| 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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Sep 14, 2008; 01:01PM
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Category: Guide Services
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Name for Contacts: Robert Hudson
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Phone: 760-209-3260
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City: June Lake
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State: California
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Country: USA
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I am the owner of Sierra Fly Guide in June Lake, Ca. and would like to add a link to my web site, www.sierraflyguide.net or an ad for it. Maybe you could add a catagory for guides or fly fishing? Contact me and let me now what you need.
Thanks
Robert
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2012 Fish Photo Contest
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DeeDee Ellis60 pounds fo...Red Snapper |
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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.
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Sharkskin color chart...also, available in Sunbrella |
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Dec 22, 2003; 12:38PM - Cabo Bite Report
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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 FOR DECEMBER 14-20, 2003
WEATHER: This weeks highs were in the mid to high 80’s and the lows were in the high 50’s.
We had a bit of scattered cloud cover early in the week, clearing toward the end. No rain, of
course. The wind died down from last weeks blowing and we had only slight breezes for the most
part.
WATER: Surface conditions have been excellent this week with only small swells and a slight
chop almost every day. Water temperatures on the Pacific side have remained in the mid to high
70’s and the Cortez side has been about the same. The only exception on the Cortez side has
been a fairly strong temperature break over the area of the Gorda Banks and in shore to just south
of San Jose. There, the in shore water and water to the north of the Banks has been as cool as 72
degrees while just a very short distance away the water was showing us 76 degrees. Of course,
the cooler water was green as well. Over all, I would call the water conditions good for the entire
week.
BAIT: Bait of the week has been Caballito, as normally happens with the new moon. They
have been the usual $2 per bait and there have been Sardinas as well at the normal $20 per bucket.
FISHING
BILLFISH: Marlin fishing was slow this past week with the exception of those willing to put in
the time soaking live baits deep up to the north of the Pacific Lighthouse. There was a small
concentration of Striped Marlin in the area and if you put in the time you got bit, but it was a tide
event, you had to be there right when the water started moving after the slack. In other areas the
fishing was sketchy with few Striped Marlin sighted on the surface and few Blue Marlin strikes. I
would venture to guess that the Billfish success rate for the Marina was probably as low as 10%,
but the few boats that worked the deep dropped live bait had at least quadruple that rate, with
some boats getting multiple bites and fish. The water is still warm enough for Blue Marlin and
there were a few caught, mostly in the 250-300 pound class.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: The Yellowfin were far off shore this week, at least most of them. I did
talk to a few boats that were able to find Pods of Porpoise as close as 11 miles and also were able
to get fish out of them, but for the most part the fish were 30 miles out. Average size was just a
little bigger than footballs at #20, but there were a few good catches of fish to 45 pounds. Best
areas seemed to be straight south 30 miles and from there to the south end of the San Jaime
Banks. Live Sardinas on #2 hooks dropped back in a chum line worked when the fish were not
moving fast, otherwise it was a run-and-gun deal if there were more than three boats working the
fish. For only one or two boats working, feathers in dark colors and cedar plugs worked well.
DORADO: There were some great catches of Dorado made this week, at least early in the
week. Almost all the action was on the Pacific side up around Golden Gate Banks. The key to
the great results was plenty of live bait and being able to find floating debris. Quite a few boats
were able to do both and caught limits of Dorado to 35 pounds with a few fish a bit larger. In all
other areas the fishing was slow for Dorado, with only a scattered fish showing up. There were
fish in close to shore, sometimes within 100 yards of the beach, but for the most part these were
smaller fish, the larger ones going a possible 15 pounds.
WAHOO: The floating debris holding Dorado was also kicking out some nice Wahoo to 50
pounds to the first boats on the scene. As many as four fish a boat were found on some of the
wood out there. In other areas, the edges of the San Jaime and the Golden Gate let go of some
fish in the 40-70 pound class and I heard that there were a couple of large fish, close to 100
pounds caught on the Outer Gorda Bank early in the week. On the Cortez side live bait seemed
to be the best bet while deep swimming plugs and metal jet head lures worked well on the Pacific
banks.
IN SHORE: Sierra, small Dorado and a few small Roosterfish pretty made up all the inshore
action this week. Oh yeah, a scattering of needlefish as well! Most of the Pangas that went out
decided to try off shore as far as 10 miles since the fishing just off the beach was so slow.
NOTES: It is strange that the flights down to Cabo are almost all full but there seems to be so
few people in town. Perhaps it is the holiday season and most of the people are families and just
stay at the resorts. The fact that there are so few people in town show up in the number of boats
going out this week, it has been slow for charters as well. Add in the fact that the fishing has
slowed down, and I start to feel lethargic! This week is Christmas though, and everyone here is
starting to get into the spirit. I hope that where ever you are, you are getting into the holiday
spirit as well. Perhaps you will get a fishing trip to Cabo from Santa! Felize Navidad and tight
lines, see you next week! This weeks report was written to the music of Lacy J. Dalton.
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