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This bass, caught by Joel E, measured nearly 22 inches. He caught it on Tycoon Lake in Gallia County, Ohio in April of 2010! Nice catch Joel.

Joel, master of all things Bass, caught this bad boy in Gunnersville, Alabama

Kamo Hunter cannot refuse an awesome stripper, i mean striper. This 6.2 pound Hydrid Striped Bass was caught at the Robert C. Byrd Locks and Dam on the Ohio River. Ole' KAMo caught it accidentally while fishing for walleye and sauger. He was using a shiny white minnow jig and WHAM!!!! Darn near lost the pole and all. It was caught on 6 lb test and took about 5 minutes to land. KAMo has landed over 80 fish from the dam this year alone. This fishin is getting good.

Many people would argue that this super nice catfish is a Blue Catfish, but they'd be super wrong. This large cat is a Channel Catfish. He was caught just before daybreak above the Shenango Dam in Sharpsville, PA. It was caught using chicken liver and a circle hook laying on the bottom. Identification of this fish as a channel catfish vs a blue catfish was a little difficult. Basically, it's all about the anal fin being rounded on a channel cat and flat-edged on a blue. Channel Cats at this stage of maturity will have a dark blue to gray slate color on the topside and most of the tail with a lighter belly. Blue Cat's have a much bluer color to them overall. This big guy was roughly 31 inches long and weighed between 12 and 14 pounds.

Nothing like havin a great place to do your business --- Outhouse picture courtesy of JC --- This picture of this grand throne was found in Canada at an undisclosed location.

Kamohunter from Mount'n Memories Taxidermy took a trip to Lake Erie to try his hand at some super awesome Steelhead Trout action. He landed this bad boy just above the Manchester Pool on Walnut Creek in October 2009.

24 inches, a little over 6lb Steelhead trout from Walnut Creek, Erie, PA while fishing in the Manchester pool. Caught using a live minnow about two feet down from a small slip float. Not a huge Steelhead, but an average specimen. Took a 4-day trip to Lake Erie with the sole intentions of hitting limit each day. Unfortunately, that didn't happen but we did manage to tackle a couple, oh well, we'll get more next trip.

Can someone please correctly identify this awesome looking hawk for me? I have seen it all summer long but this is the first time I've been able to catch it with my camera. I am hoping that he is going to eat the mole that is tearing up my backyard. If you know what type of hawk this is, please leave feedback or contact me at theboss@hillbillyhut.com

This grill is nothing short of awesome. It features a Gas Grill, Charcoal Grill and a Smoker. All in one. This combo grill is going to be used constantly. It has room to cook over 60 hamburgers at a time!

I picked up a 4 pound sirloin roast from my local grocery store to put on my smoker. I have read many articles where people tried to slow-cook a sirloin and failed. Many stated that it was over cooked and tough, but I was able to achieve success on my first go at it. Typically, sirloin is too lean to slow-cook or smoke and becomes dry and tough, just like sirloin steaks do if they are overcooked.

The night before cooking, I unpacked the big four pound sirloin roast and rubbed it down with some fresh cracked peppercorn and sea salt. I believe that the sea salt helped to cure the outer crust of the roast and allowed it to hold the majority of the flavor and juice. I started my smoker around 10:30am, it is an offset smoker (you can check it out by clicking here). Using regular old Kingsford charcoal to start with, I think it's a good way to get some heat built up. When the black is gone from the briquettes I added some Jack Daniels charcoal, which contains wood from actual barrells, and then some Jack Daniels smoking blocks around the perimeter of the pit. Some people say to wrap the roast in aluminum foil, but I chose not to do this since it wouldn't have soaked up the good smoke flavor. Once my smoker cooled back down to 200 degrees F, I took the roast (along with some baking potatoes wrapped in foil) and placed them in the smoker. This happened around 11:30am. Throughout the process I added some smaller, aged and dried cherry twigs directly on the hot coals and closed the ventilation on the bottom of the smoke pit. This created an ample amount of flavorful smoke that soaked in really nicely to the roast. You will want to avoid opening the smoker during the cooking process, as you are only dealing with around 200 or 300 degrees of heat, plus you'll just end up losing the smoke flavor.

I was able to keep the temperature between 200 and 250 degrees throughout the entire cooking process by adding small bits of wood to the pit. Airflow is also important and you want to make sure you are trying different things, like adjusting the upper and lower flu's, or vents. Your wood will typically burn hotter and faster with full ventilation and will generate much less smoke. The opposite is true as well, but by closing off the ventilation completely you stand a good chance of putting your fire out or reducing the temperature to an undesirable level.

I kept the lid closed on my sirloin roast and removed it around 3:30pm, so all in all about 4 hours of cook time. I was a little scared to bring it in and slice it, but I could tell after the first cut that it was nothing short of a perfectly smoked slab of meat. About an inch in all around the outside was bright red and the center was extremely juicy and overall had an incredible flavor. No other seasonings or sauces were needed. I sliced a few thicker slices, about 1/4 inch, and then cut about 3/4 of the roast in an very thin, almost transparent manner for sandwiches (I might add some good barbecue sauce to them!). To slice it I used my Rapala electric filet knife, I know, I know, it's made for filetting fishes but it worked extremely well for beef as well.

I spent about twelve bucks on my sirloin roast and will probably eat it for a week and be much more satisfied than eating twelve dollars worth of fast food burgers, which would only be about 2 days worth of eating.

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Erika caught this nice size channel cat about 1/4 mile down from the Robert C Byrd lock and dam in Eureka, Ohio in July 2009.

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Nice stringer of channel cats caught while fishing the bottom of the Ohio River using chicken liver, night crawlers and circle hooks. We had many hours of no fish, but eventually they started coming closer to the bank during their night shift feeding frenzy.

Jesse Nettinger is capable of catching many fish. This one is a sampling of the small pile of Rainbow Trout from Neshannock Creek in or around New Castle PA. Jesse caught this on a light action rod casting a hook and redworm into the rapids and letting it drift. Within about thirty seconds, he was reel'n in the catch!

Ahhh... these smaller size Rainbows can be caught one after another in Neshannock Creek in or around New Castle, Pennsylvania. They are most easily caught by standing on the stream bank and using a really small hook and extremely light split shot or no sinker at all. Little red worms cast into the faster moving water will be your best bet to produce the most Rainbow Trout. Simply cast the worm out there and let the current take him for a ride and BAMM!!! You'll be pullin'em in left and right.

During a fishing trip around Father's day in 2007, while fishing for Striped Bass in Pymatuming Resevoir, Dad literally caught a Jesse Nettinger. He was caught using a 12oz Beer in a Lowe's Motor Speedway can coozy and a blue and silver 5 inch minnow lure. Jesse did not sustain any injuries during this incident. This was truly a great fishing incident caught on camera.

May 31, 1985 a tornado outbreak occurred in Ohio and Pennsylvania that was one of the worst outbreaks in history. Some website speculate 12th worst and other say 13th worst. I was there and remember it as if it were yesterday with extremely vivid memories. If you have any pictures or stories before, during or after the storm I would really like the opportunity to get a copy for a future post on this website. If you'd like to share your memories of this horrific event, please contact me via email theboss@hillbillyhut.com or by clicking the Contact button above.

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Sharpnose Shark caught in the intercoastal waterway Hilton Head Island, SC. We were really on a party barge trying to get in the way of some moving Cobia, but all we caught were a bunch of sharks, still a really cool trip all in all for the price.



This nice size channel catfish was caught directly in the churning tailwater of the Robert C Byrd Lock and Dam south of Gallipolis Ohio on the Ohio River. Chicken Liver was used for bait, a heavy 4oz pyramid lead sinker, and a good size circle hook. Unbelievably, this was banked in July during a hot afternoon. Normally, not my favorite time to fish, but I've found the best time to fish is whenever you get a chance to do it.

This bottle should last a while!

Cheat Lake is one of the premier fisheries in the state of WV. It is up and coming quickly and is a wonderful crappie fishery. This fish was 14 1/2 in. and 1.38 lbs, which just barely misses citation size by WV's standards. Yes i was very mad!

This guy gave me more than i bargained for. he managed to burry a tooth under the cuticle of my thumb and it stayed swollen for about two weeks until the tooth worked its way out. It came from a bow fishing trip from the lower Kanawha river in WV.

This is a tiger trout that came from a small fly fishing only stream in PA. What a great trout stocking program they have up there. Nothing like a good ole prince nymph to fool a trout. Guess that makes me a NYMPHo!

I dont think anyone will agrue that this is one of the most beautiful animals in the ocean. Their colors and grace when they jump is awe inspiring. This is Kris and His good buddy Nick. Who says a couple of WV boys can't tame the deep blue sea!

This is the great amberjack. it was caught off the caost of the outter banks in NC. This is easily the hardest fighting fish i have ever got my hands on. no wonder they call them Sea donkey's!

This ole boy came from the Crown City Wildlife Management Area. he was taken out with a .22!

This big ole boy was the first deer to walk by my trail camera for the '09 season. It only about 150 yeards from the house. Several guesses have this boy scoring in the 130-140 range.

Tom reeled in this fat Flathead catfish about 1/4 mile south of the Robert C Byrd Lock and Dam on the Ohio River during an overnight catfishing trip in the Summer of 2008. I can't remember what he was using for bait, but I think it was chicken liver or night crawler.

Joel caught these nice Cobia around Little River South Carolina fishing in the Atlantic Ocean using live Pogies. These bad boys are about 25 pounds each. The one on the right is a dogfish shark

Located approximately 9 miles south of Gallipolis Ohio. This picture was taken from the Ohio side of the Ohio River in Eureka Ohio located on State Route 7.



Kris caught this Smallmouth bass in the tailwater of the Robert C Byrd Lock and Dam in Eureka Ohio, July 2009. I think he was using a Shad-Rap, but not positive. Check out Mount'n Memories Taxidermy located in Point Pleasant, WV



Fresh Water Drum caught on a nightcrawler fishing the bottom of the Ohio River. This is one of the larger drums I've caught. I have caught these on chicken livers too while fishing for catfish. They put up a pretty good fight, but I almost always win!

Tom caught this huge Freshwater Drum while fishing the bottom of the Ohio River for catfish.

You know this dude was stoked when he banked this bad boy super huge Chinook Salmon in Washington State, I want to say it was in the Columbia River. I am sure he'll tell me if I am wrong and I'll have to repost this. I am not sure exactly what he was using for bait?

Here is a picture of my Dad, who also happens to be a Steelers fan, catching a decent channel catfish in July 2008. This was on the banks of the Ohio River in the Greenup Pool closest to Gallipolis, OH, just down from the Robert C Byrd Lock and Dam. I think he was using either a chicken liver or a nightcrawler on an octopus hook

Again, caught in the Ohio River on a nightcrawler while trying to catch some catfish. The teeth on this saugeye are nothing short of amazing!

This tiny Striper was caught in the Ohio River using chicken liver. Of course, I wasn't really trying to catch him, I was fishing for catfish.