| 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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Kids Only Fish Photo Contest
Kids 12 and under only in this contest A free tackle package to the photo with the most votes. Contest ends Jan 1, 2013
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Aug 5, 2003; 10:26PM - Albright Knot
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Category: Knots to use
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Author Name: Steve vonBrandt/S&K Guide Service
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
Albright Knot
The albright knot is most commonly used for joining lines of different diameter, for creating shook leaders and when Bimini Twist is tied in the end of lighter casting line. It is also used to connect monofilament to wire.
1.Create a loop in the tag end of the heavier line, then feed the tag end of the lighter line through it.
2. Bring the tag end up and over the loop to make your first turn.
3. Make a series of turns around all three stands, keeping it as tight as possible.
4. make a minimum of 10 turns, bringing the tag end out of the end of the heavier line's loop.
5. To tighten the knot, pull the standing part of the heavier line. At the same time, slide the turns toward the loop end.
6. When turns are in a neat position, pull both standing parts to make the knot tight. Trim ends.
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May 13, 2019; 08:07PM - OCEAN-TAMER Marine Grade Bean Bags
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Price: $79.95 - $139.95
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City: Palmetto
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Description 1:
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Nov 3, 2003; 11:00AM - Fly Hooker Daily Fishing Reports
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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Capt. George Landrum
'Fly Hooker' Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
WEEKLY FISH COUNT
STRIPED MARLIN: ONE TAGGED AND RELEASED (#120)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: NINE FISH KEPT (1@#65, 2@#50, 4@#45, 2@#25)
DORADO: ONE FISH KEPT (#12)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 26, 2003
I had a chance to fish with Bob Deeter today, his second of three days on the “Fly
Hooker”. Some people say it is bad luck for the owner of a charter boat to be on board
with clients and maybe they are right. We ended up the day with no flags on the
outriggers. Juan and his brother Juan started us out fishing just outside the lighthouse
on the Pacific side and a little while later, maybe a half hour, we spotted a Marlin on
the surface. We ran up to it and as we approached the fish, it went down. A bait was
cast anyway and left to soak for a while with no action happening. The same thing
happened a short time later as we worked our way up the Pacific coast, looking for
Dorado and Tuna. About mid morning a Striped Marlin came in on the long rigger, hot
on the lure. As normal, Juan gunned the boat to keep the fish off of the lure as a live
bait was dropped back. I think the fish was so focused on the lure that it never even
saw the bait, and the fish left when the lure lost it’s action. We kept hunting and
worked a fishy looking area off of the Los Arcos for quite a while before starting back.
At 1:40, just outside the Pedregal, where we had seen Marlin this morning, we had a
strike on the bridge rod. Bob was watching the lures and he saw the fish come up on
the lure. At first he thought it was a Striped Marlin but then realized how large the bill
was and yelled “big fish on the stinger!”. We all looked and sure enough, there she
was! The fish bit and Juan set the hook and passed the rod down. As Bob took the rod
into the chair the fish began a great series of jumps, both vertical and grey-hounding
ones. The fish would jump towards the boat and Juan would gun the engines, then the
fish would jump away. Bob worked on the fish for about 5 minutes when all of a sudden
the rod tip came up abruptly and the fish was gone. The hook had pulled out! Oh well,
it was a nice way to end the day, hooked up to a Blue Marlin that we all estimated at
between #250 and #300. Maybe tomorrow without me on board they will do better and
get Bob into some meat fish.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 27 OCTOBER, 2003
Juan and Manuel took Bob Deeter to the same place off of the Pedregal/lighthouse
area that we had lost the Blue Marlin at on yesterdays trip and started there. The plan
was to work as far to the south-east as needed to find some Tuna. The lures had been
set out no longer than 5 minutes when a large Marlin that everyone estimated at
between #400 and #500 came up on the bridge rod and struck. From the look of the
leader, it was a large fish. No hook-up happened, just a bill swipe and they brought the
lure in to check it out. The #300 leader was chafed almost 3/4 of the way through, just
on the strike! As they were looking at the leader, the short rigger went down on a hard
strike. The hook was set and the fight was on for a whole three pumps when the hook
pulled. The fish never jumped so there was no way to tell if it had been the same fish,
but everyone agreed that it had been a large one. The trolling continued, searching for
Dorado or Tuna. It was not until they got 27 miles out that the Porpoise were found,
and there were Tuna jumping among them. After 10 minutes of working the fish with
lures and no results, Juan changed to slow trolling live bait with no leader, the hook
tied directly to the line. It worked and Bob fought two #50 Yellowfin to the boat and into
the box! Finally some meat fish in the boat! Bob is taking tomorrow off but will go
fishing again on Wednesday on another boat. We were already booked for that day
but arranged a good boat for him to fish on. We hope he has a lot of luck and finishes
filling that cooler with fillets! P.S.- Talked with Bob and Paula on the 31st, and they
are going to try and get away again around Thanksgiving and come to Cabo again! He
did get to fill the cooler!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 29, 2003
Ron and Jo Flora are fishing with us for the next three days. Ron is 72 years young
and he really wants to get a chance to tie in to a Yellowfin Tuna of over 100 pounds.
Now you know he is not a novice at the sport, he brought new reels and rods with him
in order to be sure the equipment he used was up to the task. Jo is a wonderful wife
and they get along great, she loves to fish as much as Ron does. Ron used to run
marathons, and was an Olympic runner in the 60’s. His knees are shot now and he
says that had he known what was going to happen to them, he would have taken us
swimming instead! Anyway, Juan and Manuel took them out this morning and put the
lines in the water about 5 miles out from the Lighthouse on the Pacific side and things
were real slow until they got out 27 miles. Then they had a strike! The first fish was a
Marlin and Jo fought it for just a few seconds before it came off, then another fish struck
a purple/black straight runner on the long rigger. That was about 11:30, and Ron
settled in for the fight. It took almost an hour, and it was on his gear. After the fish
finally was in the boat, Ron swore it had to be #80, but Juan said that it was more in the
#60-#65 range. Not a problem at the time, as Ron was pretty wore out on the fish.
Now the reason he wants a big Cow Tuna is that it had always been his fathers dream
to get a chance at a big fish like that, but he never had the money or the time to give it
a try. In his place, Ron wants to catch one for him! Nice, huh? All right, we will keep
our fingers crossed that in the next two days it happens!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 30, 2003
Juan and Manuel took Ron and Jo back to the same area that they had found the
Tuna yesterday but there were no large fish for them today. Juan told me that they
could see the bigger fish in the school but they just would not bite anything they tried.
They did manage to hook up to two Yellowfin in the 25 pound class, but no big fish
today. The wind picked up a little bit and they have decided that because of Ron’s
knees they will probably try the Cortez side of the Cape tomorrow, the water should be
a bit smoother over there, and there have been some fish reported from the area
around the 1150.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 31, 2003
The water was nicer on the Cortez side of the Cape than on the Pacific side, but
again, there were no really large fish. Right after they had started out, Manuel received
a call from a friend that he had found a pod of porpoise and gave Manuel directions.
They ran all the way out there and ended up about 17 miles out from Palmilla. There
were Porpoise everywhere, and since they were one of the first boats to the spot, the
action happened quickly. Four nice Yellowfin of about #45 were caught, then the other
boats started showing up, putting the scare into the Tuna. Jo brought in a small
Dorado of about 12 pounds that they caught on live bait tossed at a small piece of
wood, and that was the end of the action for the day. The rest of the day was spent
looking for a Marlin for Jo to fight, but they saw not one fin nor did they have a fish
come up on the lures. They did have a good time however, and after returning to port
we spent a couple of hours at Tanga-Tanga sipping Pacificos and talking about all
kinds of stuff. Thanks Ron and Jo, we really enjoyed your company and are looking
forward to seeing you when you get a chance to come down again, hopefully and catch
the #100 Yellowfin!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR NOVEMBER 1, 2003
Russ Colby fished with us back on January 12th, and then he was on a Marlin
search. We did not have any luck with the Billfish, but did get into the action on small
football Yellowfin on light tackle (finally!) and lost a nice Dorado. Well, once again he
is looking for a Marlin, but would not turn down a fish for the table as well! Juan and
Manuel went out looking for Tuna for the table to start off with, but instead the almost
blanked out on any fish at all, The only fish they did find was a Striped Marlin, and he
struck on a lure! Finally Russ got his Marlin, a Striper estimated at #120 that they
tagged and released. Congratulations Russ, nice to see that Blue flag flying with a
release flag below it!
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