Born Hunter 17,639 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 38 minutes ago, jetro said: That looks like a handy smoker B.H. Atb j Does the job mate. I use a camp stove on real low with a frying pan full of oak dust as the smoke source. Tried other ways but that is most consistent. You just don't want much heat otherwise it'll cook the meat. Half an hour or so seems to put a good bit of flavour into the meat. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 12 minutes ago, Born Hunter said: Does the job mate. I use a camp stove on real low with a frying pan full of oak dust as the smoke source. Tried other ways but that is most consistent. You just don't want much heat otherwise it'll cook the meat. Half an hour or so seems to put a good bit of flavour into the meat. What type of barrel are you using. It's not the big steel ones is it. Atb j Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,639 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 18 minutes ago, jetro said: What type of barrel are you using. It's not the big steel ones is it. Atb j Yeah, standard oil drum. The bottom third is separated from the top two thirds by a perforated sheet that allows the smoke through but goes some way to minimising direct heat. Then the meat is hung on bamboo skewers in the top section. The little door at the bottom allows the oak dust to be topped up. I dunno if it's the right thing to do but I don't have a tight fit on the lid either. I figured you want a bit of flow rather than stagnant smoke. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 1 minute ago, Born Hunter said: Yeah, standard oil drum. The bottom third is separated from the top two thirds by a perforated sheet that allows the smoke through but goes some way to minimising direct heat. Then the meat is hung on bamboo skewers in the top section. The little door at the bottom allows the oak dust to be topped up. I dunno if it's the right thing to do but I don't have a tight fit on the lid either. I figured you want a bit of flow rather than stagnant smoke. Sounds ideal. We catch a fair bit of fish here in the summer, and salt them to preserve then, mackerel mostly, with some wrass. Would be nice to try the smoking method of a change. Atb j 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,639 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 1 minute ago, jetro said: Sounds ideal. We catch a fair bit of fish here in the summer, and salt them to preserve then, mackerel mostly, with some wrass. Would be nice to try the smoking method of a change. Atb j What do you do with the wrasse mate? I'm taking a dive with a pole spear for the first time this summer and if wrasse are worth eating it'll likely be my first harvest with the spear. I was going to give them a miss as I thought they were not the best. Mullet will be on the menu though. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 3 minutes ago, Born Hunter said: What do you do with the wrasse mate? I'm taking a dive with a pole spear for the first time this summer and if wrasse are worth eating it'll likely be my first harvest with the spear. I was going to give them a miss as I thought they were not the best. Mullet will be on the menu though. Wrasse are lovely to eat, especially fresh. Bit boney, but a lovely sweet flesh. We just gut and split them down along the spine, like mackerel, and fry them, or boil, that's a personal choice. I usually leave it in the fridge over night with a sprinkling of salt on it. It enhances the flavour. Less seasoning is more as they say, your not clouding the taste. Are you going to dive for any shellfish while your at it. Scallop, lobster crab. Mullet, wouldn't be my favourite, but that's just me. Atb j 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,639 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 6 minutes ago, jetro said: Wrasse are lovely to eat, especially fresh. Bit boney, but a lovely sweet flesh. We just gut and split them down along the spine, like mackerel, and fry them, or boil, that's a personal choice. I usually leave it in the fridge over night with a sprinkling of salt on it. It enhances the flavour. Less seasoning is more as they say, your not clouding the taste. Are you going to dive for any shellfish while your at it. Scallop, lobster crab. Mullet, wouldn't be my favourite, but that's just me. Atb j Cheers mate. Tbh I'm just finding my feet with it all. I just want to go to interesting places, jump in and see what I can find. If I ever pull out a lobster I'll be absolutely made up. Frankly I'd be more interested in shellfish. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 Just now, Born Hunter said: Cheers mate. Tbh I'm just finding my feet with it all. I just want to go to interesting places, jump in and see what I can find. If I ever pull out a lobster I'll be absolutely made up. Frankly I'd be more interested in shellfish. Thing is, you don't have to go to fat off shore or to deep of water to take lobster. Just check rocky ground with a good cover of sea weed. You won't find them on sandy ground. Scallops you can just pick them up of sand ground, you'll see them take off in front of you. Be careful with the lobsters, they can remove fingers with their calws. Trust me I know lol. You have a great opportunity over there to dive for fish, illegal here. You can fill your freezer for the year. I'll be interested to see how you get on Atb j 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,639 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 10 minutes ago, jetro said: Thing is, you don't have to go to fat off shore or to deep of water to take lobster. Just check rocky ground with a good cover of sea weed. You won't find them on sandy ground. They're the interesting sort of places I was talking about. So maybe I'll get lucky. 11 minutes ago, jetro said: Scallops you can just pick them up of sand ground, you'll see them take off in front of you. Be careful with the lobsters, they can remove fingers with their calws. Trust me I know lol. You have a great opportunity over there to dive for fish, illegal here. You can fill your freezer for the year. I'll be interested to see how you get on Atb j Yeah I'll keep my eye's peeled on any sand bars I find. I suppose always the chance of flatties in those areas too, right? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 2 minutes ago, Born Hunter said: They're the interesting sort of places I was talking about. So maybe I'll get lucky. Yeah I'll keep my eye's peeled on any sand bars I find. I suppose always the chance of flatties in those areas too, right? Definitely, small place, sole dabs, also very nice to eat. We don't fish them here, where i am anyways. The odd one comes up. Atb j Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 44,334 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 35 minutes ago, jetro said: Definitely, small place, sole dabs, also very nice to eat. We don't fish them here, where i am anyways. The odd one comes up. Atb j Do you know any lads that fish from the beach mate?, wondered what they get? Was at Louisburgh with the family and thought “this would be just the spot for me and the boy to spend the night fishing” Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 18 minutes ago, WILF said: Do you know any lads that fish from the beach mate?, wondered what they get? Was at Louisburgh with the family and thought “this would be just the spot for me and the boy to spend the night fishing” Where I am, you get small pollock, dabs, thorny backs, mackerel when there in. Wrass and place. Atb j 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jetro 5,349 Posted February 10, 2020 Report Share Posted February 10, 2020 1 hour ago, jetro said: Where I am, you get small pollock, dabs, thorny backs, mackerel when there in. Wrass and place. Atb j Louisburgh is a lovely spot day or night for fishing. More sheltered than down here at least. Atb j 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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