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12-23-2011, 06:50 PM | #1 |
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Non-fishing report, sort of...
...unless you call clamming with a pitchfork, fishing.
I've been itching to try some of these extreme minus low tides in the winter, and see how I'd do. Only the 2nd time ever clamming, the 1st was about 35 years ago off of Huntington beach, where I only got a few shorts. Much better results this time, limits in about an hour and a half, after developing a technique. All easily over the 4.5" minimum requirement, the 2 dinks, 5" each, the other 8 were just about 6" each, +/-. Now, if anybody knows a good technique for cleaning and preparing them, I'm all ears, and would appreciate it. One other clammer on the beach, an Aussie I believe, mentioned baking them (on the half shell) with all kinds of goodies inside, leaning towards a Mexican zest. Here's the bathtub shot with a 12" ruler for gage:
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12-23-2011, 07:50 PM | #2 |
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nice! are those referd to as pismo clams
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12-23-2011, 08:26 PM | #3 |
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12-23-2011, 08:34 PM | #4 |
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A friend in my old neighbor hood used to soak them in cornmeal overnight. He said that the clams would expel the sand and take in the cornmeal. Maybe he would change the cornmeal a couple times. I can't remember exactly.
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12-23-2011, 08:56 PM | #5 |
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1. Flat tip screw driver , a few light taps of hammer to open it up just a little.
2. Insert a sharp fillet knife to cut off ligament. 3. Slice off all meat in a big bowl. 4. Pour some drinking water in the bowl 5. Wash and scoop out the meat, wait a few seconds and sand will settle to bottom. 6. Pour out and save the good juice, discard the dirty part. 7. Repeat step 4 to step 6 if you it really clean. 8. Cook and enjoy ! |
12-23-2011, 11:48 PM | #6 |
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