Annual R-5 Head Suckin'

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LarryWolfe

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I belong to the the Virginia Float Fisherman Organization (Randy Carter Chapter) and we have an annual 'Head Suckin' event held at R-5 which is right on the Rappahannock River. Everyone camps out Friday and Saturday night and has a great time, going from camp site to camp site meeting new and old friends and of course drinking adult beverages. The 'mud bugs' are flown in live from Louisiana on Friday afternoon. Saturday is when the real fun begins, when the crawdads are cooked, the kegs are tapped and the band starts!

Had to gather wood Friday night.
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Friday nights dinner, t-bones, taters and corn.
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Got my handy head lamp on! Looking like a dork.
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Saturday is here and the mud bugs will be her soon. I cooked some spare ribs to hold us over until the Head Suckin' began.
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The kegs are tapped! That's my beautiful daughter on the bike and my big brother.
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The Crawfish have arrived!!
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Here the bugs are being purged with salt and my little Princess is helping!
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The pots are heating up and the corn is shucked.
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Time to eat!
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Back at the camp site eating.
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I'm sucking the goodness out of the head.
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After dinner we went down to listen to the band. At this point, I was 3 sheets to the wind!
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This is my daughters teacher who is also wiped out getting a free ride on the Wrangler. I had the blanket on my legs cause it was like 35º out and I was freezing! What a dork huh?
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My crazy brother coming up from the input point on the river.
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Awesome looking food and great pics, Looks like a great time. How many pounds was each bag of crayfish?
 
Vermin999 said:
Awesome looking food and great pics, Looks like a great time. How many pounds was each bag of crayfish?

They're 40 or 50lbs each. I think normally they get 400lbs, so I'm guessing 40lbs each. It's enough for about 130 people and then some.
 
I'm Jealous! Appreciate the shots Larry. Those are the kind of images that stay with ya the rest of your life. Thanks for sharing the experience it's much appreciated!
 
Great picas Larry...by the way...you look a little more trim than the last time I saw you in pics!! GOOD FOR YOU!
 
Greg Rempe said:
Great picas Larry...by the way...you look a little more trim than the last time I saw you in pics!! GOOD FOR YOU!

Thanks Greg for noticing! I'm down 25lbs!
 
That is incredable man!!! I bet that was so fun.. I'm jealious and stoked at the same time!!! Y'all desreved it Larry!!!! Thanks for sharing the memories!!!
 
My daughter could eat a whole bag of bugs by herself. Looks darn good Larry. JB is going to give you a damit boy instead of an ata boy for using salt to purge.
 
Cliff H. said:
My daughter could eat a whole bag of bugs by herself. Looks darn good Larry. JB is going to give you a damit boy instead of an ata boy for using salt to purge.

WHY?
 
Larry Wolfe said:
[quote="Cliff H.":2dw2af85]My daughter could eat a whole bag of bugs by herself. Looks darn good Larry. JB is going to give you a damit boy instead of an ata boy for using salt to purge.

WHY?[/quote:2dw2af85]


No he won't, i watched his video and he uses salt to purge.
 
Larry Wolfe said:
[quote="Cliff H.":axlrxvcc]My daughter could eat a whole bag of bugs by herself. Looks darn good Larry. JB is going to give you a damit boy instead of an ata boy for using salt to purge.

WHY?[/quote:axlrxvcc]

I don't want to jack this great thread Larry. There is a thread from last year where the topic of salt or freshwater only for purging was discussed in detail.
 
Cliff H. said:
[quote="Larry Wolfe":16drgomh][quote="Cliff H.":16drgomh]My daughter could eat a whole bag of bugs by herself. Looks darn good Larry. JB is going to give you a damit boy instead of an ata boy for using salt to purge.

WHY?[/quote:16drgomh]

I don't want to jack this great thread Larry. There is a thread from last year where the topic of salt or freshwater only for purging was discussed in detail.[/quote:16drgomh]

I think JB's theory on purging all depends on how many 'pops' he's had when it comes time to purge. :mrgreen:
 
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