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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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Jan 19, 2003; 05:48PM
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Category: Looking for
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Name for Contacts: Dee Katt
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City: Maui
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State: Hawaii
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If you will be visiting Maui in the future, I am available as your personal assistant (business and personal services).
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July 2004 Fishing Photo Contest
$50 free fishing tackle for the photo with the most votes. Contest open to all anglers 8 contestants minimum to start the contest
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May 19, 2003; 09:01AM - Circle Hooks for Billfish
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Category: Trolling techniques
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Author Name: Carlos Morales
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
What are “circle hooks”? To a fisherman seeing one for the first time you kind of wonder why anyone would use them or took time to invent them. They are similar in size to the more common “J” shaped hook but the opening is smaller and the barb points toward the body of the hook forming a circular shape, hence their name. At first glance it would appear fish would seldom be caught with circle hooks because the barb points the wrong way and the smaller than usual opening would difficult hooking anything.
Surprise, surprise, first impressions are wrong. Depending which study an angler consults, circle hooks have been shown to be as effective or more effective than “J” hooks for catching all types of fish including billfish. Some studies say fishermen catch 60% more fish, others 100% more fish with circle hooks than with “J” hooks. Catching more fish is a bonus but the real advantage of circle hooks is that they are designed to hook a fish in the lip or corner of the mouth and this happens about 95% of the time, preventing “deep hooking” and “foul hooking”. Removing a circle hook is fast and easy, take a pair of pliers and rotate the hook out of the mouth.
A “J” hook works by attaching itself wherever soft tissue is available. Normally, as soon as a fish bites, the first thing an angler does is “set the hook” by swiftly pulling the rod up and reeling in some line. This violent maneuver guarantees (anglers wish) that the barb of the hook will penetrate some soft tissue inside the mouth thus hooking the fish. Some fish, like billfish, have bony mouths so when the “J” hook tries to find purchase it just slides along and it either pops out of the mouth with the bait or attaches to the the upper palate, throat, pharynx, oesophagus or in the stomach. Anglers who practice catch and release know deep hook injuries, caused by any type of hook, are often mortal due to bleeding and that the hook sometimes is left inside the fish since its so deep there is no way to remove it without killing the fish. This is not a problem for the angler fishing for tasty, sought after fish like Dorado (dolphin), flounder, mangrove snapper, redfish, grouper, etc., since the whole point of going fishing is catching fish to eat.
Here is where circle hooks come in. They have been around for years and were adopted in the late 1970’s for use by longline commercial fishing boats because not only did fish hook themselves but also studies showed they were 85% more effective than “J” hooks and the hooked fish were alive when the longline was retrieved. It is ironic that recreational anglers, to preserve fish, have recently adopted commercial fishing hooks known and used for their ability to catch large numbers of fish.
We did say fish hooked themselves and we are not joking. When fishing using circle hooks and a fish takes the bait, do not set the hook! Wait. Count out one Mississippi, two Mississippi, etc., meditate about why there are no pregnant ladybugs, speculate on the price of bananas on Mars, just don’t set the hook! As the fish swims away the line becomes taut allowing the hook to rotate inside the fish’s mouth and lodge itself in the corner of the mouth. When the rod is flexed and the line taut that means the fish is hooked. Patience is very important because if the angler tries to set a circle hook the same way as a “J” hook, more often than not it will just be pulled out of the mouth of the fish. After a bite a mate on our boats grabs the rod but doesn’t do anything until the billfish swims away pulling the line taut and bending the rod, then he counts to five and “tests” whether the hook has been set by reeling in some line. This technique usually works very well.
If a “self-hooking hook” was not good enough, circle hooks have other advantages. Once hooked, billfish tend to leap and violently shake their head side to side to try and loose the hook. It looks spectacular and anglers love it but “J” hooks are sometimes dislodged this way. The circle hooks round shape and the direction of the barb helps to prevent dislodgement so fish don’t de-hook as much when doing their aerial stunts. Another great advantage is that humans hook themselves less in the hand, ear and/or other body parts and clothes with circle hooks because the barb points toward the body of the hook.
Not all circle hooks are created equal though. Besides “normal circle hooks” there are “offset circle hooks” whose barb does not point to the body of the hook but opens up, similar to a “J” hook’s. Depending on the degree that the barb is offset, 4 to 15 degrees, they become about as effective as “J” hooks at deep hooking as in their ability to catch fish. Like “J” hooks, “offset circle hooks” also cause more foul hooking of fish. Foul hooking means hooking a fish by the eye, gills, etc. Billfish depend on their eyesight to hunt and catch their prey so an eye wound seriously diminishes a billfish’s ability to feed and damaging the gills hampers the billfish’s survivability. Some circle hooks are made out of stainless steel and will not degrade with time so if a fish is lost with a stainless steel hook in it, that hook will be in the fish forever.
In Guatemala “catch and release” for all billfish is the law. Since it’s beginning our company has adopted a circle hook only policy for bill fishing and releasing the fish unharmed is a very important goal. Guatemala has the best sailfishing in the world and we do our best to keep it that way.
Happy fishing and tight lines!!
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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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Jun 17, 2002; 10:48AM - Cabo San Lucas
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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
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT FOR JUNE 10-16, 2002
WEATHER: Winter temperatures and September winds have been par for the course this week as our evening lows have been in the mid to low 60?s and daytime highs in the low to mid 80?s and the winds have been steady from the northwest at 12-18 knots. Partly cloudy skies have seemed to promise rain in the morning a few days but failed to deliver. This weather pattern has everyone here very confused. Do we have to go to Seattle to get warm? (Rio Ancho)
WATER: The steady winds have brought choppy but fishable conditions to the Pacific side of the Cape but the water there is still very cold compared to the Sea of Cortez. You had to get well past the San Jaime Banks in the Pacific to find water warmer than 70 degrees and the water close to home in that direction was in the low to mid 60?s for the most part. On the Sea of Cortez we had a band of warmer water extending from the coast out to a distance of about 7 miles where the temperatures ranged from 72 to 81 degrees with the warmer water further north and earlier in the week. This band of warm water had become thinner and the currents had extended it filament-like into the Pacific off of the tip of the Cape. Out past the 95 and 1150 spots the temperatures had dropped into the mid 60?s. As of Sunday night this warm band had disappeared and the only water over 71 degrees was on the Gorda Banks and not until you got past there by 10 miles did it get up past 75 degrees. (Entre dos aguas)
BAIT: Pretty much anything you wanted in the way of larger baits could be found this week with Mullet, Mackerel and Caballito going for the usual $2 per bait from the bait boats. I have no idea if there were any Sardinas available. (Samba pa? ti)
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BILLFISH: Early in the week the Marlin fishing was so poor as to be almost non-existent. There were fish to be found but it was hard to get anything to bite. An occasional boat had fantastic luck but I would have to say that the percentage of successful boats was around 10%, with 80% seeing fish. Most of the fish found were on the Sea of Cortez side up past the Gorda banks area but a few boats that were willing to go the distance and get beat up found fair results on the
Pacific, well to the west of the San Jaime Banks. It was not uncommon to see 20 tailing fish and have everyone of them refuse a live bait. As the week came to a conclusion the bite seemed to pick up a bit and the success rate climbed to around 30%, with the fish coming from the same areas. Best results were on live Mackerel with lures coming in second by a slim margin, and the lures in lighter colors seemed to do better than the dark ones. (Interludio)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Again, this has been a non-event this week with very few Yellowfin found. Every time I saw a Tuna flag I went to check it out and almost every time found that they were being flow because the boat had caught Skipjack and needed to fly some sort of flag for the client. The few Yellowfin that were caught were smaller fish in the 10-15 pound class and were found while trolling in the blind, mostly on the Pacific side. Dorado size feathers and smaller Marlin lures were what did hook the few Yellowfin caught. (Santa Cecilia)
DORADO: You had to get up past the Gorda Banks, into the warmer water to get a decent Dorado this week. A few were caught closer to home in the warm water band but the big boys were north. About 35% of the boats returned from a trip with a Dorado flag at the end of the week, well up from the earlier 15% posted at start. Close to home the average size was only 12 pounds while northward the average increased to 25 pounds. Most of the larger fish were caught on Marlin lures. (Amor Pecador)
WAHOO: I did hear reports of a few Wahoo caught and did see a few flags for these fish but no one could (or would?) give me any more information on them. My guess is blind strike fish while searching for Marlin at Gorda Banks. (Tu Nombre me Sabe a Yerba)
INSHORE: Never mind the Pacific side unless you wanted to try for Pargo. There was a two day bite this side of the lighthouse but it was not steady as the school moved around a lot. On the Sea of Cortez the Roosterfishing drew a lot of interest from anglers as many days that was the only action available. Roosters from 15 to 30 pounds were found outside of the Westin and off of La Laguna in San Jose and they would eat small Caballito and Mullet, but just terrorized Mackerel. Schools of cruising Jack Crevalle added a dose of excitement now and then. For variety toss in a small Dorado or two here and there. (La Lagrima)
NOTES: I still find it amazing that a boat can come in flying one flag, unload it?s clients, go fuel and return flying three flags. Must be excellent fishing on the way too and from the fuel dock!
Now as far as the fishing goes, there is not much I can say. We are all surprised at the water temperatures since earlier in the year we were expecting warm water to arrive much sooner than normal. Now it is later than usual. Go figure. About all that can be said is it can only get better!
This weeks report has been written to the wonderful music of my new neighbor, Paco Serrano. I loaned him a few CD?s last night and he lent me his newest release ?Amor Pecador? (Til the end
of time), recording studio: volumen zero, recording engineer: Alex Ornelas. Paco does all the instruments on this album and if you have listened to the music of Otmar Liebert (Nuevo Flamenco) I know you will like Paco?s sounds as well. Check him out at www.pacoserrano.com and enjoy.
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