Re: O/T Turtles in pond

Posted by Brian in Ohio on May 07, 2005 at 14:24:42 from (209.251.19.166):

In Reply to: O/T Turtles in pond posted by john in la on May 07, 2005 at 04:48:04:

My grandpa used to catch and clean turtles all the time. He'd go around to nieghboring ponds and set stakes around the pond with high gauge fishing line and a big hook. His favorite bait was ham or pigs feet. He'd go back after a couple of days, and reel them in, put them in a burlap sack, and carry them home. He let them out of the bag into an empty watering trough, and let them "clean themselves out". He had a big sycamore stump in the backyard, and he used that as his "turtle table" Couple of days later, he'd clamp onto one of them by the jaw with a pair of channel lock, and carry them to the table. Chop of the head, cut off the belly plate, and start cutting the meaty parts out. (Legs and backbone mostly) Anything else was pitched, and the shells were saved. (made bowls out of them)

The meat had to be frozen for at least a week to take the "pond taste" out of it, bread it and fry like chicken. We always had one good turtle fry a summer.

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