On Sunday, January 12, 2014 10:30:22 PM UTC-6, KC wrote:
On 1/12/2014 10:05 PM, Tim wrote:



Yeah, we've got those weird flying carp in the mid-western rivers now...





Those things are bad... Like 20 pound mosquitoes that can kill you...

Yes they are bad, Scott. Last summer a friend of mine mid-state got hit by one jumping in the boat. It whacked him on the calf of his right upper arm and bruised it hard. From then on when he the boat, the kid wears a life jacket and a motorcycle helmet.

On Monday, January 13, 2014 4:39:13 PM UTC-6, F.O.A.D. wrote:



Visit your local neighborhood oriental market and you'll find them, big

ones, on ice and ready to take home.

I wish we had one around here, but I'd say the closest one would probably be 80-100 mi. away. If we did have one I'd probably dig out the electric wok and get heavy with it. Then again, I think we can get frozen prawn at the local IGA. already de-veined and ready to grill.


I'll have to check that out.

On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 21:31:37 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 1/12/14, 6:50 PM, Gene Kearns wrote:
On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 13:02:09 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Confessedly I'm a trailer boater and keep my boats in the dry when not in use, and even though I'm not one for more personal gov't regulation, I can see going after invasive species from people who won't keep their boat clean. Especially after looking at the prop of this boat.

Besides, a clean hull and drive make the boats performance a lot more efficient.

If the proposal was enacted in Illinois, I'd probably vote for it.

http://www.saratogian.com/general-ne...vasive-species

We're finghting against an invader, too.....

http://www.treehugger.com/ocean-cons...us-waters.html



If it is the same species, and it looks like it, there's a big market
for them in seafood stores and restaurants. Is someone raising them
locally and commercially in your area?

No they've just appeared in the local catch and the reasonable
conclusion is that they are breeding the local shrimp out of their
habitat....

On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 19:03:49 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Gene would those things be any good to eat? If so there may be a solution.. (butter, lemon and garlic!)


Probably, but the concern is that they will render all of the local
species extinct....

On 1/13/14, 5:52 PM, Gene Kearns wrote:
On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 21:31:37 -0500, "F.O.A.D." wrote:

On 1/12/14, 6:50 PM, Gene Kearns wrote:
On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 13:02:09 -0800 (PST), Tim
wrote:

Confessedly I'm a trailer boater and keep my boats in the dry when not in use, and even though I'm not one for more personal gov't regulation, I can see going after invasive species from people who won't keep their boat clean. Especially after looking at the prop of this boat.

Besides, a clean hull and drive make the boats performance a lot more efficient.

If the proposal was enacted in Illinois, I'd probably vote for it.

http://www.saratogian.com/general-ne...vasive-species

We're finghting against an invader, too.....

http://www.treehugger.com/ocean-cons...us-waters.html



If it is the same species, and it looks like it, there's a big market
for them in seafood stores and restaurants. Is someone raising them
locally and commercially in your area?

No they've just appeared in the local catch and the reasonable
conclusion is that they are breeding the local shrimp out of their
habitat....

Uh-oh.

I've had the "questionable species" a couple of times in a couple of the
Vietnamese restaurants we frequent, as appetizer and entree items. The
more usual shrimp seem to be ending up in Vietnamese soup (pho) dishes.

On 1/13/14, 5:46 PM, Tim wrote:
On Monday, January 13, 2014 4:39:13 PM UTC-6, F.O.A.D. wrote:



Visit your local neighborhood oriental market and you'll find them, big

ones, on ice and ready to take home.

I wish we had one around here, but I'd say the closest one would probably be 80-100 mi. away. If we did have one I'd probably dig out the electric wok and get heavy with it. Then again, I think we can get frozen prawn at the local IGA. already de-veined and ready to grill.


I'll have to check that out.


I sort of had the idea, obviously incorrect, that you weren't that far
from a major city. There are some really large and spectacular oriental
markets over the river in Northern Virginia, and they sell meats, fish
and produce I've never seen before, along with the more usual items.

On Monday, January 13, 2014 5:14:16 PM UTC-6, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 1/13/14, 5:46 PM, Tim wrote:

On Monday, January 13, 2014 4:39:13 PM UTC-6, F.O.A.D. wrote:







Visit your local neighborhood oriental market and you'll find them, big



ones, on ice and ready to take home.



I wish we had one around here, but I'd say the closest one would probably be 80-100 mi. away. If we did have one I'd probably dig out the electric wok and get heavy with it. Then again, I think we can get frozen prawn at the local IGA. already de-veined and ready to grill.





I'll have to check that out.





I sort of had the idea, obviously incorrect, that you weren't that far

from a major city.

That is a bummer, Any town that's worth anything is yes, a minimum of 80 mi.. from me. I'm in a cornfield in the middle of nowhere.

LOL!

On 1/13/14, 6:19 PM, Tim wrote:
On Monday, January 13, 2014 5:14:16 PM UTC-6, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 1/13/14, 5:46 PM, Tim wrote:

On Monday, January 13, 2014 4:39:13 PM UTC-6, F.O.A.D. wrote:







Visit your local neighborhood oriental market and you'll find them, big



ones, on ice and ready to take home.



I wish we had one around here, but I'd say the closest one would probably be 80-100 mi. away. If we did have one I'd probably dig out the electric wok and get heavy with it. Then again, I think we can get frozen prawn at the local IGA. already de-veined and ready to grill.





I'll have to check that out.





I sort of had the idea, obviously incorrect, that you weren't that far

from a major city.

That is a bummer, Any town that's worth anything is yes, a minimum of 80 mi. from me. I'm in a cornfield in the middle of nowhere.

LOL!


Well, then, where are your photos of your scarecrows and those of your
neighbors?

There's a huge piece of farm equipment one of the local implement shops
has out by the street as a decoration. It's rusty, and it looks like the
back end of a steam tractor, or maybe not. I dunno. I'll have to snap a
photo of it and you can tell me what it is.

On 1/13/2014 5:35 PM, Tim wrote:
On Monday, January 13, 2014 12:51:17 AM UTC-6, wrote:
On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 19:03:49 -0800 (PST), Tim

wrote:



Gene would those things be any good to eat? If so there may be a solution.. (butter, lemon and garlic!)





If these are the same tiger shrimp, they are likely to be what you get

in a lot of places (the black and gray ones at the store)

I have to believe, game fish like to eat them. I guess it depends on

where they are showing up and if they are competing with native

shrimp.

I didn't realize these are the same as 'black prawns"

Thanks!


I am assuming they must be quite tastey as "how they are for eating" is
conspicuously left out of most of the reports I am seeing... If they
didn't taste as good as the tiny little shrimp we have now, I think you
would be hearing that...

On 1/13/14, 7:02 PM, KC wrote:
On 1/13/2014 5:35 PM, Tim wrote:
On Monday, January 13, 2014 12:51:17 AM UTC-6, wrote:
On Sun, 12 Jan 2014 19:03:49 -0800 (PST), Tim

wrote:



Gene would those things be any good to eat? If so there may be a
solution.. (butter, lemon and garlic!)





If these are the same tiger shrimp, they are likely to be what you get

in a lot of places (the black and gray ones at the store)

I have to believe, game fish like to eat them. I guess it depends on

where they are showing up and if they are competing with native

shrimp.

I didn't realize these are the same as 'black prawns"

Thanks!


I am assuming they must be quite tastey as "how they are for eating" is
conspicuously left out of most of the reports I am seeing... If they
didn't taste as good as the tiny little shrimp we have now, I think you
would be hearing that...

They taste "fine," but they don't taste the same as the Florida shrimp I
used to net, or the shrimp the Safeway sells.