| 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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May 11, 2007; 12:07PM
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Category: Fishing Tackle For Sale
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Name for Contacts: Niall Kendall
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if you want vintage fishing lures for pennys! which i know you will, email me at niallkendall@hotmail.com and i will send you all you need for them! many thanks!
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Kids Only 12 and under
$50 worth of free fishing tackle for the photo with the most votes. Contest open to Kids only 12 and under at time of catch. Contest ends October 1st, 2003. Good luck to all.
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Rusty Wrightapprox 5lbsLargemouth Bass |
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Aug 5, 2003; 10:26PM - Albright Knot
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Category: Knots to use
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Author Name: Steve vonBrandt/S&K Guide Service
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
Albright Knot
The albright knot is most commonly used for joining lines of different diameter, for creating shook leaders and when Bimini Twist is tied in the end of lighter casting line. It is also used to connect monofilament to wire.
1.Create a loop in the tag end of the heavier line, then feed the tag end of the lighter line through it.
2. Bring the tag end up and over the loop to make your first turn.
3. Make a series of turns around all three stands, keeping it as tight as possible.
4. make a minimum of 10 turns, bringing the tag end out of the end of the heavier line's loop.
5. To tighten the knot, pull the standing part of the heavier line. At the same time, slide the turns toward the loop end.
6. When turns are in a neat position, pull both standing parts to make the knot tight. Trim ends.
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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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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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Feb 9, 2004; 12:46PM - Cabo Bite Report
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Capt George Landrum
Fly Hooker Sportfishing
gmlandrum@hotmail.com
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR FEBRUARY 1-7, 2003-04
WEATHER: The week began with partly cloudy skies and was either partly or mostly cloudy
all week long, at least until it started to clear up on Saturday. The winds were blowing beginning
at around 10 am every day but it appeared that as the skies cleared, the wind died. On the
weekend the wind was there but not as strong. We did have a little sprinkle of rain on Tuesday.
Our low temperature for the week was 55 degrees and the high was 84 degrees.
WATER: Choppy water most of the week on the Pacific side and just around the corner while
further up the coast on the Sea of Cortez the water was very nice, just some swells, until you
reached Punta Gorda. Of course, just because the water was nicer did not mean that there were
more fish there! The water was cool out to 30 miles on the Cortez side, not getting mush above
69 degrees until out that far, then it raised to 73 degrees. On the Pacific side we had a band of
cold water running along the coast out to a distance of 15 miles, with a very cold band in the
middle where the water dropped to a low of 66 degrees. Out past that area, in the vicinity of the
San Jaime Banks, the water warmed up to 71-72 degrees. Straight south of the Cape it was a 30
mile run to get to the warmer water.
BAIT: The usual $2 per bait for Pacific Mackerel, very few Caballito and very few Mullet. No
reports to me of any Sardinas, but there may be some available.
FISHING
BILLFISH: Very few Marlin were found this week and it may have been due to the full moon.
Well, that’s just a guess, it may have been something else, but we are all thinking that the moon is
the reason. A few Striped Marlin were caught but there were not very many of them. Once
again, Marlin were not the fish of the week. The fish that were caught were found out in the
warm water and the boats using live bait had a fair chance of hooking a fish that was tossed to.
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Once again Yellowfin became the fish of the week. Most of the fish were
found in porpoise. The action took place around 22-25 miles to the southwest and most of the
fish were footballs, up to a high weight of around 25 pounds. Pink hootchies and dark feathers
worked, but you had to be persistent in order to get more than a couple of fish on board. Now, I
say that they were the fish of the week and that is because there were Yellowfin caught every day,
not by every boat.
DORADO: The cold water has pretty much put a stop to the good Dorado catches that had been
made, but every now and then something happens that just turns everything around. In this weeks
example, a dead whale was found floating 30 miles out and the boats that found it were very
quiet on the radio, allowing them to limit out on Dorado to 35 pounds. There were Wahoo and
Yellowfin found with the whale also. When the boats went back out the next day, most of them
returned skunked because the currents had taken the whale much further out.
WAHOO: Only a few Wahoo were reported this week and they were found out in the warmer
water around the dead whale
IN SHORE: This weeks report inshore is identical to last weeks, so here it is: The Sierra bite
that happened the last week is still going on, but the concentration of fish has moved up the coast
and is no longer supplying hot action just off the arch. The choppy water has kept a lot of the
boats from working in real close to the shore up the coast, but there have been reports of pretty
good Roosterfish action at the lighthouse. That is surprising to me since the water is so cold, but
hey, if there is bait around (finger mullet) then I guess there will be the predators also! Bottom
fishing was very poor due to the wind this week.
NOTES: I hope the Marlin bite gets better as we get away from the full moon. Also the
weather better settle down, we don’t like getting wet and cold on a fishing trip! There are still
whales around, as well as porpoise. I have been spending a lot of time working on another boat,
getting electronics and electrical stuff fixed so have not spent a lot of time on the water myself.
This weeks report was written to the great music of Miles Davis on “Ballads and Blues”, a CD
given to me by a friend.
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