| 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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| 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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Category: Fishing Tackle Wanted
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Name for Contacts: Frank
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Looking for Rapala Rattlin Fat Raps and
Rapala Rattlin Deep Downs. Will buy at
reasonable price. Doesn't matter what the
color, thanks
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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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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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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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Nov 10, 2014; 10:25PM - GORDO BANKS PANGAS San José Del Cabo
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
San José Del Cabo
Anglers –
November 2, 2014
We are now in the peak Fall Season, normally a very bustling period for the
Los Cabos area. This year the situation is much different, as many Resorts
are still in the rebuilding stage and combined with changing airline
schedules, has contributed to below normal capacity level crowds of
tourists, as try to find available flights and accommodations. By the
coming New Year we do expect to see many more resorts reopening their doors
to tourists. For the time being we are seeing more visitors arrive, just
not like we would normally expect to see.
The climate has been absolutely ideal, clear skies, slight chill early in
the morning, warming up quickly to 90 degrees later in the day. Only a
couple of days of north winds, mostly calm ocean conditions with minimal
swell activity for anglers. Water temperatures are still averaging in the
mid 80’s. Clear blue water is found close to shore now, most fishing
activity has been taking place within 2 to 8 miles from shore.
Sardinas became more scattered from where they had been school in the
Puerto Los Cabos Marina jetty area, heavy pressure from the Bisbee
tournament seems to hurt local bait supplies, teams pay big money to local
pangeros to fill large ice chests with bait for chumming, this is a marlin
tournament, why are so many sardinas needed, apparently to chum up more
skipjack or smaller yellowfin to be used as baitfish for the billfish, it
just seems there should be some control on this, sustainable bait
populations are very fragile these days. Surely the upcoming WON Tuna
Jackpot will put even more negative pressure on this local bait resource.
Dorado became more scarce this past week, we heard of more dorado being
found on the Pacific fishing grounds, compared to in the direction of San
Jose del Cabo. Wahoo were consistently being found in schools on the normal
grounds north of Punta Gorda. Anglers were finding many opportunities at
hooking into these speedsters, having five, six or seven strikes per
morning was not uncommon. Strikes are coming on trolled Rapalas, skirted
lead heads and slow trolling trap-hooked chihuil.Most of the wahoo being
accounted for weighed in the 15 to 30 lb. class, though there were some
fish up to 45 lb. landed.
Yellowfin tuna were a main targeted species on the La Fortuna to Iman
Banks, the tuna schooling here were striking on sardinas, these fish were
mixed with a variety of aggressive skipjack, weighing to 20 pounds, average
catches ranged from 1 to 5 yellwofin per charter, many more skipjack than
tuna were being hooked into. The chance of hooking into the larger cows
sized yellowfin tuna still was concentrated around the Gordo Banks,
yellowfin in the 50 to 300 pounds are holding on these grounds, though
getting them to bite has been another story, everyday there are reports of
maybe one or two nice fish being hooked into. This past week we weighed one
tuna of 204 pounds in, one fish weighing close to 300 lb. was taken last
Sunday, other large fish were lost and yellowfin tuna of 80 to 100 lb. were
reported by anglers that were on scouting trips for next week’s Tuna
Jackpot, surely this year’s event will have some very stiff competition.
Billfish action was spread out, though a few more blacks and blues were
hooked in this past week, weighing up to 300 pounds plus. It is the time of
year where an offshore grand slam could happen, there are sailfish,
striped, blue and black marlin now in local waters. Not much found off the
bottom recently, most anglers are now targeting surface species.
Local La Playita panga fleet’s are back operating out of the panga basin of
Puerto Local Cabo Marina, this particular area sustained heavy disastrous
damage from Hurricane Odile. Work conditions continue to prove extremely
challenging. Rebuilding progress for this facility is now frustratingly at
a standstill, not even simple conveniences such as fresh running water,
bathroom facilities, suitable parking, electricity for any form of
lighting, or even an accessible boat ramp for making needed maintenance
schedules, the only usable marina ramp now has a chain in place and fleet
owners are required to pay high fees for the privilege of using it, the
list could go on. These are simple conveniences which could all be
addressed in timely fasion, though Marina Management has other priorities,
no effort or expense has gone towards helping this panga area. Locals seem
to be on their own in tackling the rebuilding undertaking. Waiting for
Governmental help, funding for the necessary specialized equipment, appears
to be on a long road ahead.
The combined panga fleets launching out of La Playita, Puerto Los Cabos
Marina sent out approximately 70 charters for the week, with anglers
reporting a fish count of: 4 sailfish, 2 blue marlin, 3 black marlin, 3
striped marlin, 78 wahoo, 82 yellowfin tuna, 9 dorado, 10 rainbow runners,
24 bonito, 320 skipjack, 14 cabrilla, 8 barred pargo and 20 triggerfish.
Good fishing, Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson / Operator
619 488-1859
Los Cabos (624) 142-1147
e-mail:gordobanks@yahoo.com
WWW.GORDOBANKS.COM
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