Well kiddies, the 2008 Smoker of the Year Contest has just over a month left and James B. Hinton may just be in the driver’s seat with this photo of his pal Wes, pictured here with a long-lost relative, may have just propelled himself into first place with this darkie from the Sacramento River.
This photo is close to perfection and I only wish that James had a cheap beer in hand…maybe a Burgie or Schmidt. Of course, to score a Perfect 10 on the Smoke-O-Meter, he would also need one of those “Haulin’ Ass” posters on the back wall. You know what I’m talking about — the one that no real 80’s garage was without: 4 skimpily clad young ladies, bent over in a truck bed, posteriors aimed at the camera…
James’ story of the fish is also worth mentioning:
“This salmon looks like it has already been in the smoker when it was pulled from the water,” he says. “This is the kind of fish you feed that neighbor who thinks you like them. Funny thing is they always say ‘BOY that was some good eating fish, GOT MORE?’ You could smoke them lawn sausages and they would ask for 2nd helpings!”
Not to be out-done, James (who actually caught the fish) jumped in for a quick pic as well…
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That’s an awesome fish. I’ve never caught a salmon that big.
Why wouldn’t you leave a fish like that in the system to feed the smolt