Perchmaster September 4, 2013 at 6:21 pm Reply Well Andy your right on one thing. If you would not have I would have said it. Where are the other 50? But props you have learned well and think you might in line for being in the “BULL PERCH FEST” Loks like a few nice ones in the pics. The question I would like to know how are the worms this time of year? Anglers may start to flock to VBL for Bull Perch soon. Maybe if I retire from my shit job maybe Gord will hire me for perch guiding…. Nice job Andy and Shawn
Andy September 4, 2013 at 10:33 pm Reply Kurt, I think Gord could use a good perch guide. Don’t get me wrong, this economy sucks and there are a lot people doing what they have to do to get by. I wish you the best of luck in balancing your work with pleasure in 2014. As for the flukes or black spot disease (referred to as Uvulifer ambloplitis by the professor), it wasn’t bad. Some of them had it, some of them didn’t. As you know, it is perfectly safe to eat them assuming you don’t like perch sushi. Perchmaster….here is a little known fact. You should always freeze your fish before pickling (zero degrees for at least two days). Pickling does not kill all larvae, and some of these larvae result in broad fish tapeworm infection.
Gord September 5, 2013 at 7:07 am Reply Andy, I must admit you hold higher standards than the Perchmaster. You’re perch filleting skills aren’t too shabby either. You’ve set the bar high for Kurt. Can he take up the challenge? I’m afraid that years of underachieving may be hard for him to shake off. Let’s see what 2014 brings….
Andy September 5, 2013 at 12:17 pm Reply Gord, the perchmaster has plenty of time to prepare for 2014. He could designate it “the Year of VBL” and begin training now. I am envisioning something like the movie Rocky….punching a side of beef, and running up and down stairs and thrusting his fists in the air. That’s the level of training that will be required to get him back into competition shape. I think he could be up for the challenge. But you know us….we will probably find a good reason why this can’t work.
Perchmaster September 5, 2013 at 5:14 pm Reply Gord You should be so lucky to have me on your staff!!!! I would be a great addition. Maybe a thought we go partners on this camp I happen to know another Curt that we could use as a guide during hunting season but I’m not sure how good his skills are yet….
Gord September 6, 2013 at 2:08 pm Reply Well, there’s a nearby lodge that’s for sale. You could run mini-van trips up from Wisconsin for bull perch adventures. I believe the “other” Curt knows the lodge, as they stayed there for a deer hunt. Just think of the FUN!
Perchmaster September 10, 2013 at 3:23 pm Reply Well maybe that near by lodge treats his guests better.
Andy September 6, 2013 at 3:50 pm Reply Curt, Gord continues to mock those that enjoy fishing for perch. I think he is also envious of another lodge owner that recently attracted a partner who brought a wheel barrow of cash. He clearly is unaware of the market captured by Devils Lake in North Dakota. See: woodlandresort.com I have not done this “perch express” train trip but will do it some day. The professor is too much of a pussy to do an ice fishing trip. I think the problem with your proposal is that as his partner you would be delegated to the fillet table to take care of all the happy perch anglers, to unplug toilets, to secure cigarettes in secret for the professor when he is visiting with the missus, to clean Gord’s chaps for a venture into the sauna, and to deal with all of the guests that follow this blog. You think your current job sucks? Try putting up with us for a summer.
Gord September 6, 2013 at 7:20 pm Reply Thank you Andy, for that succinct description of my job. One correction: chaps are optional in the sauna….a tight fitting “ball cap” is recommended for the men.
Perchmaster September 10, 2013 at 3:29 pm Reply Andy I’m Kurt with a K the other Curt also known as bad Curt is with a C. That perch train trip sounds like fun. I know a few that have said it a fun trip. I srill think tge frer lodging at VBL in March would be fun. I’m at a disadvantage here typing on my phone as I am getting ready for my bear hunt in the morning.
Andy September 12, 2013 at 11:36 am Reply Kurt, I hope the bear hunting went better than the typing? For the rest of the VBL fans, “srill tge frer lodging” is the newest Norwegian trend in perch fishing trips.
