| 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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Aug 16, 2009; 10:41AM
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Category: Fishing Tackle Wanted
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Name for Contacts: Bill Warhol
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Phone: 763-633-0565
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City: Princeton
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State: MN
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Country: USA
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Looking for 9' light up pencil type bobber/float. Originally made by Blue Fox???
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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 |
Click the image for full story |
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Apr 29, 2002; 07:14PM - Lake Cachuma Bass and Trout trolling techniques
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Category: California Freshwater Lakes
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Author Name: webmaster
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
My first time fishing Lake Cachuma was this last weekend April 27th 2002 and I will let you in on a secret this is a fine lake with great staff excellent fishing and abundant campsites. I was very impressed with the guys at the marina ( Jim and Allen) for giving us great tips for fishing their lake without holding back any information necessary for a first timer to their lake. Right out of the marina he told me to troll straight thru the center of the lake and we would be sure to get bit and he was right. Less than 10 minutes from the launch ramp right where he suggested we caught the first fish a nice largemouth bass about 3-4 lbs and lost the first hook up as we were surprised to get a strike so soon. This fish jumped clear out of the water and fought like a much larger fish than it actually ended up being. |
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Tip&Trick Description 2:
We released the bass and continued anxious to get to the trout which is what we were after. On the way to the next spot Jim and Allen had given us directions to we saw 4 deer on the shore grazing like they owned the place (which I guess they did) We set our sites on the points jetting out along the far side of the lake about 200 feet offshore. Instantly off one of the points both the reels went off as we were trolling rainbow trout colored Yo-zuri Emperor Minnows and L-Jack series lures on 4 and 6 lb test at a fairly slow troll. First fish fell off but I managed to get mine to the boat and into it for supper that evening. We did a turn around and went right back over the same spot and sure enough another missed opportunity. Back we went again with another 2 strikes managing to get one in the boat for a better meal for the 3 of us eating that night. Back and forth again for nothing and we decided to give the opposite bank a try. |
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Tip&Trick Description 3:
On the other side of the lake were the serious bass guy's fishing the bow of their sleek boats with the chairs and trolling motor on the bow. We steered clear of them and moved again about 200 feet off the shoreline and continued our trolling pattern slow and parallel to shore. We started noticing the wind more and more as we headed back towards the launch ramp noticing there was only one jacket made it to the boat and it was mine! We again managed to get another rainbow to strike right out of the water it jumped and then a small battle and into the boat it came. We were done now 1 fish each for dinner and one released bass in about 2 hours fishing time. Now it was back to camp to make dinner and get warm. A jacket is a good thing to bring on any lake as the wind always decides to blow in the afternoon. I must tell you that the guy's at the marina tackle shop know their stuff about where the fish are biting and what they are biting on. Without their tips we may have come home empty handed as several others had that day. Good luck if you get a chance to fish Lake Cachuma and be sure to say hello the the great guys at the tackle shop near the launch ramp it may pay off big time for you in the long run.....Fish on! <'))))>< |
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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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Phone:
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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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Description 2:
Sharkskin color chart...also, available in Sunbrella |
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Jun 9, 2003; 08:58PM - Fly Hooker daily Catch Reports
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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“FLY HOOKER” FISH TOTALS FOR THE WEEK:
Striped Marlin: 2 fish tagged and released (#110)
Wahoo: 0 fish caught
Dorado: 1 fish caught, 1 fish released
Tuna: 0 fish caught
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JUNE 1, 2003
Kyle Elliot booked the “Fly Hooker” for a half day today. Last year he had the boat for the whole day and they caught so many fish that they came in early! Well, the fishing has been a bit slower this week and in today’s half day trip they came up with a big fat “zero”. A nice boat ride and no fish hooked up. Perhaps they should have done the half day last year and a full day this year? Juan said there were fish out there, they just would not bite.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JUNE 3, 2003
Dwight Nichols fished this same day last year and got skunked, so he was really hoping that this year there would be an improvement in his luck. Guess what....yep, they caught a fish this year. They also hooked up a few more that did not stay on, but at least they came in with dinner! The dinner fish was a Dorado of about 25-30 pounds that they caught at almost the end of the trip. The fish that they lost were three different Marlin. One of them was hooked on live bait and the other two on lures. One of the Marlin really gave them a show, and a workout as well, as they had the fish on for almost twenty minutes before the hook pulled out. During that time it did everything they are supposed to do, vertical jumps, washing machine headshakes, side on jumping runs and greyhounding away. Great action and it kept everyone on their toes! Lots more fish were seen but very few of them bit. Good water and a good time, thanks guys!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR JUNE 4, 2003
Sean Cunningham was our angler for today and his was a special request “flyfishing” if possible trip. With a flyfishing request I go along, so I got to spend the day with a really great guy. Sean is from Des Moines, Iowa, center of the universe, and gets to do quite a bit of fishing. The wind was blowing pretty good today and we were not sure if it was likely to calm down so he said that anything would do as long as we tried to hook on the fly at least once. The first fish was a Striped Marlin that appeared behind the lure on the bridge rod. We were able to tease it up to about the second wake, then it started bouncing around lure to lure. I pinned on a live bait in order to have it concentrate on one thing and dropped it back. The strong wind did not allow for a roll cast so we allowed the fish to eat the bait, Sean was going to fight the fish on conventional tackle. I set the hook and the fish started off when it passed under the bridge rod lure and got one of the hooks in its back, just by the dorsal fin. Working in tandem, Sean on the Tiagra 50 and me on the TLD-25, we worked the fish to the boat for a tag and release on a very pissed off Marlin! It was a quick fish and was released still full of energy. That was at 8:45. At 11 am we had another Marlin eat the same lure and it did a lot of jumping and took a lot of line. Sean worked the fish for 20 minutes before getting the tired fish to the boat where it was tagged and released. Ok, that was fun, but was not on the fly rod, and neither of the fish we had caught so far went into the fish box for dinner. With the wind still kicking a bit, we trolled one fly for Dorado and downsized several lures for the same reason. An hour later we hooked up a Dorado on a lure. We had spotted several Frigate birds working and after two passes under them, hooked up. Being greedy, I told Sean to stop reeling when the fish got close to the boat and we dropped a live bait back, hoping for a double. After several minutes with no pickup on the live bait, I told him to go ahead and bring the fish in. Edgar had the leader in his hand and was almost ready to gaff the fish when the hook pulled loose! Darn, time to go see if we can hook up again. Sean thought the Dorado was pretty neat, he had never seen one up close like that before, and I was able to get some good pictures of it for him. Back into the water went the lures and the fly. As we were trolling along, Sean saw a Dorado come through the spread, straight for the fly. The fish struck and broke the tippet on the strike. We got to se the Dorado, a nice sized one, doing cartwheels across the water, the fly hanging from the corner of his mouth. That was it for our days action and it was not all that bad, Sean was happy!
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