| 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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Feb 17, 2018; 06:10AM
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Category: Guide Services
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Name for Contacts: Costa Rica Fad Fishing
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Phone: 877-898-4999
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City: Quepos
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State: Quepos
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Country: Costa Rica
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Costa Rica Fad Fishing is the
number one choice for anyone who
wants to enjoy the thrill of
Costa Rica FAD fishing. Costa
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why. We have lot of experience
fad fishing in Costa Rica, and
we know the Quepos waters like
the back of our hands. We even
offer Quepos overnight Marlin
fishing, which really is an
incredible experience.
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October- November 2004 Photo Contest
$50 free tackle for the photo with the most votes.
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Mar 23, 2004; 01:15PM - In depth spinnerbaiting
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Category: Freshwater Bass Fishing Tips
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Author Name: Steven Narup
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
The equipment that Steven Narup
prefers to use is a Pflueger Trion. |
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Tip&Trick Description 2:
Gambler Pro Series Spinnerbait
In-depth Spinnerbaiting
By: Steven Narup
When most people are asked, “what is a spinnerbait?” They will more then likely reply with this, “it has a hook with a wire attached to it, with a lead head and a silicone skirt, with either one or two blades.” The majority of the time they will automatically describe the clothes pin spinnerbait. Well in essence, there is much more to that. There is more then just that style of spinnerbait, this is what most people do not understand. Two other spinnerbait types are just as productive when presented in the right situation. These two baits are the tail-spinner and the in-line spinner. These baits are slowly catching on to the clothespin spinnerbait.
There are quite a few styles of spinnerbaits, including tail spinners, in-line spinners, and clothespin style spinnerbaits. Each style has there own time and place. The most widely used of these spinnerbait choices, is the clothes pin style.
Tail spinners can be a great choice when fishing for smallmouth bass and or finicky largemouth due to the bait’s compact size.
In-line Spinners became obsolete for many years by most bass anglers. Until now, they are slowly catching on to both Smallmouth and Largemouth anglers.
In-line spinners are a great bait when the fish are active but they can also be great when presented it other situations. Most people use in-line spinners when the fish are in a negative feeding mood, due to the bait’s smaller more compact size. There is one problem with in-line spinners, which keep the majority of people away from them, the fact that they will give you line twist. To help with this scenario try a high quality stainless steel ball bearing, this will cut back on the line twist. A ball bearing helps prevent line twist like so, when the bait starts to spin and twist in the water column the line will most likely twist without a ball bearing. However, if you have a ball bearing connecting the leader to the main line, when the bait twists the ball bearing spins the line back so that the line will not twist. If by any chance you do have line twist, let out a couple hundred feet of line into the water and turn your trolling motor on, this will get most of the twist out of your line. Another trick is the tie your line to a heavy object and stretch the line out by tightening your drag and pulling the line.
The clothespin style spinnerbait comes in many different combinations including blade size and style and different size heads. There are Steel and Titanium wires. The Titanium version is nearly indestructible, and needs little or no tuning at all. Titanium also lets off quite a bit more vibration then steel. The heads on clothespin spinnerbaits are starting to be produced with different materials as well, such as Lead, and Tungsten. Spinnerbait anglers are slowly starting to make the switch to Tungsten spinnerbaits, due to the fact the head is almost ¾ the size of lead, making the bait work through cover almost effortlessly.
. In general, spinnerbaits are a very versatile lure, which is one main reason why most bass anglers use them. Bass anglers have been using them for many years now and they still produce fish as if they came out yesterday, you just have to know the different ways to fish the bait.
Tail spinners can be great finesse baits and they can be fished shallow or deep, because the body of the bait is lead, with a little blade on the back. The majority of tail spinners come with a single treble hook, making them not as easy as the clothespin style spinnerbait when trying to fish through thick cover. To work the tail-spinner you can just reel the bait back to the boat, but doing this you will reduce the odds of catching more fish, but it does work. Instead, you should give the bait a little action. You can yo-yo the bait by letting the bait fall to the bottom, then pick your rod tip up to about a 10 o’clock position, just keep repeating this procedure unless you are not producing. On the other hand, you can do a combination of things, to give the fish something different to look at. You can yo-yo the bait during part of the cast, then reel, or twitch it back to the boat. One last way to fish this bait would be to vertical jig it, in deep, clear, cold water. This technique will work in different conditions, but works best in deep, clear, cold water. When you vertical jig a tail spinner you cast the bait out a few feet and let the bait fall vertically, on a semi-slack line then you slowly lift your rod tip and shake the bait, let the bait fall and keep repeating this process. I like to use baitcasting gear when fishing tail spinners, but there are times when you need to fish lighter baits and that is when spinning gear comes into play. I mainly fish Pflueger rods and reels. The rods are very nice they come with premium Fuji guides and a Fuji reel seat, making the rod one nice package. I really like the Trion Baitcasting reel because they come with five ball bearings, one roller bearing and a smooth multi-disc main gear applied star drag system, making this a great reel for mostly any type of fishing. The reel is great if you want to fish a lighter line, because you can set your drag and the drag is so smooth that when a fish pools there will not be as much stress on the line itself.
In-line spinners have been around for over fifty years, and they are still going strong, Mepps has been in the in-line spinner business for a while now, and they still sell great. Most anglers do not use in-line spinners while fishing for bass instead they are using bigger in-line spinners fishing for pike or musky. However, I know they are missing a lure that can catch bass like it can pike and musky. I have had great success fishing in-line spinners in creek openings, where the creek empties into the main river, fishing for smallmouth bass. In-line spinners can be worked shallow or deep, they come with or without tails, painted blades or non-painted blades. When you work an in-line spinner, the best possible way to fish these is to reel them in. If you try to jerk the bait, you will lose a lot of action, because in-line spinners are not made for jerking. In-line spinners let off a lot of flash, and maximum flash happens when you just reel it in. When I fish in-line spinners I like to use spinning gear preferably the Pflueger Trion spinning rod in a 6 ½ foot medium action, with a Pflueger Trion spinning reel, because they come in a 6:3:1 gear ratio which will allow you to speed up the bait without getting as tired out. They are very smooth and cast light baits a mile.
Clothespin spinnerbaits are one of your more versatile bait in the spinnerbait family. You can work them quite a few different ways, and give the bait a great action if you desire. When I work a safety pin spinnerbait, I really like to use a Pflueger Trion Baitcasting rod, anywhere from 6-foot medium to a 7-foot medium heavy action. The 6-foot rod will help you when you want to make accurate casts, and the 7-foot rod will help when you want to get distance with your bait. With the Trion rods, they are extra sensitive high modulus graphite, which will give you the ability to feel the blades turn on your bait. I will throw the bait on 15-20 pound test Berkley Trilene XL. When you work a safety pin spinnerbait, you can just reel it in, but again you are going to be missing some fish. When I fish a safety pin style spinnerbait, I sometimes jerk the bait, doing this gives the bait sort of an injured baitfish presentation. You can also let the bait flutter down, then you pick up your rod tip, and repeat, doing this gives the bait a yo-yo type effect. If I am going to be fishing a spinnerbait in cold water, I will look for anything that lets off heat because this will warm up the water just a little bit, fish do feel the difference, and I will fish the bait around that. If the fish are just coming up and nipping at the bait, you may want to add a trailer hook for extra insurance. I will usually throw a spinnerbait with a trailer hook in any tournament situation. If the fish are coming up and hitting that bait and not taking it you can use a soft plastic trailer, I like to use the Gambler Pro Series Spinnerbaits, beacause they come with high quailty blades and ball bearings, making it almost effortless to slow roll them and let them flutter down. To dress the Gambler Pro Series spinnerbait up I prefer the three-inch Bear Claw Grub from Bearpaws Custom Handpoured Baits. I like the Bearpaws grub because it comes with the scent baked right in to the bait, this will give you a definite edge on other anglers, because you will not need to use scent on the exterior of the bait.
Spinnerbaits are a great and versatile lure that have made a lot of many for companies in the fishing industry. The only thing I can say is next time you go out on the water I dare you to tie on a spinnerbait, and I know that you will not regret it.
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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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Apr 7, 2003; 10:18AM - 'Fly Hooker Daily Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 2 APRIL, 2003
Marta and David are friends of a friend and they wanted to do a half day of fishing today, but
not leave until 1pm. No problem and the plan was to work inshore and target Yellowtail and
perhaps bottomfish for some Snapper and Grouper. Well, we did not have any luck finding bait at
that time of day, none of the bait Pangs were out and the receiver at the entrance to the Marina
was out of bait. We checked with a few boats returning early and they had already fed their left
over bait to the Pelicans. All right, change in plan, we are going to head offshore and see if we
can find some Yellowfin, maybe a Skipjack would be all right for bait as well. Of we went for a
boat ride. Out 16 miles and nothing out there but choppy water and big swells, we doused the
bow of the boat a few times. “Enough of this” said Marta and David and we headed back in. If
only I had known....could have purchased some frozen squid for bait.....sigh. Sorry folks.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 3 APRIL, 2003
What a day of fishing! We had two Romanians aboard, one of them a 15 year L.A. resident
and the other a visitor, and a couple from eastern Washington. Nice folks, all of them and only
the L.A. resident got sick. All he did was puke and sleep and his friend said that was because all
he did last night was drink tequila and beer. His friend did not get sick and he said that was
because unlike the sick guy, he continued to take shots and drink beers during the trip, great
medicine according to him! Well, the man from eastern Washington is named Reno, and he and
the drinking Romanian were the anglers for the day. Reno had first shot with a nice Dorado of
about 30 pounds right off the bat, then 30 minutes later taking a Striped Marlin that was estimated
at 150 pounds that died during the fight. The Romanian fought two Striped Marlin, getting one
of them to the boat for a tag and quick release and having the other break the line about 20
minutes into the fight while only 20 feet from the boat. They also had another Marlin come into
the lures and strike, but not hook up. Great fishing, a little bit choppy seas but everyone had a
great time, even the L.A. guy!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 4 APRIL, 2003
The anglers aboard the “Fly Hooker” today had made arrangements over the internet to fish
with another company on this trip, but after giving them their credit card number, had never heard
back from them nor were they able to find the companies office or contact anyone from there
when they arrived. All right, no problem when they contacted us, we’ll take you out! The two
couples had a great time, no one got sick for longer than an hour (the two girls were sick really
early and got it over with, then they felt fine) and they caught fish! A couple of Dorado, one of
them around 50 pounds and the other one about 25-30 pounds gave them plenty of fillets! They
also saw Marlin but could not get any of them to eat a bait. And they saw whales, seals, dolphins
and had a great time. That is the way it is supposed to work! Thanks guys, we are glad you were
happy and look forward to taking you or your friends out next time!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 5 APRIL, 2003
As a sort of busman’s holiday I took our Webmaster, Phil Orr, his girlfriend Carol and our
friend Leon out for a day on the water. The wind had laid down last night and there was barely a
gust this morning when we left the Marina at 5:45. 10 baits in the bait tank, six small ones for
Yellowtail or Dorado and six large ones for Marlin. We were planning on being back around 3
PM but the water was so nice, the sun so warm, the food and company so good that we stayed
out until dark! We worked our way up the coast on the Sea of Cortez and there was just a slight
breeze, blue water and sunshine all the way. Not until we went past the Gorda Banks did we start
to see any signs of life though and at 9:55 we found a large Kelp Paddy floating in the water. We
were all excited about it and set out live bait but while there was bait under the paddy, there were
no fish in the area. At 10:10 we picked up a Skipjack Tuna that we kept to use as bait if we
needed to. There were Whales everywhere up there and they were beautiful to watch as they
spouted, rolled and breached. A little while later we hooked up a 40 pound Dorado and Leon got
to fight it to the boat as Phil dropped back a live bait. The live bait may have gotten hit but Phil
thinks there is also a chance that he got hooked up on Leon’s line so we can’t be sure. Anyway,
Leon got his fish to the boat and now there was dinner in the box! We found some Porpoise and
nothing hit the lures so we put out two squid spreader bars and a planer with a live bait and
worked the area for about 30 minutes without a strike. All right, back to the lures. Shortly after
that we saw what looked like a cruiser and a very small skiff or jet-ski sitting still in the area of the
inner Gorda Bank and went in to check them out. It turned out that the jet-ski was a big ball of
Ambergris that had little sooty terns pecking away at it and the cruiser was hooked up to three
Dorado! Out went the live baits and before you could say it, we were hooked up to three Dorado
ourselves! Two of them made it into the boat and the other one tossed the hook during the jump.
Nice fish, all of them, and the largest was perhaps 45-50 pounds! That was it though, we
continued the slow trolling several times around and did not have another bit so we put the lures
out and continued to troll. Not later than 2 minutes afterwards we had a Striped Marlin make a
pass at the Black/green lure on the stinger, but he did not hook up. It was 2 PM by that time and
we turned towards the 95 spot, 20 miles away and continued the troll. Halfway there we had
another pull on the stinger lure, but again, no hookup. After reaching the 95 spot area we turned
for the barn and when we were just 7 miles out we hooked another Dorado! Got him in the boat
and then we spotted Dolphin jumping. We passed in front of the Dolphin and took a strong hit on
the stinger lure. The line continued to sing off the reel and there was no jumping so we were
hoping that we had hooked up one of the bigger Tunas. After 10 minutes, the Striped Marlin we
were hooked up to jumped (nope, not a Tuna like we thought). Phil worked the fish hard and
after 15 minutes Carol had the fish leadered and I placed the tag. The hooks were removed and
the fish swam away, surprised to be alive. I have to say that Carol was a great deckhand as she
has a lot of experience, and can fillet a Dorado quick and neat! Well, after that action we
continued to troll until we were a mile off the arch and then pulled in the lines and cruised home.
What a great day on the water! Thanks guys, and if any of you readers would like to do a full
day, sunrise to sunset fishing trip, let me know when, how many people (not more than four), and
I will let you know the cost, it’s a great way to spend the day!
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