producing much other than catfish. We are actually thinking of heading out and checking around on a scouting trip. May head out and ride by lake verret or jack millers and look see. First we have a table full of maters and a sack of corn of process.