| 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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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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Ladies Only Fishing Photo Contest
$50 worth of free fishing tackle for the photo with the most votes. Contest open to Ladies only.
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Aug 5, 2003; 10:29PM - Bimini Twist
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Category: Knots to use
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Author Name: Steve vonBrandt/S&K Guide Service
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
Bimini Twist
Used primarily for offshore trolling and double-line leaders. A Bimini twist creates a long loop of line which is stronger than the the line itself. A Bimini twist is a simple method of doubling your fishing line in order to prevent chafing or to create the necessary loop in order to attach a wind-on leader. A short Bimini twist (up to five feet) can easily be accomplished by one person. To tie a Bimini twist longer than five feet takes two people, although it could be done alone with a lot of practice. This knot is a 100% knot, meaning, it retains 100% or the original strength of the line being used.
1. Measure a little more than twice the length you will want for the double-line. Bring end back to standing line and hold together. Rotate end of loop 18 - 23 times, by twisting it.
2. Slowly spread the loop to slide twists together about 10' below tag end. You want to spread the lines evenly, keeping the same angle on each side, so they do not wrap on top on one another. Step both feet through loop and bring it up around knees so pressure can be placed on column of twists by spreading knees your apart. It is easiest to learn the knot with two people so one person can hold and spread the lines while the other person ties the knot. Bimini twists over 5 feet long really need two people to tie properly, unless you have 8' legs!
3. With twists now snug together, hold standing line in one hand with tension just slightly off the vertical position. With other hand, move tag end to position at right angle to twists. Keeping tension on loop with knees, gradually ease tension of tag end so it will roll over the column of twists, beginning just below the upper twist. (as the line continues to spread apart the tag end will wrap back down over top of the twists.)
4. Spread legs apart slowly to maintain pressure on loop. Steer tag end into a tight spiral coil as it continues to roll over the twisted line. It take a practice, but avoid the twists jumping back over top. The twists should lay side by side and coil down nicely as shown to the right.
5. When spiral of tag end has rolled over column of twists, continue keeping knee pressure on loop and pinch the end of knot to keep it from unraveling. Put a finger in crotch of line where loop joins knot to prevent slippage of last turn. Now make a simple half-hitch with tag end around nearest leg of loop and pull up tight.
6. With half-hitch holding knot, release knee pressure but keep loop stretched. Using remaining tag end, take half-hitch around both legs of loop, but do not pll tight.
7. Make 2-3 more turns with the tag end around both legs of the loop, winding inside the bend of line formed by the loose half-hitch and toward the knot. Pull tag end slowly, forcing the loops to form in a spiral.
8. Moisten spirals and pull loops tight against main knot. Leave about 1/4' of a tag end when trimming. Keep practicing, it takes some time.
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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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Nov 28, 2005; 11:14AM - 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
Nov. 21-27, 2005
WEATHER: I just love Cabo when the weather is like this, if only it stayed this way all year! We have had sunny days with the highs in the low 80’s. Clear nights and the lows have been in the mid to low 60’s, cool enough that we have started to use the light blanket on the bed and carry light jackets in the van for staying out in the evening.
WATER: The wind did pickup just a bit this week as compared to last week, but it was not bad. The water o the Pacific side did chop up just a little bit, but there were no swells to go with it and it did not happen until later in the day. The temperature on the Pacific side stayed pretty much around 74-76-degree range while on the Cortez side of the Cape they were quite a bit higher. Up around Punta Gorda we had water around 80 degrees while out around the 1150 and Cabrillo Seamount it was around 77 degrees. There was a strong temperature break visible on the charts that ran from just off the lighthouse on the Pacific side to the south for ten miles then curved off to the southwest for another 25 miles.
BAIT: It was an even mix between Caballito and Mackerel this week at the normal $2 per bait. If you left the marina early you had no problem making plenty of bait (mackerel) just north of the lighthouse on the Pacific side or up on Golden Gate Bank. I had no word this week in Sardinas.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Striped Marlin are still out there but they seem to have started disappearing from the Golden Gate Bank. There were 42 boats soaking bait on the bank when I was out there on Wednesday. We picked up two Striped Marlin around 80 pounds each on Tuesday but only had one hook-up on Wednesday. Reports from other boats that have been there since midweek are that the bite has dropped off quite a bit. On the up side, there have been more fish reported along the shore, with many boats finding tailing fish between Punta San Cristobal and the lighthouse from 1 to 5 miles off shore. The bite up at the Finger Bank is still taking place, but fewer boats were going there this week since the wind did start picking up. The bite there was also reported to have dropped off a bit, but who can really complain about 10 fish days instead of 15 fish days! They are still mostly feeding on Sardinas up there so it is very important to have the bait wells filled with small Mackerel before getting to the Finger Bank. On the Cortez side of the Cape there have been a few Sailfish and a few Striped Marlin reported from up around the Gorda Bank area and just to the north, but no wide-open action. I did not hear of any reports of other billfish this week, no Blues or Blacks, but that does not mean there were none hooked up.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: It was hit and miss on almost every species of fish this week, but if you were one of the boats that “hit” the Tuna, you had a great time. I know of one boat that was the only one on a Porpoise school and they reported catching 32 fish between 12 and 25 pounds. I saw a few boats come in with multiple flags for Tuna and saw fish ranging from 25 to 50 pounds being unloaded. The fish were reported all over the place, but during the middle of the week there seemed to be a decent concentration of them just off the coast on the Cortez side of the Cape. This concentration was within 2 miles of the shore and slowly moved to the south over several days. There were other reports of fish 25 miles to the south and reports of fish off to the west of the San Jaime Bank area.
DORADO: There were a few boats that really got into the Dorado this week and the fish they found were under floating Kelp. Once in a while we get a patch come through that has broken off from up north and by the time it arrives in our area it is normally holding quite a concentration of fish. For the first few boats there, the fishing can be unbelievable for Dorado, Wahoo and sometimes Tuna. A nice patch was found off the beach inside the Golden Gate on Wednesday and there were a lot of Dorado flags flying at the end of the day. There has also been good Dorado reported from the Finger Banks area as well.
WAHOO: Looking at all the red flags flying at the marina this week you would think that the Wahoo action has just busted wide open. That is not the case however because the flags are being flown for that they call “shallow water Wahoo”, or in other words, Sierra.
INSHORE: It appears that the Sierra bite has started with quite a few small ones in the 3-5 pound range being caught this week. There have also been reports of a few Roosterfish still around as well as some Yellowtail beginning to show up. Combine those with Pargo and some Grouper, as well as a few Dorado and small Yellowfin close to the beach and the inshore action is pretty good right now.
NOTES: I have been seeing whales on almost every trip this past week, and saw my first Gray Whales on Wednesday, really close to the beach off of Punta San Cristobal. With the weather getting really nice and the fishing starting to pick up it is a good beginning to the holiday season! I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and that if you get a chance to come to Cabo you have great fishing as well! This weeks report was written to the music of my friend, Daniel Tuchmann - musician, producer, songwriter, and composer for motion picture and video. His career also includes being back up musician and soloist for some of the Latin America's top vocal artists such as Oscar Chavez and Amparo Ochoa. This music was from his first CD, the self titled “Daniel Tuchmann”. Until next week, Tight Lines!
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