Dogfish (Huss) Bake

 

Huss Bake - 45mins

Serves 4

Ingredients:

• 75g/3oz Bacon Rashers, finely chopped
• 2 Onions, finely chopped
• 2 teasp freshly chopped Chives
• 2 teasp freshly chopped Dill
• 2 teasp freshly chopped Parsley
• 1 teasp freshly chopped Tarragon
• 1 teasp freshly chopped Chervil
• 120ml/4fl.oz Soured Cream
• Salt and White Pepper
• 450g/1lb Tomatoes, thickly sliced
• 4 Huss Fillets (Dogfish - Rock salmon)
• 2 tbsp Fresh White Breadcrumbs

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 180C, 350F, Gas Mark 4.

2. Heat a frying pan until very hot then add the bacon and fry until the fat begins to run. Add the onions and sauté until softened.

3. In a small bowl, mix together the soured cream, salt, pepper and herbs.

4. Place half the bacon and onion mixture in the bottom of a shallow ovenproof dish and add a layer of tomatoes.

5. Place the fish fillets on top, add the remaining remaining bacon mixture then arrange the remaining sliced tomatoes over the bacon.

6. Sprinkle over the breadcrumbs evenly and bake for 30 minutes until browned.

Serve immediately.

Kayak battery & anchor light

If there's one thing that I'm fastidious about it's keeping my gear clean. Saltwater is a great destroyer of fishing tackle, though with a little effort post each trip it can be maintained in excellent condition for years.

However, some gear is just not fit for purpose. Two good examples of this were my Imax fishing box and the Lalizas pole light. The Imax bag was corroding badly on the zippers making their operation very difficult indeed. Something better had to found and again a few hours of research on the internet produced the solution... the Yakmate3. Ordered from the US it arrived within a couple of weeks and has made organising my gear simplicity in itself. Below can be seen the original setup and the updated setup.

 
The Lalizas pole light, what terrible design!. The base connections are not watertight with results in any saltwater splash washing directly onto the 12v contacts. Dielectric corrosion sets in swiftly and within a merely handful of trips the light is ready to fail. I sourced a replacement part under warranty though it showed signs of impending failure within two trips. To say I was displeased was an understatement, fitting this light meant a large hole in the yak, so removing it wasn't really an option, the base at least would have to remain.

In the end I came up with a simple fix that allowed me to retain and use the original light, though the 12v connector was now a suitable marine connector.. problem solved

 
 

The battery was also showing signs of corrosion due to the terminals being exposed to the saltwater atmosphere. A simple solution was to place the battery in a 'watertight' box fitted with a marine connector. The battery charger was also equipped with a mating plug so there's no requirement to remove the battery from the box for charging.

 

 

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