| 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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Jul 21, 2010; 05:22PM
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Category: Guide Services
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Name for Contacts: Ralph Solano
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Phone: (506) 88620214
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City: Playa Potrero, Santa Cruz
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State: Guanacaste
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Country: Costa Rica
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Hi Fishermen budies!
For kayak fishing trips and charters in Guanacaste,
Costa Rica.
You may see it at:
www.costaricawildfishing.com
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2007 best fishing photo contest
A free tackle package to the photo with the most votes sponsored by
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Daisy Westn/aSucker |
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Aug 5, 2003; 11:53AM - Muddy Water Baits
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Category: Freshwater Bass Fishing Tips
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Author Name: Steve vonBrandt/S&K Guide Service
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
Muddy Water Baits
By Steve VonBrandt
Nothing ruins the occasional fishing trip more than driving a long distance to your favorite spot, only to find out it’s been raining for the last few weeks and the water is the color of Chocolate milk! Many years ago, I was like most weekend anglers, and would immediately try to find another lake or river that might be a little more clear, or just turn around and go home. But I found over the last 20 years, that it isn’t necessary to give up so quickly on muddy water.
There are many times when a creek arm, or a certain portion of the lake or river isn’t as muddy, or there is a transition zone where it goes from muddy to stained, which can be a good area, but, even if there is no clearer water, there are many things you can do. Most gamefish react the same way to muddy water, they go shallow and they move closer to structure. This could mean a lot of different types of structure, such as brushpiles, laydowns, rocks, stump fields, pads on shallow flats, anything! When the bas are holding tight to cover, because of low visibility, the lure presentations sometimes need to be precise, such as when flipping a log or tree roots with a jig. Bellow are the 6 basic choices you should have rigged for fishing muddy waters.
Plastic Worms: I know this sounds like a strange choice, but a lot of times when bass are holding real tight to cover, a larger, bulkier worm, with some rattle inserted, possibly with a paddle tail, worked real close in the cover, can work well. I used a black or a black/red combination in muddy water. I also use the new Big 7 inch Senko that is out now, and drop it right into heavier cover. I have been using the new Cut-Tail worm for this also.
Vibrating Rattlers: These baits such as the Bill Lewis Rat-L-Trap, Cotton Bordell, Diamond Shad, or the Rattlin’ Rapalas, are excellent choices for probing different depths of muddy water, and where muddy changes to stained. The noise and vibrations of these baits, along with a realistic shad shape, make these great baits and stained to muddy water.
Crankbaits: I use a lot of the real fat bodied crankbaits in muddy water. I choose different baits with a wide wobble, and sometimes rattles. I usually stay with darker colors with red in muddy water. These colors with a wide wobble, are easier for bass to find.
Spinnerbaits: The bass will be using their lateral line more in the muddy water, so a spinnerbait with a heavy pulse such as a Terminator night bait, with a black skirt, and Colorado blade, is a perfect choice. You could even add rattles to this bait, which I have had success with in the muddy rivers and lakes in the Northeast. I always use a single Colorado blade on the spinner baits in muddy water, but in stained, or warmer stained water, I do go to an Oklahoma Blade sometimes with good results.
Topwaters: These are my favorite baits to use in muddy water. There are so many baits that shallow, muddy water bass will hit! The buzzbait worked slowly around cover will draw tremendous strikes. The walking type baits, such as a Zara Spook, and Fenwick walking baits, Jitterbugs, Crazy Crawlers, and a variety of other topwaters, including poppers with rattles, are excellent and exciting choices for muddy water bass. The bass will all be in water that is 1-4 feet deep, eliminating a lot of the water, making them easier to catch!
Jigs: Jigs in Brown/Black or Blue/Black with a Zoom or uncle Josh trailer, with some rattles, are an excellent choice to flip into laydowns, and shallow stump fields, and of course on docks. Make repeated casts to give them a good look and provoke them.
If you stick with these baits and methods the next time you run into muddy water, you will never be afraid to see it again. It will become a friend, as it has become to me.
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Dec 9, 2007; 09:35PM - Custom Fit Boat Cover
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Category: [other]
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Price: Varies
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Name for Contacts: Elite Outdoors
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Description 1:
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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Dec 9, 2002; 10:43AM - '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 DECEMBER 2, 2002
Returning client Roy Tull is here with his
friend David for a few days and today is their
fishing
day. And that is what it was, a fishing day, not a
catching day. Roy said it was a good day to be
on the water and that the fish got lucky. Juan and
Manuel again worked the Pacific side of the
Cape out to a distance of about 10 miles, and up
the coast about 15 miles but found no fish that
were willing to bite. In a few days Roy and David
will be fishing for one day on the East Cape. I
sure hope you guys have better luck up there! Let
me know when you return, ok? Tight Lines!
�FLY HOOKER� FISH REPORT FOR 3 DECEMBER, 2002
Our friend Harry Hudson is here with his friend
Nolan for four days of fishing with us. Nolan
has never caught a Marlin and that is to be the
target for all the days on the water. They would
like to be able to catch a Dorado each day so they
have fresh fish for dinner, other than that, the
target is to be Marlin! Juan and Manuel took the
boat 10 miles out from the lighthouse on the
Pacific side and worked their way up the coast. It
was raining a bit in the morning but by about
9am it cleared off and at 9:30 they got a Dorado in
the boat, dinner in the box! Around a half
hour later Manuel spotted a Marlin on the surface
and ran the boat over to him to toss a bait. As
he slowed the boat down the lures sunk and instead
of eating the bait he ate the lure on the bridge
rod! Nolan made pretty short work of him, getting
him to the boat in about 15 minutes, then the
continued the search, but got nothing else for the
day.
�FLY HOOKER� FISH REPORT FOR 4 DECEMBER, 2002
Fishing started about 12 miles straight out
today and then Juan and Manuel worked the boat up
the coast the same distance as yesterday. Today it
was Harry�s turn to catch fish and he got to
reel in dinner, but that was all. Juan said that
they had one Marlin strike that did not hook up. I
sure hope things get better tomorrow!
�FLY HOOKER� FISH REPORT FOR 5 DECEMBER, 2002
Juan called me at 5:30 this morning to let me
know he was sick (something he ate) and would
not be coming to work so it was me and Manuel on
the boat today. Harry and Nolan invited our
friend Chewy to go along. He is 19 and has never
been on a boat before but is always asking
about the clients fishing trips. Manuel let me
know that the bite had been good off of Los Arcos
yesterday so that is where we started for. We got
an early start and were one of the first boats to
the area. I marked no bait on the depth sounder
and saw only a few Porpoise on the surface and
no birds at all. We actually put the lines in the
water shortly before Los Arcos just in case the
fish
had moved and I continued past Los Arcos in case
they may have headed that way. With no signs
of life there and the Golden Gate Banks being only
7 miles away, I decided to go and check that
area out. Once we got to the Banks, there was only
one other boat there, I spotted a couple of
Frigate Birds working and big splashes underneath
them. Big Yellowfin Tuna, in the 150-200
pound class were feeding on small bait. We tried
for an hour to get them to eat something,
anything, but had no luck with lures or live bait.
Eventually a few more boats arrived and we
tried deep dropping live bait for about a half hour
with no results. I headed back to the Los Arcos
area and when we got there I realized that is where
I should have stayed as it must have been a
tide associated bite. One boat was fighting a
Marlin and just before we got to him we had a
strike
on the bridge rod. I did not see the fish, only
the splash but Manuel said it was a big Dorado.
About five boats were working a very small area and
suddenly two Frigate Birds swooped down
and there were a pair of Striped Marlin under them!
They were only about 50 yards in front of us
and by the time Manuel got a bait hooked up to toss
they were just off the bow and went down.
Norman said that if he had a very long handled tag
stick he could have free-tagged him! No luck
for us there and as we continued towards the Marina
we saw a monster concentration of boats off
of the lighthouse. Lots of Frigates working and
boats zooming here and there showed that they
were trying to get some Tuna in amongst the
Porpoise but we saw no one hooking up. There
were at least 50 boats in there! We made it back
to the Marina with no flags but at least Manuel
and Juan have a target for tomorrow!
�FLY HOOKER� FISH REPORT FOR DECEMBER 6, 2002
Juan was feeling better today so the worked the
boat as crew. Manuel had decided to spend the
day working the area off of Los Arcos and Harry and
Nolan were all for it. They spent all day
and saw lots of bait and lots of Porpoise, but
never got a strike. Harry said that he and Nolan
thought about going somewhere else but that every
time they started to say something the bait
boiled to the surface and the area looked so fishy
they changed their minds! Well, it was not a
very productive four days of fishing for the guys,
but Nolan did get his first Marlin! Both Harry
and Nolan are fishermen and they acknowledged that
sometimes you strike out, hopefully next
time their luck will be better. Until then, Tight
Lines!
�FLY HOOKER� FISH REPORT FOR DECEMBER 7, 2002
For today and the next two days we have our
good friend David Reese fishing aboard the �Fly
Hooker� and he is here on a �Guy�s� vacation
with his friends Mike Shane and James Fu. We
promised David�s wife Peggy that we would try and
keep the guy�s out of trouble! Today Juan
and Manuel tried once again to fish the area off of
Los Arcos, on the Pacific side. There is just so
much bait there and so much going on that it is
hard to keep away. You just KNOW that with all
that bait there has to be some predators around the
area! Well, at about 9am to 10am they did
have two Marlin hook-ups, but they both came
unbuttoned. The first fish they thought they were
going to have a good chance at but no...it threw
the hook after a few minutes. The other fish was
just a strike and quick pull before it came off.
They have decided that no matter how good it
looks there they are going to try somewhere else
tomorrow! We will keep our fingers crossed for
them.
�FLY HOOKER� FISH REPORT FOR DECEMBER 8, 2002
The second day of fishing for David, Mike and
James was a lot better than yesterday�s trip! No
Marlin strikes today, but that may be because they
went elsewhere in the morning. Today was
Manuels day off and we had Chino working the deck.
Juan pointed the bow of the boat to the
south as they left San Lucas Bay and ran out about
9 miles than began to troll. At a distance of
16 miles they saw a boat stopped and went over to
check him out. The boat had found a piece of
wood floating in the water and was hooking up
around it, getting some nice Dorado. It turned
out to be a good thing that David had purchased 20
baits instead of the usual 10 pieces! The live
bait turned the Dorado on and Mike and James had a
blast! Dave was the beer server and coach
most of the time, but when they had six fish hooked
at one time he had to step in and assist.
About four or five fish were lost due to tangled
lines that broke but they ended up with 10
Dorado, a limit for five people (including Chino
and Juan). It was not until they were down to
two live baits that Dave told them to start using
chunks, otherwise they were going to run out.
With a limit of Dorado in the box they started to
look for Marlin or Wahoo or Tuna, but there
was no other action. The Dorado, weighing between
15 and 30 pounds, filleted out to 83 pounds
of meat and Dave decided to have it vacume packed
and frozen to take home. Tomorrow
anything goes, and hopefuly they will come across a
Marlin willing to eat!
Until next week, Tight Lines!
George, Mary, Juan, and Manuel , the �Fly Hooker�
crew!
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