Tackle and Techniques. You can't fish Yellowtail with one rod, On a slow bite most fisherman prefer to use small anchovies for bait, go as light as 12 to 15 pound line on a small conventional reel with a light rod as the fish can be fussy or line-shy.
Make the sausage gravy with turkey sausage or chicken sausage. Lighten the gravy up with part chicken broth, beef broth, or vegetable broth. Experiment with the ratio to keep it creamy while cutting calories and fat. Add a little buttermilk or sour cream to the gravy for some pleasant, tangy flavor.
You will want to use a coarse plate in the meat grinder to make the desired texture. Most summer sausage recipes use a combination of meats, usually beef and pork or venison and pork. but a combination of venison, beef, and pork makes a tasty venison summer sausage. Grind each type of meat, then mix the different meats together. Keep the meat cold until you are ready to smoke your sausage.