| 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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Aug 16, 2009; 10:41AM
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Category: Fishing Tackle Wanted
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Name for Contacts: Bill Warhol
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Phone: 763-633-0565
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City: Princeton
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State: MN
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Country: USA
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Looking for 9' light up pencil type bobber/float. Originally made by Blue Fox???
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October 2003 Fishing Photo Contest
$50 worth of free fishing tackle for the photo with the most votes. Contest open to all anglers.
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Eric Anderson18#Salmon |
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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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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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May 26, 2003; 11:52AM - Fly Hooker Daily Fishing Reports
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: George Landrum
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“FLY HOOKER” FISH TOTALS FOR THE WEEK:
Striped Marlin: 9 fish tagged and released (#140)
Wahoo: 2 fish caught (#70)
Dorado: 2 fish caught (#20)
Tuna: 37 fish caught (#80)
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MAY 19, 2003
Greg Wlazlowski is our angler for today and he has returned to Cabo with his wife Chris and
will be fishing for three days this week, sort of a busman’s holiday if you will, as he works
part-time as deckhand on a Sportfishing boat back home in New Jersey. Today Juan and Manuel
took Greg 12 miles to the south of the Lighthouse (Pacific) before putting lines in the water.
Most of their time was spent working 18-20 miles south and boy, was Greg happy with the
results! The water was a bit choppy but he fought every one of the fish standing up. Total for the
day was one Striped Marlin, tagged and released, two Dorado in the 20 pound range, two
Wahoo, one of them over 60 pounds on a Marauder and one over 70 pounds on a High-5
Green/Black lure (nice fish!) and around a dozen Tuna, all of them 20 pound fish. Right after the
trip he was fine but when we saw him and Chris in the evening, he was starting to feel the pain in
his arms! Greg is fishing again on Thursday and Friday, lets hope the fishing and the weather
holds!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR MAY 20, 2003
Richard, his wife and friend went fishing for a 1/2 day the day before yesterday with another
boat and caught nothing. No bueno, so they saw Greg come in yesterday with all the flags flying
and they are friends of friends, so....next thing you know, we get contacted and here they are!
Richard would really like fish to take home but the most important thing, according to him, is that
they don’t leave Cabo “skunked”. Juan and Manuel tried their best. On the way out to the same
area they worked yesterday they got a hit from what Juan said was a very big Wahoo, but it did
not stay on. Once they got to the area, 20 miles out, they started to see lots of porpoise but could
not get hit. Finally they tossed bait to a Striped Marlin and they fought that to the boat, then
tagged it with a “Billfish Foundation” tag and released the fish. A short while later they did the
same thing again (with a different Marlin, of course). A little later on they hooked one more, but
lost if after a very short time. No bites from any Tuna, no meat to take home, but two release
certificates coming at them in a few weeks, and good memories! Thanks folks, every day is
different, perhaps next time there will be “meat” fish for you to catch and return home with!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 21 MAY, 2003
Anyone familiar with Cabo knows Brad Pollack, the owner of our favorite hang-out,
“Tanga-Tanga” and the “Fish House Restaurant”. He and our friend Rod L’Anglais, the owner of
“Emil-Lene’s Sirloin House” in Aurora, Colorado were our anglers on the “Fly Hooker” today.
Both of them are very good friends of ours and their request for the day was for Yellowfin Tuna.
Juan and Manuel did their best but were not able to get into the fish until late in the morning and
the fish were 24-26 miles to the south. Once they found them, the action was good with multiple
strikes. Most of the fish were 20 pounders but Rod hooked into one that may have gone 60-70
pounds. Having just finished bringing in two Tuna, we was pretty maxed out after around 15
minutes and handed the rod off to Brad, and he was able to finish the fish off. The fog moved
into the area while they were out there and it got cold! After that action they turned to head in
and picked up a couple more fish, then cruised on back. Juan slipped and twisted his back on the
return trip while washing down the deck so he is out of action for tomorrow. The 160 quart
cooler was full of great fillets at the end of the trip and both Road and Brad were very happy with
the action.
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 22 MAY, 2003
Today is Greg’s second day of fishing and since he had enough meat to take home from
Monday’s outing, and he can catch all the Yellowfin he wants back in New Jersey, today is a
Marlin outing. Again, the action did not happen until late in the day and I was told that while they
tossed bait to several fish prior to the first hook-up, that was not until 10am. Manuel and Edgar
worked the area of the “95 Spot” and there was plenty of action. The water was off-colored and
cold, down to 71 degrees, but for some reason the fish were concentrated there. From 10am until
1pm Greg wore his arms out fighting, tagging and releasing three Striped Marlin! Other fish were
seen and worked, and no fish that bit got away. The wind started blowing last night around
midnight and did not let up all day so there was quite a bit of wind chop out there along with
some nice sized swells. Greg wants to do a repeat of today’s trip for tomorrow and has requested
that I go along. I have my fingers crossed that the action remains good!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 23 MAY, 2003
This is Greg Wlazlowski’s third and final day of fishing on this vacation and he has invited me
to go along. After the great action he had yesterday I figured that the black cloud that sometimes
seems to follow me when I go on the boat and the target is Marlin might just vanish.
Hahaha....around noon we were both starting to wonder if maybe that little thing was still hanging
around my head and affecting the luck of others around me. Juan and Manuel took us out to the
same area where all the fish had been yesterday and we did spot a fish on the surface, but looking
back at it later on we decided that the fish had been sleeping, just barely moving at all. As soon as
Greg tossed the bait near it, the fish went down. That was at 8:15 in the morning and since the
fish had bit late yesterday, we were not too worried about it at the time. Along about 10:30 I
started to get a little concerned but did not say anything to Greg. At 11 Manuel spotted another
fish on the surface and it was moving, not sleeping. Juan tossed the bait this time, and the fish
acted like it wanted to eat, lighting up a bit and scaring the heck out of the Mackerel. I pinned on
another bait as Juan reeled in to change and the Marlin started to chase mine around also, but it
just wouldn’t eat! Juan got another bait out and we now had two live Mackerel swimming
around that the Marlin would not touch. Juan reeled in his one more time and slammed it on the
deck, stunning the bait in the hope that the fish would eat one if it was easier to catch. No dice,
this fish just disappeared on us. At 12:30 Manuel sighted another tail and Juan tossed out the bait
one more time. Just goes to show you, never give up! This fish ate the bait like it was hungry,
just came right in and grabbed it! Greg started to work the fish as we cleared the lines and the
first few minutes the fish was coming right to the boat. I started to think maybe someone else had
just released the Marlin and Greg was saying that the fish did not have a lot of fight to it when all
of a sudden it took off on a good run. Lots of runs later and after quite a few jumps in the 25
minutes it took to get the fish boatside I was able to place the tag as Juan held the leader. As the
fish felt the tag go in it made a surge and the #100 leader parted. No black cloud now and Greg
and I high fived it with Juan and Manuel and we trolled back home with no further action, but not
skunked either! Thanks for the invite Greg, I hope the lures you are taking home with you work
out well. Until we get a chance to see you and Chris again, tight lines!
“FLY HOOKER” FISH REPORT FOR 25 MAY, 2003
Sol and Brenda Watson are from New York and are here for just two days, they flew in last
night and leave tomorrow for the East Cape. Sol is a fly fisherman and would love to get a Marlin
on the fly, Brenda loves to fish but would prefer conventional tackle. They were directed to us
through “Baja On The Fly”, owned by Gary and Yvonne Graham. As the trip was to focus on fly
fishing, I went along. We began at 8 miles out, in the 95 spot area but did not see any fish until
the 12 mile mark, almost due east of the marina. On the way, Sol and I ran through what would
happen (assuming things went the way we wanted) when a fish came in. The first fish we spotted
I tried to toss out the bridled live bait and the dacron line ripped through the attachment area and
the bait flew off. ****, I quickly pinned on another live bait on a rig with a hook and tossed it out
there. The fish came in to the bait and I tried to reel it in and keep it away from the Marlin, then
too late realized that the drag had not been set and there was nothing to work with. The Marlin
grabbed the Mackerel and swam off with it as I got the drag set up and handed the rod to Sol.
With the hook set, it took him 25 minutes to catch, tag and release his first Marlin ever, and the
first one he has ever seen close up in person! His previous big fish were a Sailfish and a Tarpon
of about #140. Knowing there were fish in the area we continued to work it. We baited two
more Marlin with only one showing interest, but it would not take the fly. A little later we found
another fish that we were able to tease right up to the transom, but again, the fish showed no
interest in the fly and we eventually allowed it to eat the bait and we got Brenda on the fish! At
about 30 minutes into the fight we broke the starboard throttle cable so I had to work the throttle
from the engine as we spun the boat back and forth chasing the fish. Brenda had plenty of
coaching from Sol, and a little help from Hector (Manual’s day off) and after 65 minutes and lots
of action, she got to see her fish up close and personal as we placed a tag in it and released the
#140 Marlin. Great job Brenda! We saw several other fish on the way back in but most of them
went down by the time we got to them. All in all, a great day with two released Striped Marlin
and two happy anglers. Don’t worry Sol, you will probably get one on the fly at the East Cape!
Thanks for fishing with us and have a great vacation!
Until next week, Tight Lines from George, Mary, Juan and Manuel, the “Fly Hooker” crew!
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