| 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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Apr 27, 2007; 09:37PM
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Category: Sportfishing Charters
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Name for Contacts: Tom Welply
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Phone: 361-790-5944
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City: Rockport
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Fishing Charters and guide services offered by Affordable Fisherman Charters.361-790-5944
www.fishrockporta.com
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$50 worth of fishing equipment for the photo with the most votes by November 30 th, 2002
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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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Category: [other]
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Price: Varies
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Name for Contacts: Elite Outdoors
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State: MO
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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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Feb 16, 2004; 11:39AM - Cabo Bite 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
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 8-14, 2003-04
WEATHER: It seems that almost every week we have had at least a light sprinkle and this
week was no exception. A few days in a row early in the week gave us just enough precipitation
to dot the windows and make people run for cover, but thank goodness that was it. Our night
time lows got down to 52 degrees a few nights and our daytime highs have averaged around 78
degrees.
WATER: Water conditions were very good this week with no choppy conditions to speak of.
There were some good sized swells out on the Pacific side and to the south of the Cape, but no
chop on them. At the end of the week the water had changed a bit as a warm finger pushed up
from the south and we had 73 degree water from inside the Golden Gate Banks on the Pacific to
off of Chileno on the Sea of Cortez. On the Pacific side this warm water only extended out a few
miles but at the south end of the Cape it went south and we had some water in the 75 degree
range from 3 miles south to 15 miles south and out to the east toward the 95 spot. From the
southern end of the Golden Gate to the middle of the San Jaime Banks the water was 67 degrees.
There was a very defined and fish holding temperature break of 4 degrees on the San Jaime, and a
lot of boats did very well there.
BAIT: The usual $2 per bait with the prevailing bait this week being Caballito. There were
some Mackerel around and there were Sardines available as well at the normal $20 per bucket.
FISHING
BILLFISH: As the moon waned the Striped Marlin bite picked up and many more blue flags
were flying this week than were flying last week as the boats came in. The fish were pretty much
everywhere but the biggest concentration seemed to be around the temperature break off of the
San Jaime. Actually, that is where most of any of the species were caught this week! A Marlin a
day was the average for most of the fleets but some of the boats were able to get as many as three
of the Striped Marlin to the boat for release. Average size was #110 and live bait seemed to work
better than lures.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Fish of the week again as there were more Yellowfin Tuna caught than
any other species. Most of the fish were on the San Jaime, mixed in with the Porpoise, and while
the majority of them were footballs, there were quite a few larger fish to 60 pounds caught as
well. Live bait dropped ahead of the schools worked well on the larger fish while hootchies and
feathers did the trick on the footballs and some of the school fish. While the bite was never wide
open, it was steady with most boats able to get a half dozen or so fish in the box.
DORADO: That dead whale that I reported on last week showed up after being gone for a few
days and this time it was much closer to home. The Dorado caught on it were averaging 12
pounds and they were thick, but picky. The whale appeared off of the Palmilla area only 6 miles
out. Later in the week there was a very good bite on Dorado to 35 pounds with the average at 12
pounds as a large school was found 10 miles to the southwest of the Cape. The school was
moving through the area and the 10 to 12 boats that were lucky enough to be in the area enjoyed
great action on these great fish while using strip baits and chunks. These Dorado were not biting
well on lures.
WAHOO: As the moon gets smaller the Wahoo bite improves and this week we had a few other
reasons to be happy. The combination of moon phase and the temperature breaks appearing over
bottom structure really helped with a few boats getting as many as five Wahoo in a trip. Of
course, most boats did not get any at all, but it is all about being in the right place at the right time
with the right tackle! The Wahoo were averaging 35 pounds.
IN SHORE: There are still Sierra around and there are some really big ones being caught, some
of them appear to be as large as 8-10 pounds.. Still some great Red Snapper fishing as well and
they have been right in the surf. Larger Rappalas work for them and some of the guys are getting
very good action on the fish from the beach. I have heard that there have been some Yellowtail
being caught early in the morning and late in the afternoon and really look forward to getting a
chance to check that out for myself!
NOTES: With Striped Marlin fillets bringing 40 pesos a kilo, a lot more of the crews on the so
called “Sportfishing” boats are killing the billfish instead of releasing them. Insist that your
Captain and crew release any Striped Marlin that are not bleeding severely, and don’t tip them if
they kill a Marlin after you ask that it be released. Besides being against the law for sport caught
fish to be sold commercially, it is short sighted and detrimental to the species as well as the future
of Cabo as a Sportfishing destination. This weeks report was written to the music of Brian Flynn
on his self-produced CD “Brian Flynn- The Tanga-Tanga edition”. Brian was in town this week
and played at Tanga-Tanga a couple of times and was there for the soft grand opening at Mike’s
new place outside of town, “the Latitude 22 Roadhouse”. What a lot of fun! Check out Brian’s
music at his website www.brianflynnband.com and see what I am talking about. Until next week,
tight lines!
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