Cajun fried bass
Ingredients
1/2 cup Bisquick
1/4 cup milk
1 egg
1 cup corn meal
2 tsp. cajun seasoning
1/4 tsp. salt
1-1/2 pounds bass fillets
oil for frying
Preparation
Whisk together the Bisquick, milk and egg in a medium bowl. Mix the corn meal, cajun seasoning and salt in shallow dish. Dip the fillets into the wet batter first, then dredge in the corn meal mixture.
Cooking
Fry the fillets in hot oil until golden brown, turning once. Drain on paper towels and serve. Ranch dressing makes a great dipping sauce for this
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Sunday, February 8, 2009
Friday, February 6, 2009
How sonar works
AN INTRODUCTION TO SONAR
The fish-finder started off as a submarine finder. The recent developments in computing power and microelectronics have resulted in major advances in SONAR development.
I spent a couple of years on new submarine SONAR systems, and this defense level capability has now entered the fishing world. The term SONAR is derived from the words SOund NAvigation Ranging.
HOW DOES SONAR WORK?
An fish-finder electrical signal is sent to the transducer. The electrical signal to energize the transducer crystal is generated by an amplifier. The energized crystal reverberates at a particular frequency, to convert the electrical signal into mechanical acoustic or sound energy. The acoustic energy or sound waves causes oscillation of the water molecules through which the sound travels. The sound is pulsed out in a defined beam. These do not travel out in a straight line but in a wave pattern. The acoustic pulse travels through the water at a rate of approximately 4800 ft (1500m) per second in saltwater and 4920 ft/sec in fresh water.
When the energy strikes an object within that beam such as fish, the sea bottom, or a structure then some of the energy is reflected, or echoed back to the transducer. The transducer collects this return, passes it back to the unit and this processes it into display data. As the processor is programmed with the rate of sound transmission in the water it calculates the time difference between the transmission and reception of the returned signal to give a range or depth figure. This result is then displayed as a number or as an image on a screen.
Freshwater and saltwater tends to absorb and scatter sound signals, and the higher frequencies are more susceptible than lower frequencies. Water is frequently being mixed due to environmental factors such as wind and wave actions. The water has air bubbles, suspended materials such as silt, minerals and salts that vary in quantity. There are also micro-organisms that include plankton and algae, all which scatter, absorb and reflect sonar signals.
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The fish-finder started off as a submarine finder. The recent developments in computing power and microelectronics have resulted in major advances in SONAR development.
I spent a couple of years on new submarine SONAR systems, and this defense level capability has now entered the fishing world. The term SONAR is derived from the words SOund NAvigation Ranging.
HOW DOES SONAR WORK?
An fish-finder electrical signal is sent to the transducer. The electrical signal to energize the transducer crystal is generated by an amplifier. The energized crystal reverberates at a particular frequency, to convert the electrical signal into mechanical acoustic or sound energy. The acoustic energy or sound waves causes oscillation of the water molecules through which the sound travels. The sound is pulsed out in a defined beam. These do not travel out in a straight line but in a wave pattern. The acoustic pulse travels through the water at a rate of approximately 4800 ft (1500m) per second in saltwater and 4920 ft/sec in fresh water.
When the energy strikes an object within that beam such as fish, the sea bottom, or a structure then some of the energy is reflected, or echoed back to the transducer. The transducer collects this return, passes it back to the unit and this processes it into display data. As the processor is programmed with the rate of sound transmission in the water it calculates the time difference between the transmission and reception of the returned signal to give a range or depth figure. This result is then displayed as a number or as an image on a screen.
Freshwater and saltwater tends to absorb and scatter sound signals, and the higher frequencies are more susceptible than lower frequencies. Water is frequently being mixed due to environmental factors such as wind and wave actions. The water has air bubbles, suspended materials such as silt, minerals and salts that vary in quantity. There are also micro-organisms that include plankton and algae, all which scatter, absorb and reflect sonar signals.
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How fish finders work
All fishfinders operate using Sonar. Developed during World War II, this technology uses sound waves to "view" underwater objects. A sound wave is produced by the fishfinder and sent through the water. At the source, the wave is narrow; however as it penetrates deeper, the sound wave spreads forming a cone, or what is commonly called a beam (think flashlight). When the sound wave encounters something within this beam, it bounces back to the fishfinder. By measuring the very small amount of time between when the sound wave was send out and when it bounces back your fishfinder calculates the distance and draws it on the screen.
If the signal doesn't encounter anything along the way, it reaches the bottom. Soft bottoms like mud and weeds tend to absorb the signal. Hard bottoms such as rock reflect a stronger signal back. These subtle differences in sonar reflections appear on the display screen. That's how a fishfinder "reads" the bottom and everything in between.
Depth finders, or fish finders, are sonar units that bounce sound waves off the bottom of the lake to determine water depth and the presence of objects between the bottom and the surface. The first fish finder used a rotating diode, while units today use liquid crystal or CRT displays to show the bottom and fish that may be present.
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If the signal doesn't encounter anything along the way, it reaches the bottom. Soft bottoms like mud and weeds tend to absorb the signal. Hard bottoms such as rock reflect a stronger signal back. These subtle differences in sonar reflections appear on the display screen. That's how a fishfinder "reads" the bottom and everything in between.
Depth finders, or fish finders, are sonar units that bounce sound waves off the bottom of the lake to determine water depth and the presence of objects between the bottom and the surface. The first fish finder used a rotating diode, while units today use liquid crystal or CRT displays to show the bottom and fish that may be present.
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Friday, January 30, 2009
Just want to fish.
On a nice Sunday morning I was sitting outside on the porch thinking about what I could do. I hopped on my bike and rode around for a while and all I kept thing about was fishing. No body was around so I grabbed my rod and went to a pretty big river close to where I lived. I really can not stand worms so when I found one I hooked it while it was still on the ground so I would not have to touch it. I cast my line and sit and just think how great it would be if I was a fisherman when I grew up. Before too long I had a hit and I reeled it in but there was nothing on the hook. Whatever hit took my worm and I had to get another one so I went through the same process and cast my line. I waited for at least 3 hours and got another hit but this time I waited a few extra seconds and then it hit again and I hooked it and reeled it in with a little bit of a fight. It was a pretty big carp and had to weigh about 5 pounds and I looked at it and threw it back and did not catch another one the rest of the day.
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Friday, January 23, 2009
Out fishing on the bay.
When I was 14 I was on vacation down the shore in Jersey and one day my dad had an idea to rent a small boat and go out in the bay and do a little fishing. Only 3 of us went and my dad grabbed some drop lines for crabbing and his rod and my friend I had there came with us and brought his 2 rods because I did not have one. We stopped at the tackle shop for some bait and headed to the bay and loaded up the boat. I have always gotten sea sick so I took dramamine and was fine. We set up and cast our lines and my dad used some chicken legs on the drop lines for the crabs. The day past as we reeled in some nice blue fish and about a half bushel of blue claw crabs. We really had a good time and went back to the house and had a feast with the fish and crabs we caught with some pasta and salad.
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Thursday, January 15, 2009
Stop and fish.
One day when I was about 13 my friends and I were riding our bikes next to a river. We really weren't doing anything so we decided to go back home for our fishing rods and go back to the river. We got back and we found what we thought would be a good spot to fish. We did not have any live bait because we had no idea what and if we were going to catch anything so we just put on a lure. Most of the day past and someone finally caught a good sized carp which he threw back. That is all that was caught that day but we had a great time fishing.
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Friday, January 9, 2009
Nothing to do but fish
One Saturday morning my friends and I were just sitting around doing nothing and I suggested we go to the lake and do little fishing. They agreed and we got our gear and headed out. At the time we were young and really had no clue what to use as bait so my friend suggested that we use corn. We did and caught a few fish that someone called sun fish and a couple trout. We threw them all back and we really had a great time at the lake all day just talking,joking around and fishing.
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