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| Wood Fire |
Posted - 10/02/2010 : 07:06:44
When taking a jab or two from my friend Billy about never getting to the river anymore I first suggested this as a joke but then after thinking more about it, why not?
Jack and I used to spend weeks at a time on the Ausable chasing those first cold run steelies and I can't tell you the years worth of BBQ we have cooked at Rib-offs all over the country. It's a natural fit.
Late October or early November over a weekend.
The Ausable river, Oscoda Michigan.
I can make the cabin arrangements cost will depend on how many we get to join in.
Entry to be determined but it will be minimal only to cover a few gag prizes and or supplement the booze fund.
Categories, don't expect the usual.
Before committing to this idea I would like to get some feel for the interested parties. I bet Ol Bear and Mr. Walt are in, maybe Slow Burn if anybody knows where to find him, who else?
Larry Jr.
Jr's Wood Fired BBQ
Southern Pride Smoker
Full Service Catering
Competition Ribber |
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| Cactus1 |
Posted - 04/29/2012 : 22:48:54
No labels on the fish I was getting in Toledo. I was seeing walleye coming out of the well or cooler. Know there's a lot of substitution with fish and seafood. Goes back to knowing and trusting your source. With bad publicity and more going to sustainable fisheries hopefully this will become less of a problem.
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| BILLYBONESBBQ |
Posted - 04/26/2012 : 08:37:04
MAUMEE RIVER, TOLEDO, OHIO .. GREAT TRADITIONS AND GOOD REASON ..PLENTY OF SPRING RUN WALLEYE... TO BRING TO THE TABLE.. HAD A DISCUSSION WITH RESTAURANT OWNER ADVERTISING WALLEYE ON HIS MENU FOR CHEAPER THAN WHOLESALE. HE ACTUALLY USES ANOTHER FISH .ALASKIN POLLACK. I ASKED HIM WHY HE WAS MISLEADING HIS CUSTOMERS. AND DID ANYONE COMPLAIN.. HE REPLIED .MY DISTRIBUTOR SAID "EVERYONE DOING IT" . NO ONE SEEMS TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.. HEARD SIMILAR FROM FELLOW COMPETITOR IN NAPERVILLE, IL. SHOW. 1996 .SELLING LARGE "LOIN BACK RIBS" AS "BABY BACK". WE SHOULD NOT WONDER WHY THE NATION IS BECOMING PERCIEVED AS DISHONEST, AND ILL EDUCATED.. FOR OUR OWN GOOD LETS BE MORE DEMANDING IN QUALITY AND ADVERTISING IT CAN ONLY HELP AMERICAN JOBS.. P.S. THE "ALSAKAN POLLAK" HAS A JAPANEESE LABEL ..  
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| Cactus1 |
Posted - 04/26/2012 : 01:32:47
Don't know when but would like to get up there this summer. Calendar's filling up quick - me and the grandson going to Indy week before Memorial Day, Ohio for Father's Day, Taylorville, IL to O'Fallon, IL to St. Louis just after 4th of July, North Carolina in August, wanna try for another Ohio early September and back to Indy 2nd weekend of October, + we make a monthly trip to Springfield / Taylorville, IL.
Thought I saw something a while back about taking this Trout Derby / BBQ Comp on the road to Florida in November. Planning to be down there November 3 - 10. Want to go to the bend area - Mexico Beach to Appalachicola to Cedar Key. Wife likes Madierra Beach area. Nothing for us to start one place in Florida and see half the state before we're done.
Walleye Tourney - now that's some good eating fish. Never forget first time seeing them lined up elbow to elbow in the Maumee River on opening day when I lived in Toledo. Next door neighbor was a charter captain. Always had a good supply of walleye.
* IHP Cactus Farm & Sauce Shack *
" A Balanced Diet Is A Rib Bone In One Hand
And ... Uh ... Oh Yeah ... Maybe A Chicken Wing In The Other!"
Member - IBS, Nelsen's Hall Bitter's Club, & West Side Rooters Social Club
Whatever You Do - Wherever You Go - Have A Great One!
22 1/2" Weber One Touch Silver (my "go to grill"), 26 3/4" Weber One Touch Gold, 18 1/2" WSM (with basic mods), 22 1/2" WSM (with basic mods), 1970's era Weber Kettle (rescued from & at my Dad's in Ohio - my cooker when I'm there), MasterBuilt Digital Electric |
| BILLYBONESBBQ |
Posted - 04/25/2012 : 11:59:11
ALERT ALERT . THE TITTABAWASSEE RIVER WALLEYE TOURNAMENT HAPPENS THIS WEEKEND IN "FREELAND MI" APRIL 27-28-29> (FREE LAND WAS GIVEN TO RETURNING CIVIL WAR TROOPS IN LEW OF CASH) THUS FREELAND. SWAMP LAND AND LOGGED OVER BUT SOME OF THE BIGGEST WALLEYE KNOWN IN THESE WATERS. FIRST YEARS WINNER WAS 9 1/2 LBS AND RECENT WINNER TOPPED 14 LBS. WE WILL BE SET UP AT LOCAL CHEVY DEALER AND DISPENSING BBQ AND FISHIN STORIES.. HEY CACTUS. COME ON UP IF YOU GOT SOME TIME. BRING LARRY AND FAT JACK WITH YA .. HAHAHAHA WE'RE MOVIN TO MIO NEXT WEEK TO KEEP UP WITH SEASON TROUT OPENER. MOST OF EARLY GUYS HEAD HOME LEAVING THE SPRING HATCHES TO US OLD GUYS WITH NOTHIN BETTER TO DO THAN BIDE OUR TIME AND RENEW OUR RIGGIN .. STOCKPILED SOME GREAT APPLE . NOW JUST NEED TO STOCKPILE A COUPLE NICE RAINBOWS OR BROOKIES.. AHHHHHHHHH 
locate billy in Red Keg, michigan - half way between Paradise and Hell |
| Cactus1 |
Posted - 03/15/2012 : 09:34:56
I do know the Duke reference. Need to get some fish smoking. Being back to work is good but has really cramped my style. Actually bought commercially smoked peppered mackeral last weekend. Will be my lunch on Friday. Do get some fish grilled from time to time. Have some tilapia and a nice piece of shark in the freezer for the grill. Did a couple pieces of Northern Pike a few weeks ago - Dad had told me that they were not really a good eating fish when I bought them - he was right and for 1st time in my life I actually threw something that I grilled / barbecued in the garbage. By the way ... Those weird, whole, untrimmed, center cut - still attached to the backbone - pork chops that I got last weekend were awesome. Didn't worry to much about temp control - WSM likes to run at 250 anyway. Just minioned and let them smoke for 5 hours and pulled them off. I will buy them again.
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" A Balanced Diet Is A Rib Bone In One Hand
And ... Uh ... Oh Yeah ... Maybe A Chicken Wing In The Other!"
Member - IBS, Nelsen's Hall Bitter's Club, & West Side Rooters Social Club
Whatever You Do - Wherever You Go - Have A Great One!
22 1/2" Weber One Touch Silver (my "go to grill"), 26 3/4" Weber One Touch Gold, 18 1/2" WSM (with basic mods), 22 1/2" WSM (with basic mods), 1970's era Weber Kettle (rescued from & at my Dad's in Ohio - my cooker when I'm there), MasterBuilt Digital Electric |
| BILLYBONESBBQ |
Posted - 03/15/2012 : 07:06:14
CACTUS YOU BEING ON HERE IS A GIVEN CAN ALWAYS COUNT ON YOU FOR PALAVERIN .. (THE DUKE SAID PALAVERIN) . I KNOW I KOW THERE ARE THOSE SAYING WHO THE HELL IS "THE DUKE" ? ..FANTASTIC WEATHER YESTERDAY AND NEARLY SAME AGAIN TODAY .. HAVE SMALL HOLSTEIN SMOKING LAST OF THIS YEARS SALMON AND A COUPLE WHITEFISH FROM TRAVERSE BAY .. MOST IS GOING TO SOME HUNTING FRIENDS BUT WILL SAVE A COUPLE TAILS FOR MYSELF AND COMPANY SHOULD THAT HAPPEN .. 
locate billy in Red Keg, michigan - half way between Paradise and Hell |
| Cactus1 |
Posted - 03/15/2012 : 00:34:22
Billy - Are you saying I ain't fun to jabber with?
Know we need more to get some semi-intelligent conversation going. I got the semi part down and you provide the intelligent part. 
* IHP Cactus Farm & Sauce Shack *
" A Balanced Diet Is A Rib Bone In One Hand
And ... Uh ... Oh Yeah ... Maybe A Chicken Wing In The Other!"
Member - IBS, Nelsen's Hall Bitter's Club, & West Side Rooters Social Club
Whatever You Do - Wherever You Go - Have A Great One!
22 1/2" Weber One Touch Silver (my "go to grill"), 26 3/4" Weber One Touch Gold, 18 1/2" WSM (with basic mods), 22 1/2" WSM (with basic mods), 1970's era Weber Kettle (rescued from & at my Dad's in Ohio - my cooker when I'm there), MasterBuilt Digital Electric |
| Big Bear |
Posted - 03/13/2012 : 21:21:47
Billy I'll send a smiley back to ya and Larry ....
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| Big Bear |
Posted - 03/13/2012 : 21:14:03
Ya its been a while, I did get some of your rub a little bit ago have some friends that get from a store in your area. I did 10 pork butts and they came out great everybody loved the taste .... good stuff bub ......... hope your doing well and seems like Larry should be retiring soon that's a dangerous job Larry has.... maybe we can try and get together sometime this coming year ....
Big Bear's BBQ |
| BILLYBONESBBQ |
Posted - 03/13/2012 : 21:08:09
BIG BEAR THIS SMILEY FACE IS FOR YOU .. NICE TO HAVE YOU BACK BEEN QUIET LATELY .. BOBBER TOOK A WORLD TOUR, SAW AND DID EVERYTHING. NOW WE DON'T EVEN GET A GOOD NATURED RIBBING FROM HIM .. LAST I HEAR OF WOODFIRE HE WAS WALKING A BRIDGE SOMEWHERE, HOPE HE DIDIN'T HAVE A TERIBLE ACCIDENT.. WHO ELSE WE MISSING AND WHY ?? CACTUS AND I HAVE THIS WHOLE PLACE TO OURSELVES BUT NOT MUCH FUN IF NO ONE TO JABBER WITH ..BIG O IS STILL ON AND PURPLE SHADOW IS READING, N. CAROLINS IS READING AND REST SEEM TO BE WORKING .. WHICH IS A GOOD THING ..
locate billy in Red Keg, michigan - half way between Paradise and Hell |
| Big Bear |
Posted - 03/13/2012 : 20:24:33
I have not been on here in a while its good to see you guys are still kicking .....
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| BILLYBONESBBQ |
Posted - 03/13/2012 : 08:44:58
DEAR LARRY AND JACK ... SMOKIN LAST ALOTMENT OF SALMON FROM THE HATCHERIES. SPECIAL DEAL FOR US OLD FISHERMEN IN MICHIGAN .. MUST BE 55 OR OLDER TO BUY A FISH TAKEN FOR EGGS BY STATE HATCHERIES. $5.00 WILL GET YOU PRETTY NICE SALMON .. LAST OF MY SUGAR MAPLE GOIN IN THE SMOKER. NO MORE TROUT IN THE FREEZER. APRIL WILL NOT GET HERE SOON ENOUGH... MAY HAVE TO RESORT TO DYNAMITE .. HAHAHAH EVER HOPEFUL, I JUST BOUGHT THE FIFTY YEAR 'TROUT UNLIMITED" FLY ROD AND ANXIOUS TO GIVE HER A CAST OR TWO .. FRONT YARD CLEARED OF SNOW AND SMELT SHOULD BE RUNNING SOON . WONDER HOW I WOULD DO WITH SMALL GREY MIDGE PRESENTATION .. SOUNDING DESPERATE AND.... I AM ..LET ME KNOW WHERE YOUR HANGING YOUR HAT THESE DAYS AND WHAT YOUR COOKIN??? 
locate billy in Red Keg, michigan - half way between Paradise and Hell |
| BILLYBONESBBQ |
Posted - 02/15/2012 : 08:01:56
GEEZ JUST RETURNED FROM A COUPLE WEKS IN MARATHON. DID THE DUVAL STREET THING AND OYSTERS AT A.B.D.D DOCK .. FED THE DOLPHINS AND PELICANS. HAHAHA .. TRIED OYSTERS WITH CAVIAR OK BUT NOT SPECIAL . HAHAH STAYED WITH CONCH CHOWDER AND A PLATE OF DEEP FRIED CRITTERS.. .. WE HAVE GOT TO GET BETTER COMMUNICATION WORKING HERE.. RENO IS ON FOR 2012 AND ANNUAL STEELHEAD JAUNT TO MIO IS IN THE PLANNING STAGES.. WILL WORK IN VARIOUS ONE DAY ( HELL EVEN ONE HOUR) TIMES ON THE RIVER AS THEY BECOME POSSIBLE .. KEEP YOUR LINE WET AND BEER COLD..
locate billy in Red Keg, michigan - half way between Paradise and Hell |
| Ken Fluker |
Posted - 02/15/2012 : 07:24:14
quote:
Originally posted by Wood Fire
Ha! Sad to think this was the last time I was on here with the rest of you merry band of misfits.
Sitting here thinking back and thought I should drop in to see what trouble the old gang (you know who you are and by the way I have gotten no older) might be stirring up.
I think Billy was recently down Island when we were but other than that I have heard "hide nor hair" of any of you in so long I almost managed to forget somethings, then I was reminded of them with a look of disapproval from the SO and much of it came flooding back to me.....
Larry Jr.
Jr's Wood Fired BBQ
Southern Pride Smoker
Full Service Catering
Competition Ribber
Larry good to have you back. Don't stay away so long. We need somebody to help us to keep the three B's straight.
Ez-Duz-It
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"Off The Sauce Cookers"
Phil White and Ken Fluker
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Stumps Elite
Lower Alabama & part time Waynesboro, Ga.
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| Wood Fire |
Posted - 02/14/2012 : 19:36:49
Ha! Sad to think this was the last time I was on here with the rest of you merry band of misfits.
Sitting here thinking back and thought I should drop in to see what trouble the old gang (you know who you are and by the way I have gotten no older) might be stirring up.
I think Billy was recently down Island when we were but other than that I have heard "hide nor hair" of any of you in so long I almost managed to forget somethings, then I was reminded of them with a look of disapproval from the SO and much of it came flooding back to me.....
Larry Jr.
Jr's Wood Fired BBQ
Southern Pride Smoker
Full Service Catering
Competition Ribber |
