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The museum and shops are open on Market Day. The fish fry is held on the grounds like an old fashioned picnic.
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Lunch features a fish fry served with baked beans, Nassau grits, cheese grits, and coleslaw.
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In addition to the fish fry, delicious dessert treats and homemade ice cream are available.
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The lake is surrounded by mature oaks and native hardwoods.
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Most of the homes on the bluff have a fishing pier.
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The inlet is protected from the bay.
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George Carpenter holds a 3 pound catfish which is an average size for the pond.
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George Carpenter's granddaughter, Grace assists Dave Daughtry as he hooks a large catfish.
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George comes to the rescue and lands the four and one-half pound catfish.
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Extracting the hook is a delicate operation. Dave proceeds carefully, grasping the fish behind the gills while being careful to avoid getting stuck by the spiny backfin.
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Dave Daughtry is excited to catch a 4 1/2 pound catfish.
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Each catfish is weighed. The average catfish costs $1.50 per pound when the fish is caught at the pond.
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Mayor Bennie Barnes hooks a large catfish. He and Donnie Waters are planning a fish fry for Margorie Waters who is retiring from her job with the City of Century. It takes about an hour for the Mayor and Donnie to catch 20 fish.
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Mayor Barnes records the weight of his prize catch just before it is cleaned.
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George lays out his catfish cleaning tooks, a gripper to strip the skin off the catfish and a fillet knife.
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Catfish are skinned. The tough outer membrane is separated beginning with an incision at the head.
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The skin is separated by pulling downward with grippers.
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The fillet is cleaned in a pan of fresh water.
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After the fish have graded themselves, the harvest begins. It usually takes place at night. The fish travel better at night and arrive at the processing plant early in the morning. There are six live wells on the truck that are injected with oxygen, ensuring that the catfish will arrive in excellent condition.
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The loading basket has a trap door in the bottom.
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The basket is lowered into the teeming mass of catfish.
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A boom truck will pick up the basket and load the fish into live wells on the truck.
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There is about 3,500 pounds per basket or 1,167 fish are retrived with each scoop.
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The sun sets on Pensacola Beach as the waves from Tropical Storm Hanna lures surfers to the beach. .
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Santa and his helpers enjoy refreshments.
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The car is located in the center of the area in front of the seating. The surface is tiled. The Gulf Fishing Pier can be seen on the right.
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The end of the pier widens into a large bay where fishermen gather.
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Hamilton poses on the pier during a photo shot for Wrangler Jeans fall 2002 campaign. Photographer, Michael Toth can be seen in the lower right of the picture.
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Ships have easy access to the loading area making the process of transferring fresh seafood from the fishing boat to the processing center as quick as possible.
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The Amangiari gourmet shop has an amazing assortment of items, plus the best fresh-baked French bread in Pensacola.
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Cameraman, Tom shoots a bin of shrimp at Joe Patti's Seafood Market on Main Street in Pensacola during the preparation of the television program for the Outdoor Learning Channel's, Adventure Crusoe.
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