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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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| Starfish can re-grow their arms. In fact, a single arm can regenerate a whole body. |
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| Starfish do not have blood. Their blood is actually filtered sea water. |
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| Starfish don't have brains. Special cells on their skin gather information about their surroundings |
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| Not all animals with the word fish in their names count as fish. |
| Though their names may suggest otherwise, cuttlefish, starfish, and jellyfish aren’t actually fish. Generally-speaking, fishes must have skulls, gills, and fins. Surprisingly, though, not all fishes have proper spines. |
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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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| A bit of Humor |
| My brother has 2 German Shepherds named Rolex and Timex. You guessed it they are Watch Dogs. |
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From Jan 01, 1999 To Sep 21, 2025
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19 Feb 2012 - A WHALE OF A PRIZE!
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Category: Mexico Cabo San Lucas
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Author Name: Mark Rayor
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A WHALE OF A PRIZE
After a few days of windy weather the Sea of Cortez
has laid down nicely today. The water along our
beach is clear, blue and loaded with bait fish. I am
excited that conditions look right for fishing to go off
as spring arrives.
The change in weather came just in time for the newly
formed non profit 'East Cape Sportfishing Club'
consisting of 14 members to hold their first
tournament today. Five entries fished for 3 hours with
a target species of sierra mackerel. Winning was
based on total weight for a 5 fish maximum.
I witnessed the tournaments shot gun start from the
beach at the Gaviota palapa in Buena Vista at 7AM for
the 3 boats that arrived on time. Wining 2,800 pesos
in 1st place with total weight of 7.995 for 5 fish was
Isrial 'Cayuyu' Castro. 2nd prize of 1,200 pesos was
taken by Winslow who also weighed 5 fish. Cayuyu
also won the 1,350 peso jack pot with a 2.33 kilo
fish.
Felipe Valdez said 15 other applications to join the
new club have been received from local Mexicans and
Americans. The club is waiting for final approval of
their paper work from Hacienda and other
governmental agencies before accepting more
members. He also went on to say the club was formed
by the community and is for the community of the
East Cape. Besides introducing sportfishing to our
youth they will promote and support independent
charter operators and have a voice in regulation and
protection of sport fish in our area.
During our high season April though November Jen
Wren boats are constantly on the water and our
fishing tackle gets put to the test everyday. Fishing
rods need some required maintenance at the end of
the season but on a daily basis just rinsing the salt of
the guides and reel seats and then drying them has
worked for me. Fishing reels require more attention.
Before washing a reel we make sure the drag is on
full. This assures that no water will get to the drag
while washing. Then we make sure they are
completely dried. Once a month or so I lubricate the
handle, clicker and drag adjustment knob with Reel X.
If I know a reel is not going to get used for more than
a month we remove the mono top shot. If this is not
done, moisture can be trapped on the Spectra
backing causing it to rot and shorten it's life.
Seven years ago I received my first Accurate reel as a
gift. To tell you the truth, being a tried and true gold
reel man, I didn't think much of it at the time. As time
went along I came to really like that little platinum
reel. Then the light came on. Twin drags are the real
deal. It is not a gimmick. Having stopping power on
both sides of the reel spool is what makes their drag
smoothest in the industry. The spool doesn't torque
to one side as your car would with just brakes on one
side.
Over the last 6 years I have migrated to using
Accurate reels exclusively and have never looked
back. Now Jen Wren boats are fully equipped with
them. It is amazing we have NEVER had to change a
drag washer in an Accurate reel. Since using these
reels we have never lost a fish due to reel failure.
When we send a reel to Accurate for service it returns
with a full written report. There is a check list the
technician fills out which gives assurance everything
has been checked. There is a list of any parts
replaced along with the old parts. My reports this year
even told how long each reel was worked on. The
average was 55 to 65 minutes. Seems like a long time
in the right environment with the right tools. That
gives me confidence the reels come out like new. I
was surprised to learn all this information goes into
Accurate's data base. If they find a certain model reel
is wearing the same part they want to know and will
investigate why.
Wow, not sure how I got off on that but my feelings
are strong. As promised last week, here is my story
on how Jen Wren got involved with the Fred Hall show
in Long Beach that will be from March 7th through
the 11th.
Last month I was invited by long time friend Pete Gray
to be on his radio show Let's talk Hook Up. The
anticipation was nerve racking but fielding questions
from callers and talking about the East Cape turned
out to be a kick in the pants.
Pete always asks his guests if they will donate a prize
to give away to his callers. Wanting to get the biggest
bang for my buck I asked John Ireland if he would
participate. To my surprise he ponied up a 3 night
stay at Rancho Leonero. In addition to that, we gave
away a days fishing on Jen Wren III. Pete's phones
rang off the hook.
The next thing I know I'm being contacted by the Fred
Hall Show promoters. Every year they give away a
grand prize to one lucky winner who attends their
show. They liked the prize given away by Pete and
were thinking about something similar. One thing led
to another and with the graciousness of John Ireland
and Jack Nilsen we came up with a whale of a prize.
HERE IS A WHALE OF A PRIZE
Go fishing with Jack!!! Accurate Fishing is sponsoring
the Fred Hall Grand Prize trip giveaway this year. An
awesome trip for (2) to Rancho Leonero in the east
cape for 5 days including 2 days fishing aboard Jen
Wren Sportfishing with Accurate's own Jack Nilsen as
your newest fishing partner and personal
photograher. This prize includes airfare and ground
transportation too. Just visit the Accurate booth at the
Fred Hall Shows and enter to win. This is an
opportunity you don't want to miss!
If you plan on attending the show please stop by. We
will be located next Michael Fowlkes 'Inside
Sportfishing' and across from Accurate Reels on
tackle row.
Mark Rayor
teamjenwren.com
markrayor.blogspot.com
US cell 310 308 5841
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