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| 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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| 2012 Fish Photo Contest |
| A free tackle package to the photo with the most votes |
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Maika hall3kg+brummer |
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| Maika hall, 32 |
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| varry hard hitting! |
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305 vote(s)
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katrina wilsonsea slug |
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| katrina wilson, 33 |
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| I thought I was stuck on something, then once it got in I thought i... |
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299 vote(s)
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Eddie Chappell23 lbs.Common Carp |
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| Eddie Chappell, 23 |
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| I was fishing on a 50 ft. drop off wall i had to walk down about 10... |
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282 vote(s)
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Glenn ReidDew Fish |
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| Glenn Reid, 33 |
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| hard fort, well wone |
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274 vote(s)
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Kevin WhiteAbout 110 lbs.Tarpon |
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| Kevin White, 32 |
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| Hooked off of Okaloosa Island Pier, Fort Walton Beach, FL. Threw sp... |
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274 vote(s)
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Mathew Ati20.6kgMahi Mahi |
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| Mathew Ati, 25 |
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| Trolling off the reefs of santo, vanuatu! snatched on to a beautifu... |
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268 vote(s)
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Tammy18lbsPike |
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| Tammy, 45 |
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| I opened my bail to check on my nephews line when the line started ... |
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266 vote(s)
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Kevin White43 lbs.Red Fish |
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| Kevin White, 32 |
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| Free lined a live herring at dark off of Okaloosa island pier. Drag... |
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265 vote(s)
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Dawn GarigBass |
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| Dawn Garig, 50 |
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| Behind every GREAT fisherman is a woman telling him how to do it! M... |
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259 vote(s)
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Jon A Weisse7 poundsSteelhead |
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very fast moving water
and was fiesty. ... |
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258 vote(s)
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Steven Rex T...Channel Cat |
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| Steven Rex Traina, 29 |
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| Soft hit hard fight half way in, then it just kinda swam in the res... |
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257 vote(s)
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gil d'Oliveira10+winter steel... |
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| gil d'Oliveira, 59 |
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| the olympus tg610 camera at its
best . I am getting addicted to
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257 vote(s)
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William ConroyNot sure of ...Catfish |
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| William Conroy, 18 |
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| 10 min fight... almost
snapped my line and lost
everything |
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256 vote(s)
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brandon ande...9lb 6ozlargemouth bass |
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| brandon anderson, 13 |
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| im brandon, i was fishing a broken tree that fell in the water, it ... |
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251 vote(s)
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David Kulage5 lbLargemouth Bass |
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| David Kulage, 65 |
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| Drug him right up onto shore. |
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