Smoking Sucker Fish

This easy HOW TO Complete PROCESSING & SMOKING of SUCKER fish using a 2 day brine with Peach wood over hot coals dates back to one of the oldest primitive food preserving techniques and what better way than to catch your own fish.
Step by step covered
-Which wild and non wild woods to utilized for this technique
-How to convert any box into a smoker, in this case I use a GAS smoker and shift it quickly into a wood smoker for hot coal
-How to process your fish properly to obtain the maximum amount of brine
-BRINE RECIPE
-How to control your temperature
-HOW TO EAT IT!

[@TexasMadeFood]

Nice video 👌

[@VicsYard]

Beautiful. Tomatoes love it

[@VicsYard]

Was that a water well. Spring? What was the surging? I gotta know Roma!

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

thanks buddy funny you picked those out haha.

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

haha I was asked more about that than anything else recently, but yes its springs dumping into a holding tank

[@QuantumMech_88]

Your outdoor cooking area is seriously impressive and if you did the stonework , congrats for being a wizard . Please let me know what type of orange handled knife is used and thanks for your awesome video . All the best from New Mexico .

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

Thank you for watching the stone work was done from my family and relatives took 6 weeks to build all gathered from the land and hand chiseled. That’s a bench made jungle clip great very reliable

[@tubbyguyoutdoors]

Looks delicious bud ! Awesome job

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

Hope you enjoy thanks for watching

[@RaymondWilliams902]

Looks great I saw some one use that same basic recipe without the water for jerky

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

Raymond Williams thanks for watching it’s common to use these similar ingredients just everyone may vary little parts

[@CoffeyOutdoors]

Great instructional video on smoking fish brother. Well done

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

Thanks brotha, its not always easy when going with wood coal figured someone might enjoy this. Appreciate you always. hope all is well

[@brettfrench2272]

Papa, how was the smoke flavor after a couple days? Wondering if it dissipated a little more, like you said, around day 3-4. I can see the presentation now...nice charcuterie board with a smoked sucker and mayo salad with some crackers, maybe half of a smoked sucker lying next to it to be pulled from and give the visual effect. Pretty cool man!

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

flavor was better each day really high quality, but next year ill do it a bit different, because of so many Y bones in the meat kinda ruined that aspect for kids had to be cautious. I do have a video how to remove the Y bones if your interested

[@georgemello3448]

Hey Buddy, here’s a suggestion...why not bleed the fish when it’s freshly caught, by cutting the gills,leaving the meat blood free to start with. Slicing the gills allows the fish to bleed out in a 5 gal bucket without the blood setting in the flesh of the meat.

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

george mello great tip buddy, I kept them alive almost to the point of cleaning them, some still flapping on the table I left that part out

[@stevefowler2849]

Just brined some I caught yesterday. I bleed mine out and let them bleed on the bank for a little bit before tossing in a cooler of ice.

[@BushCraftBums]

Awesome job brother! Those look fantastic! Smoking fish is something I'd really like to get the hang of. Thanks for sharing. Saving to favorites for referenc. Have a blessed one. Be safe!

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

BushCraftBums anytime my friend if you have any questions reach out on Instagram I’m happy to help if possible be safe

[@infocat13]

Please make a smoked fish and then pressure can them?

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

Thanks for leaving the request this has been on my mind to do, not sure when I’ll be able to get to that

[@MHDBisonFan]

What brand smoker is that you used in the video?

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

Smokey mountain series from Gander mountain

[@Sportsman101]

Wow lookin good man, those things turned out perfect! 👍 Loving your nature’s sponge method!

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

Sportsman 101 thanks brotha appreciate it and I just love finding things close to nature as possible to use!!! Hope all is well my friend

[@GIOUTDOORS]

Looks good Romes! And that egg haul was crazy!

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

haha thanks guys, yea i have so many lbs of eggs gonna make some trapping lure with it

[@truenorthangler]

That looks good Papa. I’ve had smoked salmon and trout before and absolutely love it, never had sucker before. Looks delicious my brother.

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

True North Angler thanks buddy I made candy salmon the other day omg it was amazing!! Hope all is well

[@MeatyMike]

man this looks amazing! love me some good smoked fish nicely done. just subscribed look forward to more videos on your channel ! cheers

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

Meaty Mike thank you appreciate your feedback hope all is well

[@MeatyMike]

Papa Romes Outdoors no problem! Hope all is well also stay safe out there !

[@jlrcmultirotors7288]

Like 8

[@WyomingOutofDoors]

haven't tried peach , when you get them close to done try basting them with Maple syrup 😁

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

Wyoming Out of Doors thanks for the tip and for watching

[@TexasMadeFood]

Stopping by Like 7

[@michaelpritchard5330]

Smoke catfish is good and sturegen and thank you for the video stay safe

[@paparomesoutdoors711]

Michael Pritchard no kidding? I never thought if trying catfish also gonna have to maybe do that this summer thank you