| 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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| 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 3, 2009; 11:36PM
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Category: Looking for
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Name for Contacts: JEFF TALLEY
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Phone: 205-369-9689
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City: MOODY
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State: AL.
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Country: USA
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I HAVE FOUND A TYPE OF MINNOW BUCKET AND I'M WONDERING WHAT IT'S WORTH. IT IS MADE OF A PAPER COMPOSITE OR SOMETHING OF THAT NATURE, IT HAS 'J. C. HIGGINS SEARS ROEBUCK CO. INSCRIBED ON IT. IT IS IN FAIRLY GOOD CONDITION.I HAVE LOOKED ON THE COMPUTER FOR IT AND CAN NOT FIND ANYTHING FROM THE 40'S OR 50'S ON IT SO I'M THINKING IT IS OLDER THAN THAT. IF SOMEONE HAS ANY INFO. PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL ME.
THANKS,
JEFF
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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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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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Price: Varies
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Name for Contacts: Elite Outdoors
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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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May 12, 2019; 04:20PM - 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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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
San Jose del Cabo
Anglers –
May 20, 2018
We saw slightly larger crowds of
tourists arriving this past week.
Weather patterns were now on a warming
trend, though still very comfortable,
barely cold at all in the early
morning, with clear sunny skies and
highs averaging 85 degrees. Winds from
the north have resided, more breeze now
on the Pacific, also much cooler and
greener water to below 70 degrees on
that side of the Peninsula, while off
of San Jose del Cabo and towards the
East Cape the ocean currents are now in
the 76 to 78 degree range, also this is
where the clear blue water is,
concentrations of baitfish and in turn
the more productive fishing
opportunities.
Supplies of sardinas remain steady,
schools of these baitfish are now back
in close range, just north of the
Puerto Los Cabos Marina jetty. Other
bait options were mullet and caballito,
as well as rigging ballyhoo or finding
bait offshore, such as skipjack and
chihuil. Overall this past week showed
promising signs for options close to
shore, off the bottom structure and
offshore.
The yellowfin tuna bite has been
concentrated near the La Fortuna or the
Twenty-Five spot, just inside of the
Iman Bank. Drift fishing with sardinas
for bait has been the best bet for
this, though these yellowfin remain
finicky, often they can be seen coming
up and feeding on the free chum, but
getting them to bite is another deal,
anglers have been fortunate to land one
or two of them, many hook ups were lost
to sea lions or sharks as well. Average
sizes for the tuna we have seen
recently was in the 20 to 60 lb. class.
Only an occasional dorado even being
seen, a handful of wahoo strikes also
reported, with more baitfish activity
seen on these grounds and the favorable
ocean conditions we expect the wahoo
bite might develop.
Shallow water rock piles are now
holding a variety of species, best bite
did seem to be earlier in the day.
Amberjack up to 30 lb. were encountered
coming to the surface, not a normal
action for these jacks, but it is the
time of year it can happen. Quite a few
yellow snapper being found, some over
ten pounds, island jack, surgeon fish,
leopard grouper, barred pargo, rose
spotted snapper, sierra and pompano
were also accounted for, so basically a
smorgasbord of quality eating fish. We
saw one sierra of 12 pounds, end of the
season for these members of the
mackerel family, time of year when the
big ones show up.
With more mullet now moving into local
inshore beach stretches we are also
seeing increasing numbers of
roosterfish arriving, the majority are
still under 20 pounds, though larger
specimens were reported. During the
next few weeks is usually when we see
peak action locally for the larger
grade of roosterfish. Remember that
these fish should always be released
with care, as they are not known for
their eating qualities, rather they are
a true gamefish, known to be very
powerful fighters and grow to over one
hundred pounds, having a limited
habitat, Southern Baja California being
one of the few regions in the world
where they can be found.
The action for striped marlin broke
wide open through this week, particular
so the later part of the week, with the
best action being found from the Gordo
Bank’s north to Desteladera Bank. Once
the word spread the fleet converged, as
far away as Cabo San Lucas and even the
East Cape. Marlin were coming up on and
feeding on balled up baitfish and boat
battles ensued, with the first few
charters arriving to the scene hooking
up and then everyone waiting for the
stripers to come back up on another
bait ball. Also many marlin were
striking on trolled lures, though the
higher percentage of hook ups were from
live baits such as caballito, chihuil
or skipjack, as well as rigged
ballyhoo. The majority of the charters
targeting this action were reported
multiple chances, some boats landing as
many as seven or more fish in one
morning. Sizes ranged from 60 lb. to
130 lb.
The combined panga fleets launching out
of La Playita, Puerto Los Cabos Marina
sent out approximately 83 charters for
this week. Anglers reported a fish
count of: 78 striped marlin, (majority
released), 5 dorado, 37 yellowfin tuna,
2 wahoo, 65 yellow snapper, 9 surgeon
fish, 45 spotted rose snapper, 42
cabrilla (leopard grouper), 16
huachinango (red snapper), 11 bonito,
36 amberjack, 19 barred pargo, 6
pompano, 52 roosterfish, 12 jack
crevalle, 32 sierra, 18 flag cabrilla,
14 Island jack, 1 tiger shark
(released) and 140 triggerfish,
Good fishing, Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson / Operator
619 488-1859
Los Cabos (624) 142-1147
e-mail:gordobanks@yahoo.com
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