Max drag with yellowfins quickens fight time and prevents lactic acid buildup, which can affect meat quality. One other scenario that no angler asks to be a part of, but which does happen from time to time, calls for reeling in a marlin or swordfish that dies during the fight.
ENLARGE. James Kaczman. Donate appreciated stock to charity: You also can give appreciated stock to charity. If you've held it for more than one year you may take a charitable tax deduction for the market value of the stock, and neither you nor the charity has to pay capital-gains taxes when the stock is sold.ere are three tax-efficient ways to spread the wealth: Give appreciated stock to individuals: You can give up to $14,000 each to any number of recipients this year without incurring federal gift taxes.
That's because the more you save in a tax-favored account, the more tax-protected gains you can rack up. If you're younger than 50, your 2012 contributions to a traditional IRA or a Roth IRA are limited to $5,000 or the total of your taxable compensation, whichever is smaller.