| 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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Jan 30, 2010; 11:45AM
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Category: Sportfishing Charters
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Name for Contacts: Ralph Solano
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Phone: (506) 886-20214
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City: Santa Cruz
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State: Guanacaste
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Country: Costa Rica
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Ralph Solano - Kayak, boat and surfcasting fishing guide
Guanacaste, Costa Rica
Location > Playa Potrero.
www.costaricawildfishing.com
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Nov 2002 Best Photo
$50 worth of fishing equipment for the photo with the most votes by November 30 th, 2002
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Oct 7, 2002; 06:07PM - Play Around?
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Category: Fishing Jokes
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Author Name: Chris
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Tip&Trick Description 1:
The Castaway
One day this guy, who has been stranded on a desert island all alone for ten years, sees an unusual
speck on the horizon. 'It's certainly not a ship, 'he thinks to himself. As the speck gets closer and closer,
he begins to rule out the possibilities of a small boat, then even a raft.
Suddenly, emerging from the surf comes this drop-dead gorgeous blonde woman wearing a wet suit and
scuba gear. She approaches the stunned guy and says to him, 'Tell me, how long has it been since
you've had a cigarette?' 'Ten years' replies the stunned man. With that, she reaches over and unzips a
waterproof pocket on her left sleeve and pulls out a pack of fresh cigarettes. He takes one, lights it and
takes a long drag and says, 'Man oh man! Is that ever good!'
And how long has it been since you've had a sip of bourbon?' she asks him.
Trembling, the castaway replies: 'Ten years!' She reaches over, unzips her waterproof pocket on her
right sleeve pulls out a flask and hands it to him. He opens the flask, takes a long swig and says, 'Wow,
that's absolutely fantastic!'
At this point, she starts slowly unzipping the long zipper that runs own the front of her wet suit, looks at
him seductively and asks, 'And how long has it been since you've played around?' With tears in his eyes
the guy falls to his knees and says. 'Oh sweet Jesus! Don't tell me you've got golf clubs in there too! |
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Dec 9, 2007; 09:35PM - Custom Fit Boat Cover
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Nov 4, 2002; 10:44AM - 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
www.flyhooker.com
CABO SAN LUCAS FISH REPORT OCTOBER 28-NOVEMBER
3, 2002
WEATHER: It sure was nice this week! Our
nighttime lows were in the high 60�s and the
daytime highs were in the low 90�s at the most.
Quite a few days were windy until the end of the
week but overall conditions were very nice. A
scattering of clouds but no rain. It was nice not
having to worry about a hurricane! (Have You Ever
Seen The Rain)
WATER: The Pacific side of the Cape was quite
choppy until the end of the week and also a bit
cooler than last week. The Sea of Cortez was
rough on Monday when we had very strong winds
come in from the southwest. It seems that the
overall sea surface temperatures have dropped a
couple of degrees since the last report and we are
now getting Pacific temps in the high 70�s while
the Sea of Cortez is showing mostly in the low
80�s. We still have a wrapping of warm water
running offshore from the Cortez side out to the
Pacific in the area of the San Jaime and the
Golden Gate banks. South of the Cape this was
causing a distinct temperature break of almost 4
degrees in a short distance. Good conditions but
the water was rough! (Green River)
BAIT: There were plenty of Caballito this week at
the usual $2 per bait and there were Sardinas
to be had also, but they were very expensive. A
small scoop of the little guys cost $20, just a bit
more than a big handful! Hope the price on these
drops soon, then I might use some myself!
(Someday Never Comes)
FISHING:
BILLFISH: This week was the Los Cabos Billfish
Tournament and it lasted three days. I think
the results may give you a good idea of the
Billfish action. The minimum qualifying weight for
Blue and Black Marlin was #300. One qualifying
fish was caught during the three days, with 50
boats fishing. That fish weighed #322. A lot of
small Blues and plenty of Striped Marlin were
released and the top release team had five releases
for the three days of fishing. There were some
Sailfish caught at well. The big fish was caught
at the 95 spot and the concentration by the
tournament fleet may have skewed the showings a
bit, but most of the releases came from the
Cortez side. The non-tournament boats found plenty
of Striped Marlin on the Pacific side this
week, but with the waning moon, the bite was not
red hot. Best results were had on live bait and
the favorite lure colors getting bitten were in
green/black and purple/black. (Long As I Can See
The Light)
YELLOWFIN TUNA: Since the Yellowfin Tuna move
around so much I guess that I won�t be
giving any secrets away if I let you know how this
past weeks fishing for them was. If they stayed
in one place maybe I�d keep quiet! This coming
week is the W.O.N. Tuna Tournament! There
were some large fish caught this week, and all of
them were caught on Porpoise. my captains
brother had a double hook-up while pulling lures
past a small group of ten Porpoise and he was
still fighting the fish after three hours. He
ended up landing both fish, one at #180 and the
bruiser
at #320! Just a week too early! Most of the
action has been either south of the Cape or west
toward the San Jaime. I have not heard of anyone
doing any chunking, but they may be keeping
the results quiet if they are getting good action.
There are smaller fish out there as well, but the
Porpoise are still the key with them. Just because
some large fish were caught does not mean
there was a wide open bite. More boats skunked on
the Tuna than hooked up. Even when we
could see the Tuna jumping, it was being in the
right place at the right time. I have my fingers
crossed the fish remain in the area through this
week and they start to bite better as the moon
wanes. (I Put A Spell On You)
DORADO: The lifeblood of the fleet this week were
these acrobats of the sea. Most boats were
flying at least one Dorado flag, and you did not
have to go far to find them. Most of the fish were
concentrated in the area within 5 miles of shore,
and most of them were on the Pacific side. The
key seemed to be finding the Frigate birds and
staying under them if they were working. Once
hooked up on a lure, dropping back live baits
resulted in quite a few large fish, up to the 60
pound
mark. Most of the fish were smaller, of course,
but still nice size, in the 20 pound class. On the
Pacific side, from the Cape up to Los Arcos, and on
the Cortez side, all the way up to San Jose,
so basically almost anywhere you went you could
find the fish. (Sweet Hitch-Hiker)
WAHOO: There were quite a few Wahoo caught this
week, some of them very nice size fish!
The largest caught in the Tournament was an 87
pounder, and there were many in the 30-40
pound class. Many more fish were lost than were
landed though, because most of them were
hooked up while looking for Marlin, and they bit
right through the monofilament leaders. There
did not seem to be any concentration of fish, but
there was action off of almost all the points,
most of it in water between 300 and 600 feet deep.
(Fortunate Son)
INSHORE: Inshore fishing offered quite a mixed bag
this week. There are Sierra starting to
show up, nothing big yet since most of them are in
the 4-5 pound range. Along with the Sierra
are Skipjack and Bonita with the occasional
Houndfish tossed into the mix. Anglers casting
into
the rocks were finding decent Snapper and Grouper
as well, but those dropping baits to the
bottom were outcatching them. Again, the sizes
were not large with most fish in the 3-5 pound
range, but the action seemed to be consistent.
Slow trolling live bait just off the beach in water
where you could just see the bottom resulted in
hooking up quite a few Roosterfish on the Sea of
Cortez side. Again, no large fish with most of
them in the 5-15 pound class, but the results were
normally one or two Roosters per boat. Besides the
normall inshore fish, there was also good
action on the Dorado! (Up Around The Bend)
NOTES: This week is the Tuna tournament and by
everything we are seeing and hearing so far,
it looks like a bruiser of a turnout! Of course
this means there will be heavy pressure out there
so
luck will have a large part in winning. We have
had many requests for bookings during the
tournament days and have had difficulty finding any
boats available since everyone seems to be
competing in the tournament. If you are planning
on coming to Cabo this week and picking up a
last minute charter, good luck to you! Thats it
for this week, and until next week, tight lines!
This weeks music is Creedence Clearwater Revival in
a 1991 release titled �Chronicals, the 20
greatest hits� released by Fantasy Records.
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