| 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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Jan 22, 2010; 11:08AM
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Category: Canada Fishing Trips
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Name for Contacts: James Bowden
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Phone: 1 800 585-8069
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City: Haileybury
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State: Ontario
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Country: Canada
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Imagine the opportunity to catch six different species of gamefish while being pampered at a remote island lodge in Northern Ontario, Canada. Red Pine Wilderness Lodge is that place. As hosts for the last 21 years my wife Janice and I have accommodated many satisfied guests from North America and some as far away as Singapore. Although Walleye is the most popular target, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass Whitefish, Perch and Brook Trout are all available on the 28 miles of Lady Evelyn Lake or the portage lakes that we feature. Check out all the details at www.redpinelodge.com or call the toll-free number to book your next all-inclusive fishing adventure.
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2009 best fishing photo contest
A free tackle package to the photo with the most votes sponsored by
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Orrin Olsen395 lbs.Pacific Halibut |
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Jan 15, 2003; 09:20PM - Zombie Rig
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Category: Rigging techniques
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Author Name: Wes Partain
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
I primarily use this rig for King Mackeral fishing on the East coast. The rig is very simple. When using a ribbon fish deep try attaching a single bait hook roughly 8-10 inches above the ribbon fish. This technique will provide more action to the dead ribbon fish and will also appear to the King Mackeral that the ribbon is attempting to feed on the live bait. All avid King Mackeral anglers know that a large king is more acceptable during a feed. I hope that this rig will help add an edge to everyone who fishes live bait for King Mackeral. The rig should be tied as described below:
30 - 50lb barrel swivel to haywire twist, 4 inch #6 leader wire, haywire twist to single bait hook (sz. preference), haywire twist 8 inch #6 wire, Hookup jig head 3/16, haywire twist to 3 or 4 hook stinger setup. No picture is provided due to the length of the rig. The small wire and hooks are not noticable when whole rig is in frame.
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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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Nov 17, 2003; 01:20PM - 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 FISH REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 9 TO NOVEMBER 15, 2003
WEATHER: It was nice and sunny at the start of the week but we ended up with
overcast skies for most of the weekend. There was a threat of rain that did not
materialize here in Cabo but we could see it falling in the mountains. Our day time
highs were in the low 90’s, up a bit from last week, while our night time lows were
mostly in the very low 70’s. It was a fairly comfortable week all the way around!
WATER: Surface temperatures this week were mostly in the 81 degree range almost
all around. There was a warm water finger pointing at us down south at 30 miles, and
the water there was in the 83 and 84 degree range. On the Sea Of Cortez the wind
was minimal for most of the week, at least until you got to the Punta Gorda area, then it
really kicked in. On the Pacific side we had great surface conditions up until Friday
afternoon, then the wind turned on from the north-west and really raised a commotion.
It seemed to die down a bit on Saturday afternoon.
BAIT: Plenty of Sardinas available this week at the normal $20 a bucket and there
were a few Caballito starting to show up as well. They were the normal $2 each.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Blue Marlin action continues to wind down but there were a few caught this
week. The best area, both for the Blue Marlin and the Striped Marlin, seemed to be
close to town, just within 8 miles of the lighthouse on the Pacific side. For the Blue
Marlin, lures were the ticket and the preferred colors were blue/green and blue/silver.
The Blues were mostly in the #250 range though there were a couple released which
were reported as being in the #500 class. The striped Marlin seemed to prefer live bait
this week and there were quite a few spotted. They were not staying on the surface
long though, you needed to cast to quite a few before you hooked up with a hungry
one. That was tough to do as sighting them was difficult, they were just under the
surface and went down quickly.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There were football and school fish out there this week, but the
really big cows were few and far between. 20 miles and more to the south seemed to
be where they were, and it looked like that was around the boundary area where the 81
degree water met the 83 degree water. Most of the fish were caught on lures as they
were moving around pretty fast with the porpoise, but when things got slow, heavy
chumming with Sardinas brought the bite back on. Not everyone got into the fish, but
those that made the trip and were among the first there averaged three or four fish per
boat.
DORADO: There is not much I can say about the Dorado that I have not already said
in each weeks report for the last month. Again, the key to a good catch was finding a
floating piece of debris that held fish. You might see 5 or six pieces of wood over the
course of the day and maybe one of them would hold some fish. If you were lucky, no
one else had found it yet and the fish would be willing to bite! There were Dorado
caught by boats slow trolling live bait just outside the beach area as well, but the fish
were not very large, most of them were reported in the 15 pound range, but I did talk to
one angler who came up with a #40 fish working live bait.
WAHOO: Some decent Wahoo were caught this week and it seemed that they were a
bit more concentrated than normal. Or at least they were in the areas where you would
expect to find them! On the Banks and on the drop-offs the bite was sporadic but there.
One of the hot spots this week was up at Punta Gorda, just a few miles off the beach.
Most of the Pangas working out of La Playita in San Jose were getting at least one fish
a day, up to 90 pounds. The bite was early and on the tide change. Lots of bite-offs on
live bait, most of the fish were fooled with live bait run on very small wire leader.
INSHORE: Inshore action this week picked up just a little bit with a very good bite on
Skipjack and Bonita to 10 pounds. That bite was early and on Sardinas. There were
Sierra reported being caught off the Solmar beach and up north to the lighthouse, but
the fish were small, most of them under three pounds. Scattered Dorado and an
occasional Jack Crevalle kept things interesting.
NOTES: All the tournaments are over for the year, thank goodness, and now we just
have to make it through the holidays. The fishing is slowly improving as the weeks roll
by and we are really hoping for a great Striped Marlin season. I have talked to a few
people who have been fishing up in Mag Bay and the story is “wide open bite on
everything except Striped Marlin”, it appears they have just not come down from up
north yet. That may mean that we will be a little late on the bite this year, but it should
happen really strong when it takes off. Meanwhile, we are hoping the fish that are
making the bite “wide open” up there, move on down to our area! Well, that’s it for this
week. If you get a chance to get a line in the water, go do it! I heard from a friend of
mine that they were catching Yellowfin Tuna 5 miles off the beach at Newport Beach,
Cal., unbelievable! Until next week, tight lines!
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