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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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| 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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| December 2003 Fishing Photo Contest |
| $50 worth of free fishing tackle for the photo with the most votes. Contest open to all anglers. |
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George Konst...182Yellow Fin Tuna |
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| George Konstantinopoulos, 33 |
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| It was a type of catch that goes through your head every trip buy n... |
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337 vote(s)
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Brad Fugate23 lbsCalifornia H... |
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| We were drifting along jigging the bottom on a beautiful California... |
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143 vote(s)
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Jared Garver152 lbs.Yellowfin Tuna |
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| Jared Garver, 26 |
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| Took about 1 Hour to surface fish. Gaffman missed first shot and b... |
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85 vote(s)
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Khalid Coroghly22 lbsMusky |
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| Khalid Coroghly, 25 |
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| On September 20, 2003 I caught this beauty on Pigeon Lake in Lindsa... |
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54 vote(s)
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Michael Walker45 lbsNapolean Rass |
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| It was near the end of my long deployment overseas that I caught th... |
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34 vote(s)
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Jason HazlettReleased Unk...Dorado |
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| Jason Hazlett, 30 |
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| Short and Sweet. I snapped a few shots while my friend was hooked u... |
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28 vote(s)
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YOUSSEF BARQUET365 POUNDSBLUE MARLIN |
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| WAS INCREDIBLE !!
2 HOURS AND A HALF FIGHTING THESE GREAT MARLIN, ... |
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Andy Oddi15 lbsMusky |
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| Hi my name is Andy Oddi and I had the absolute pleasure in catching... |
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Randy Gulak30+Chinook Salmon |
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| I was float fishing in the rapids in the slack water between two bo... |
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Bob La LondeYeah RightBass |
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| Battle? What battle. Seriously. I have been trying for years to ... |
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Olivia Bromley22Albacore |
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| This was Olivia's first time albacore fishing and her fist time off... |
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21 vote(s)
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Rich Meumann20.6#King Salmon |
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| Rich Meumann, 67 |
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| I had been casting and retrieving from shore for about two hours wh... |
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