| 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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| Fish Facts |
| Most brands of lipstick contain fish scales |
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| Did you know? |
| 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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Aug 7, 2007; 10:55PM
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Category: Sportfishing Charters
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Name for Contacts: Bobby Wilson Fishing Guide Service
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Phone: 770 328 2106
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City: Atlanta, Columbus, Newnan
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State: Ga
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Country: USA
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Fishing Guide Service, Seasons: January thru December, Monday thru Sunday, Guide Fishing Catch: Stripers, Hybrids, Crappies, Bass, Catfish. 6 or 8 Fishing Hours. Georgia Lakes, All Inclusive Fishing Packages. Fishing Equipment Included: Rods, Reels, Live Bait, Artificial Bait, Fishing Orientation, Guides Assistance. Accepting Reservations Now. www.WestpointLakeFishingGuides.com
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Dec 2002 Best Photo
$50 worth of fishing equipment for the photo with the most votes by December 31st, 2002
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Shane Jasprizza20 lbMurray Cod |
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| Shane caught this great Australian native fish 'The Murray Cod' (hi... |
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May 19, 2003; 09:01AM - Circle Hooks for Billfish
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Category: Trolling techniques
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Author Name: Carlos Morales
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
What are “circle hooks”? To a fisherman seeing one for the first time you kind of wonder why anyone would use them or took time to invent them. They are similar in size to the more common “J” shaped hook but the opening is smaller and the barb points toward the body of the hook forming a circular shape, hence their name. At first glance it would appear fish would seldom be caught with circle hooks because the barb points the wrong way and the smaller than usual opening would difficult hooking anything.
Surprise, surprise, first impressions are wrong. Depending which study an angler consults, circle hooks have been shown to be as effective or more effective than “J” hooks for catching all types of fish including billfish. Some studies say fishermen catch 60% more fish, others 100% more fish with circle hooks than with “J” hooks. Catching more fish is a bonus but the real advantage of circle hooks is that they are designed to hook a fish in the lip or corner of the mouth and this happens about 95% of the time, preventing “deep hooking” and “foul hooking”. Removing a circle hook is fast and easy, take a pair of pliers and rotate the hook out of the mouth.
A “J” hook works by attaching itself wherever soft tissue is available. Normally, as soon as a fish bites, the first thing an angler does is “set the hook” by swiftly pulling the rod up and reeling in some line. This violent maneuver guarantees (anglers wish) that the barb of the hook will penetrate some soft tissue inside the mouth thus hooking the fish. Some fish, like billfish, have bony mouths so when the “J” hook tries to find purchase it just slides along and it either pops out of the mouth with the bait or attaches to the the upper palate, throat, pharynx, oesophagus or in the stomach. Anglers who practice catch and release know deep hook injuries, caused by any type of hook, are often mortal due to bleeding and that the hook sometimes is left inside the fish since its so deep there is no way to remove it without killing the fish. This is not a problem for the angler fishing for tasty, sought after fish like Dorado (dolphin), flounder, mangrove snapper, redfish, grouper, etc., since the whole point of going fishing is catching fish to eat.
Here is where circle hooks come in. They have been around for years and were adopted in the late 1970’s for use by longline commercial fishing boats because not only did fish hook themselves but also studies showed they were 85% more effective than “J” hooks and the hooked fish were alive when the longline was retrieved. It is ironic that recreational anglers, to preserve fish, have recently adopted commercial fishing hooks known and used for their ability to catch large numbers of fish.
We did say fish hooked themselves and we are not joking. When fishing using circle hooks and a fish takes the bait, do not set the hook! Wait. Count out one Mississippi, two Mississippi, etc., meditate about why there are no pregnant ladybugs, speculate on the price of bananas on Mars, just don’t set the hook! As the fish swims away the line becomes taut allowing the hook to rotate inside the fish’s mouth and lodge itself in the corner of the mouth. When the rod is flexed and the line taut that means the fish is hooked. Patience is very important because if the angler tries to set a circle hook the same way as a “J” hook, more often than not it will just be pulled out of the mouth of the fish. After a bite a mate on our boats grabs the rod but doesn’t do anything until the billfish swims away pulling the line taut and bending the rod, then he counts to five and “tests” whether the hook has been set by reeling in some line. This technique usually works very well.
If a “self-hooking hook” was not good enough, circle hooks have other advantages. Once hooked, billfish tend to leap and violently shake their head side to side to try and loose the hook. It looks spectacular and anglers love it but “J” hooks are sometimes dislodged this way. The circle hooks round shape and the direction of the barb helps to prevent dislodgement so fish don’t de-hook as much when doing their aerial stunts. Another great advantage is that humans hook themselves less in the hand, ear and/or other body parts and clothes with circle hooks because the barb points toward the body of the hook.
Not all circle hooks are created equal though. Besides “normal circle hooks” there are “offset circle hooks” whose barb does not point to the body of the hook but opens up, similar to a “J” hook’s. Depending on the degree that the barb is offset, 4 to 15 degrees, they become about as effective as “J” hooks at deep hooking as in their ability to catch fish. Like “J” hooks, “offset circle hooks” also cause more foul hooking of fish. Foul hooking means hooking a fish by the eye, gills, etc. Billfish depend on their eyesight to hunt and catch their prey so an eye wound seriously diminishes a billfish’s ability to feed and damaging the gills hampers the billfish’s survivability. Some circle hooks are made out of stainless steel and will not degrade with time so if a fish is lost with a stainless steel hook in it, that hook will be in the fish forever.
In Guatemala “catch and release” for all billfish is the law. Since it’s beginning our company has adopted a circle hook only policy for bill fishing and releasing the fish unharmed is a very important goal. Guatemala has the best sailfishing in the world and we do our best to keep it that way.
Happy fishing and tight lines!!
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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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Country: USA
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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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Jun 9, 2003; 08:52PM - Cabo San Lucas Fishing Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Sorry this is late, folks, phone line down at the house and have been waiting all day for the phone company to show up. Some things are the same where ever you are!!!!
Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT JUNE 1- JUNE 8, 2003
WEATHER: The wind died down a bit this week and shifted a little more to the northwest. This resulted in slightly warmer weather and as a result we had nighttime lows in the mid 60’s and daytime highs is the low 90’s. We did have a few windy evenings, Thursday sticks out in my mind as very windy and cool. No rain for us this week and that is no surprise, and we had only scattered clouds.
WATER: Water temperatures on the Pacific side of the Cape continued to remain cold, mostly in the mid 60’s to low 70’s while the Sea of Cortez side of the Cape has temperatures ranging up to 83 degrees with very blue water. Surface conditions on the Pacific remained rough this week with very few boats trying the offshore run and the inshore boats working only a little past the lighthouse, if that far. From the Arches out to the south and east the water remained very choppy and did not really start to settle down until outside Punta Ballena. From there up to Punta Gorda the water was warm, blue and calm.
BAIT: Mostly Caballito available this week and the normal $2 per bait prevailed price-wise. A few Mullet were available as well for those wanting to target Roosterfish and the price was the same for them. There were Sardinas to be found from the bait boats up in the Palmilla area at $25 a scoop.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Plenty of Striped Marlin around but most of them were just swimming around with their mouths closed. Boats were seeing as many as thirty fish a day or as few as three, depending on where they went, but there were not very many of them hungry. The best areas for finding the fish were between Punta Ballena and Red Hill out to 4 miles, this is where the warm water was. The fish seemed more concentrated on the western side of the area and as the week progressed the whole area moved slightly to the west as the strong California current died down. Early in the week dark colored lures pulled far back in the pattern worked well and later on in the week live bait seemed to be the key. Farther east, up past the Gorda Banks, there were reports of Blue Marlin appearing and they were biting on lures in blue/pink and black/red. No really large Blues our way yet, but reported large fish in the 600 class have been found scattered at the East Cape.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Very few Yellowfin were found this week and those that were found were up past Gorda Banks. Perhaps one boat in 15 found Tuna this week, and the most flags I saw flying off of any outrigger was three. Slightly larger than footballs, anglers I talked to reported these fish to be mostly 30 pounders and striking best on small feather in dark colors, and most of them were blind strikes with no porpoise around.
DORADO: The Dorado were scattered this week and there were fish in the warm water in the same areas as the Striped Marlin. Medium sized lures in the 8 inch range, in bright colors, seemed to attract the fish.
WAHOO: Again there were a few Wahoo caught, but not in any concentration. Most of them were found in shallow water (relatively speaking) off of the points. Boats working areas where the depth was 300-600 feet were finding a few fish and they were biting on dark colored lures. A couple of boats tried targeting these fish by pulling high speed jet heads but had no more luck than the average boat.
INSHORE: Roosterfish to 30 pounds and lots of Sierra have resulted in their being designated as “Fish of the Week” by me. Action off of the beaches from Solmar to La Laguna has been steady for the Roosterfish with slow trolled live Mullet being the key. The fish have ranged from 6 pounds to 30 pounds with most of them around 15. Boats working the rocky points with small Rapallas or live Sardinas have seen plenty of action on Sierra ranging to 10 pounds, as well as the occasional blitz from a school of Jack Crevalle moving through. Fishing the rocks with surface poppers, swimming plugs as well as live bait has resulted in some very nice Pargo ranging up to 30 pounds. I talked to several anglers who worked iron this week, both off of the Arches and off of the inner Gorda Banks and they reported good action on Amberjack at Gorda and fair action on Yellowtail at the Arch. Scrambled Egg color and Chrome/Blue worked best of them, with the Scrambled Egg for Amberjack and Chrome/Blue for the Yellowtail.
NOTES: The fishing is fair right now offshore, not every boat is finding fish but there have been plenty of chances for most of them. As the water continues to warm the fishing should continue to improve. The inshore fishing is going off really well and that has been the bright spot this week. We have moved into the summer season as far as the number of tourists coming to town, now it seems that most of our visitors are fishermen. Good for us charter operators but not good for the resorts and golf courses. The steady winds and rough water on the Pacific have the large Yachts that have normally already moved north, standing by for a weather window that will allow passage without getting them pounded. Word from them is that it might occur this week with a few boats trying as early as Tuesday. That means that we should see an improvement in water conditions on the Pacific side, and hopefully an increase in the number of fish being caught. Until next week, keep your lines tight!
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