 Time for a fish fry, baby. Oh literally, baby. It's daddy duty time. I don't know about that. Well, I am off of fish duty. Welcome back to the channel, everybody. We are going to do a fish fry. Just like I said in the last video, it's time to enjoy these tasty treats. I want to enjoy them right then, you know. My hands still smelled like fish. I wanted to just... I was hard working. The minute he walked in the door, it was like fish smell galore. Yeah, yeah. But I use one of them soap bar things, the aluminum soap bar. That kind of works. Maybe not on catfish. Yeah, catfish are an extreme. But we're going to go eat these, get a little taste test action, y'all. No, no, no, no, no. I know you're going to like fish. I hope you do, because it's a big part of our diet here, the treehouse. What is going on there? That's called a lens. Yeah. This is daddy's special equipment, though. Everywhere? I don't have a... I don't have... What's going on? Oh my God. Just come over. Do you not see this? I'm scared. No. We just pulled up. I just turned on the camera, because Steph was like, um, oh my gosh, oh my gosh. So what is going on? Do you not see all that spit up? Oh, little girl. Everywhere. Little girl, what have you done? I cleaned up about 1% of these. I thought you were going to say, there's poop coming out of her clothes. That's the other option. Yeah, that is the other option. The possibility. You only got two options here. Psst! I'm going to let OSG deal with that situation, because you're the best at it, honey. My dad said the fish was already cooking out here, so we're going to go give it a gander. Just for some context here, we try to do family dinner every weekend. At some point, either Saturday, Sunday. We try to get together as a family, because we live kind of close. Just enjoy each other's company. Talk about the days, events, life, things that are going on. Just bond, you know. Good things. I just come from a family that loves to catch their own fish and put them in the fryer. We got some good cooks going on. Hey, Miss B! Miss B, can I pick you up? Can I pick you up? Can I pick you up? You're so big. You're so big. You're so big and beautiful. Look at that big old bulldog. Oh my gosh. Are you ready? Are you ready for some catfish? Oh, are you ready for some catfish? Yeah. Even Miss B gets excited about the fish. She's probably twice as excited when it's just a compare. LFT! LFT! How you doing? I'm good. I'm good. It's fish frying time now. Yeah. Come on, baby. I'm ready. The fish were mysteriously brought over by you. Yeah, I know. I did all the work. Yeah. And I'm just frying them up. This is the easy part. I caught the fish in the last video. We're just basically cooking them here. I want to go around the fam and ask. First of all, what's your favorite fish to eat? Favorite fish to eat would probably be a crappie. Crappie's good. Yeah. Crappie's good, which we have one in here. Make sure that we got that split up, right? Crappie is in there. There's five crappie pieces. I know what they look like. The fish fry is a family tradition, right? It brings people together. They go back when I would tell us the story. Well, when I was a kid, my dad would give us little fishing poles, cane poles, if you know what those are. I do. And corks. Yeah. And we would go out and catch little catfish. Someone were about that long. And we would bring them home, skin them, and we would have fish fry. Four brothers and a sister and lots of neighbors. From a farm. Yes. Like on a dirt road kind of deal. That's right. Fish fry is a big deal. We used to, my dad used to have a Labor Day fish fry for everybody that worked for us and around the neighborhoods. So we would have like 50 people show up for a fish fry. Oh yeah. When you cooked it back then, was cornmeal the deal or what? What was going on? Very similar, except we used a big pot. Like how big? Tell us what's going on here. Right now we got it. The pot was like that big, the mouth of it. It was about that deep. We had built fire around it. It was literally like cast iron. Cast iron underneath. Cast iron with fire. Nasty Crisco in there or something. What was going on? Yeah. Yeah. Some nasty grease. Lard maybe? Big lard, five gallon cans of lard. Oh man. We would have catfish and mullet or whatever. Mullet too. Yeah. Oh I remember. Oh that might be a whole other video right there. Anyway, the fish fry stems way back in the Rackley traditions, and we don't have as many family members here, but we certainly do like to eat our fish. So let's take a look at the recipe. Still on the cast iron. You want to do them till they float. A little bit of cornmeal, a little pepper, a little salt. And this is really mom's favorite recipe. I actually like flour more myself. Yeah. Well I like the cornmeal. I like your mothers as well. This is good. This is kind of for mom. Mom's always asking for fish. She loves catfish. Bless her heart. Bless her heart. That's always that Southern saying, just bless her heart. Bless his little heart. You know what I mean? That's so true. She loves fried catfish. Bless her heart. These are golden crispies coming off. You want to do them till they float. They have floated now. They are ready. Is there any catfish in there? Or a cropping in there? That looks like mostly catfish. Tonight we're having sweet potatoes. Sweet potatoes, that's a little different. Yeah, that's some mom request. Sweet potatoes with normal potatoes. A little mixture. Yeah. A little flavor and color. That's probably a mom and OSG mixture. Yeah. Tater's going in. Same grease. Same grease, y'all. Same grease, yes. That's customary. The men shall do the tasting. I did bring some tastes. Make sure the women aren't in danger. These are cooked well. Cheers to the golden crispies. Oh, hot. Oh, hot. Very hot. But good. That's cooked just right. Yeah, good job. Wham-bam. It's going to zoom in. Look at that, y'all. That's what you want. You want a flakiness. You want it to still be juicy. You don't want it to be dry in there. Did you guys know most of the country's catfish supply come from the state of Mississippi? Yeah, that's right. Mississippi has the most catfish farms in the country. And that's where, most likely, if you're getting catfish from the grocery store, it's coming from there. Catfish are high in protein. They are a little fattier. Some people don't like them because they've got, they call it a dirty taste, but I don't really think so. It's kind of like eating a fattier steak. Look at my papa's opinion on things. I'm going to talk to my mom. She's the catfish queen. Mama. Yes. Holding your granddaughter. This is Mimi now, as you were known. Okay. I was asking dad, like, what's his favorite part about fish fry? What's his favorite fish? What's your favorite fish? Hard to know the answer. It's trout. What? What? I thought it was catfish. You're trying to get all sophisticated on me. Trout really is my favorite fish, but I really do like catfish. That's right. Mimi, that is right. Yeah. Mom's answer is not what I was expecting. I called you the catfish queen out there. I thought I was like, mom's going to say catfish. That's her favorite. I mean, that's the whole reason I kept these things. You know I told you to go bring me back some trout. I did, dad, Kevin. And I did not perform. I had one trout bite. And the rest were catfish and one crappie. I got you a crappie, though. Pretty good. Well, I love crappie. Yeah. I love crappie. But mom was always asking, did you keep any fish? Did you get any fish on that trip? Can you bring some home? She loves fresh fish. And OSG, I already know your answer. You like the health aspect. Bam, look at those avocados. I don't know if you call fried fish really healthy, but I mean, you got the fish bar. Absolutely. It's healthy. What do you mean? I don't know what you're saying. It's got corn in it. It's got fried. Oils. Oils and fish. All right. My favorite. Do I get this question? Oh, yeah. It's for you. All right. My favorite would be fried crappie. So good. I would have to concur with my wife. That's my favorite. My wife is a brilliant lady. She's college educated, but she loves a good fried crappie. So do I. Time to get a taste, honey. Oh. That fake pineapple probably doesn't taste very good. But it keeps her happy. So we keep it around. What about that? This is for sure a crappie. Yeah, we'll take that. That is, that's what you give, yeah, to the household right there. Notice, let's show the inside. Flakiness. It's not beefy like catfish. It's not overcooked. It just melts in your mouth. Perfectly flaky. L.A.D. did a good job cooking these. Big time. If crappie could be the only fish you could eat for the rest of your life, would you pick it? Or would you pick like an ocean fish, like a sea bass or something? Oh, oh. I don't know if that's a fair question. Tuffy. You know what I'm going to go for. Tuffy, what? What are you going to go for? I don't know. The sea bass? The Patagonian tooth fish? I think I would. The only thing that lives so far down. Yeah. Because you can do so much with it. That gum, I'll never catch one of those though. Any of you out there have a hook up on catching Patagonian tooth fish a.k.a. Chilean sea bass for my wife, because that's her favorite. Please let me know. It might be interesting. Could be an interesting video. I know they live in an interesting place. It'd be a great Valentine's Day gift. Oh, she doesn't want flowers. She wants Patagonian tooth fish. All right. So let me fly to Chile. I'll catch them up and I'll come back with a dozen roses and an ugly fish. Catfish time. I know what's your secretly your favorite. Let us know what you think. Don't let the crystal fool everybody. She's a catfish gal. Oh, these are good. You're always good. Your dad does a great job. Now bring in the beautiful soups. She'll bring in the beautiful soups. Mom, you're boring. Well, I'm sorry. She's acting like she doesn't like catfish. It's her favorite fish. She said trout was. The trout is a decoy. It's not my favorite trout. It is such a decoy. All right, so now time for the challenge of keeping baby happy in the high chair while we eat this delicious dinner. Y'all enjoy our family meal. So I'll see y'all in just a second. Last night we had fishes. Today we're having dishes. Oh, about the dishes. In the OSG kitchen, yeah. Oh, man. I'm just all about the, what do you call them? The jingles. The jingles. Oh, she is at it again, y'all. Don't look at those. Those are terrible. Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Those are round one, never been done. Experimental versions. We didn't have any. Well, I had dessert last night after catfish, but you did not. So she was like, how can I make myself something tasty? I got her flowers. Some flowers going on. Let us know in the comments right now if you think this is a trick. I hear all these commercials, these ads, they're like, everybody, don't forget, gentlemen, don't forget to get your significant other, some flowers. Do it now. Get up some berries. Cherry's berries and all that stuff. Or don't let your wife or significant other whatever you're dating say. You never know these days. Say, no, I don't want anything. It's fine. I don't want anything. It's fine. But actually, then the day comes, and they're like, what? What, I didn't get anything? Oh no. Yeah, we're going to have to break up. Sorry. OSG always does this to me. And I think I actually believe her now. Because she's not really Valentine's Day girl. You don't have to give me anything. It's fine. But I did get her some flowers. Yeah, I love flowers. And they were unexpected. They weren't even on Valentine's Day. But that's honestly what I like. I don't like the whole Valentine's Day. You are mandatory to get something. I like the random acts of love. Yes. You did good. Thank you. Also, I will be fishing on Valentine's Day, so. Yeah. I went ahead and got them early. That's how you got to do it if you're going to go dangle hard. So anyway, I got to get my taste test of these early Valentine's Day treats on. I know they don't look the best on you, but they look like an excellent coffee compliment. Oh. You know what I'm saying? Yeah. Put that in some original Speed Goat dark roast. Well, can I give them some credit where credit's due? They were supposed to be very fluffy. And they're a little too fluffy that they didn't hold their shape. Well, they're good. You also want to mess something else? I want to know something else. Guess what the secret ingredient in these are? Hopefully not peanuts. No, no peanuts. Coconut oil. No. There's avocados. I knew something in there. Can you believe that? Chocolate deliciousness with avocados? Crazy. Yeah. So it's fat, so they can make it nice and fluffy. Wow. Okay. We got outdoor activities to do. Y'all, we've enjoyed our delicious fishes. And I've had me a delectable treat already this morning. And I'm charged. I'm fueled up. It's time to get out in the outdoors. We are here at Fun & Sun Boating Center. And guess what just came in? Your boats. The boats were given away for the Guggen Squad. All of you guys that have been paying attention over there. We're giving away boats, suit boots. I just said that like Canadian. We're giving away boats soon. And they are in the building right behind me right here. So let's go take an initial gander. We still got a few more fixes to make to them. But they are ready to go. Getting them rigged. Getting them rigged and ready. The green machines. There they are. Twins. With the old 50 Yami on it. Clean. Just arrived. Black and green Guggen. You know how we do it. Comes with two bank charger for your mattress. Keep you dangling all day long. Clean as a whistle and ready for one of you. It is definitely raining now. It's kind of screwing up my outdoor activities. I wanted to do. River fishing y'all. What I want to go check out is to see if there's any crappie or white bass. Or maybe even largemouth just hanging around up there. Because we're getting to the borderline of when those fish start to go up in the rivers. And they use the current to spawn. Not so much crappie, but definitely white bass and hybrids and things like that. And if you can get on them when they're first rolling in like when all the males come in. It is a fun time. We have to pause for Chick-fil-A moment. Hashtag not sponsored. Physically. Gonna have to go through some swampiness to check this out. It's raining. I don't have rain pants. I'm gonna get wet. I do it for you. I do it for me. I do it for Chick-fil-A. The excuse to eat it anyway. Chick-fil-A, if you're out there, at least do me a solid on this one. I need to get on that recipe. To put it on some fish. Instead of that old cornmeal recipe that we use in the beginning of the video. I want to know the spicy chicken deluxe crispiness recipe on the outside. I want to put it on some crappies and put it in my mouth. If anyone out there knows the recipe, please leave it in the comments down below. I will do a video on catching some fish and trying to recreate the Chick-fil-A recipe. I think it'll be a great idea. Let me know in the comments as well if you would like to know that. Hey guys, welcome back to the Soupy Forest Channel where we explore areas that are not the easiest to catch fish. This is when you want a decent pair of boots. It's like we've got a squatter situation. Well, there's definitely people living down here. It's a little weird. I don't like all the raindrops on my hood. I can't really hear behind me. I've got a sketchy situation but I've got a rooster tail tied on. It's some sort of brand. I don't really know. I'm looking for creamy wear. Maybe it has shad. Looking for signs of shad. And I'm just looking for little bends and things like that. The water is so much more clear. In here than it is on the main lake. So I'm thinking there might be a chance that these fish are pushing up here just because the water is clear. Definitely fresh hog tracks on this trail. Would not be surprised if we jumped one up. This is the kind of stuff they love to live in during the day. Briar thickets. These trees. All of this is a new tree growth. This is about as far down as I'm going because it's a bend in the river. I can't really walk through this stuff. Don't slide. Well, mighty tough. The water is still a little cold I think but it looks great any warm day. These fish could start moving back here so it's worth checking anyways. But I don't think it's going to be today. The rain, even though it's cool it's actually going to warm up the water because it's 57 degrees right now. The water I'm sure is in the high 40s maybe low 50s. So this warmer rain will warm it up may push some fish up but unfortunately I'm going to take off this week and go after some bass so maybe they'll be here when I get back. Well, I guess that camp didn't really work out. I thought I left a huge mess here. Some curious lights and pop tarts paper towels and whatnot a bunch of broken glass. Hmm, I wonder if somebody is having a hard time out there. I was actually thinking in my mind like what if there's actually someone in that pit that comes out? Like what am I going to say? Hello, how are you doing? Well, I already know the answer to that. I'm going to go inside now. I want to see OSG's reaction to my pants. Some doo doo. I'm thinking you may want to give these some bleach and some downy. I'm sorry. OSG is not a kitchen maiden, I promise. She absolutely loves this kitchen and she's in here by choice. It's not like, honey, you better get in there and make me some daggo breakfast. She's the one that's like, honey I have eggs ready. I just made some fruit as well and I'm working on some other things and it's all my blog. Check it out. I am your blog. I am in the blog myself every day. I am. I'm the taste tester officially. I am your Todd. What was the reference to that? Giada. I am your Todd. Oh, okay. Daggo, I'm sorry to hear about that. I literally got a jig. What is a man that loves jig fishing supposed to do with one jig? So, y'all, I have got to go put some chicken pop in my mouth. Do you like how I just roll that in there? That's about as in tune as my fishing day right there. It really was. But I'm hoping this week is going to be a symphony of big bass because I'm going in search. I'm taking my camping gear, I'm taking just everything, loading up the truck and I'm going on a little tour trying to find some bass at a few different lakes across the state. And subscribe if you want to tag along with me and I love you guys. Thank you for being here and I'll see you on the next one.