| 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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Jan 22, 2010; 11:08AM
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Category: Canada Fishing Trips
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Name for Contacts: James Bowden
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Phone: 1 800 585-8069
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City: Haileybury
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State: Ontario
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Country: Canada
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Imagine the opportunity to catch six different species of gamefish while being pampered at a remote island lodge in Northern Ontario, Canada. Red Pine Wilderness Lodge is that place. As hosts for the last 21 years my wife Janice and I have accommodated many satisfied guests from North America and some as far away as Singapore. Although Walleye is the most popular target, Northern Pike, Smallmouth Bass Whitefish, Perch and Brook Trout are all available on the 28 miles of Lady Evelyn Lake or the portage lakes that we feature. Check out all the details at www.redpinelodge.com or call the toll-free number to book your next all-inclusive fishing adventure.
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Feb 2003 Best Photo
$50 worth of fishing equipment for the photo with the most votes by February 28th, 2003
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Capt. Charle...Up to 22lbs.Red Snapper |
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Jan 5, 2004; 10:17PM - Spanish Mackerel Tricks
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Category: Fishing tips and tricks
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Author Name: Tony
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
I love fishing for Spanish mackerel, so I do it often. When I shove off to go fishing, I often stumble upon a very large school of mackerel, but sometimes they all don't want to feed and reject anything you throw at them. When this happenes, a good trick to get them to bite is to get them exited so they just want to catch what the think is a little fish just for the fun of it. To do this you would want to swich immediately to anywhere from a 1/4oz to a 1/2oz kastmaser-(like a spoon but a lot better). I make a long cast to where the fish are and as soon as that lure hits the water I begin to reel in just fast enough to get the kastmaser poping out of the water kinda like a fleeing baitfish. After it jumps out of the water a couple times keep it fast just below the surface. Do this at least 4 times during your retrieve and pretty soon you will have dozens of mackerel chasing your lure just for the sport of it until the lure bites back and then you get to have all the fun. |
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Tip&Trick Description 2:
When you get those swarms of mackerel chasing the your line, sometimes your lure will come to the boat a little early and the fish will ignore the katmaster and just swim away. To prevent this you want to go to the opposite end of the boat, make your cast, and then maneuver the lure so it will swim parallel to the boat, instead of directly at it, taking the mackerel with it. You will be catching mackerel right at the side of the boat. |
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Tip&Trick Description 3:
These techniques have worked for me many times and gotten me coolers full of fish and I hope they work for you, too. Good fishing till next time. |
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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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State: MO
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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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Sharkskin color chart...also, available in Sunbrella |
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Sep 24, 2003; 12:20PM - Cabo Fishing Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt. George Landrum
'Fly Hooker' Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO FISH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 15-21, 2003
WEATHER: Partly overcast at the beginning and completely overcast at the end of the
week, we had humid air in the 90’s during the day and in the low 80’s at night. As I sit
here early Sunday morning writing this report, we are unsure if the port will be opened
this morning. Hurricane Marty seems to be heading at us and the latest update at 2AM
showed that we may be on the strong side of the hurricane if we are lucky enough to
miss the eye. Right now it is 280 miles to the southeast and heading at us. I guess the
next report will start by stating that the week started up totally overcast with plenty of
rain!
WATER: Both sides of the Cape were in good shape this week with warm blue water
everywhere. The Pacific had slightly larger swells and water in the 85 degree range,
while on the Cortez side of the Cape the water was warmer at 85-88 degrees and a
little calmer. There were no defined temperature breaks this week.
BAIT: Bait could be difficult to find this week and it was a mix of Mackerel and
Caballito at the normal $2 per bait.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: Once again the Marlin were close to home at the beginning of the week and
as the week progressed they seemed to move further offshore. By the end of the week
the concentration seemed to have moved to the area just to the east of the 95 spot.
Just because you found the fish did not mean that you caught them however! Live bait
was the key to the Striped Marlin, and luck seemed to be the key to catching a Blue!
Many boats found no fish at all and a few had multiple catch days, right place at the
right time. As the week ended I began to see more Sailfish flags being flown as well.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: The number of Yellowfin being caught dropped off a little bit this
week and the fish were a bit more scattered than last week. I do not know if they had
anything to do with it, but there were lots of Purse Seiners sighted out there by the end
of the week, of course they were not spotted setting nets during the day. The first few
boats to the fish seemed to be able to get a Tuna or two this week, unlike last week
where almost everyone was catching fish. Finding the porpoise was the key once
again, and smaller, dark colored feathers worked well for them. Most of the fish were
running 8-20 pounds with a few concentrations of 20-35 pounders found. I don’t know
if anyone was able to get into a big fish this week.
DORADO: The Dorado bite continued from last week and the key was finding either
some kind of floating debris or finding working frigate birds. The first pass on one of
these indicators while using lures often resulted in hooking up and then dropping back
live bait brought in more fish. The fish averaged 15 pounds with occasional
concentrations of 25 pounders found and an occasional larger fish to 60 pounds
hooked up. I heard that one boat caught a fish of over 90 pounds but were not able to
get the fish weighed on a certified scale, even though all the rest of the requirements
for World Record applications had been met.
WAHOO: The Wahoo bite dropped off as we went past the full moon, but there were
still a few fish hooked, and more fish lost. An incidental catch, there was no specific
area or concentration of fish to work.
INSHORE: A few Roosterfish were found this week but that was just about it for the
inshore fishing. Oh, Jack Crevalle as well. Not that there is anything wrong with these
fish, they are very hard fighters! It’s just that you fished for them or else you occupied
your time inshore trying to catch small bottomfish.
NOTES: This week I will make a little note on tipping captains and crews. Yes, we are
in Mexico, but no, this is not a cheap place to live. We always say it is like living in
southern San Diego! Just like at home, the normal percentage is 10-15% of the cost of
the service provided as long as the crew has tried hard to get you what you want. The
captain and crew split the tip 50/50. If you receive excellent service and they really put
you into the fish, tip a bit more. If you want to release all the Marlin but the crew
ignores your wish, don’t tip them at all and let them know before you go out that this will
be the case. If you are doing multiple days on the same boat, let the crew know what
your procedure will be, either a tip at the end of each day or a tip at the end of the days
booked. This avoids having them think you are “Charlie Cheap-O” at the end of the
first day when there is no tip and then treating you poorly later on. Of course a good
crew will not have this problem, but letting them know in advance sure helps. I hope all
of you reading this weeks report take a chance to check out www.supertyphoon.com
and see what Hurricane Marty looks like, and keep your fingers crossed for us! Until
next week, Tight Lines!
Obviously you all know we got hit by “Marty”. Everyone is doing fairly well. Alot still
without power. For those they will have to wait for the Electric company to change
transformers. A “little muddy” but the backhoes and dumptrucks are working long hours
getting all the muck cleaned up. Should be good as new in a couple of days. A few
broken windows around town, and lots of water, but not as bad as Julliette a couple
years ago. We haven’t been to the beach yet, but rumor has it that Marty brought the
sand back that Julliette took away.
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