| Around 10% of the world's total fish species can be found just within the Great Barrier Reef. |
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| The toxin in puffer fish is 1200 times deadlier than cyanide. |
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| Strange fish facts |
| Many Fish can taste without even opening their mouths. |
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| Most brands of lipstick contain fish scales |
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| American Lobsters have longer life spans than both cats and dogs, living over 20 years. |
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| When you need a good reason to go fishing! |
| Going fishing outdoors increases your vitamin D, which helps regulate the amount of calcium and phosphate in your body, keeping your bones and teeth healthy. It boosts your immune system and has been linked to fighting depression. |
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| Some fishes lay their eggs on land instead of in the water |
| The mudskipper even takes this further, even mating on land. These fish burrow and lay their eggs in mudflats before returning to the water. |
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| In three decades, the world's oceans will contain more discarded plastic than fish when measured by weight, researchers say. |
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| As of 2020, there were 34,000 known fish species around world. That’s more than the number of species in all other vertebrates: birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians combined. |
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| God Bless The Troops |
| We sleep safely in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm. - George Orwell |
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| One fish is called a fish. Two or more are still called fish. |
| However than one species of fish are called fishes. |
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| Did you know that |
About 60% of US Anglers practice catch and release.
Women make up about 33% of fresh water anglers and
about 85% of fresh water anglers begin fishing at 12 years old. |
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| Just how man species of fish are there? |
| As of 2020, there were 34,000 known fish species around world. That’s more than the number of species in all other vertebrates: birds, reptiles, mammals, and amphibians combined. |
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| Even Catfish are finicky |
| Taste Buds ? Catfish have a more refined sense of flavor than humans. Our 10,000 taste buds may seem like a lot, but catfish can have as many as 175,000. This helps them find the exact location of their next meal. |
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Jul 21, 2010; 05:22PM
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Category: Guide Services
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Name for Contacts: Ralph Solano
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Hi Fishermen budies!
For kayak fishing trips and charters in Guanacaste,
Costa Rica.
You may see it at:
www.costaricawildfishing.com
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January 2004 best fishing photo
$50 free fishing tackle for the photo with the most votes. Contest open to all anglers. Sponsored by Emperor Tackle
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Troy Glasgow90 lbsSailfish |
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Aug 12, 2003; 10:50AM - Jiggin' It
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Category: Freshwater Bass Fishing Tips
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Author Name: Steven Narup
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
Jigs come in all sorts of shapes, colors, sizes, and even skirt materials. There are a bunch of different ways to fish them as well. However, to be able to catch them when the fishing is tough, you have to be very versatile. In this article, I will go through different ways of fishing jigs and I will begin to get you acquainted with this wonderful lure called a jig, in this little guide called “Jiggin’ It”.
Let me first give you a little bit of “background” about jigs. Jigs come made with many different kinds of materials. Just to name a few hair, tinsel and silicone. However, in this guide we will mostly be talking about silicone jigs. Silicone jigs are much easier too fish. Being that when they get wet, they become waterproof making them easier to slide through thick vegetation. To help aid the jig going through the thick milfoil some people use scent.
Jigs come in many different shapes and size, they even come with different shaped heads for different types of applications. They come made with a flipping, swimming, and even a stand-up type head. They also come in an array of different weight heads.
Jigs even come in countless colors and even different shades. It is best that when you first start out fishing a jig you should stick to basic colors. Some of the basic jig colors would include brown and orange, moss green and even black and blue.
When selecting a jig by its size you want to use as less weight as possible. Using less weight will give the jig a more realistic action and presentation. You also need less weight because bass will normally hit the jig when it is on the fall, and using less weight will help the jig fall slower. While we are talking about fall rate lets talk a little about jig trailers. Plastic trailers work great for cooler water, when the fish are more active. Jigs with pork are a deadly combination when the water temperature drops below 60. When you pick a trailer, you should keep in mind to match the trailer color to the color of the jigs skirt.
Now lets get into how to fish a jig. There are many different ways to fish them. One of the more popular ways to fish them is to do a hop and swim type retrieve. When you do this, you should make a long cast and then let the jig rest on the bottom for a few seconds, and then slowly lift your rod tip and let the jig fall back to the bottom. Then after a few hops you swim the jig a few feet, then begin to hop the jig again. This hop and swim method has produced greatly for many people all throughout the country.
Another way to fish a jig is to just hop the jig on the bottom or even drag it. However, one of the deadliest ways to fish a jig is to swim it close to the bottom or above a weed line. A seven-foot heavy action rod will give the jig enough action to entice big bass, be sure to pick a rod with a soft tip and enough backbone to horse the big boys out of the thick stuff.
The last technique I am going to cover is flipping and pitching. To do this you should flip the jig into weed pockets or into shoreline cover. When you do this, a good choice is a seven and a half foot heavy action rod and thirty-five pound monofilament. The heavy action rod will be stout enough to pull a five pound bass out the roughest spots you can flip your jig into.
This is just a little guide on how to fish a jig. If you experiment with different ways to fish them and you find out which technique the bass wants, you will have a killer day out on the water!
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Dec 9, 2007; 09:35PM - Custom Fit Boat Cover
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Category: [other]
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Price: Varies
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Name for Contacts: Elite Outdoors
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State: MO
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Description 1:
When only the best will do! A perfect fit: measured, tucked, darted and approved by Hurricane's own pattern and design craftsman. Vulnerable wear and stress points are double reinforced with an extra tough material sewn to the underside of the cover. An unbreakable 1/4' poly draw rope sewn with the perimeter hem enables the cover to be cinched tight to the hull. 1' poly loops are sewn around the perimeter of the cover to accept a Hurricane strap/buckle tie down kit, bungee cords, or rope ties for positive securing to the boat. Built tough to take the exposure and abuse that boat covers are exposed to when trailering, storing, or mooring.
Westland has over 16,000 Exact Fit Custom Cover patterns for over 200 different boat manufacturers. You will have your choice of 3 fabrics and over 30 colors.
To check to see if we have a custom cover pattern for your boat please Email Us your year - make - model - any accessories like towers, swim platforms, bow rails, radar archs, etc. |
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Sharkskin color chart...also, available in Sunbrella |
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May 12, 2003; 12:46PM - Cabo Fishing Report WAHOO!!!
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT MAY 5 - MAY 11, 2003
WEATHER: We are starting to feel the summertime weather now. Our daytime highs have
been up to the 95 degree level while our lows at night have not been much less than 70 degrees.
Warm days and mostly clear skies were the norm for this week. The humidity is starting to rise a
bit so there have been some muggy days, but an afternoon breeze almost every day has helped to
keep it under control. (Helplessly Hoping)
WATER: Beautiful blue water, some of it to 80 degrees, on the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape
and very smooth water until Saturday when the afternoon breeze switched and started coming out
of the East. The Pacific side has been a bit cooler and not as smooth, but still fishable. The
afternoon breezes early in the week, coming from the Northwest, kept a small chop on top of the
medium sized swells. In a southwesterly direction from the Arch, there has been a lightly defined
temperature break out to ten miles, then it becomes a bit more defined. There has been a 4 degree
change over a fairly short stretch of water and that area has been holding some nice fish this past
week. (Wooden Ships)
BAIT: Mackerel was the bait of the week with the normal $2 per bait being charged. Few
Caballito were found, there were a few Mullet to be had and I heard of no boats able to find
Sardinas for bait. (Teach Your Children)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Most of the Marlin action this week was on Striped Marlin and the action seemed
to be concentrated in the area of the temperature break to the Southwest. Catches of two to three
fish per boat were not uncommon and a few boats came in with as many as four flags flying. Live
bait tossed to tailing fish were the top method while baits dropped back to fish appearing in the
pattern was second, with fish actually being caught on lures came in a distant third. While this
area held the concentration, it was not really worked until later in the week. Until then, there
were large numbers of other fish being found closer to home, just a few miles offshore from the
Arch as a large mass of bait moved into the area. There were Marlin mixed in with these other
fish and they were fairly uninterested in most offerings, but live bait trolled slow did work. (Ohio)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: This is another of those weeks where I should just be able to put in
“repeat”, as the action was the same as last week. I did hear of some nice Yellowfin in the 60-100
pound class getting caught, but the majority of fish were in the 15-35 pound range. A few were
blind strikes but most of the fish were found associated with Porpoise. There was some excellent
action less than two miles from the Marina this week as a mass of bait moved in and the fish
followed it. Dark feathers and cedar plugs were hot lures again, but a live bait dropped back on
the first hook-up almost always drew the larger fish. The 95 spot and 5-12 miles at 150 from the
arch were good areas to work, and there were reports of good sized fish beginning to come from
the San Jaime Banks as well. (Find The Cost Of Freedom)
DORADO: Find the fish and you find lots of them, otherwise most boats were coming in with
one or two Dorado in the 15-25 pound range, sometimes a bit larger than that, up to 50 pounds.
For boats able to find something floating in the water, the catch rate immediately went up! A few
boats were reporting up to a dozen nice fish in the 15-35 pound range while working live bait
around floating debris, and it did not have to be large objects, a small piece of bamboo often held
a half dozen fish. The other boats were finding the fish scattered over a wide area, but during the
middle of the week the action became red hot just 2 miles from the harbor as the large mass of
bait moved into the area. Catches of five or six Dorado per boat were not uncommon for those
staying and working the area hard. (Woodstock)
WAHOO: Who would have believed two weeks in a row of Wahoo action? Almost every boat
that started fishing for the Yellowfin and Dorado just in front of the town got hit by Wahoo this
week. Of course, most of them got bit off, but the fish that were caught were quality fish. 60
pounds was not uncommon and there were a lot of fish in the 80-100 pound range as well.
Black/Green and Blue/Purple lures seemed to attract the most attention and a lot of Marlin lures
were lost! (Our House)
INSHORE: There are finally a few Roosterfish starting to show up on a regular basis, but they
are still on the small side, mostly between 8-12 pounds. With the smooth water and the pelagic
fish close to home, this week most of the Pangas went out for Yellowfin and Dorado. With the
paucity of boats fishing inshore, I really don’t have much to report from this area. (Helpless)
NOTES: The offshore fishing just continues to improve! I just hope it stays as good as it is,
at least for a while. My apologies if you receive this report late, we are dealing with a computer
problem....sigh....it’s always something, isn’t it? This week’s report was written to the music of
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young on the 1974 Atlantic release “So Far”.
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