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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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| When Anglerfish mate, they melt into each other and share their bodies forever. |
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| Not all fishes lay eggs. |
| Fishes like split fins, surf-perches, and some sharks instead carry and give birth to live young. Scientists have also discovered that the embryos of some of these fishes actually consume each other in the womb. How’s that for creepy fish facts? |
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| The Sea Anemone looks like a flower, but it’s actually a carnivorous animal that eats small fish and shrimp. |
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| Fishes hear with both their ears and their skeletons, sensing the vibrations of sound in the water. |
| Scientists even suspect that sharks can clearly hear sounds from over 3 km away. |
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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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| 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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| Fish have built in radar? |
| Built-in Radar Many species of fish have a powerful sense organ called the lateral line running across their body. It can detect motion in the water, allowing them to hunt prey, avoid predators, and navigate in the dark. |
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Feb 26, 2018; 07:04AM
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Category: Sportfishing Charters
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Name for Contacts: PESCADORA
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Phone: 877 898 4999
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City: Quepos
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State: Quepos
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Country: Costa Rica
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Aboard Pescadora and fish with
world champion captain mainor
oporta. Pescadora is a 41-Foot
Sport fishing Yacht in Quepos,
Costa Rica.Pescadora specializes in
sport fishing in Quepos, Costa
Rica. Pescadora is a 41-foot Ronin
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June 2004 Fishing Photo Contest
$50 free fishing tackle for the photo with the most votes. Contest open to all anglers 8 contestants minimum to start the contest.
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Bill Henneberg22 and 15lberSALMON |
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Aug 12, 2003; 10:50AM - Jiggin' It
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Category: Freshwater Bass Fishing Tips
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Author Name: Steven Narup
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
Jigs come in all sorts of shapes, colors, sizes, and even skirt materials. There are a bunch of different ways to fish them as well. However, to be able to catch them when the fishing is tough, you have to be very versatile. In this article, I will go through different ways of fishing jigs and I will begin to get you acquainted with this wonderful lure called a jig, in this little guide called “Jiggin’ It”.
Let me first give you a little bit of “background” about jigs. Jigs come made with many different kinds of materials. Just to name a few hair, tinsel and silicone. However, in this guide we will mostly be talking about silicone jigs. Silicone jigs are much easier too fish. Being that when they get wet, they become waterproof making them easier to slide through thick vegetation. To help aid the jig going through the thick milfoil some people use scent.
Jigs come in many different shapes and size, they even come with different shaped heads for different types of applications. They come made with a flipping, swimming, and even a stand-up type head. They also come in an array of different weight heads.
Jigs even come in countless colors and even different shades. It is best that when you first start out fishing a jig you should stick to basic colors. Some of the basic jig colors would include brown and orange, moss green and even black and blue.
When selecting a jig by its size you want to use as less weight as possible. Using less weight will give the jig a more realistic action and presentation. You also need less weight because bass will normally hit the jig when it is on the fall, and using less weight will help the jig fall slower. While we are talking about fall rate lets talk a little about jig trailers. Plastic trailers work great for cooler water, when the fish are more active. Jigs with pork are a deadly combination when the water temperature drops below 60. When you pick a trailer, you should keep in mind to match the trailer color to the color of the jigs skirt.
Now lets get into how to fish a jig. There are many different ways to fish them. One of the more popular ways to fish them is to do a hop and swim type retrieve. When you do this, you should make a long cast and then let the jig rest on the bottom for a few seconds, and then slowly lift your rod tip and let the jig fall back to the bottom. Then after a few hops you swim the jig a few feet, then begin to hop the jig again. This hop and swim method has produced greatly for many people all throughout the country.
Another way to fish a jig is to just hop the jig on the bottom or even drag it. However, one of the deadliest ways to fish a jig is to swim it close to the bottom or above a weed line. A seven-foot heavy action rod will give the jig enough action to entice big bass, be sure to pick a rod with a soft tip and enough backbone to horse the big boys out of the thick stuff.
The last technique I am going to cover is flipping and pitching. To do this you should flip the jig into weed pockets or into shoreline cover. When you do this, a good choice is a seven and a half foot heavy action rod and thirty-five pound monofilament. The heavy action rod will be stout enough to pull a five pound bass out the roughest spots you can flip your jig into.
This is just a little guide on how to fish a jig. If you experiment with different ways to fish them and you find out which technique the bass wants, you will have a killer day out on the water!
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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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Country: USA
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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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Jul 9, 2012; 11:10AM - 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
http://captgeo.wordpress.com/
Cabo Fish Report
July 2 - 8, 2012
WEATHER: Summer!! For those of you who have been here before, you know what that means. For those that are thinking about coming to visit, let me fill you in a bit. Summer in Cabo means warmth, as in 95 to 102 degrees in the daytime. This morning at 7AM it is 86 degrees and 66% humidity, it will get warmer, up to 100 degrees if yesterday is anything to go by. It also means sunny skies. While we had a few high clouds in our area this week, they didn't block the sunshine. I just came back from bringing a boat from La Paz and it was raining in the East Cape, but nothing here in Cabo. It also means light winds, perfect for fishing, and warm seas, just what we have been waiting for!
WATER: Warm, blue water is here! It took a while to show up, and it may be gone in a few days for a while, but for now it is a reason to rejoice. We have gotten tired of the cool green water and now we have water worth going fishing in. At least on the Cortez side of the Cape. On the Pacific side it is 78 degrees on the San Jaime Bank and 71 degrees on the Golden Gate Bank, but the water is still off-green in color, if not downright dirty in the cooler water. The warm water we have on the Cortez side pushed across the tip of the Cape into the Pacific side for a distance of about 10 miles toward the west at the end of the week. At it's western edge this warm water is 81 degrees, go east a little distance and we have 85 degrees across the area almost everywhere you look. And not only is it 85 degrees, it's almost clear blue, not quite there yet, but much better than it has been. Perhaps just a few more days left for it to clear up all the way. Along with the warm, clear water we have been blessed with almost no wind, so the surface conditions have been great. Some small ground swells at 1-3 feet from the south have been about it.
BAIT: Caballito and Mullet were available at the normal $3 per bait and there were plenty of green Jacks if you wanted them.
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BILLFISH: With the clearing water the daily expectation of a Blue Marlin appearing in the pattern has increased. A few anglers this week found these much anticipated fish visiting their lures and a few actually bit! It's nice to have a big one on the end of the line, and quite a bit different experience than that of fighting a Striped Marlin, which we still have around and are now managing to catch. All in all a real improvement over the past several months billfish action. While none of the Blue Marlin reported were large, on both the way up and on the way back from La Paz I marked some very large Marlin on the depth sounder, much larger than any Striped Marlin, so as the warm water continues, and as the water continues to clean up we should start to see more of these fish in our area. Working current lines and bottom structure continues to be the main method of locating both the Blue and Striped Marlin. The best areas therefore have been the 95 spot, the 1150 and offshore along the 1,000 fathom line. The Inner and Outer Gorda Banks should start to go off in a little while as well, as soon as the temperature has stabilized and the Black Marlin show up.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: This is one fish that has had me confused this week. On both the way up and the way back from La Paz, and in our area according to the Captains and the fishermen, there were very little Dolphin and few Dolphin pods reported. Since these pods are our main Tuna indicator does this mean the fish are not here or does it mean they will arrive when we start to see more Dolphin? Well, there are a few fish here, just not in any large numbers, the ones that are being caught are in the 10-20 pound class and are being caught in the blind. On the few occasions when Dolphin pods have been reported and they have had fish on them, the fishing has been great. This tells me that as soon as we start seeing good numbers of Dolphin pods we will start to see more Tuna, and a better quality of fish. My fingers are crossed!
DORADO: Every week the Dorado catch improves, and as the warm water has arrived we are going to see an upswing in the numbers as well as the sizes of Dorado caught. One again the key has been objects floating in the water, be it a piece of wood, a dead seal or a shark buoy. Any and all of these held fish when found this week and the dead seal had a great number of good size fish associated with it. Also finding frigate birds working and diving were a great indicator of Dorado as the fish chased flying fish out of the water and the frigates swooped down to catch them. Getting into an area where this was taking place gave a good chance of a hook-up if a live bait was thrown out and slow trolled around.
WAHOO: On both the way up and on the way back I pulled lures for Wahoo since we were traveling close to the shore, but had no strikes from them at all! I heard reports of a few being caught this week but not about where or on what.
INSHORE: Sierra action this week was decent inshore, but not great, and there was good action on a mix of bottom fish from snapper to grouper to trigger-fish. A few Yellowtail on the Pacific side, but no large ones that I heard of, and good numbers or Roosterfish all along the shoreline on the Cortez side.
FISH RECIPE: Check the blog for this weeks recipe!
NOTES: Fishing is improving finally and we are seeing the expected increase in water temperature and clarity. On a slightly negative note, all the fish we caught on our delivery were stuffed with red crab, and on the depth sounder I could see shoals of both them and of squid. Red crab means the fish are getting fat and happy just swimming through the clouds of crab with their mouth open, they don't have to work had for a meal. This in turn means that you have to be very lucky to hook one up on a lure, making a live bait the choice for finicky fish. This weeks music selection is the Dixie Chicks, I listened to one of their albums for 20 hours straight during the delivery, if I had known I would have brought my own CD collection, but in the end they are very good musicians. Until next week, tight lines!
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