By the way, Ken...I drove through rain much of the trip, but decided to take I-95 the entire way from Richmond for two reasons. Thought I could get ahead of the storm, which I did for several hours. And, I was intrigued by your recommendation to try Ralph's BBQ near Roanoke Rapids...it was classic North Carolina pulled pork bbq with a vinegar dressing. Great stuff. So was the southern fried chicken (I only ate one piece).
After we left the Swisher's place, we headed back to Catmandoo World Headquarters and Road Kill Emporium to process and digest his ideas for supper. Along the way, we took a look at a great place to build a pond...just upstream of his existing one.
Victor inspects a limb that broke loose from a wind gust. The thing fell and impaled itself several inches deep into the mud.
Matt and Joelle popped in. Matt is an energetic young fellow with a passion for raising fish. He brought some trout...
Golden trout. Matt and his crew are experimenting how to efficiently feed these fish. Part of their experiments include different vitamins and pigments.
Catmandoo did one of the things he does expertly. Filleted those fish to prepare them for his smoker. The guy loves doing what he does.
Beautiful fillets. Notice the color difference. Different fish are fed different diets. That's what makes the difference in the flesh color.
Ready for the smoker.
One interesting observation...Ken mentioned that there's thousands of ponds in West Virginia. People are interested in making them better, but they don't know how. But, the bigger problem is that that don't know that they don't know how. Interesting thought.
We had a great time with Pond Boss fans. Like all over the rest of the nation, these good folks are passionate about their water and each is fun loving. I enjoyed the time. Thanks for including me.
