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First Turtle FINALLY!!!!! (w/ pics)
Posted on 6/7/13 at 12:43 am
Posted on 6/7/13 at 12:43 am
So after seeing all of the recent turtle pics and cleaning tips on the OB, I was inspired and hoping to catch one so I could give it a try. Well....as luck would have it...we caught a nice softshell (about 5# of meat yielded from the catch) on Sunday on a trotline with regular catfish dough bait. Here's some pics of the entire process:
I know I'll get some smart arse hoist comments but I don't care. I hoisted so you could get a reference on the size of the turtle (I'm 6'2" 250#)
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Did a fairly good job of cleaning the inside without damaging the shell. But it isn't easy...
Chef John Folse recipes: Turtle Sauce Piquante on left and Papoo's Turtle Soup on right. Both were awesome!
Thanks again OB! The cleaning pictures were perfect help for a rookie.
I know I'll get some smart arse hoist comments but I don't care. I hoisted so you could get a reference on the size of the turtle (I'm 6'2" 250#)
img]LINK ]
Did a fairly good job of cleaning the inside without damaging the shell. But it isn't easy...
Chef John Folse recipes: Turtle Sauce Piquante on left and Papoo's Turtle Soup on right. Both were awesome!
Thanks again OB! The cleaning pictures were perfect help for a rookie.
This post was edited on 6/7/13 at 12:46 am
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Posted on 6/7/13 at 12:45 am to TigerPimpNationTrank
Liked. Would read again.
Posted on 6/7/13 at 1:42 am to TigerPimpNationTrank
Yeah!
This thread delivers!
This thread delivers!
Posted on 6/7/13 at 2:56 am to TigerPimpNationTrank
Posted on 6/7/13 at 3:59 am to iliveinabox
From water to pot. 
Posted on 6/7/13 at 5:05 am to TigerPimpNationTrank
Nice job. Looks like a pro caught cleaned and cooked
Posted on 6/7/13 at 6:02 am to TigerPimpNationTrank
I have never seen a softshell that big. What are you doing with the shell?
Posted on 6/7/13 at 6:07 am to Creamer
The shell is sitting in a large antpile getting "cleaned" since Sunday - the flies were also on it within 2 minutes. Once it looks clean, stops smelling and dries out, I'm gonna hit it with a few coats of lacquer. I've seen several Internet ideas on how best to clean and presevere them.
Anyone else have any ideas?
Anyone else have any ideas?
Posted on 6/7/13 at 6:10 am to TigerPimpNationTrank
That's good stuff right there.
Posted on 6/7/13 at 6:18 am to TigerPimpNationTrank
Very nice!
Posted on 6/7/13 at 7:20 am to TigerPimpNationTrank
Posted on 6/7/13 at 7:46 am to SmackoverHawg
What's the fascination the OB has with turtles? Are they really that good for eatin'?
I've lived in South LA for 34 of my 36 years on this planet and have never had the inkling to try it. Just doesn't appeal to me for some reason.
I've lived in South LA for 34 of my 36 years on this planet and have never had the inkling to try it. Just doesn't appeal to me for some reason.
Posted on 6/7/13 at 7:48 am to cdaniel76
quote:
Are they really that good for eatin'?
Yes they are.
I've converted many folks to turtle eaters. They still think it's gross to clean them, but when I supply the turtle and cook, they line up to fill their bellies.
This post was edited on 6/7/13 at 7:50 am
Posted on 6/7/13 at 8:09 am to cdaniel76
If you tell some uppity person it's turtle they'll be like
But don't tell them what it is and they'll be like
Eating turtle meat is better than sex.
But don't tell them what it is and they'll be like
Eating turtle meat is better than sex.
Posted on 6/7/13 at 8:32 am to TigerPimpNationTrank
The only thing that I have to add is this:
You're probably fine leaving the softshell in the ant pile. If this were a snapper or alligator snapper, I wouldn't leave it in an ant pile. Sometimes, the ants will chew through the tendons that hold the plates on the shell. The plates fall off and you're left with a white shell (not very appealing). I usually just set them on top of my metal roof on my shed and let the sun do work. After a few days, everything is dried and you can simply scrape the inside and the dried meat that's left comes out pretty easy.
ETA: We used to use formaldehyde to dry it out quick, but the gubment doesn't like us having nice things anymore.
You're probably fine leaving the softshell in the ant pile. If this were a snapper or alligator snapper, I wouldn't leave it in an ant pile. Sometimes, the ants will chew through the tendons that hold the plates on the shell. The plates fall off and you're left with a white shell (not very appealing). I usually just set them on top of my metal roof on my shed and let the sun do work. After a few days, everything is dried and you can simply scrape the inside and the dried meat that's left comes out pretty easy.
ETA: We used to use formaldehyde to dry it out quick, but the gubment doesn't like us having nice things anymore.
This post was edited on 6/7/13 at 8:34 am
Posted on 6/7/13 at 9:14 am to tenfoe
quote:
Eating turtle meat is better than sex.
Posted on 6/7/13 at 9:15 am to TigerPimpNationTrank
Looks tasty
Posted on 6/7/13 at 4:22 pm to TigerPimpNationTrank
Coulda racked up today (or anyday really) at the LSU lakes. Saw 2 softshells about the size of yours, a snapper, and a 5ft gator while riding my bike. First gator I've seen in there in a few years.
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