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| 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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| 2023 Best Fishing Photo contest |
| Photo with the most votes will receive a free tackle package. |
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Feb 22, 2018; 06:51AM
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Category: Sportfishing Charters
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Name for Contacts: Moonwalker - Queposcharters.com
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Phone: 1-855-346-3474
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City: Quepos
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State: Puntarenas
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Country: Costa Rica
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| Description: |
The Moonwalker is one of the top
producing charter fishing boats in
Quepos. You can count on a day of
raw excitement as you catch some of
the largest game fish Costa Rica
has to offer aboard our custom 33-
foot Dawson and with her
experienced crew.
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Jul 30, 2001; 10:43PM - Trolling for albacore with rapala style lures.
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Category: Fishing tips and tricks
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Author Name: Matt
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
I just returned from a fishing trip on the Fin Fever out of Newport Beach, California and was I impressed with what they used to catch the tunas! We used Yozuri Hydromagnums in the to troll for the albacore tunas. I am telling you these were the hottest lures I have seen in a long time! They removed the front treble hook from the lures to make removal of the lure easier and faster from the fish. After multiple double and triple hookups I am convinced these are the hottest lures around! I asked to take a photo of the lures so I could get some and thanks to the crew and their hot tricks we caught our limit (all we wanted till we were tired of pulling on the fish!) Great trip with a great group of guys!! Hope this photo helps.......Matt |
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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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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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Jan 20, 2003; 09:43AM - 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 JANUARY 13-19, 2003
WEATHER: Daytime highs in the mid 80�s and
nighttime lows in the high 50�s made this past
week a very comfortable one. We had a little
overcast in the middle of the week but the last
half
was clear. No rain, as usual and only light winds
except for Thursday when it picked up a bit in
the afternoon, shifted and came from the southwest
(that is when we had the overcast move in).
(Banjo Blues)
WATER: I expected the water temperatures to
continue dropping but they haven�t and we are
still getting an average of 74 degrees just off the
Cape. If you go 15 miles to the south or go
east to the 95 spot the temperature goes up to
around 76 degrees. There has been a pretty well
defined temperature break to the southwest all
week, about 30-35 miles out, but reports of fish
from the area have been scarce. Monday saw some
bouncy conditions on the Pacific side but
things laid right down and the rest of the week it
has been very nice water on both the Pacific and
Cortez sides of the Cape. (Train on the Island)
BAIT: With the full moon the bait has been almost
all Mackerel, at the normal $2 per bait.
There have been Sardinas available for boats
willing to go a bit up the coast towards San Jose,
and reports are that they are averaging $20 a big
scoop. (Big John McNiel)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: It has been a pretty slow week for
Marlin for most of the boats in Cabo, probably
due to the full moon. They are out there, but not
in any big concentrations and not on the bite.
Some boats have been fairly consistent and have
been catching one or two a day, but they have
been putting in a lot of time deep dropping live
bait at the Pacific Banks (boring). Most of the
Marlin caught this week came to live bait tossed in
front of tailing fish. The Pacific banks and the
warmer water to the south and east of us were where
most of the fish were found. (Snowbound
Blues)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Lots of football Tuna out there
mixed in with the Porpoise. Most of these
fish have been in the 10-15 pound class. A few
larger fish have been caught on the Gordo,
Golden Gate and San Jaime Banks by boats working
either a chunk line or fly-lining live Sardinas
and these fish have been between 30-60 pounds. I
have seen a couple of fish in the 150 pound
range and these have been reported to have come
from Porpoise, but they were caught on live
bait dropped deep and well ahead of the traveling
schools. Best lures for the Yellowfin have been
Marauders, cedar plugs and feathers. (Big Sandy)
DORADO: The mainstay of the fleet this week was
Tuna, but there were still Dorado to be
found. Most boats were able to come up with at
least one nice fish and some got lucky and
limited out with two per angler. The average size
has gotten a bit larger with most of the fish in
the 20 pound range. Live bait slow trolled around
where the Dorado have been spotted has
worked well, as have trolled lures in bright colors
and medium sizes. Most of the fish have been
found on the Pacific side and not too far from
shore, mostly within 5 miles of the coast. (Buck
Hill Breakdown)
WAHOO: San Jaime Banks put out some nice Wahoo
this week as did the Golden gate. I am not
sure if there was any action on the Gordo Bank or
not. Most of the fish were in the 35-50 pound
range and dark lures trolled close to the boat were
doing the job. Many more fish were lost than
were caught due to them cutting through the mono
leaders! (Blue Bird Rag)
INSHORE: The fishing inshore has been hit and miss
this week with the most prevalent fish
caught being the Sierra. They have been running
between 25 and 35 inches and have been
striking trolled Rapallas and hootchie skirts
pulled between 3.5 and 4 knots of speed. Live
Sardinas have worked also but the fish have been
bit difficult to hook on them. Scattered Dorado
inshore have added to the excitement. A few
Roosterfish have been reported on the Cortez side
and there has been an intermittent bite on the
Snapper and Grouper, perhaps slow due to the full
moon. (Leather Britches)
NOTES: The Whales are starting to show up with
predictability, almost every trip has resulted in
sightings. The fishing has not been wide open by
any means, but it has been pretty consistent.
With the Tuna beginning to show up in force and the
water conditions remaining favorable, we
are thinking that the bite will get much better as
the new moon approaches. This weeks report
has been written to the sound of Walt Koken playing
the five string Banjo, claw-hammer style, on
his 1994 release, �Banjonique�, Mudthumper Music,
Rounder Records Corp. Until next week,
Tight Lines from George, Mary, Juan and Manuel, the
�Fly Hooker� crew.
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