| 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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Category: Fishing Tackle Wanted
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Name for Contacts: Frank
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Looking for Rapala Rattlin Fat Raps and
Rapala Rattlin Deep Downs. Will buy at
reasonable price. Doesn't matter what the
color, thanks
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Mar 2003 Best Photo
$50 worth of fishing tackle for the photo with the most votes by March 31, 2003
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Jeremy A.Cad...40 lbsGrouper |
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Jan 5, 2004; 10:17PM - Spanish Mackerel Tricks
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Category: Fishing tips and tricks
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Author Name: Tony
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
I love fishing for Spanish mackerel, so I do it often. When I shove off to go fishing, I often stumble upon a very large school of mackerel, but sometimes they all don't want to feed and reject anything you throw at them. When this happenes, a good trick to get them to bite is to get them exited so they just want to catch what the think is a little fish just for the fun of it. To do this you would want to swich immediately to anywhere from a 1/4oz to a 1/2oz kastmaser-(like a spoon but a lot better). I make a long cast to where the fish are and as soon as that lure hits the water I begin to reel in just fast enough to get the kastmaser poping out of the water kinda like a fleeing baitfish. After it jumps out of the water a couple times keep it fast just below the surface. Do this at least 4 times during your retrieve and pretty soon you will have dozens of mackerel chasing your lure just for the sport of it until the lure bites back and then you get to have all the fun. |
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Tip&Trick Description 2:
When you get those swarms of mackerel chasing the your line, sometimes your lure will come to the boat a little early and the fish will ignore the katmaster and just swim away. To prevent this you want to go to the opposite end of the boat, make your cast, and then maneuver the lure so it will swim parallel to the boat, instead of directly at it, taking the mackerel with it. You will be catching mackerel right at the side of the boat. |
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Tip&Trick Description 3:
These techniques have worked for me many times and gotten me coolers full of fish and I hope they work for you, too. Good fishing till next time. |
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Dec 9, 2007; 09:35PM - Custom Fit Boat Cover
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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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Sharkskin color chart...also, available in Sunbrella |
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Dec 30, 2002; 10:36AM - Cabo Fishing Report
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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
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR DECEMBER 23-29, 2002
WEATHER: It was a nice, sunny Christmas week
here in Cabo San Lucas. A little bit
overcast early in the week and windy to go with it,
but by the 26th the wind had died down and
we had great weather. The week ended the same way
it started as on Sunday the clouds moved
back in and the wind started to howl from the
northwest, making the Pacific side very choppy.
The temperatures have stayed the same for the last
few weeks and we are still getting to the low
60�s at night and the high 80�s to mid 90�s
during the daytime. (Take It Easy)
WATER: The water around Cabo remained cool this
week, the highest temperatures we saw
were in the 76-77 degree range and that was still
35 miles out to the southwest. Closer to home
the water was an even 73-74 degrees almost
everywhere with no defined temperature breaks to be
found. Surface conditions were a bit rough on the
Pacific side early in the week but settled down
after Christmas. The Sea of Cortez side of the
Cape had good water early in the week out to a
distance of about 3 miles then it got choppy, by
mid-week everything smoothed out. (Witchy
Woman)
BAIT: Again our bait was mostly Mackerel with a
few Caballito to be found. There were
Sardinas available if you asked in advance. Prices
for all baits remain the same, $2 per bait for the
larger ones and Sardinas at about $25 a scoop
(Already Gone)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: I wish I could say that the Billfishing
has been great, but I can�t. It was hit and miss
for most boats this week with only about 15% of the
returning fleet flying blue flags. A lot of fish
were seen later in the week but it was difficult to
find ones that were hungry. A few boats in the
right place at the right time caught Striped
Marlin, and I did see a few boats flying two flags.
I
talked to the Captain of a private boat who fished
the Golden Gate banks and caught and released
6 Striped Marlin in a two hour period, but that was
fishing the area for six hours. The bite has
been short and you had to be where there were fish
to have a shot. Live bait gave the best chance
at a fish, dropped back when one appeared in the
spread or slow trolled in the right area.
(Desperado)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Once again there were scattered
football Tuna to be found, but they were
mostly in the blind. A few boats were able to get
larger fish and I heard a few fish over a hundred
pounds were caught. I was not able to get any more
information than that so don�t know where
those big boys were found but the word was they
were with Porpoise. (One Of These Nights)
DORADO: There are still a few Dorado in close to
the beach but they have been small fish, a lot
of them less than 6 pounds. Larger fish have been
found a bit further offshore but there have not
been a lot of them. A good catch this week was one
or two of the fish in the 20-30 pound class.
Trolling lures in the 9� size accounted for the
larger fish and inshore the smaller fish were
eating
small live baits and lures pulled for Sierra.
(Tequila Sunrise)
WAHOO: No change from last week on the Wahoo. A
few fish were reported but no
information on where. (Take It To The Limit)
INSHORE: The bigger Roosterfish we were seeing a
few of last week have disappeared and
there are now only a few small ones being caught.
There are still small Dorado being found but
the big emphasis for the inshore fishermen has been
the wide open Sierra bite on both sides of the
Cape in the mornings before 9 am. The fish are not
big yet, most of them are in the 5 pound class
but they are providing a lot of action for those
looking for it. Few other fish have been found
inshore but that could change as the water cools
and we get an influx of Yellowtail. (Best Of My
Love)
NOTES: The fishing has not picked up as much as we
were hoping for but there are fish out
there to be caught, you just have to put in the
time. The Whales are showing up and the weather
is great though, so there is sealife to be seen!
We�ll keep our fingers crossed for better action
as
the new year rolls in. Have a pleasant holiday and
we look forward to the chance of seeing you in
Cabo this coming year! This weeks report written
to the music of the Eagles on the 1976 Elektra
release �Their Greatest Hits�.
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