Spear Fishing! and Midwest Ceviche

Here in the Land of 10,000 Lakes, fishing is culture, food, religion, job, escape, and love. Truthfully, I probably could have done 46 episodes on fishing alone. I'm sure you are thankful that I haven't -- in fact there have been 5 episodes about fishing, and they may be the 5 least watched episodes in the entire series. Even if you're in the "fishing is boring, so how could watching fishing be any better?" camp, this week's video is not about sitting around waiting for a fish to bite, it's about killing them with a F#$%ing Spear!

It sounds hardcore, and kind of is. You sit for hours in a black box, with a giant hole cut in the ice, waiting for a real fish to think that your toy fish is real. The big Northern Pikes come by every so often, usually right around the time you are thinking about giving up. At that moment, you have a few seconds to guide a five-pronged spear into the Pike. Its the biggest fishing rush I've had, and the resulting flesh was delicious. I pickled the Northern we speared. It's a traditional way of preparing them, and very tasty. Check out the recipe for Midwest Ceviche.

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