I caught this big soft shell with the luckiest shot I ever made. It was the first time bow fishing out of my boat after I got my lights rigged up. My ex and a buddy of mine took it out for a trial run. Water was really muddy but it was mostly to see the lights work. I let them shoot most of the night and happily drove the boat. My buddy said it was time for me to give it a go so we traded. My first shot was at a small gar and was a clean miss. I started to pull the arrow from the mud but it wasn’t budging. I thought it had stuck in a log. Pulled hard enough and it eventually started to move and I thought I was dragging a log to the boat. Got near the end of line and was surprised to see a big soft shell hit on the edge of the leg. He wasn’t happy but he was going in the boat. I haven’t seen a tremendous amount of softies but it was by far the biggest.
That was two years ago. I kept saying I was going to cook it for a special occasion, but it was now the oldest thing in my freezer so cooking it tonight. Thankful for good vacuum bags that’s for sure.
Using Hank Shaw’s recipe
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It called for diced pieces of turtle and I put whole quarters. Looking at it now I think it needs more meat for a better proportion so I’ll add some fish in the last hour or so and let that cook with it. Let see how it turns out.
That was two years ago. I kept saying I was going to cook it for a special occasion, but it was now the oldest thing in my freezer so cooking it tonight. Thankful for good vacuum bags that’s for sure.
Using Hank Shaw’s recipe
Cajun Turtle Sauce Piquante Recipe - How to Make Sauce Piquante
A recipe for Cajun sauce piquante using snapping turtle. If you don't want to use turtle, alligator, chicken or pork work, too.
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It called for diced pieces of turtle and I put whole quarters. Looking at it now I think it needs more meat for a better proportion so I’ll add some fish in the last hour or so and let that cook with it. Let see how it turns out.
