| 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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Oct 14, 2009; 05:26PM
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Category: Boat Motors
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Name for Contacts: Dorothy Holland
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Phone: 334-797-4700
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City: Dothan
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State: Al.
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Country: USA
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Looking for Mercury 4 stoke motor for 21 foot suntracker pontoon boat.
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March 2004 best fishing photo
$50 free fishing tackle for the photo with the most votes. Contest open to all anglers 8 contestants minimum to start the contest. Sponsored by
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Ahmed Arif |
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Mar 5, 2009; 05:22PM - Meat Stock Cube Chemical Lure
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Category: Fishing tips and tricks
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Author Name: Mike Cobb
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
MEAT STOCK CUBE CHEMICAL LURE
This started off by being an applied science project in school linked to fishing for predatory species. I am happy for anyone to try it out. It takes some preparation but is worth the experiment. You can use it for river, lake or sea fishing from a bank, beach, pier or boat. Use the strongest line you have for dragging. Have a camera to get evidence of your catch.
First get your meat stock cubes – the red varieties are the best imitation of the fluids that leak from wounded prey. They are much cheaper if bought in the large boxes and cost even less if you can get them put on someone else’s shopping list.
You also need a pair of tights or stockings so ask nicely – particularly if someone is wearing them at the time!
Cut the tights/stockings up into 10cm (4in) squares and put them onto a flat surface.
Take the foil wrapping off of each stock cube being careful not to crumble it and place one centrally onto each square of the tights/stockings.
Tie the four corners of the material together into a firm knot – a test of your dexterity – you may need to use bigger squares at first and trim them up afterwards.
Then tie a length of line inside the knot of each lure bag leaving plenty of spare to attach to the eye on your lure. Store your bags in a waterproof and crushproof container.
When you are ready to fish attach a bag to the eye of your lure making sure that you tie the knot so that a used bag can be easily removed from the eye but cannot slip off during movement underwater. A pair of fine scissors will useful to do the cutting during bag changing. Dispose of used bags and line responsibly please – not into the water or onto the site.
Keep safe – wear a lifejacket if you are fishing on or by deep water. Keep yourself warm and waterproof. Do not fish on your own – it is safer with others. Let someone know where you are going and have a means of contacting him or her.
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May 13, 2019; 08:07PM - OCEAN-TAMER Marine Grade Bean Bags
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Category: Boats
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Price: $79.95 - $139.95
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Name for Contacts: Frank Abruzzino
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Phone: (941) 776-1133
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City: Palmetto
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State: Florda
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Country: usa
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Dec 18, 2006; 11:58AM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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FLY HOOKER SPORTFISHING
Captain George Landrum
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
Cabo Fish Report
Dec.11-17, 2006
WEATHER: We had sunny skies at the beginning of the week with very little wind. Our daytime highs were in the low 80’s while our nighttime lows averaged 63 degrees. At the end of the week we had a front move through and on Sunday the wind picked up from the northwest at 15-20 knots and the swells kicked up as well, but the skies were clear. That changed this morning as I woke up to mostly cloudy skies with little wind. The weather charts show this cloudy condition to remain for a few days at least.
WATER: There was very little change in the sea temperatures this week, almost exactly the same as last week with the exception of a push of warm water from the south has extended the warm water up to the Punta Gorda area on the Cortez side and past the Finger Banks on the Pacific. Our average temperature on the Cortez side of the Cape has been about 76 degrees inside the 1,000-fathom line. Just off of the beach it has been much cooler, as low as 73 degrees in some spots. On the Pacific side of the Cape it has been a bit warmer with the average temperature being 78 degrees with a band of slightly cooler water just off of the beach. Over all our water temperatures seemed to have dropped several degrees this week, but they can change at any time.
BAIT: Bait this week was 75% Mackerel, as the water continues to cool off there will be a change to almost all Mackerel. I did not hear of any Sardines being available locally.
FISHING:
BILLFISH: I said last week that the Striped Marlin bite at the Golden Gate had fallen off a bit, but a few boats were there at the right time early in the week when it really went off. The bite was early in the morning at the beginning of the week and started later each day. The best result I heard of from an individual boat was 30 releases in one day; most of the boats there at the same time scored double digits. There was no reason to go that far later in the week as the bait and fish continue to pile up off of Cabo Falso. That was a good thing on Sunday as the weather picked up and almost no one was able to make the trip to the Golden Gate. I found a few fish between the Gate and the San Jaime Bank but the water was pretty bouncy. The fish at the Cabo Falso ledge were being caught while drifting bait deep early in the day, by trolling live and dead bait during the middle of the day and by running to feeders popping up with Frigate birds diving on the later in the afternoon. That was nice fishing as we were out of the wind and rough water and later in the day there were fewer boats around.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: There were reports of good fish being caught in the last seven days, but none of the big ones were for me! There were fish found at all the banks and between them as well, but they were all associated with Porpoise, nothing was reported as being blind strikes. One boat fishing the San Jaime with hand lines (think Panga here) did well with one fish of #160 and many others around #35-#40 while boats working 13 miles due south around the 1,000-fathom line got into fish averaging #40 for a few days. I did not hear any reports of fish at the Gorda Banks, but I am sure there were some there as well.
DORADO: I think that the Dorado’s designation as “fish of the week” has finally changed because of the great Striped Marlin showing. There were still Dorado being caught, and they were good-sized fish, but the numbers we had been seeing for the past month were just not there. Most of the fish were taken between the beach and 6 miles off shore or on the banks, a few groups were found out at the 1,000-fathom line as well. The key this week to finding the Dorado was to look for working Frigate birds. Tossing live bait into the water under the birds or slow trolling in the area seemed to work most of the time.
WAHOO: I had no reports of Wahoo this week.
INSHORE: Sierra are taking over as the inshore fish now, and the bite has been better where the water has been a little cooler. Of course this means that most of the time you have to get a little distance away from town, but the bite was decent up at the lighthouse for a few boats. I had a report from one fisherman of a 25 fish morning while fishing on a Panga with live bait and hootchies. The annual Sierra tournament is this coming Saturday, the 23rd. No boats larger than 24 feet allowed, $150 entry fee for a team of up to three anglers, lines in at 4 pm and out at 6 pm and you must be in line to weigh you fish no later than 6:20. ` of the entry fees go to the largest Sierra, to the smallest, for food and drinks and to the organizers. I was lucky and caught the smallest one last year on a last minute entry; the tournament was a lot of fun!
NOTES: Happy Holidays! I will try to get a report out next week, but as Monday is Christmas morning, It might be a day or two later than normal. Until then, Tight lines!
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