20 replies to this topic

[DiverBabs]

Is it me, or does something not look right about tanks laying in the ice/snow? I am definitely a wimp when it comes to the cold, and couldn't imagine diving when the temperatures are below freezing outside.

What she said!!

Great story Simon! Thanks!!

I'm with you guys!!! Great post Simon, but I'm afraid I'll have to pick up my scallops at the seafood market! BBBBrrrrrrrrr!!!!!


to you though!

[uwfan]

I'm not sure if it was the tanks laying in the snow, the years since my life in Alaska that have whimpified me, or noticing that in some way, some how, somebody had to REMOVE clothing very similar to a Carhart variety - cozy and comfy in the cold, mind you - to PUT ON a dry suit and plunge an UNCOVERED head into FREEZING water...but....

SOMETHING is WRONG here....very, very, wrong....

Oh I know....it's that devious picture of the final product in the PAN!!!

I have reverted to my WWW status... but GREAT post Simon!!!

[shadragon]

when do mine arrive Simon???????

You are a Canuck so just write Fisheries and Oceans Canada and pay the $11.40 for a SCUBA scallop license. Good for a year and you can take up to 100 a day. Read and heed the regulations and make sure you go only in open areas to avoid fines. They can seize your boat and gear if they catch you outside legal areas BTW so call your local Fisheries office before heading out. The guys I talk to give me great tips about where to go for the big ones.

[hambergler]

Personally, I'm a fan of sea salt and fresh ground pepper applied to said fresh mollusks, then a dusting in flour after an hour or so of salt/pepper marination, a roll in a dish of scrambled egg, another flour dusting, and a minute or so per side in a medium high skillet of about a quarter inch of light olive oil or peanut oil. All on a bed of large French Fries, with a frosty schooner of beer and a dollop each of cocktail sauce and tartar sauce. mmmmm....

The getting of the scallops, however, is just, as Babs said...BRRRRR!!.

[shadragon]

Personally, I'm a fan of sea salt and fresh ground pepper applied to said fresh mollusks, (snip)

That does sound good, but no one has ever objected to scallops pan fried in garlic butter. Simple, but effective. After a day in the water speed to get them on the plate counts too. hahaha

[SeaSeeker]

OMG! I love scallops and those look so fabulous.

Shadragon, I'm going to be in NL in early July - where's the scallop feast?
What does it take to bribe you sufficiently to share your scallop bounty?



I think I want scallops for supper. mmmmmmm

And...
In spite of the fact that I think you are totally loco for going in the water when there is snow on the boat, I pay homage and respect to your bravery and manly hunting skills to bring in the bacon and scallops.

ciao,
Tammie

Edited by SeaSeeker, 18 February 2009 - 06:00 PM.