South of Carmel Report

I ALMOST forgot to post a report.

Inspired by a fellow member  ,  we decided to head south for some fish, shellfish that is.





Too bad lobsters weren't in season, else they would have been added to the pile as well!

Stuart

Hey Stewart,

Nice Bunch of clams you got there! how far?

Alex,

We went all the way down to XJ-69.

Stuart

Wow!
Thats the motherload, Stuart.

Are those all clams? The ones in the front look "weird." What type are those ones?

Looks like dinner for a week!

Thanks,
PK

Alex,

We went all the way down to XJ-69.

Stuart

Alex / Aliens.....for ONE MILLION DOLLARS...I will gladly tell you where XJ-69 is   

PK,
The "funny" looking ones are actually rock scallops.  The other ones are pismo clams.  FRESH Rock scallops are now my favorite shellfish.

Joel,
You may THINK you know the whereabouts of XJ-69, but there are only 2 other peeps on this planet that know the whereabouts.  Unfortunately, you are NOT one of them. 

Stuart

Wow, fresh scallops!! Now that is a score!

Stuart I have reported you to the Mexican authorities!!! 

Nice haul man!

can you post a pic of the inside of a fresh rock scallop. always been curious about how they get that nice white meat out of a scallop. for a while i was thinking they're scooped out of rays in that shape...

james

Joel,
You may THINK you know the whereabouts of XJ-69, but there are only 2 other peeps on this planet that know the whereabouts.  Unfortunately, you are NOT one of them. 

Stuart

...your other "peep" broke down and told me where your "secret spot" is  He also mentioned what kind of "secret lure" you used to catch 'em 

James,
If you look closely at the second pic, its actually a rock scallop, not a clam.  The scallop meat is the white round centerpiece.  The viscera (guts) are the brown and orange stuff, which get tossed out.

Joel,
The "other" peep is about as tight lipped as one of those pismo clams.  Good luck prying any info out of him, though an ice cold coke might work.

Stuart

can you post a pic of the inside of a fresh rock scallop. always been curious about how they get that nice white meat out of a scallop. for a while i was thinking they're scooped out of rays in that shape...

The white bit in the middle is abductor mussle, a.k.a. the meat, the tan and black bit on the outside is the mantle and includes the eyes.  The orange bit at the bottom is the gonad. In Europe, they eat the meat with the gonads.

Brian

Joel,
The "other" peep is about as tight lipped as one of those pismo clams.  Good luck prying any info out of him, though an ice cold coke might work.

Stuart

...I bet some spam musubi would open those fat lips 

Stu, Did you go with a "Fuzzy" guy?

INCREDIBLE!!