| 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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Oct 8, 2008; 02:13AM
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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
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Jul 2003 Best Fishing Photo
$50 worth of free fishing tackle for the photo with the most votes by July 31, 2003
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Mar 5, 2009; 05:22PM - Meat Stock Cube Chemical Lure
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Category: Fishing tips and tricks
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Author Name: Mike Cobb
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
MEAT STOCK CUBE CHEMICAL LURE
This started off by being an applied science project in school linked to fishing for predatory species. I am happy for anyone to try it out. It takes some preparation but is worth the experiment. You can use it for river, lake or sea fishing from a bank, beach, pier or boat. Use the strongest line you have for dragging. Have a camera to get evidence of your catch.
First get your meat stock cubes – the red varieties are the best imitation of the fluids that leak from wounded prey. They are much cheaper if bought in the large boxes and cost even less if you can get them put on someone else’s shopping list.
You also need a pair of tights or stockings so ask nicely – particularly if someone is wearing them at the time!
Cut the tights/stockings up into 10cm (4in) squares and put them onto a flat surface.
Take the foil wrapping off of each stock cube being careful not to crumble it and place one centrally onto each square of the tights/stockings.
Tie the four corners of the material together into a firm knot – a test of your dexterity – you may need to use bigger squares at first and trim them up afterwards.
Then tie a length of line inside the knot of each lure bag leaving plenty of spare to attach to the eye on your lure. Store your bags in a waterproof and crushproof container.
When you are ready to fish attach a bag to the eye of your lure making sure that you tie the knot so that a used bag can be easily removed from the eye but cannot slip off during movement underwater. A pair of fine scissors will useful to do the cutting during bag changing. Dispose of used bags and line responsibly please – not into the water or onto the site.
Keep safe – wear a lifejacket if you are fishing on or by deep water. Keep yourself warm and waterproof. Do not fish on your own – it is safer with others. Let someone know where you are going and have a means of contacting him or her.
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Dec 9, 2007; 09:35PM - Custom Fit Boat Cover
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Price: Varies
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Name for Contacts: Elite Outdoors
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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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Mar 9, 2009; 02:31PM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Cabo Fish Report
March 2-8, 2009
WEATHER: Our nighttime lows this week were in the mid to high 60’s while the daytime highs ranged from 84 to 92 degrees with it cooling a bit toward the end of the week. It also felt a bit damper in the mornings and there was condensation on the car windows at the end of the week. We had a bit of wind on Saturday as it blew at around 15 knots from the southwest for around four or five hours in the middle of the day, but it was a local wind and only seemed to affect the Sea of Cortez.
WATER: Just as it was last week, the water on the Cortez side of the Cape was cooler than the water on the Pacific side. The cool water that had been up along the coast from Cabo to Punta Gorda and then broke toward the east moved in a southerly direction over the past week and now the break is from Cabo and due east across the 115o and Cabrillo Seamount. Close to the beach the water is a cool 71 degrees and very green, warming to 73 degrees at the Seamount and clearing up a bit. Five miles due south of the Cape and running in an east-west direction is a temperature break with water on the south side at 76 degrees. This break runs from south of the Seamount to the San Jaime Bank, once at the Jaime Bank the water warms to 78 degrees and the break extends toward the northwest. Inside this temperature break the water averages 74-75 degrees. The water on the Pacific side up at the Golden Gate Bank, where most of the fishing has been taking place has been great with small swells, just a little wind ripple.
BAIT: There was a mix of Mackerel and Caballito available this week at the normal price of $3 per bait and there were Sardinas available up around the Chileno area at a cost of $25 a scoop. Most boats fishing the Golden Gate were catching their own bait in order to “match the hatch”, so to speak.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The amazing Striped Marlin action continued this week as the Golden Gate area went red hot early, it tapered a bit toward the end of the week then turned on again at the weekend. It was combat fishing most of the time with boats running to the feeders as they popped up. At the beginning of the week there were so many birds and such large numbers of bait balls coming to the surface that catching fish was no problem. Later in the week, Thursday and Friday, the numbers coming to the surface declined and the boats were really competing for the fish. Many boats caught good numbers by drifting with live baits set deep while the rest of the fleet ran around chasing the bird piles. Getting your live bait on site was the key to getting good numbers. While early in the week the Marlin would eat almost anything you threw at them, they became picky later in the week. I did well using dead Sardines thrown into the feeding boils. Every time we came to a boil there were scales drifting around so the little bait balls they were chasing were Sardines. Using a Sabiki rig with hagi skin flies (clear wings) caught Sardines; Lucky Joes with red and yellow yarn caught the small Mackerel. Of course the problem was the Sardines do not stay alive in the bait tank, and since they are lightweight the birds often got to them before the Marlin did. A ¼ ounce egg sinker rigged under the chin got the dead bait down away from the birds and then getting bit was easy.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Not this last week but the week before there was a very, very nice Yellowfin caught at the Golden Gate Bank by one of the fleet boats. They were fishing a deep bait when they hooked up to the Tuna that later weighed 380 pounds at the main dock scales. The anglers were a local chiropractor and his family. Other than that bit of news, there is not much to report on Yellowfin. An occasional school of fish has been found with Porpoise, but the fish never reappear in the same area, and they have been moving through very quickly.
DORADO: There were scattered Dorado caught among the feeders at the Golden Gate Bank as well as some fish scattered up around the Punta Gorda area early in the week. Without any floating debris to hold them we have just not seen very many this week.
WAHOO: I did not hear of any Wahoo being caught this week.
INSHORE: Sierra continued to be on a wide-open bite this week with limits being easy to get. The fishing for other species was good as well with Pargo, Amberjack and Yellowtail biting lures and live bait. The fishing seems to have moved over to the Pacific side for the most part, as the water is so green on the Cortez side.
NOTES: Little pup Mako sharks have been biting on live and dead baits at the Golden Gate Bank; thankfully most of them are being released. These guys have been small, from 10 to 30 pounds, not sexually mature yet. There are still whales around, but not in the numbers we were seeing so most of them have moved back toward the north. This weeks report was written to the music of David Foster on his CD/DVD release “Hit Man, David Foster and Friends”, a 2008 Reprise release. Until next week, tight lines!
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