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Duck, Goose, Grouse, or Pheasant Marinade

scheels — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:26:40 GMT

Submitted by: Justin Theel

Marinade:

Mix 1/2 cup soy sauce, 1/2 cup pinapple juice, 1/4 cup olive oil, 1 tablespoon mustard, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon pepper, 1 teaspoon louisiana hot sauce (optional) in a bowl.

Cut your game into 1/2" thick medallions and marinade for only 15 minutes.

Grill on low heat for about 10 minutes per side and enjoy. Don't over marinade and don't over cook.

Garlic Mayo Salmon

scheels — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 16:25:22 GMT

Submitted by: Jonathan Raju

1 Salmon filet

Salt

Pepper

1 garlic clove

1 tbsp mayo

Dust your filet with salt and pepper and get it into a oven-safe skillet to quickly brown the outside. While that is cooking smash the garlic clove with a mortar and pestle until it is like a paste. Then mix in the mayo. Take this garlic mayo and spread it onto one side of the fish and transfer the fish into a 400 F oven for 10 mins. The garlic mayo will make a cheese-like crust. Enjoy!

Fishing Weedlines 101

scheels — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:47:44 GMT

by Pat Schlapper, Scheels fishing expert

Growing up in northern Wisconsin I learned very quickly that one of the most effective techniques for catching bass is by fishing weedlines.

A weedline is best defined as the point at which weeds stop growing on a lake—which, most of the time, is very distinct. The depth at which weeds stop growing varies greatly from lake to lake depending mostly on water clarity and bottom composition. In a lot of lakes, bass will use weedlines as travel corridors and for feeding.

In most cases electronics are critical for finding weedlines, unless the water is clear enough that you can actually see where the weeds stop growing. In many lakes where weeds are prevalent, there will be weed growth around much—if not all of—the lake.

So the question is, where do you start? When fishing weedlines there are a few features to keep in mind, including: points, inside turns, transitions, and combinations of different types of weeds. Often times bass use weed points as ambush spots. Bass position themselves in a way that they have access to prey from multiple angles within the weed point. Start by casting jigs and soft plastics at the very tip of the point, then work your way down the sides of the point until you find where the fish are positioned.

Inside turns in the weedline can also be productive. Inside turns are best defined as the “pockets” created where a weed point meets the weedline. I like to sit parallel with the weed-line and cast directly into the turn, but I will also stay out and cast at the pocket from different angles.

Transitions, known as when the lake bottom changes composition, are another important factor when fishing weedlines. My favorite type of transition is when the bottom turns from weeds to rock, but other types of transitions can also be productive. When I find weed/rock transitions, I usually sit parallel with the weedline and cast football and Carolina rigs over the rocks, along the weeds.

It is also important to pay close attention to the type of weeds you’re fishing. In most lakes there will be one dominant weed type; however, there are generally different types of weeds that grow within a weedline. More times than not, when you find an area where there is a combination of weeds, fish will be there.

If you haven’t fished weedlines before, it can be a fun and action-packed technique to catch fish. This information can be applied while fishing weedlines nationwide, so keep this in mind the next time you head to the lake.

BBQ Salmon

scheels — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:38:12 GMT

Author: Paula Steenis

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 10 min.

Cook Time: 20 min.

Ingredients

• Salmon fillet

• For Sauce

o Butter - ½ cube

o Soy sauce – ½ cup

o Seasoning = garlic salt & any type fish seasoning

Directions

• Put all sauce ingredients together starting with melted butter until thickened

• Brush on salmon & put it on foil and place on the grill until salmon is pink

Baked Knoephla

scheels — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:37:09 GMT

Baked Knoephla (German dish)

Author: Erin R. Seehafer

Prep Time: 15 min.

Cook Time: 1 hour

Ingredients

• 1 lb. frozen dough

• diced ham

• minced onion

• 1-1½ qt cream

• salt

• pepper

Directions

• Mix frozen dough, diced ham, minced onion, salt+pepper together

• Pour over cream until covered

• Bake @ 350˚ for 1 hour (make sure it is covered)

Additional Comments

• Great with homemade biscuits!

Avocado Corn Salsa

scheels — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:35:57 GMT

Author: Christina Hale

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 20 min.

Cook Time: None

Ingredients

• ¾ cup corn

• ½ cup grape tomatoes, quartered

• 1 avocado

• 1 tbsp cilantro

• 2 tsp lime juice

• ¼ tsp salt

Directions

• Toss all ingredients into a bowl

• Eat with corn chips

Ants on a Log

scheels — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:34:49 GMT

Author: Anne McGee

Difficulty: Easy

Prep Time: 5 min.

Cook Time: 0 min.

Yield: Depends on amount of celery

Ingredients

• Cleaned, celery stacks

• Peanut butter (creamy variety)

• Chocolate chips

Directions

• Cut celery sticks in half

• Spread peanut butter on celery

• Add chocolate chips to top

• Enjoy

Almond Shrimp

scheels — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:32:29 GMT

Author: D. Alexander

Difficulty: Medium

Prep Time: 20 min.

Cook Time: 10-15 min.

Ingredients

• 1 lb. of Jumbo Shrimp

• 1 Diced tomato-Roma

• ½ cup Diced onions

• ½ cup of chopped almonds

• ½ cup of diced mushrooms

• ½ stick of butter

• Season to flavor

Directions

• Saute onions, almonds, tomatoes, and mushrooms in butter

• Clean and butterfly shrimp

• Take almond stuffing and pour into butterfly of shrimp, brush remaining butter over shrimp and bake at 375˚ for 10-15 min.

Clothing, Athletics, and Fashion at Scheels

scheels — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 20:26:10 GMT

Katie Walker and Nicole Matthys are Fashion Experts at Scheels. Walker is an expert at the store in Moorhead (Minn.) and a former member of the North Dakota State University women's basketball team. Matthys is an expert in the Eden Prairie (Minn.) store and loves sports, especially outdoors. Both share their opinions on clothing, athletics, and working in the fashion department at Scheels.

Scheels: How has your background in athletics been important as a Fashion Expert?

Katie: "Yes, having an athletic background is really nice when I get middle-aged people, everyone coming in asking about clothes, what they should be running in, working out in. It's fun and I get to direct them to the right area."

Nicole: "Having an athletic background helps when you can use personal testimony for the customers. We can tell them what we've used, it helps. I went to school for retail merchandising, so I've always had a thing for fashion. I actually saw Scheels at a job fair, and realized they were coming to the Eden Prairie location; I had only known the Mankato location. I talked to the manager and had a couple interviews and realized that Scheels carried fashion, which I didn't know. I was really excited. I now run a couple of fashion shops at our store.

Scheels: Can you talk about the variety of brands that Scheels sells?

Katie: "We have a variety of brands, from Silver to Hurley, Billabong all the way up to Under Armour and Nike. It's a pretty nice arrangement of clothes."

Nicole: "We're a smaller location in the mall. We're only clothing and shoes, so a lot of people don't know that about Eden Prairie Scheels. We carry higher-end fashion and obviously athletic clothes. Just a little different than your larger Scheels stores."

Scheels: What's the hottest item or brand that you're selling at the moment?

Katie: "Right now, since we just got done with the Fargo Marathon, probably Under Armour. Nike has been pretty popular for us too. They've been popular because of the material; it's really nice, especially when you're working out, wicking away moisture and the comfort of the materials."

Nicole: "The North Face is always hot. The quality and style of their brand is what makes them popular. They're always coming out with new things, and it's very practical."

Scheels: What do you think are the hottest trends for this summer and fall?

Katie: "Anything from Closet Romantic to Tresics have been popular items. For back-to-school items, I would say your tank tops, from thin strap to a thicker strap; they've been very popular so far this year. Also Silver shorts have been coming around."

Nicole: "I've seen a lot of bright and bold colors going into fall again, very trendy."

Scheels: Why are some of the higher end fashion items so popular?

Katie: "Definitely Silver, Billabong, Hurley are the top ones at Scheels. They fit every body style. Also, Under Armour has some recycled shirts ight now; some of those have been pretty popular this year."

Nicole: "We carry everything from your young women's fashion to your mom's fashion. Women's athletic, men's athletic, a little bit of everything. Very good price points from low-end to high-end. Our higher end fashion, we have Silver Jeans, it appeals to a lot of customers because there's a jean for every customer, without the different fits. Free People - higher end fashion line. For athletics, Nike, Adidas, Under Armour, there's something for everyone."

Scheels: What do you feel is most important to Scheels' female customer?

Katie: "I would say style, comfort, fit; all three are important. The experience of them coming in to us, and getting them into the right clothes aa far as the style and fit. It has to be functional, especially if you're going out: to dinner, working out, or you want to have a nice looking outfit on."

Scheels: Do you get a fulfilling feeling when you can help others with a specific need?

Katie: "It's very fulfilling to have that customer come in and we get them into the right clothes, the right fit, and make them feel comfortable. It's a very rewarding feeling."

Scheels: Talk about the climate, summer, winter fashion, having that versatility living in Fargo. Is it fun selling for all the different seasons we get here?

Katie: "Yes we get everything from snow storms in April to really hot weather in August, almost every temperature. You can come on in, we'll definitely get you into the right clothes. The fashions change so much, we try to keep up with that, and we're pretty good at it."

Scheels: How do you determine what product they need?

Katie: "You have to ask a ton of questions, from who is it for to what you are using it for. What kind of fit do you like. If you like the tight or loose fit. If they like specific colors, I can point them in a certain direction as well. Quite a few qualifying questions."

Nicole: "If a customer comes in looking for a certain item, I grab other items that they might like, or that I've had and I think they should try it. They get a majority of the items because they didn't see it when they looked around the store, and realized yes, they did need it."

Scheels: Do you especially enjoy outfitting the athletes and getting them into good clothes?

Katie: "I love when the athlete comes in and is looking for an outfit; I've tried almost all the stuff, so I know exactly how it fits."

Nicole: "We make sure that we qualify the customer, and really listen to their needs, ask them questions about what they're doing, what they're using it for, get them to talk about themselves. It really makes them feel comfortable, as well as myself, the salesperson, too."

Blackburn, Guerrier talk big league pitching

scheels — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 17:14:58 GMT

Scheels recently had the opportunity to speak with Minnesota Twins pitchers Nick Blackburn and Matt Guerrier about the art of pitching and what it takes to reach the big leagues.

The pair of hurlers certainly provide a wealth of knowledge.

Coming into the 2010 season, Blackburn had started 66 Major League games with a 22-24 record. He pitched Game 2 of the 2009 American League Division Series, giving up just one run and three hits in 5 2/3 innings.

Guerrier has been one of the most dependable relievers for the Twins in recent memory. He led the American League in games pitched both in 2008 and 2009.

Guerrier and Blackburn emphasize staying consistent with practice schedules and routines, and always believing in your abilities…

Scheels: Talk about your progression as a pitcher and the drills and things you did that helped get you to the Major Leagues.

Blackburn: To be honest with you when I was young I had a live arm and could throw the ball hard. I didn’t really know where it was going too much, but as I’ve matured I’ve stopped trying to throw so hard I’ve realized that velocity isn’t everything and location and movement is by far a bigger deal than throwing hard. It’s hard to get over the stage where you do want to rear back and throw it as hard as you can. I still get in phases like that… But just changing speeds and mixing it up is how you become a successful pitcher, unless you can throw 105 (mph), which obviously is not the case for very many guys. So just learning how to pitch, it comes with experience and the more innings I get and the more batters I face, each time it just build up a little bit.

Guerrier: When I was a younger kid, all I liked to do was throw the ball as far as I could. So, my brother and I would go out and play long toss. That just builds up arm strength getting through your teenage years and through high school. That’s the biggest thing when you’re growing, you build some arm strength and that’ll take you in through college and you continue to do stuff like that. That’s the biggest thing that hasn’t changed since I was in high school, doing that stuff to build arm strength and keep arm strength and all that stuff goes not just before the game or a couple days a week, it’s pretty much every day. The big thing with baseball is it’s every day. For the 15-20 years I’ve done this… high school, college, the pros, it’s an everyday thing… working out. Obviously in high school and college it was going to class and being eligible and being able to be out on the field so you could have the opportunity to get drafted and you go on the road and you’re on your own and to balance being 20-21, on the road by yourself, and this is basically your job. You go out and it’s one of those things where it’s a grind. You get out of it what you put into it. The hard work will really take you a long way.

Scheels: Talk about overcoming barriers and getting past the moments of lack of confidence as you fought your way through the minor league system to get that first call to the majors…

Blackburn: It was definitely a grind and a long battle. I think I played almost six years of minor league ball. A lot of guys go through it though. I saw a lot of guys that couldn’t make it and are doing whatever they’re doing now. I just didn’t want to go back to that so I couldn’t give up. I never felt like it was out of the question for me to get there. Maybe there were times where I wasn’t pitching well enough to be at the level I was at, and there were times I was probably pretty closed to being released, but you can’t be thinking about that. I would just continue to go out and do what I could do, pitch to the best of my ability and hope for the best.

Guerrier: I think everybody goes through that. Whether it is when I was in high school, or college, the minor leagues, or the pros. That’s what makes it fun. You go through times when you really doubt yourself, and that’s when you say, “Listen, I know what got me here, and that’s what gets me through it.” I had a rough season in ’08 and I heard a lot of bad things from a lot of different people, saying I wasn’t as good as they thought and I just knew that what I had done in the past was going to get me to have another good season. I’ve worked hard in the winter of ’08 and ’09 and came out and had a great year last year. It’s one of things where you fight through it and get your own way to get through those hard times.

Scheels: What piece of advice would give to an aspiring young pitcher who’s trying to achieve his dreams in baseball?

Blackburn: Just keep working at it. You can’t go out and practice as much as you’d like to, but you can learn a lot about it and you’re never done learning how to pitch. I still have tons of learning. I’ve learned a lot in the past two years so don’t ever think you have it figured out. I promise you I don’t have it all figured out. Just keep trying, and stay focused.