Catch And Cook - Key West Scavenger Soup
- 6 years ago
Catch And Cook - Key West Scavenger Soup.\r
The plan was soup. The ingredients was up to what I could catch. I pulled a nice 16 Mangrove Snapper from the Backcountry Mangroves using my new Shakespeare Ugly Stik GX2 combo. Although that was the general plan for the soup, I figured that adding some additional components would make it a more appealing seafood soup. I hit the pipes to catch a few Shrimp (I got a few but they were small so mixed up some bait shrimp I had in the freezer) and lucked out by spying a really nice size Spider crab hiding amongst the rocks. That quickly became an addition to the soup. So, in the end we ended up with a nice seafood soup made with snapper chunks, spider crab, and Shrimp. I decided to go with a bit of Italian flair on this one.\r
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Soup Info:\r
I created a fish stock using the head and skeletal remains of the Mangrove Snapper. I threw in some yellow onions, celery, carrots, garlic, green onions, and a can of vegetable broth. After simmering for around 15 minutes, I drained the fluid which became the fish stock.\r
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For the main soup, I used the fish stock, shrimp, mangrove chunks, spider crab, and added chunks of celery, red onions, bell peppers, garlic, green onion, and a can of whole peeled tomatoes.\r
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For toppings I used some chopped Basil and Cilantro with a side of hearty toasted bread. \r
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Yea, it was great.\r
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KEY WEST KAYAK FISHING: Equipment Used\r
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The Car - 1997 Honda Civic Hatchback DX\r
The Motorcycle - 1997 BMW F650 \r
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The Kayaks\r
1) new Wilderness Systems Tarpon 140.\r
2) new Hobie Adventure Island w/ Outboard Motor Mount\r
- new Suzuki 2.5 HP 4-Stroke Outboard\r
- Lowrance Hook-5\r
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The Rods/Reels\r
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1) 7 MH Shimano Teramar, TMS-X70MH, Line Wt. 10-20lb, Lure Wt 1/2-1 1/2oz, Power: Medium Heavy, Action: Extra Fast\r
- Penn Conflict 4000\r
- Power Pro 20lb\r
- Power Pro 10lb\r
- Andes 15lb pink mono\r
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2) 7 H Shimano Teramar, TMS-F70H, Line Wt. 15-20lb, Lure Wt 1/2-2oz, Power: Heavy, Action: Med Fast\r
- Penn Conflict 6000\r
- Power Pro 65lb\r
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3) 66 XXH Offshore Angler - Ocean Master Freestyle Jigging Trigger Rod, OM66XXHT, Line Wt. 80-200, Lure Wt, 7 1/2 - 13 1/2oz, Power Extra Extra Heavy\r
- Shimano Torium 16\r
- Power Pro 65lb\r
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4) 76 M Hurricane Calico Jack IM7, CAJ-457, Line Wt. 8-17lb, Lure Wt 3/8-3/4oz, Power: Medium\r
- Shimano Solstace 4000 FI\r
- Power Pro 20lb\r
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5) 6 Ande Tournament Stand Up Rod, ASU-601A SDRMH, Line Wt. 20-50, Power: Medium Heavy\r
- Shimano TLD-30A 2-Speed\r
- Power Pro 65lb\r
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6) 66 Shimano Trevala, TVC-66MH, Line Wt. 50-100lb, Jig Wt 50-100g, Power: Medium Heavy, Action: Medium Fast\r
- Abu Garcia 6500C3\r
- Power Pro 30lb\r
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7) 7 Shimano Trevala, TVC-70ML, Line Wt. 20-50lb, Jig Wt 55-135g, Power: Medium Light, Action: Medium Fast\r
- Abu Garcia 6500C3\r
- Power Pro 30lb\r
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Plus a few other misc saltwater rigs that are used sparingly and some Bass rigs which I wont use in salt water. \r
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Filming\r
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GoPro Hero 4 Silver\r
GoPro Hero 3 Black\r
GoPro Studio Editing Software\r
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Header Graphic Created By: Jeff Kaphingst () ()
The plan was soup. The ingredients was up to what I could catch. I pulled a nice 16 Mangrove Snapper from the Backcountry Mangroves using my new Shakespeare Ugly Stik GX2 combo. Although that was the general plan for the soup, I figured that adding some additional components would make it a more appealing seafood soup. I hit the pipes to catch a few Shrimp (I got a few but they were small so mixed up some bait shrimp I had in the freezer) and lucked out by spying a really nice size Spider crab hiding amongst the rocks. That quickly became an addition to the soup. So, in the end we ended up with a nice seafood soup made with snapper chunks, spider crab, and Shrimp. I decided to go with a bit of Italian flair on this one.\r
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Soup Info:\r
I created a fish stock using the head and skeletal remains of the Mangrove Snapper. I threw in some yellow onions, celery, carrots, garlic, green onions, and a can of vegetable broth. After simmering for around 15 minutes, I drained the fluid which became the fish stock.\r
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For the main soup, I used the fish stock, shrimp, mangrove chunks, spider crab, and added chunks of celery, red onions, bell peppers, garlic, green onion, and a can of whole peeled tomatoes.\r
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For toppings I used some chopped Basil and Cilantro with a side of hearty toasted bread. \r
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Yea, it was great.\r
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KEY WEST KAYAK FISHING: Equipment Used\r
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The Car - 1997 Honda Civic Hatchback DX\r
The Motorcycle - 1997 BMW F650 \r
\r
The Kayaks\r
1) new Wilderness Systems Tarpon 140.\r
2) new Hobie Adventure Island w/ Outboard Motor Mount\r
- new Suzuki 2.5 HP 4-Stroke Outboard\r
- Lowrance Hook-5\r
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The Rods/Reels\r
\r
1) 7 MH Shimano Teramar, TMS-X70MH, Line Wt. 10-20lb, Lure Wt 1/2-1 1/2oz, Power: Medium Heavy, Action: Extra Fast\r
- Penn Conflict 4000\r
- Power Pro 20lb\r
- Power Pro 10lb\r
- Andes 15lb pink mono\r
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2) 7 H Shimano Teramar, TMS-F70H, Line Wt. 15-20lb, Lure Wt 1/2-2oz, Power: Heavy, Action: Med Fast\r
- Penn Conflict 6000\r
- Power Pro 65lb\r
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3) 66 XXH Offshore Angler - Ocean Master Freestyle Jigging Trigger Rod, OM66XXHT, Line Wt. 80-200, Lure Wt, 7 1/2 - 13 1/2oz, Power Extra Extra Heavy\r
- Shimano Torium 16\r
- Power Pro 65lb\r
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4) 76 M Hurricane Calico Jack IM7, CAJ-457, Line Wt. 8-17lb, Lure Wt 3/8-3/4oz, Power: Medium\r
- Shimano Solstace 4000 FI\r
- Power Pro 20lb\r
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5) 6 Ande Tournament Stand Up Rod, ASU-601A SDRMH, Line Wt. 20-50, Power: Medium Heavy\r
- Shimano TLD-30A 2-Speed\r
- Power Pro 65lb\r
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6) 66 Shimano Trevala, TVC-66MH, Line Wt. 50-100lb, Jig Wt 50-100g, Power: Medium Heavy, Action: Medium Fast\r
- Abu Garcia 6500C3\r
- Power Pro 30lb\r
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7) 7 Shimano Trevala, TVC-70ML, Line Wt. 20-50lb, Jig Wt 55-135g, Power: Medium Light, Action: Medium Fast\r
- Abu Garcia 6500C3\r
- Power Pro 30lb\r
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Plus a few other misc saltwater rigs that are used sparingly and some Bass rigs which I wont use in salt water. \r
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Filming\r
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GoPro Hero 4 Silver\r
GoPro Hero 3 Black\r
GoPro Studio Editing Software\r
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Header Graphic Created By: Jeff Kaphingst () ()