YankeeJeaux

I’ve been to the Burbank Soccer park ponds - never anything biting there. Went to Wadill ponds a couple of times - caught one tiny green sunfish.

Where are some good places to go around town for bank fishing?

Can't find it there - the rules are there, but not the judging criteria (at least not in all the links I've clicked)

Drive across the bay to Fairhope and go to Sunset Pointe at Fly Creek Marina (LINK

Planning to make it feathered. I’ve made a model, so the method is easy enough. I cut a straight shaft, rounded it along the length, left the ends flat and laminated pieces to the flats for the blades.

Why would feathering change the strength of the handle/shaft?

Anyone ever made your own wood kayak paddle? Would cypress be strong enough for the handle? I would love a handmade cypress paddle, but not sure it would be strong enough.

The only bad thing I've had from any of these places is pepper jack stuffed boudin balls from Best Stop. It seems they mixed the cheese in with the boudin (instead of putting a cube in the middle of the ball). That then made the whole thing a gooey mess and it was awful.

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Isn't there Mexican dish that calls for this?

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There's a place in Houston - El Tiempo - that deep fries carnitas after they've been braised. Nice, tender chunks of pork, with crispy fried edges. Served like fajitas. Most. Awesome. Food. Ever.

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...it won't ever be as cheap as cutting it yourself.

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Yeah, I was just hoping to find a place that wasn't outrageous. Thanks for the list - I'll give 'em a try.

I've gotten pretty good at making a 10-gallon pot of jambalaya (according to some of the feedback I've gotten - I hope they aren't just being nice :) And at that size, the meat isn't too expensive. But last week I was asked to cook for 300 people. I pulled it off relatively cheap (right at $400) because LeBlanc's had a huge sale on Boston Butt and Manda sausage. But, to get it all that cheap, we had to chop it all ourselves. That's a lotta work, and I don't mind doing that for a fund raiser or charity group (to minimize their expenses), but sometimes I'd rather pay someone else to do the chopping.

So - where's a good place to buy 50 or 60 pounds of meat and sausage, chopped and sliced, at a reasonable price? (I checked with Manda - they won't sell to me - they directed me to Choctaw Provisions). I have not called around and asked anyone for prices - just thought I'd check here and see what y'all recommend.

THANKS!