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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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| About a third of male fish in British rivers are changing sex due to pollution, |
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| Fishing is an ancient practice that dates back to at least the beginning of the Upper Paleolithic period about 40,000 years ago. Isotopic analysis of the remains of Tianyuan man, a 40,000-year-old modern human from eastern Asia, has shown that he regularly consumed freshwater fish. |
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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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| Whats in a name you ask? |
| If we’re going to be strict about it, jellyfish and starfish are not really fish because they don’t have a backbone. As a correction, many public aquariums are now using the terms “sea jellies” and “sea stars”. |
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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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| 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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Oct 8, 2008; 02:13AM
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Category: Fishing Tackle Wanted
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Name for Contacts: Frank
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Looking for Rapala Rattlin Fat Raps and
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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 January 2014
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Apr 29, 2002; 07:14PM - Lake Cachuma Bass and Trout trolling techniques
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Category: California Freshwater Lakes
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Author Name: webmaster
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
My first time fishing Lake Cachuma was this last weekend April 27th 2002 and I will let you in on a secret this is a fine lake with great staff excellent fishing and abundant campsites. I was very impressed with the guys at the marina ( Jim and Allen) for giving us great tips for fishing their lake without holding back any information necessary for a first timer to their lake. Right out of the marina he told me to troll straight thru the center of the lake and we would be sure to get bit and he was right. Less than 10 minutes from the launch ramp right where he suggested we caught the first fish a nice largemouth bass about 3-4 lbs and lost the first hook up as we were surprised to get a strike so soon. This fish jumped clear out of the water and fought like a much larger fish than it actually ended up being. |
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Tip&Trick Description 2:
We released the bass and continued anxious to get to the trout which is what we were after. On the way to the next spot Jim and Allen had given us directions to we saw 4 deer on the shore grazing like they owned the place (which I guess they did) We set our sites on the points jetting out along the far side of the lake about 200 feet offshore. Instantly off one of the points both the reels went off as we were trolling rainbow trout colored Yo-zuri Emperor Minnows and L-Jack series lures on 4 and 6 lb test at a fairly slow troll. First fish fell off but I managed to get mine to the boat and into it for supper that evening. We did a turn around and went right back over the same spot and sure enough another missed opportunity. Back we went again with another 2 strikes managing to get one in the boat for a better meal for the 3 of us eating that night. Back and forth again for nothing and we decided to give the opposite bank a try. |
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On the other side of the lake were the serious bass guy's fishing the bow of their sleek boats with the chairs and trolling motor on the bow. We steered clear of them and moved again about 200 feet off the shoreline and continued our trolling pattern slow and parallel to shore. We started noticing the wind more and more as we headed back towards the launch ramp noticing there was only one jacket made it to the boat and it was mine! We again managed to get another rainbow to strike right out of the water it jumped and then a small battle and into the boat it came. We were done now 1 fish each for dinner and one released bass in about 2 hours fishing time. Now it was back to camp to make dinner and get warm. A jacket is a good thing to bring on any lake as the wind always decides to blow in the afternoon. I must tell you that the guy's at the marina tackle shop know their stuff about where the fish are biting and what they are biting on. Without their tips we may have come home empty handed as several others had that day. Good luck if you get a chance to fish Lake Cachuma and be sure to say hello the the great guys at the tackle shop near the launch ramp it may pay off big time for you in the long run.....Fish on! <'))))>< |
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Dec 9, 2007; 09:35PM - Custom Fit Boat Cover
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Price: Varies
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Name for Contacts: Elite Outdoors
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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 13, 2003; 11:42AM - 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 6-12, 2002
WEATHER: This weeks weather was a little
different than last weeks. Most of the week we
had cloudy skies that kept our nighttime
temperatures up in the low 70�s and high 60�s
while our
daytime highs were in the high 80�s with high
humidity. Not quite the winter weather we had
become used to. On Tuesday it even rained
(sprinkled actually) for a few hours. Forecasts
had
called for thunderstorms and high winds but the
never appeared, than goodness. On Sunday it
appeared that the skies had cleared a bit and we
got some sun, the band of heavy weather is now
passing to the south! (Tropical Lady)
WATER: Due to the cloud cover we had a difficult
time getting an accurate surface temperature
map, but we made do with reports from all the
different boats out there. A cold water finger was
reported (and actually showed up on the map on our
one clear day!) approaching the San Jaime
Banks from the west and supposedly there was a 4
degree temperature break with a defined
current where the warm 76 degree water was met by
the cool 72 degree water. On the Sea of
Cortez side there was a 20 mile wide band of warm
water that ran from the main mass to the
south of us up across the 95, 1150 and Gordo banks.
Other than these two defined areas, the
general temperature was in the 74 degree range. (E
Piko)
BAIT: A good mix this week of both Mackerel and
Caballito. The normal price of $2 each. No
reports on the Sardine situation. (Baby Blues)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: The Striped Marlin action started off
the week with a bang and then slowly the
numbers decreased. There were still fish sighted
and hooked every day by all the boats but not in
the numbers we had seen at the beginning of the
week when it was not uncommon for each boat
to be flying three or four Marlin flags. The Sea
of Cortes around the high spots seemed to be the
main focus of the action although an occasional
good bite was reported from the Pacific banks as
well. Action seemed to be pretty evenly spread
between lures and live bait with live bait having a
slight edge. The Striped Marlin were averaging 110
pounds. (Red, Red Wine)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Lots of football and school
Yellowfin Tuna this week mixed in with the
Porpoise and there were a few of the larger fish
found as well. Most of the Tuna in the Porpoise
were in the 10-25 pound class and were caught on
feathers and cedar plugs while the larger fish
were found by boats dropping live bait on the edge
of the Pacific banks. Very good action early
in the week when we had all the cloud cover and it
tapered off a bit later on as the skies cleared.
DORADO: Dorado action dropped off a bit from the
steady bite we had last week but almost
every boat was able to put a few in the box. The
fish were spread out with no concentration
except for when floating debris was found. Both he
Pacific and the Cortez side of the Cape
produced fish with a few more being found on the
Cortez side. (Nobody�s Child)
WAHOO: There was a good Wahoo bite reported on
Friday around 15 miles to the east of the
Marina but it lasted only one day and appeared to
be the result of a school moving through.
There were also fish reported on the San Jaime and
the Golden gate but not in large numbers.
Best action came on 9� Striped Marlin lures since
that was the focus for most of the boats in
those areas. (Crazy)
INSHORE: The Sierra bite is still on in the early
morning but not a lot else has changed since last
week. A few Dorado are being found just off the
green water but not a lot else in happening
inshore. (Reggae Train)
NOTES: We are still keeping our fingers crossed
that the Striped Marlin that were packed on the
Golden gate move closer to us. Still a lot of
Whale action and we are seeing a pickup in the
Tuna. Fingers are crossed everywhere I look that
it will bust wide open soon! I�ll let you know
how we did this coming week next Monday! Until
then, Tight Lines! This weeks report was
written to the Hawaiian reggae music of �Kapena�
on their 1992 KDE Records release �The
Kapena Collection�.
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