| 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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| Did you know? |
| 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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Dec 27, 2009; 11:38PM
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Category: Looking for
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Name for Contacts: Annette Bowman
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Phone: 828-322-7176
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City: Hickory
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State: NC
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Country: USA
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Looking for the Excalibur (Bill Dance signature series) Fat Free Fry in Crawfish. The lure is 2' long and the body is practicly see thru (with the exception for where the crawfish design and color has been airbrushed) I would like to purchase as many as you have. I will take old, new, it doesn't matter. This is all my boyfriend fishes with and he is almost out of these.
Thanks
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Kids Only 12 and under
$50 worth of free fishing tackle for the photo with the most votes. Contest open to Kids only 12 and under at time of catch. Contest ends October 1st, 2003. Good luck to all.
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Rusty Wrightapprox 5lbsLargemouth Bass |
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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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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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Description 1:
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Apr 25, 2004; 07:57AM - Roosters, Jacks, Sailfish and More Sailfish
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Category: Saltwater Fly Fishing Reports
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Author Name: Gary Graham
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REPORT FROM GARY GRAHAM'S BAJA ON THE FLY:
PROVIDING QUALITY SALTWATER FLY-FISHING 365 DAYS A YEAR SOUTH OF THE BORDER.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: bajafly@bajafly.com; USA toll-free (800)
919-2252; Mexico 011-52-624-14-10373
Sat., April 24, 2004. Report covers the period Sat.-Fri. (4/17-4/23)
EAST CAPE, MAGDALENA BAY, ZIHUATANEJO, MEXICO; AND SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA CONDITIONS
EAST CAPE, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
IN GENERAL: Brian Dalton, Monterey Ca had a great week in spite of some windy conditions. Plenty of roosters in the 7 – 15 pound class plus a few jacks and ladyfish from the beach. Our clients fishing from the panga experienced good fishing in the morning until the wind came up about 11:00. Pargo, sierra were climbing all over the flies for Shelby and Daren Nordhagen, Boozemen Mt. Who fished several days this week.
AIR & SEA -
Water temperature 66-57
Air temperature 68-77
Humidity about 78%
Wind: South at 12 mph
Conditions: Clear
Visibility 8 miles
Sunrise 6:50 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:43 p.m. MST
April 27 First Quarter, May 4, Full, May 11 Last Quarter, May 18 New
• OFFSHORE: By mid morning the wind made things uncomfortable and there were few fish to be found.
• INSHORE: Best choice this week with good action at La Ribera and in front of Punta Colorada
• BEACH: Seems to be shaping up to be a dynamite year for roosters and jacks.
BILLFISH – A few can be found but not enough to keep the fly rodder occupied.
YELLOWFIN TUNA – Find some porpoise and you may get lucky.
DORADO – Mostly larger fish in small groups.
ROOSTERFISH\\ JACK CREVALLE – Here we go, by next month it could be really good.
BARRILETE OR MEXICAN SKIPJACK – Still around.
PARGO AND CABRILLA – Found a few around the receivers at La Ribera and Punta Colorada.
SIERRA – Good catches again this week.
MAGDALENA BAY, BAJA CALIFORNIA, MEXICO
Puerto San Carlos:
IN GENERAL: Good weather all week and few clients. Devils curve produced a few grouper and corvina but the snook were among the missing
Water Temperature 64-70
Air Temperature 66-75
Humidity 97%
Wind Calm
Conditions Clear
Visibility 3 miles
Sunrise 6:56 a.m. MST
Sunset 7:53 p.m. MST
April 27 First Quarter, May 4, Full, May 11 Last Quarter, May 18 New
YELLOWTAIL – Entrada the best bet with the few fish around found in deeper water.
CORVINA – Esteros, pier and the bridge all produced a few.
SNOOK – Should pick up as the water warms up in the esteos
HALIBUT - A few throughout the bay on the sandy beaches.
SIERRA - Punta Belcher had a few under the diving birds.
ZIHUATANEJO, MAINLAND MEXICO
IN GENERAL: The 78º blue water is holding at 6 miles. The sailfish action is very decent, but most of the other species like the blue marlin and big tuna are not consistent.
Adolpho, on the panga Dos Hermanos had a very good day with 4 sailfish releases and two 40 pound class dorado fishing an area about 15 miles from Zihuatanejo Bay. Santiago, on the panga Gitana, fished the same area and released 5 sailfish for his client.
Baja On The Fly Client, Ross Taylor, from Northern CA, fished the beach at Barra Pototsi one day. The surf was too high for fly fishing, but he could see the big jack crevalle silhouetted in the waves. He broke out his Garcia 6500C salmon gear and caught a few of the 25 pound jacks. Casting Krocadiles and a surface popper, he also landed a couple of 3 foot long needle fish. He had braided line on his 6500C, and it was a good thing. The jack's 1st run would peel off 200 yards, and then slug it out till he got it all back.
Water Temperature 72-78
Air Temperature 71-86
Humidity 70%
Wind Calm
Conditions Scattered Clouds (SCT) : 25000 ft
Visibility 7 miles
Sunrise 7:23 a.m. CST
Sunset 8:04 p.m. CST
April 27 First Quarter, May 4, Full, May 11 Last Quarter, May 18 New
Baja on the Fly's Zihuatanejo report by Ed Kunze
SAN JOSE, GUATEMALA
IN GENERAL: Sailfish 101 went off without a hitch and the mission was accomplished. Five went in search of their first sailfish on the fly and they weren’t disappointed. On arrival day (Sunday) a front came roaring though and left grumpy seas for the first day. Regardless, by the end of the day all five had seen the quarry but failed to complete the task. The second day brought calmer conditions and the group headed out with firm resolve to do better. That night at dinner three could celebrate their success and the other two could only watch while vowing to succeed the next day. Succeed they did and on the final night everyone could boast that they had caught their first sailfish on the fly and most had even done better than that with multiple catches recorded. During the four days the group averaged three events (fish in the teasers) an hour during actual fishing time. We have already started planning our next series, don’t miss out!
Water Temperature 79-85
Air Temperature 78-94
Humidity 94 %
Wind SSE at 10 to 15 mph.
Conditions Mostly clear skies
Visibility 6 miles
Sunrise 5:49 a.m. CST
Sunset 6:16 p.m. CST
April 27 First Quarter, May 4, Full, May 11 Last Quarter, May 18 New
Baja on the Fly's Guatemala report by Brian Barragy and Lissa M. McFarlin.
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