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About 60% of US Anglers practice catch and release.
Women make up about 33% of fresh water anglers and
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Feb 26, 2018; 07:04AM
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Category: Sportfishing Charters
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Name for Contacts: PESCADORA
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Phone: 877 898 4999
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E-mail: pescadoracostarica@gmail.com
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City: Quepos
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State: Quepos
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Country: Costa Rica
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| Description: |
Aboard Pescadora and fish with
world champion captain mainor
oporta. Pescadora is a 41-Foot
Sport fishing Yacht in Quepos,
Costa Rica.Pescadora specializes in
sport fishing in Quepos, Costa
Rica. Pescadora is a 41-foot Ronin
fishing yacht.
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Aug 12, 2003; 10:50AM - Jiggin' It
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Category: Freshwater Bass Fishing Tips
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Author Name: Steven Narup
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Author E-mail: sdnbassproaol.com@2catchfish.com
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
Jigs come in all sorts of shapes, colors, sizes, and even skirt materials. There are a bunch of different ways to fish them as well. However, to be able to catch them when the fishing is tough, you have to be very versatile. In this article, I will go through different ways of fishing jigs and I will begin to get you acquainted with this wonderful lure called a jig, in this little guide called “Jiggin’ It”.
Let me first give you a little bit of “background” about jigs. Jigs come made with many different kinds of materials. Just to name a few hair, tinsel and silicone. However, in this guide we will mostly be talking about silicone jigs. Silicone jigs are much easier too fish. Being that when they get wet, they become waterproof making them easier to slide through thick vegetation. To help aid the jig going through the thick milfoil some people use scent.
Jigs come in many different shapes and size, they even come with different shaped heads for different types of applications. They come made with a flipping, swimming, and even a stand-up type head. They also come in an array of different weight heads.
Jigs even come in countless colors and even different shades. It is best that when you first start out fishing a jig you should stick to basic colors. Some of the basic jig colors would include brown and orange, moss green and even black and blue.
When selecting a jig by its size you want to use as less weight as possible. Using less weight will give the jig a more realistic action and presentation. You also need less weight because bass will normally hit the jig when it is on the fall, and using less weight will help the jig fall slower. While we are talking about fall rate lets talk a little about jig trailers. Plastic trailers work great for cooler water, when the fish are more active. Jigs with pork are a deadly combination when the water temperature drops below 60. When you pick a trailer, you should keep in mind to match the trailer color to the color of the jigs skirt.
Now lets get into how to fish a jig. There are many different ways to fish them. One of the more popular ways to fish them is to do a hop and swim type retrieve. When you do this, you should make a long cast and then let the jig rest on the bottom for a few seconds, and then slowly lift your rod tip and let the jig fall back to the bottom. Then after a few hops you swim the jig a few feet, then begin to hop the jig again. This hop and swim method has produced greatly for many people all throughout the country.
Another way to fish a jig is to just hop the jig on the bottom or even drag it. However, one of the deadliest ways to fish a jig is to swim it close to the bottom or above a weed line. A seven-foot heavy action rod will give the jig enough action to entice big bass, be sure to pick a rod with a soft tip and enough backbone to horse the big boys out of the thick stuff.
The last technique I am going to cover is flipping and pitching. To do this you should flip the jig into weed pockets or into shoreline cover. When you do this, a good choice is a seven and a half foot heavy action rod and thirty-five pound monofilament. The heavy action rod will be stout enough to pull a five pound bass out the roughest spots you can flip your jig into.
This is just a little guide on how to fish a jig. If you experiment with different ways to fish them and you find out which technique the bass wants, you will have a killer day out on the water!
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Jan 30, 2004; 03:10PM - 21'8' BayStealth Bay Boat
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Category: Boats
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Price: 20,500
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Name for Contacts: Marc Noe
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Phone: (813) 671-7447
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City: Apollo Beach
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State: Florida
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Country: USA
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E-mail: mnoe@tampabay.rr.com
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Description 1:
Excellent fishing boat- With full tower and rear sun shade with upper and lower station controls, 8 foot 6 inch beam, 2001 175hp Merc., jack plate, 74lb thrust Minnkota trolling motor, LMS350A GPS/Depth/Fishfinder, 2 live-wells, fishbox, 4 bateries, VHF, plenty of storage, tandem axel trailer. The first $20,500 takes this exceptional boat. Call Marc at (813)671-7447
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Nov 6, 2006; 01:13AM - Gordo Banks Pangas San Jose Del Cabo
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Eric
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Author E-mail: emails
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Report Description:
Gordo Banks Pangas
San Jose del Cabo
November 5, 2006
Anglers –
Anglers were arriving in Los Cabos by the hundreds and excitement was in the air
with anticipation of the mega dollar Western Outdoor News Jackpot Tuna Tournament.
The weather was close to perfect, paradise like, clear sunny skies with high
temperatures in the upper 80s. Ocean water temperatures ranged from 82 to 84
degrees, only slight swells, there was some wind further offshore to deal with, but
overall conditions would have to be considered to be ideal. Live bait consisted of
sardinas, caballito and some mullet. The fishing action was good enough to satisfy
most anglers, though more variety would be a bonus, as the main catch recently has
been yellowfin tuna, as the water temperatures drops we do expect more species to
become active. Fleets were now spreading out more than in previous weeks, action has
ranged from the Pacific and into the Sea of Cortez, anywhere within one mile of
shore to as far out as fifty miles.
San Jose panga fleets were concentrating their efforts around the Gordo Banks, close
to shore off of La Playita to Punta Gorda and north to the Iman Bank. The incredible
bite for yellowfin tuna that has gone on for over three weeks now and has been
within paddling distance of the beach, straight out front of La Playita, is now
finally starting to taper off, though good numbers of tuna are still being seen,
they are just more shy and not so eager to bite. Catches this week on these inshore
tuna varied from 3 or 4 fish per boat up to a dozen and average sizes were in the 15
to 25 pound range.
Further offshore the cruiser fleet was finding some larger yellowfin tuna traveling
with porpoise, but so far this bite was hit or miss, though at times did produce
several quality-sized tuna. The Outer Gordo Bank was perhaps the most consistent
area to produce larger yellowfin tuna this past week, though the numbers of fish
landed was not huge, there were some world class specimens accounted for. On Monday,
Oct. 30 th, angler Mike Mahoney from Emeryville, Ca. was trolling with a live
skipjack from the panga “Killer” with Gordo Banks Pangas skipper Chame Pino when he
hooked into a monster sized fish that they battled for close to two hours on 80
pound tackle before finally bringing to gaff. Back at the beach the big yellowfin
was officially weighed in at 310 pounds. At least a couple of dozen other tuna were
also taken from the Gordo Banks this week that ranged form 75 to 210 pounds.
Dorado counts were down for how they normally would be at this time of year, but a
couple of very nice sized bulls were reported from the Pacific, one of 55 pounds and
another of 70 pounds. The dorado on the Sea of Cortez side were smaller sized,
anywhere from 5 to 20 pounds and not very numerous.
Wahoo continued to be scarce, but have shown signs of coming to life. On Saturday, a
panga fishing the Iman Bank had a quadruple hook up while trolling lures, though
they only landed two of the fish, which were in the 35 to 40 pound range, this was a
very encouraging sign that maybe these prized gamefish will start become more
active.
Other catches included a fluke 40-pound class roosterfish caught while bottomfishing
in 200 feet of water and a mix of smaller pargo species. Off the beach there were a
couple of nice sized snook landed off of the San Jose Estuary area, including one
40-pounder, sierra are biting early in the morning in the same area.
The combined panga fleets launching from La Playita beach sent out approximately 208
charters for the week with anglers accounting for a fish count of: 3 striped marlin,
8 sailfish, 12 wahoo, 92 dorado, 835 yellowfin tuna, 110 white skipjack, 6 dogtooth
snapper, 8 amberjack, 5 grouper, 16 cabrilla, 25 sierra, 2 roosterfish and 15
rainbow runners.
Good fishing, Eric
GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson
Owner/Operator
800 4081199
Los Cabos 1421147
ericgordobanks@yahoo.com
www.gordobanks.com
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