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Title: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: Queball on October 06, 2017, 09:05:14 AM
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water!
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Mr.Ron Garner caught this rascal in Puget Sound. ..... Spot Prawn
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What's goin on in the water up there?
Title: Re: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: pmillen on October 06, 2017, 11:30:27 AM
What's goin on in the water up there?

I think there's some Photoshopping goin' on.
Title: Re: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: Bentley on October 06, 2017, 11:33:59 AM
Yeah, all you have to do is look at the humans hands...
Title: Re: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: riverrat49 on October 06, 2017, 12:17:26 PM
all these negative comments must be from jealous Texans  :rotf: :clap: :rotf:
Title: Re: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: Queball on October 06, 2017, 01:09:00 PM
I don't know. Check out this
                                   https://liprippersfishing.wordpress.com/2016/04/07/recreational-shrimp-fishery-opens-may-14-in-puget-sound/

Also check out Ron Garner. ..... Might be legit.
Title: Re: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: Jcorwin818 on October 06, 2017, 01:17:20 PM
I agree no way.  If that was real it would have been cover by every news outlet in the world!
Title: Re: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: Bentley on October 06, 2017, 01:28:46 PM
It is funny, I remember a post somewhere about a device that was invented just to make photos like this...

(https://i.redditmedia.com/5TSQ_dyamrjBgGuTWCtB9UwBT48ZWjCgBQlGSOTwow8.jpg?w=1024&s=02ec60cc4999c3d56bd626c2a192c390)
Title: Re: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: Queball on October 06, 2017, 01:48:03 PM
That's fabulous! .... Only in Americana.
Title: Re: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: ZCZ on October 06, 2017, 02:00:20 PM
No really . . . it was this big!

Z
Title: Re: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: urnmor on October 06, 2017, 03:27:34 PM
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Now here is the real thing I looked over the cliff and saw that the fish were jumping so I dashed in the truck and went down to the Beach. After a few cast I felt this enormous strike. It fought hard but eventually I prevailed. The fish is on the last hook of the lure. Now don't last but you just might need a magnifying glass to see it but heck I at least caught a fish
Title: Re: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: Fire708 on October 06, 2017, 03:29:39 PM
In Puget Sound, shrimp catch you!

I scuba dive in the sound, our shrimp really get this big. We keep it a secret. Honest!

 :rotf:
Title: Re: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: Bentley on October 06, 2017, 04:06:18 PM
Was a reservoir behind Friant Dam call Millerton Lake.  I remember a local dive shop operator being called into inspect the dam in the 80's.  Came up and said all was well, and there is Cat Fish the size of a VW down there!
Title: Re: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: SmokinHandyman on October 06, 2017, 04:10:31 PM
Big shrimp or that little shrimp is big
Title: Re: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: Jcorwin818 on October 06, 2017, 06:11:48 PM
In Puget Sound, shrimp catch you!

I scuba dive in the sound, our shrimp really get this big. We keep it a secret. Honest!

 :rotf:

I guess they all hang out around the famous Black Hole!
Title: Re: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: Bobitis on October 06, 2017, 06:46:53 PM
I dunnOoo...

These are clams:

Title: Re: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: Bobitis on October 06, 2017, 06:48:10 PM
I dunnOoo...

These are clams:

And this is a Puget sound clam:

Title: Re: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: pmillen on October 06, 2017, 06:52:13 PM
I don't know. Check out this
                                   https://liprippersfishing.wordpress.com/2016/04/07/recreational-shrimp-fishery-opens-may-14-in-puget-sound/

Also check out Ron Garner. ..... Might be legit.

It said that Spot Shrimp max out at 9 inches.  It might be legit if that guy is two feet tall.
Title: Re: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: Fire708 on October 07, 2017, 03:36:30 PM
Ok, so maybe our shrimp aren’t really that big but there really mean!  ;)
Title: Re: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: Bentley on October 07, 2017, 06:52:20 PM
Geoduck that big, are they tough?
Title: Re: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: scdaf on October 07, 2017, 07:31:11 PM
As boot leather.  Really tasty after you spend a half hour or so pounding on the "foot" with a stick.  Makes incredible clam fritters, but your shoulder is so sore from the pounding, you can't lift them from the plate.
Title: Re: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: Bobitis on October 08, 2017, 04:10:22 AM
Geoduck that big, are they tough?

Depends on the age (imagine that). A former boss and mentor is a leader in the Puget Sound shellfish community.
Some years back, the geoduck was becoming scarce due to poaching. Most of the time, harvesting of the clam comes at really low tides (maybe 10 days a year). Poachers use scuba gear to collect them year round, and being the evil spawn they are, they do it in darkness.  >:(

Due to the deteriorating water quality and habitat for the geoduck (they don't grow everywhere), Tris Carlson (former boss) devised a method to grow the clam and promote its population in the south sound. Cathy (his wife) was cfo at the time (rip).

http://aquaculturenorthamerica.com/shellfish/geoduck-tales/

So... the short answer is, old ones are tough. Geoduck is highly prized in the Asian markets (that's why they get poached). The younger clams are the best and don't need beating. The flesh is pure white and soft. But... It all comes down to best practices.

Thanks Tris.
Title: Re: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: hughver on October 08, 2017, 12:22:34 PM
A real shrimp from Louisiana.
Title: Re: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: Fire708 on October 08, 2017, 02:54:18 PM
A real shrimp from Louisiana.

Not sure, could you ship me a dozen to try out and make sure there real?
PLEASE   :)
Title: Re: PNW ....... Got Shrimp?
Post by: riverrat49 on October 10, 2017, 06:55:04 AM
In the PNW they call that a Crawdad or Bait  :rotf: :rotf: :rotf:

A real shrimp from Louisiana.