FWIW - I changed adding dill and sweet relish to just adding Wickles relish - no high fructose corn syrup. By not draining the juice in the relish and pimentos it adds enough moisture so there's no need to add oil based Mayo either. Started with 5# of raw tuna, after brine, smoke, and adding...
First adult martins of the year. Scouts have been thru for a month but these stuck for three days so probably (i.e. hopefully)will start the colony for this year.
Got the plots blown off and they greened up nicely. Setting the hens into a feeding pattern and dragging the old boys with them.
Who else is apologizing up front for missing Easter weekend?
... And sprayed three sections of young switchgrass. Sprayer fell at some point and broke a part coming off the tank - spares on-hand saved the day. As well as neighbor Cliff lending me his ATV as Pepe my ATV starter failed.
Really wanted to get the plots blown off between end of active Bowhunting for me, 1st week of Nov, long enough for it to grow some prior to gun season. Dint happen for many reasons this fall. So the Mrs and I got after it and other chores last week.
4+ acres of plots blown off for frost...
Belly and loin sashimi, nigiri. Smoked Tuna Dip (STD), ginger, wasabi and med rice. All hooked up with the best Songtan Korea 10 packs for $5 of chopsticks lol.
Got out again this AM. Nobody had a hit yesterday, I'm the only one that got a hit today I know of, got that one hit in the yak. This one beat my butt, didn't want to get in the boat.
I have the process(ing) down for a farm boy from Ohio... lol.
My buddy Jeff, we make some stuff together. Tonight was the test of the prototype Sweaty Palms Brewing (SPB) squirrel launching device.
Love where I live by the range ...
Got the area felled, cut and cleared, holes dug, two mini orchards in the dirt just before the rain last night.
They didn't get all the coal out of it.
Got out and after them with the surf down to one foot breakers.
Out of one 26# BFT I'm making 10.5# smoked chunks for smoked tuna dip and made Mrs and I about 10oz each. No carbs lol!
Good peticle on the tuna steaks.
Good peticle set on the meat.
Great conditions, bait and birds, but I failed to get either of the 2 BFT knockdowns to the yak.
The saying, all the fun none of the mess, came to mind. 🎣 🙄