These are a few of my favorite things

I caught my first striper the other night. She was tagged (#262317) and a real beaut, weighing in at just under 8 lbs and 28 inches long. I was using a 4” Storm Wilde Eye Shad Bait in Chartreuse. I’m going to send in the tag and see what I get from CA Fish & Game. I gave the fish to the guy (Tim) who helped haul her in.

I celebrated that momentous occasion with a BLT. The key ingredients in any BLT are smaller ripe tomatoes, real bacon, and mayonnaise. The bread and lettuce (iceberg) are secondary. In fact, cheap white bread is the best. Ever since I got back from Europe, I use mayo on my BLT. There were some years I was on a health kick and avoided it like the plague. I find, however, that mayo ties everything together and keeps it moist. I'm not opposed to a few drops of Tabasco either. Aggressive but tasty!

Finally, I washed that down with a few Anchor Summer Beers. Move over Stella (at least for the summer)! This has all the taste and back bone of a Stella and crispness of my beloved Coors Lite. This is a post mowing or tennis beer, hands down. If you do have the means...