| 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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Feb 23, 2018; 07:00AM
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Category: Guide Services
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Name for Contacts: Quepos Fishing Charters
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Phone: 1-800-388-9957
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City: Quepos
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Country: Costa Rica
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Quepos Fishing Charters is located
in the Quepos, Costa Rica and we
offer Full Day and 3/4 Day trips.
We’re ready to give you the fishing
experience of a lifetime!
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Capt. Charle...Up to 22lbs.Red Snapper |
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May 1, 2004; 02:24AM - In-Depth Spinnerbaiting
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Category: Fishing tips and tricks
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Author Name: Steven Narup
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
When most people are asked, “what is a spinnerbait?” They will more then likely reply with this, “it has a hook with a wire attached to it, with a lead head and a silicone skirt, with either one or two blades.” The majority of the time they will automatically describe the clothes pin spinnerbait. Well in essence, there is much more to that. There is more then just that style of spinnerbait, this is what most people do not understand. Two other spinnerbait types are just as productive when presented in the right situation. These two baits are the tail-spinner and the in-line spinner. These baits are slowly catching on to the clothespin spinnerbait.
There are quite a few styles of spinnerbaits, including tail spinners, in-line spinners, and clothespin style spinnerbaits. Each style has there own time and place. The most widely used of these spinnerbait choices, is the clothes pin style.
Tail spinners can be a great choice when fishing for smallmouth bass and or finicky largemouth due to the bait’s compact size.
In-line Spinners became obsolete for many years by most bass anglers. Until now, they are slowly catching on to both Smallmouth and Largemouth anglers.
In-line spinners are a great bait when the fish are active but they can also be great when presented it other situations. Most people use in-line spinners when the fish are in a negative feeding mood, due to the bait’s smaller more compact size. There is one problem with in-line spinners, which keep the majority of people away from them, the fact that they will give you line twist. To help with this scenario try a high quality stainless steel ball bearing, this will cut back on the line twist. A ball bearing helps prevent line twist like so, when the bait starts to spin and twist in the water column the line will most likely twist without a ball bearing. However, if you have a ball bearing connecting the mainline to the leader, when the bait twists the ball bearing spins the line back so that the line will not twist as easily. If by any chance you do have line twist, let out a couple hundred feet of line into the water and turn your trolling motor on, this will get most of the twist out of your line. Another trick is the tie your line to a heavy object and stretch the line out by tightening your drag and pulling the line.
The clothespin style spinnerbait comes in many different combinations including blade size and style and different size heads. There are Steel and Titanium wires. The Titanium version is nearly indestructible, and needs little or no tuning at all. Titanium also lets off quite a bit more vibration then steel. The heads on clothespin spinnerbaits are starting to be produced with different materials as well, such as Lead, and Tungsten. Spinnerbait anglers are slowly starting to make the switch to Tungsten spinnerbaits, due to the fact the head is almost 3/4 the size of lead, making the bait work through cover almost effortlessly.
In general, spinnerbaits are a very versatile lure, which is one main reason why most bass anglers use them. Bass anglers have been using them for many years now and they still produce fish as if they came out yesterday, you just have to know the different ways to fish the bait.
Tail spinners can be great finesse baits and they can be fished shallow or deep, because the body of the bait is lead, with a little blade on the back. The majority of tail spinners come with a single treble hook, making them not as easy as the clothespin style spinnerbait when trying to fish through thick cover. To work the tail-spinner you can just reel the bait back to the boat, by doing this you will reduce the odds of catching more fish, but it does work. Instead, you should give the bait a little action. You can yo-yo the bait by letting the bait fall to the bottom, then pick your rod tip up to about a 10 o’clock position, just keep repeating this procedure unless you are not producing. On the other hand, you can do a combination of things, to give the fish something different to look at. You can yo-yo the bait during part of the cast, then reel, or twitch it back to the boat. One last way to fish this bait would be to vertical jig it, in deep, clear, cold water. This technique will work in different conditions, but works best in deep, clear, cold water. When you vertical jig a tail spinner you cast the bait out a few feet and let the bait fall vertically, on a semi-slack line then you slowly lift your rod tip and shake the bait, let the bait fall and keep repeating this process. I like to use baitcasting gear when fishing tail spinners, but there are times when you need to fish lighter baits and that is when spinning gear comes into play. I mainly fish Pflueger rods and reels. The rods are very nice they come with premium Fuji guides and a Fuji reel seat, making the rod one nice package. I really like the Trion Baitcasting reel because they come with five ball bearings, one roller bearing and a smooth multi-disc main gear applied star drag system, making this a great reel for mostly any type of fishing. The reel is great if you want to fish a lighter line, because you can set your drag and the drag is so smooth that when a fish pulls there will not be as much stress on the line itself.
In-line spinners have been around for over fifty years, and they are still going strong, Mepps has been in the in-line spinner business for a while now, and they still sell great. Most anglers do not use in-line spinners while fishing for bass instead they are using bigger in-line spinners fishing for pike or musky. However, I know they are missing a lure that can catch bass like it can pike and musky. I have had great success fishing in-line spinners in creek openings, where the creek empties into the main river, fishing for smallmouth bass. In-line spinners can be worked shallow or deep, they come with or without tails, painted blades or non-painted blades. When you work an in-line spinner, the best possible way to fish these is to reel them in. If you try to jerk the bait, you will lose a lot of action, because in-line spinners are not made for jerking. In-line spinners let off a lot of flash, and maximum flash happens when you just reel it in. When I fish in-line spinners I like to use spinning gear preferably the Pflueger Trion spinning rod in a 6 ½ foot medium action, with a Pflueger Trion spinning reel, because they come in a 6:3:1 gear ratio which will allow you to speed up the bait without getting as tired out. They are very smooth and cast light baits a mile.
Clothespin spinnerbaits are one of your more versatile baits in the spinnerbait family. You can work them quite a few different ways, and give the bait action if you desire. When I work a safety pin spinnerbait, I really like to use a Pflueger Trion Baitcasting rod, anywhere from 6-foot medium to a 7-foot medium heavy action. The 6-foot rod will help you when you want to make accurate casts, and the 7-foot rod will help when you want to get distance with your bait. With the Trion rods, they are extra sensitive high modulus graphite, which will give you the ability to feel the blades turn on your bait. I will throw the bait on 15-20 pound test Berkley Trilene XL. When you work a safety pin spinnerbait, you can just reel it in, but again you are going to be missing some fish. When I fish a safety pin style spinnerbait, I sometimes jerk the bait, doing this gives the bait sort of an injured baitfish presentation. You can also let the bait flutter down, then you pick up your rod tip, and repeat, doing this gives the bait a yo-yo type effect. If I am going to be fishing a spinnerbait in cold water, I will look for anything that lets off heat because this will warm up the water just a little bit, fish do feel the difference, and I will fish the bait around that. If the fish are just coming up and nipping at the bait, you may want to add a trailer hook for extra insurance. I will usually throw a spinnerbait with a trailer hook in any tournament situation. If the fish are coming up and hitting that bait and not taking it you can use a soft plastic trailer, I prefer the three-inch Bear Claw Grub from Bearpaws Custom Handpoured Baits. I like the Bearpaws grub because it comes with the scent baked right in to the bait, this will give you a definite edge on other anglers, because you will not need to use scent on the exterior of the bait.
Spinnerbaits are a great and versatile lure that have made a lot of many for companies in the fishing industry. The only thing I can that I can leave you with say is next time you go out on the water, I dare you to tie on a spinnerbait, and I know that you will not regret it.
To contact Bearpaws Custom Handpoured Baits please contact John Olsen at http://www.bearpawshandpouredbaits.com. If you are interested in any of the reels that Pflueger has to offer please go to http://www.pfluegerfishing.com
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May 13, 2019; 08:07PM - OCEAN-TAMER Marine Grade Bean Bags
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Category: Boats
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Price: $79.95 - $139.95
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Name for Contacts: Frank Abruzzino
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Phone: (941) 776-1133
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City: Palmetto
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State: Florda
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Country: usa
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May 26, 2003; 11:52AM - Fly Hooker Daily Fishing Reports
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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“FLY HOOKER” FISH TOTALS FOR THE WEEK:
Striped Marlin: 9 fish tagged and released (#140)
Wahoo: 2 fish caught (#70)
Dorado: 2 fish caught (#20)
Tuna: 37 fish caught (#80)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MAY 19, 2003
Greg Wlazlowski is our angler for today and he has returned to Cabo with his wife Chris and
will be fishing for three days this week, sort of a busman’s holiday if you will, as he works
part-time as deckhand on a Sportfishing boat back home in New Jersey. Today Juan and Manuel
took Greg 12 miles to the south of the Lighthouse (Pacific) before putting lines in the water.
Most of their time was spent working 18-20 miles south and boy, was Greg happy with the
results! The water was a bit choppy but he fought every one of the fish standing up. Total for the
day was one Striped Marlin, tagged and released, two Dorado in the 20 pound range, two
Wahoo, one of them over 60 pounds on a Marauder and one over 70 pounds on a High-5
Green/Black lure (nice fish!) and around a dozen Tuna, all of them 20 pound fish. Right after the
trip he was fine but when we saw him and Chris in the evening, he was starting to feel the pain in
his arms! Greg is fishing again on Thursday and Friday, lets hope the fishing and the weather
holds!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MAY 20, 2003
Richard, his wife and friend went fishing for a 1/2 day the day before yesterday with another
boat and caught nothing. No bueno, so they saw Greg come in yesterday with all the flags flying
and they are friends of friends, so....next thing you know, we get contacted and here they are!
Richard would really like fish to take home but the most important thing, according to him, is that
they don’t leave Cabo “skunked”. Juan and Manuel tried their best. On the way out to the same
area they worked yesterday they got a hit from what Juan said was a very big Wahoo, but it did
not stay on. Once they got to the area, 20 miles out, they started to see lots of porpoise but could
not get hit. Finally they tossed bait to a Striped Marlin and they fought that to the boat, then
tagged it with a “Billfish Foundation” tag and released the fish. A short while later they did the
same thing again (with a different Marlin, of course). A little later on they hooked one more, but
lost if after a very short time. No bites from any Tuna, no meat to take home, but two release
certificates coming at them in a few weeks, and good memories! Thanks folks, every day is
different, perhaps next time there will be “meat” fish for you to catch and return home with!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 21 MAY, 2003
Anyone familiar with Cabo knows Brad Pollack, the owner of our favorite hang-out,
“Tanga-Tanga” and the “Fish House Restaurant”. He and our friend Rod L’Anglais, the owner of
“Emil-Lene’s Sirloin House” in Aurora, Colorado were our anglers on the “Fly Hooker” today.
Both of them are very good friends of ours and their request for the day was for Yellowfin Tuna.
Juan and Manuel did their best but were not able to get into the fish until late in the morning and
the fish were 24-26 miles to the south. Once they found them, the action was good with multiple
strikes. Most of the fish were 20 pounders but Rod hooked into one that may have gone 60-70
pounds. Having just finished bringing in two Tuna, we was pretty maxed out after around 15
minutes and handed the rod off to Brad, and he was able to finish the fish off. The fog moved
into the area while they were out there and it got cold! After that action they turned to head in
and picked up a couple more fish, then cruised on back. Juan slipped and twisted his back on the
return trip while washing down the deck so he is out of action for tomorrow. The 160 quart
cooler was full of great fillets at the end of the trip and both Road and Brad were very happy with
the action.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 22 MAY, 2003
Today is Greg’s second day of fishing and since he had enough meat to take home from
Monday’s outing, and he can catch all the Yellowfin he wants back in New Jersey, today is a
Marlin outing. Again, the action did not happen until late in the day and I was told that while they
tossed bait to several fish prior to the first hook-up, that was not until 10am. Manuel and Edgar
worked the area of the “95 Spot” and there was plenty of action. The water was off-colored and
cold, down to 71 degrees, but for some reason the fish were concentrated there. From 10am until
1pm Greg wore his arms out fighting, tagging and releasing three Striped Marlin! Other fish were
seen and worked, and no fish that bit got away. The wind started blowing last night around
midnight and did not let up all day so there was quite a bit of wind chop out there along with
some nice sized swells. Greg wants to do a repeat of today’s trip for tomorrow and has requested
that I go along. I have my fingers crossed that the action remains good!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 23 MAY, 2003
This is Greg Wlazlowski’s third and final day of fishing on this vacation and he has invited me
to go along. After the great action he had yesterday I figured that the black cloud that sometimes
seems to follow me when I go on the boat and the target is Marlin might just vanish.
Hahaha....around noon we were both starting to wonder if maybe that little thing was still hanging
around my head and affecting the luck of others around me. Juan and Manuel took us out to the
same area where all the fish had been yesterday and we did spot a fish on the surface, but looking
back at it later on we decided that the fish had been sleeping, just barely moving at all. As soon as
Greg tossed the bait near it, the fish went down. That was at 8:15 in the morning and since the
fish had bit late yesterday, we were not too worried about it at the time. Along about 10:30 I
started to get a little concerned but did not say anything to Greg. At 11 Manuel spotted another
fish on the surface and it was moving, not sleeping. Juan tossed the bait this time, and the fish
acted like it wanted to eat, lighting up a bit and scaring the heck out of the Mackerel. I pinned on
another bait as Juan reeled in to change and the Marlin started to chase mine around also, but it
just wouldn’t eat! Juan got another bait out and we now had two live Mackerel swimming
around that the Marlin would not touch. Juan reeled in his one more time and slammed it on the
deck, stunning the bait in the hope that the fish would eat one if it was easier to catch. No dice,
this fish just disappeared on us. At 12:30 Manuel sighted another tail and Juan tossed out the bait
one more time. Just goes to show you, never give up! This fish ate the bait like it was hungry,
just came right in and grabbed it! Greg started to work the fish as we cleared the lines and the
first few minutes the fish was coming right to the boat. I started to think maybe someone else had
just released the Marlin and Greg was saying that the fish did not have a lot of fight to it when all
of a sudden it took off on a good run. Lots of runs later and after quite a few jumps in the 25
minutes it took to get the fish boatside I was able to place the tag as Juan held the leader. As the
fish felt the tag go in it made a surge and the #100 leader parted. No black cloud now and Greg
and I high fived it with Juan and Manuel and we trolled back home with no further action, but not
skunked either! Thanks for the invite Greg, I hope the lures you are taking home with you work
out well. Until we get a chance to see you and Chris again, tight lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 25 MAY, 2003
Sol and Brenda Watson are from New York and are here for just two days, they flew in last
night and leave tomorrow for the East Cape. Sol is a fly fisherman and would love to get a Marlin
on the fly, Brenda loves to fish but would prefer conventional tackle. They were directed to us
through “Baja On The Fly”, owned by Gary and Yvonne Graham. As the trip was to focus on fly
fishing, I went along. We began at 8 miles out, in the 95 spot area but did not see any fish until
the 12 mile mark, almost due east of the marina. On the way, Sol and I ran through what would
happen (assuming things went the way we wanted) when a fish came in. The first fish we spotted
I tried to toss out the bridled live bait and the dacron line ripped through the attachment area and
the bait flew off. ****, I quickly pinned on another live bait on a rig with a hook and tossed it out
there. The fish came in to the bait and I tried to reel it in and keep it away from the Marlin, then
too late realized that the drag had not been set and there was nothing to work with. The Marlin
grabbed the Mackerel and swam off with it as I got the drag set up and handed the rod to Sol.
With the hook set, it took him 25 minutes to catch, tag and release his first Marlin ever, and the
first one he has ever seen close up in person! His previous big fish were a Sailfish and a Tarpon
of about #140. Knowing there were fish in the area we continued to work it. We baited two
more Marlin with only one showing interest, but it would not take the fly. A little later we found
another fish that we were able to tease right up to the transom, but again, the fish showed no
interest in the fly and we eventually allowed it to eat the bait and we got Brenda on the fish! At
about 30 minutes into the fight we broke the starboard throttle cable so I had to work the throttle
from the engine as we spun the boat back and forth chasing the fish. Brenda had plenty of
coaching from Sol, and a little help from Hector (Manual’s day off) and after 65 minutes and lots
of action, she got to see her fish up close and personal as we placed a tag in it and released the
#140 Marlin. Great job Brenda! We saw several other fish on the way back in but most of them
went down by the time we got to them. All in all, a great day with two released Striped Marlin
and two happy anglers. Don’t worry Sol, you will probably get one on the fly at the East Cape!
Thanks for fishing with us and have a great vacation!
Until next week, Tight Lines from George, Mary, Juan and Manuel, the “Fly Hooker” crew!
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