| 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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| 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. |
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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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Feb 19, 2018; 07:43AM
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Category: Guide Services
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Name for Contacts: Quepos Fishing Packages
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Phone: 1-800-603-0015
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Kids Only Fish Photo Contest
Kids 12 and under only in this contest A free tackle package to the photo with the most votes. Contest ends Jan 1, 2013
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Aug 5, 2003; 10:29PM - Bimini Twist
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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:
Bimini Twist
Used primarily for offshore trolling and double-line leaders. A Bimini twist creates a long loop of line which is stronger than the the line itself. A Bimini twist is a simple method of doubling your fishing line in order to prevent chafing or to create the necessary loop in order to attach a wind-on leader. A short Bimini twist (up to five feet) can easily be accomplished by one person. To tie a Bimini twist longer than five feet takes two people, although it could be done alone with a lot of practice. This knot is a 100% knot, meaning, it retains 100% or the original strength of the line being used.
1. Measure a little more than twice the length you will want for the double-line. Bring end back to standing line and hold together. Rotate end of loop 18 - 23 times, by twisting it.
2. Slowly spread the loop to slide twists together about 10' below tag end. You want to spread the lines evenly, keeping the same angle on each side, so they do not wrap on top on one another. Step both feet through loop and bring it up around knees so pressure can be placed on column of twists by spreading knees your apart. It is easiest to learn the knot with two people so one person can hold and spread the lines while the other person ties the knot. Bimini twists over 5 feet long really need two people to tie properly, unless you have 8' legs!
3. With twists now snug together, hold standing line in one hand with tension just slightly off the vertical position. With other hand, move tag end to position at right angle to twists. Keeping tension on loop with knees, gradually ease tension of tag end so it will roll over the column of twists, beginning just below the upper twist. (as the line continues to spread apart the tag end will wrap back down over top of the twists.)
4. Spread legs apart slowly to maintain pressure on loop. Steer tag end into a tight spiral coil as it continues to roll over the twisted line. It take a practice, but avoid the twists jumping back over top. The twists should lay side by side and coil down nicely as shown to the right.
5. When spiral of tag end has rolled over column of twists, continue keeping knee pressure on loop and pinch the end of knot to keep it from unraveling. Put a finger in crotch of line where loop joins knot to prevent slippage of last turn. Now make a simple half-hitch with tag end around nearest leg of loop and pull up tight.
6. With half-hitch holding knot, release knee pressure but keep loop stretched. Using remaining tag end, take half-hitch around both legs of loop, but do not pll tight.
7. Make 2-3 more turns with the tag end around both legs of the loop, winding inside the bend of line formed by the loose half-hitch and toward the knot. Pull tag end slowly, forcing the loops to form in a spiral.
8. Moisten spirals and pull loops tight against main knot. Leave about 1/4' of a tag end when trimming. Keep practicing, it takes some time.
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May 13, 2019; 08:07PM - OCEAN-TAMER Marine Grade Bean Bags
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Category: Boats
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Price: $79.95 - $139.95
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Name for Contacts: Frank Abruzzino
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Phone: (941) 776-1133
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City: Palmetto
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State: Florda
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Country: usa
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Description 1:
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Oct 12, 2017; 06:35PM - GORDO BANKS PANGAS San Jose del Cabo September 17, 2017
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
San Jose del Cabo
Anglers –
September 17, 2017
Now in the final weeks of the summer season, we are seeing lighter crowds
of tourists, as families are now getting settled into the start of the new
Fall School semester. This is now peak time for tropical storms to develop
and potentially strike the Los Cabos area, this week is the three year
anniversary of the incredibly destructive Hurricane Odile. Two weeks ago we
felt the impact of a direct hit by TS Lidia, clean up and rebuilding is an
ongoing process. This week we have been following three separate tropical
systems off to the south of Southern Baja, Hurricane Max is now dissipating
as it made landfall in Southern Mexico, the other low pressure area off to
the west is not doing much, weakening and is circling far away from land.
The storm we are now carefully watching is Tropical Storm Norma, forecast
to reach category 1 hurricane status over the weekend. This system is
presently moving very slowly and gaining strength, latest forecast has
showed it veering further off the west, off of Todo Santos, but ii is
unpredictable exactly what path Norma will follow. So precautious
preparations are necessary, we are expecting storm surf surges to increase
as large as 15 ft. to 20 ft. on Sunday, hopefully not too high of winds and
surely we will have rainfall, hopefully nothing like the 27 plus inches we
endured from TS Lidia.
Calm conditions prevailed this past week, light winds in the afternoons,
mostly clear skies, very high humidity, slightly cooler temperatures at
night, with daytime heat index averaging 100 degrees. Ocean water
temperature has cooled slightly over the past couple of weeks, now
averaging 84 to 86 degrees. Off colored greenish currents are swirling
throughout the region, varied clarity in certain areas from day to day.
Most of the floating debris from the storm wash out has now dissipated.
The fishing has been on and off ever since the passing of Lidia, there were
good numbers of dorado found, though the majority were juvenile sized, an
occasional fish over 15 lb. Dorado were found in schools throughout the
region while trolling medium sized lures. Also they world readily strike on
a variety of bait.
Bait suppliers were able to find sardinas near shore early in the week and
along with strips of squid, these were the main bait options available. We
expect sardinas will not be obtainable over the weekend with high storm
swells, but as those reside hopefully sardina supplies will return and
remain steady. Yellowfin tuna were being found from the Gordo Banks and
towards the Iman Bank, action was sporadic, from scratchy to wide open,
depended a lot on clarity and currents that were running at a given time.
Often the yellowfin tuna were seen boiling on the surface, but they proved
to be finicky, some days biting right off the bat early, then slim
pickings, coming back up late, hard to predict. Average size tuna was in
the 10 to 15 lb. class, yellowfin tuna to over 50 lb. were accounted for,
though numbers were limited. Reports of tuna to 100 lb. seen in the mix,
though the larger grade of tuna have not been striking much. The majority
of all tuna action was found while drift fishing with strips of squid or
sardinas.
Only a handful of wahoo strikes reported, more of them lost than actually
landed. We expect when the water temperatures cool off a bit more and we
see cleaner blue water back close to shore, that wahoo activity will
improve. Billfish were scattered, a few sailfish, striped, blue and black
marlin hook ups reported, though we only had limited numbers of angler
visiting now and most of these were preferring to target species such as
tuna and dorado. No bottom or inshore action to really report on, besides a
few red snapper and triggerfish.
The combined panga fleets launching out of La Playita, Puerto Los Cabos
Marina sent out approximately 49 charters for the week, with anglers
reporting a fish count of: 1 black marlin, 6 sailfish, 12 white skipjack,
155 dorado, 3 wahoo, 170 yellowfin tuna, 5 yellow snapper, 14 huachinango
and 42 triggerfish.
Good fishing, Eric
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GORDO BANKS PANGAS
Eric Brictson / Operator
619 488-1859
Los Cabos (624) 142-1147
e-mail:gordobanks@yahoo.com
WWW.GORDOBANKS.COM
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