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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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May 19, 2003; 09:01AM - Circle Hooks for Billfish
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Category: Trolling techniques
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Author Name: Carlos Morales
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Author E-mail: carlos@greatsailfishing.com
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
What are “circle hooks”? To a fisherman seeing one for the first time you kind of wonder why anyone would use them or took time to invent them. They are similar in size to the more common “J” shaped hook but the opening is smaller and the barb points toward the body of the hook forming a circular shape, hence their name. At first glance it would appear fish would seldom be caught with circle hooks because the barb points the wrong way and the smaller than usual opening would difficult hooking anything.
Surprise, surprise, first impressions are wrong. Depending which study an angler consults, circle hooks have been shown to be as effective or more effective than “J” hooks for catching all types of fish including billfish. Some studies say fishermen catch 60% more fish, others 100% more fish with circle hooks than with “J” hooks. Catching more fish is a bonus but the real advantage of circle hooks is that they are designed to hook a fish in the lip or corner of the mouth and this happens about 95% of the time, preventing “deep hooking” and “foul hooking”. Removing a circle hook is fast and easy, take a pair of pliers and rotate the hook out of the mouth.
A “J” hook works by attaching itself wherever soft tissue is available. Normally, as soon as a fish bites, the first thing an angler does is “set the hook” by swiftly pulling the rod up and reeling in some line. This violent maneuver guarantees (anglers wish) that the barb of the hook will penetrate some soft tissue inside the mouth thus hooking the fish. Some fish, like billfish, have bony mouths so when the “J” hook tries to find purchase it just slides along and it either pops out of the mouth with the bait or attaches to the the upper palate, throat, pharynx, oesophagus or in the stomach. Anglers who practice catch and release know deep hook injuries, caused by any type of hook, are often mortal due to bleeding and that the hook sometimes is left inside the fish since its so deep there is no way to remove it without killing the fish. This is not a problem for the angler fishing for tasty, sought after fish like Dorado (dolphin), flounder, mangrove snapper, redfish, grouper, etc., since the whole point of going fishing is catching fish to eat.
Here is where circle hooks come in. They have been around for years and were adopted in the late 1970’s for use by longline commercial fishing boats because not only did fish hook themselves but also studies showed they were 85% more effective than “J” hooks and the hooked fish were alive when the longline was retrieved. It is ironic that recreational anglers, to preserve fish, have recently adopted commercial fishing hooks known and used for their ability to catch large numbers of fish.
We did say fish hooked themselves and we are not joking. When fishing using circle hooks and a fish takes the bait, do not set the hook! Wait. Count out one Mississippi, two Mississippi, etc., meditate about why there are no pregnant ladybugs, speculate on the price of bananas on Mars, just don’t set the hook! As the fish swims away the line becomes taut allowing the hook to rotate inside the fish’s mouth and lodge itself in the corner of the mouth. When the rod is flexed and the line taut that means the fish is hooked. Patience is very important because if the angler tries to set a circle hook the same way as a “J” hook, more often than not it will just be pulled out of the mouth of the fish. After a bite a mate on our boats grabs the rod but doesn’t do anything until the billfish swims away pulling the line taut and bending the rod, then he counts to five and “tests” whether the hook has been set by reeling in some line. This technique usually works very well.
If a “self-hooking hook” was not good enough, circle hooks have other advantages. Once hooked, billfish tend to leap and violently shake their head side to side to try and loose the hook. It looks spectacular and anglers love it but “J” hooks are sometimes dislodged this way. The circle hooks round shape and the direction of the barb helps to prevent dislodgement so fish don’t de-hook as much when doing their aerial stunts. Another great advantage is that humans hook themselves less in the hand, ear and/or other body parts and clothes with circle hooks because the barb points toward the body of the hook.
Not all circle hooks are created equal though. Besides “normal circle hooks” there are “offset circle hooks” whose barb does not point to the body of the hook but opens up, similar to a “J” hook’s. Depending on the degree that the barb is offset, 4 to 15 degrees, they become about as effective as “J” hooks at deep hooking as in their ability to catch fish. Like “J” hooks, “offset circle hooks” also cause more foul hooking of fish. Foul hooking means hooking a fish by the eye, gills, etc. Billfish depend on their eyesight to hunt and catch their prey so an eye wound seriously diminishes a billfish’s ability to feed and damaging the gills hampers the billfish’s survivability. Some circle hooks are made out of stainless steel and will not degrade with time so if a fish is lost with a stainless steel hook in it, that hook will be in the fish forever.
In Guatemala “catch and release” for all billfish is the law. Since it’s beginning our company has adopted a circle hook only policy for bill fishing and releasing the fish unharmed is a very important goal. Guatemala has the best sailfishing in the world and we do our best to keep it that way.
Happy fishing and tight lines!!
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Dec 11, 2007; 12:23AM - Exact Fit Custom Covers
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Category: Boats
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Price: Varies
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Name for Contacts: www.EliteOutdoors.us
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State: Midwest
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Description 1:
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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.
Covers are made when ordered and require around 10-12 business days to cut. |
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Dec 4, 2005; 11:27PM - Ixtapa Zihuatanejo Sportfishing report 11-23-05 to 12-1-05
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Category: Mexico Ixtapa Zihuatanejo
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Author Name: Stan Lushinsky Susan Richards
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Author E-mail: ixtsptf@epix.net
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Report Description:
Calmer water conditions and a rise in the ocean temps caused a spike in both inshore and offshore activity last week. Captain Jose Vargas on the La Bamba continues to be red hot as his clients landed 9 SAILFISH and 2 BLUE MARLIN in 5 days of fishing . The Biggest Marlin Scaled over 500 Lbs.. Angler Dennis Paul fishing aboard the Intruzza landed 3 SAILFISH on his first day offshore. Angler Tami Weisboro fishing aboard the Vamonos 3 took top single day honors by landing 7 SAILFISH in one day. Not far behind was Dennis Schoonover fishing aboard the Janeth, landing 6 SAILFISH in one day. Returning angler Vernon Tull also fishing aboard the Janeth landed 17 Jacks. 1 Spanish Mackerl and 5 Bonitos on his first day inshore. Eurpoean Angler Mr. Courte fishing aboard the Dos Hermanos 1 finished up his week of fishing by landing 2 SAILFISH on his last day. Mr. Tarpin also fishing inshore with Captain Adolofo landed 2 ROOSTERIFSH, 39 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, 3 NEEDLEFSIH and 15 BONITOS in 6 days of fishing. Mr. Guardia fishing 5 days on Dos Hermanos 2 with Captain Cheva landed 6 SAILFISH, 9 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, 2 ROOSTERFISH 3 NEEDLEFISH and 2 SPANISH MACKEREL. Mr. Guardia’s second boat, the Gran Jefe also fishing 5 days landed 11 SAILFSIH, 1 DORADO, 16 YELLOWTAIL JACKS, 1 ROOSTERFISH, 20 BIG NEEDLEFISH, 70 BONITOS on light tackle, 1 GROUPER , 28 Spanish Mackerel and 1 Amberjack. Captain Martine on the Marfel fishing with French angler Mr. Sallat landed 5 SAILFISH, 10 YELLOWTAIL JACKS and 20 BONITOS in 5 days of fishing.
Captain Temo on the Secuestro fishing inshore with Angler Dennis Paul landed 6 YELLOWTAIL JACKS ands a handful of Bonitos. Captain Angleo on the Auga Azul posted 5 SAILFISH and 1 BLUE MALRIN in 4 days and Fernando on the Michelle posted 8 SAILFISH in 3 days of offshore fishing. Captain Chico on the Llamarada reported 4 SAILFISH in 2 days offshore. The blue water is at the 8 mile mark. Our captains are reporting just a few roosterfish inshore but the action on big Jacks and bonitos is red hot.
Ixtapa Zihuatanejo weather: Sunny with temps in the 90’s
Water Conditions: Calm
Bait Supply: Excellent
Stan Lushinsky
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