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Beef (red meat) is best if aged, Fish and vegetables are best when fresh. And by fresh, I don't just mean that it was not frozen.

I have heard in places they will bring the water to a boil before they pick the corn, every second counts!
i tell the boss to put the pot on the stove, i'm goin out to pick the corn. not more than 3 minutes in boiling water.
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When the wife and I went on our Honeymoon 20+ years ago (St Thomas), we went on a fishing trip, with spinning rods (from a boat) and caught 39 fish, including 4 Mahi Mahi, 2 Yellow Fin tuna, and a bunch of Black Fin Tuna. We let the Captain sell the Yellow Fin and Mahi Mahi, and he fileted one of the Black Fin for us to have our resort prepare (we never had Black Fin before). It was just great!

It was just the two of us and the Captain. His 1st Mate was N/A, I told him no problem, my Dad had a boat, I could help out. We requested to use spinning rods, so he gave us each two, and we fished with, and chummed with, live bait … he just chased the birds working the water.

The Captain was very mild mannered, but on one of my hook ups he cursed. I asked what was the matter? He answered "you wanted to use spinning rods". I replied, "we are, and we are doing great". He said "you just hooked a Yellow Fin, and that rod has the lightest test line … 15 lbs". There was nothing I could do, I just kept the drag loose and put the rod in the holder for the next two hours and fished with my other rod.

When he said it was time to go in, I grabbed that rod, tightened the drag a bit, and pumped it to get the fish up. I guess it had tired itself out. Ended up catching a 40 lb Yellow Fin on 15 lb test line. The wife got a 30 lb one on 20 lb test line. I think it was my best day fishing ever.

My brother and I have caught 64 Bluefish in a day between us (before the regs), and they are great fighters, but there is just something special about Tuna and Mahi Mahi!!!
Sounds like a great time!

As long as a fish doesn't break the line at or near the hook you can land just about anything with light line, even 6lb test.

It was put to me like this. Tie a 6lb line to a chest belt and then put the rod in a rod holder on the dock/boat. Try swimming away from the rod against the drag. Even a strong person tires within a few minutes.
 
Male coons (and squirrels) get a lot meaner than the females as they mature. Not sure why that is, but I can guess.
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That is what I have heard as well
 
That is what I have heard as well

I'm not quoting hearsay. I've raised them both, and that's how it works out.

With the squirrels, it starts out with dominance assertion, the little guys start to bite. Fun & playful at first, then a bit harder, until you know for certain that the little bugger is telling you he doesn't have to take your crap. Then the human reacts in an assertive way, and then...the good relationship is over.

I had a neutered male (belonged to a friend) that always got along with me, and bit everybody else. Then one day, he jumped up off the kitchen floor into the middle of my plate of food. Slipped onto his back, and then proceeded to kick pinto beans & fried 'taters to the 4 points of the kitchen. Somehow, I was the bad guy in that experience, he jumped on me, bit me once (not hard), and then never came near me again.

Very few people can claim to have had a squirrel slalom through their plate of beans, but I can. :dancing:

I've had them on a plate with beans before, but it looked more like this:
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Back on topic: Corn on the cob works on the grill too.
Yesterday my BIL did a couple dozen in the smoker. I think he said they were in about half an hour. The husks were just getting charred. It was two day old corn and turned out OK. Not near as good as Dad's.
 
Worked construction project with my brother all day today, in the hot sun, in a rough (steep) site. By 10 am my T shirt was so drenched with sweet I just took it off and let it dry in the sun, but kept going all day. I'm dead tired, and have to do it again tomorrow.
I’m 40 and to old for that sort of stuff....... the heat that is.....hard work is fine it’s the heat that gets to me.
 
I'm not quoting hearsay. I've raised them both, and that's how it works out.

With the squirrels, it starts out with dominance assertion, the little guys start to bite. Fun & playful at first, then a bit harder, until you know for certain that the little bugger is telling you he doesn't have to take your crap. Then the human reacts in an assertive way, and then...the good relationship is over.

I had a neutered male (belonged to a friend) that always got along with me, and bit everybody else. Then one day, he jumped up off the kitchen floor into the middle of my plate of food. Slipped onto his back, and then proceeded to kick pinto beans & fried 'taters to the 4 points of the kitchen. Somehow, I was the bad guy in that experience, he jumped on me, bit me once (not hard), and then never came near me again.

Very few people can claim to have had a squirrel slalom through their plate of beans, but I can. :dancing:

I've had them on a plate with beans before, but it looked more like this:
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I eat just about anything but that is a little freaky with the eyes and teeth still intact lol. The almost empty glass of whiskey on the top left probably helps one gain the courage to start eating.

Being raised up in the sticks, the first time I saw soft shell crab on the menu in Florida I didn't know what to think. After 4 beers I tried it and loved it.
 
it starts out with dominance assertion, the little guys start to bite. Fun & playful at first, then a bit harder, until you know for certain that the little bugger is telling you he doesn't have to take your crap. Then the human reacts in an assertive way, and then...the good relationship is over.
Sort of similar to how many human to human relationships start to go downhill
 
If you guys really want fresh corn, you gotta bring your camp stove right out to the field. Boil up your water, and without breaking it off the stalk, shuck the corn and bend the plant over so the corn is in the water.


:)
as @Cowboy254 would say.
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Hmm, did i make a rookie error?
New saw meant I needed some new spare chains. Amazon had Oregon PowerCut 73DLXLP072, full chisel 3/8 x 0.058" , for a bargain price of £13.11, just right I thought for for the 20" Oregon bar on the 365. For comparison a 20" 72DL loop of 3/8 x 0.063" Stihl RS would be twice that, cheapest.

Now its arrived I've realised its semi low kick back stuff, with a largish bump on the top of the drive link
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Question is, does this stuff still cut well?
 

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