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always cool to see them!!!!!!!! taste pretty good to. but boy did they change the laws on how you can harvest them. -
First snapper yesterday. It was looking for Leech! Was that Leech?
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Baked taters grilled pork chops and Califlower . Had better Califlower though.
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We get eggs from locals who have chickens. The difference in shelf life between washed and unwashed eggs was weird the first time I heard it. Months for unwashed; maybe a month for washed. Farm fresh is a fair amount different than from the grocery store. Bigger yolks and thinner shells are two of the more noticeable differences. I had my first red yolk eggs a few weeks ago. Kinda freaked me out but it’s no big deal really.
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By bobbymalone · Posted
Nature is pretty rad. I think it's cool the eggs can just sit there for some time. Especially because it can get quite cold. There are sometimes a dud or two and I first thought it might be because they froze before mom incubated them but they always kick off. When I have done post mortem examinations of the duds they always have almost completely developed ducklings inside. I've never found one that was just some yolk. -
No mosquitos yet, plenty of flies the last couple of days and here is my first spider outside of the house!
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I’ve never studied it but I’m pretty sure she has to be full time incubating before they all start.
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By bobbymalone · Posted
I have a bunch of people telling me to install a camera in the box and set up a webcast. I know my parents would love it. Especially my dad, who built the house. If I ever get around to it, I'll post a link.
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I thought I'd post this since it was pretty useful information to know.
I have a new (in 2002) Minn Kota trolling motor with auto-pilot. Ever since I got it I have had problems where it would start spinning out of control while running - sometimes wrapping the cord around itself.
I emailed Minn Kota and they told me to have it serviced because the compass needed re-calibration.
When I took it in the service tech said it had a bad circuit board. It wouldn't calibrate correctly so replaced that piece and now its fine.
That's when he told me the interesting stuff.
Apparently, he said that auto-pilot will only work correctly if the boat stays with 10 degrees of level - so obviously even medium sized waves will upset the auto-pilot.
He also said that the compasses can have problems if they go through a lot of vibration or are exposed to water/moisture, but the water/moisture problem usually didn't happen since that part of the unit is sealed.
However, he did say that if you are rough with your trolling motor and just drop it into the water instead of being gently, and slam it back up again too, it can over time cause the auto-pilot to need re-calibration. Apparently some guys have to get this done every year.
Just what I learned today...
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