Just what I was lookin for!

[smokingohiobutcher]

So I am on vacation this week...gettin some honey-do list done... and I decided to take a break from that to go walleye fishin with a buddy at a local river.The run is starting a little early this year so there isnt alot of fish up the river yet. I came home with 1 nice male. I filleted it up an soaked it in italian dressing to throw it on the charcoal UDS grill. It was yummy. Sorry I didnt get any pics of the finished fillets but the family was hungry!

http://s690.photobucket.com/albums/vv267/m0kwarnke/?action=view&current=0316111428.jpg

Anyways.... on to the real good news.  Since I was in town I decided to stop at the salvage yard to see if they had any tanks....

Here is what followed me home....
http://s690.photobucket.com/albums/vv267/m0kwarnke/?action=view&current=0316111453.jpg

http://s690.photobucket.com/albums/vv267/m0kwarnke/?action=view&current=0316111453a.jpg

I think it is  a 120 gal tank. I'm not sure. It is 4 feet long from cap to cap but I havent measured the diameter yet. This is Just what I was lookin for to make my backyard Charcoal grill!  I've got so many ideas rattling around in my head right now

... but I have to wait on this till I get my gatorade smoker done first.AAAARRRRGGHH!!!

   I need to take more vacations so I can get all these ideas done!

Wish me luck!

SOB

 

[fpnmf]

What a great day!!

  Craig

 

[rdknb]

Nice way to start the vacation

 

[bassman]

OK, I'm ready to go fishing now!  It may be another month or so, but I'm going.

  Looking forward to your new smoker/cooker.  It should be a dandy.

 

[tjohnson]

Walleye and another smoker build....What can be better than that?

Tj

 

[tyotrain]

Now thats a good start to a vacation..

 

[arnie]

A fella just can't have too many smokers

 

[alelover]

Nice score. Sounds like a good day of fishing to me.

 

[scarbelly]

That is a couple of very nice catches for sure

 

[oldschoolbbq]

From humble beginnings...

I knew you were going to come down with a good case of O.S.D. when I found those barrels for ya.

But now,a big rig

Good going and keep us posted...Oh , and if you need a wood source....I got a couple good ones

.

Have fun on your vacation,

And by all means,

 

[Bearcarver]

Nice Walleye you old SOB!

Nice tank too---Probably make a much better smoker than the air compressor it once was.

We had one similar at the first cabinet shop I worked at.

It had Babbet bearings, and we used to have to whack it with a hammer, when it started humming, instead of kicking on.

Sparks would shoot 8 feet, as it started. Boy was I glad when he got a new one!

No more time for fishing---gotta finish that Gatorade smoker!

Bear

 

[fourashleys]

Great score on the tank. Hope to find myself a couple like that this summer.

 

[beer-b-q]

Nice Walleye and Tank... Vacation was it or Tank Hunting Expedition?

 

[werdwolf]

Nice catch (both of them)

 

[Fife]

What a great day you had.