How To Fish

Tioman Trip 2011 video

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Fishing Techniques

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Catching fish depends on many factors – where and when you're fishing, the time of day, the season and weather, your experience level and your equipment. While anyone can wet a line and eventually get a bite, learning some basics about fishing technique will greatly increase your chances. You can have the best fishing rod and reel in your hands, but unless you know how to rig your tackle, how to cast, and work your lure or bait in the specific waters your fishing, at the end of the day, you'll just have a nice rod and reel in your hands.

To learn more about the specific techniques listed below, just follow the links.
Saltwater. Learn more about the various kinds of saltwater fishing and techniques.
Bait Casting. An acquired skill that takes some practice to master.

Spin Casting. An ideal method for beginners.

Fly Fishing. A world of fishing – some might say a way of life – unto itself.
Still Fishing. A versatile way to fish that rewards the patient angler.
Drift Fishing. Experience a variety of habitats from your boat.
Live Lining. Know how to play the currents for a successful day of fishing.
Chumming. Here's an idea: get the fish to come to you.
Bottom Bouncing. For a great fishing experience, start at the bottom.
Using a Trolling Motor. Play your cards right and the fish will follow you anywhere.
Jigging. How good are you at recreating the action of what fish feed on?
Jig and Worm. Master these techniques for even more fishing fun.
Ice Fishing. Go hard-core or cozy. Either way, it's a great challenge.
Fishing From Boats
Big or small, motorized or outfitted with paddles, a boat simply allows you to cover more water. But for most folks, a boat simply makes fishing a lot more fun. The boat you choose should be based on where you want to fish and what kind of fish you're after. Some boats are better on rivers, streams and ponds. And some are best used on large bodies of water. Choose your boat wisely and follow the rules.

Know your boat and how to handle it.

The water you're in contains hazards such as submerged trees and rocks.
Watch the weather conditions and follow emergency procedures.
Always carry safety devices and know how to use them.
The boat operator is legally responsible for the boat and the safety of those on board.
Understand the rules of navigation, the courtesies of safe boating and always complete a boater safety course prior to operating a boat for the first time.
Learn more about different types of boats and boating in our Boating section.

Catch and Release

Whatever technique you use, you should understand the importance of catch and release. It was first introduced in Michigan in 1952 as a way to reduce the cost of stocking hatchery-raised trout. Since then, conservationists and sport fishermen alike have promoted catch and release to ensure sustainability and avoid over fishing. Proper catch and release also reduces fish fighting and handling times and helps avoid damage to fish skin, scales and slime layers— damage that can leave fish vulnerable to fungal skin infections.
Here are some simple rules.
Don't keep a fish out of water longer than you can hold your breath.
Handle a fish with your bare hands rather than with gloves or a rag. Check with your state Department of Natural Resources regarding how to handle fish.
Never tear a hook out of the fish. Make or purchase an efficient hook remover.
If a fish loses consciousness, try to revive it by gently moving it forward and backward so water moves through its gills.
When the fish begins to struggle and can swim, let it go.

Get more information on landing a fish.

PowerPro Braided Line And New Lures

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Most people choose color based on personal preferences, but for fishermen, color is a necessity. Each application requires a specific color line. Anglers decide on the color lure they will throw, and should also be selective with the color of line to use in each application.

All colors available in these (LB) Sizes: 5lb, 8lb, 10lb, 15lb, 20lb, 30lb, 40lb, 50lb, 65lb, 80lb, 100lb, 150lb, 200lb, 250lb

Spool Sizes: 100yd, 150yd, 300yd, 500yd,1500yd, 3000yd

Spool directly from the box
Built-in cutter
Package protects the remaining line
Arbor tape included

The new Stinger Butterfly Whirligig is as what its name implies; a jig that whirls around in a circular motion when you jig it. An ingenious offset cut gives this jig the action identical to an injured baitfish in its death spiral. It is a particular deadly jig to use when there are schools of baitfish with bigger predators around that are picking on the stray and injured fish.

Saltwater Conventional Reels

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Daiwa:

Saltwater Conventional Reels

NEW Saltiga® Lever Drag 2-Speed
NEW Saltiga® Hyper Speed Lever Drag
Saltiga®
Saltiga® Surf
Saltist® Lever Drag 2-Speed Big Game
Saltist® Lever Drag Single Speed Big Game Reels
Saltist® Lever Drag 2-Speed Conventional
NEW Saltist® Lever Drag Hyper Speed
Saltist® Lever Drag Single Speed Conventional
NEW Saltist® BG Star Drag
Saltist™ Levelwind
Saltist® Levelwind Line Counter
Sealine® 400HW Wireline Trolling
Sealine®-X HA/SHA
Sealine® SL-H
Sealine®

Saltwater Casting
Team Daiwa Pluton
Team Daiwa® Luna™
TD Zillion™ Coastal 7.3
Coastal Inshore™

Fish Profiles

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Saltwater Fish

Barracuda

Common Name: Barracuda
Other Names: Couta, Giant Pike
Scientific Name: Sphyraena Barracuda

Habitat: This species wonders between reefs. They occur in shoals, with the occasional solitary individual. Juveniles found on shallow flats.

Distribution: Indian Ocean, reefs

Bait: Barracuda eat a variety of fish. Large barracudas herd shoals of fish into shallow water where they then gorge themselves.

Fishing Strategy: The Great barracuda is the largest of the barracudas and is normally found in shoals, but loners can be found around reefs. The teeth of these fish are long and sharp which they use to tear into flesh so the use of a wire trace is essential.

Eating Quality: Barracuda are normally caught for the fight and then returned.

Tackle :
Wire trace is essential
10 - 16kg line
Sturdy Rod

Wahoo

Common Name: Wahoo
Other Names: Ono, Oahu fish, Pacific kingfish, Ocean barracuda
Scientific Name: Acanthocybium solandri

Habitat: Wahoo can be found near reefs where warm currents run close inshore.
Also found in the open ocean around bait fish.

Distribution: Found in various parts of the world

Bait: Wahoo feed on other fishes, as well as such as anchovies, small tuna and even squid.

Fishing Strategy: The Wahoo is a powerful gamefish which inhabits off shore coral or rocky reefs. Wahoo prey on fish, small tuna, kingfish and flying fish even squid. This powerful game fish is often targeted by fly fisherman, as it is one of those species can be teased to the surface using a hook.

Tackle:
Poppers and slammer can be used
Wire trace is a must
Trolling lures or live mullet
Strong rod

What is Fishing Bait?

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There is such an assortment of bait that it is difficult to recommend any particular color, size, or type as the best. There are more than a thousand good baits on the market. All will catch fish at some time or another.

Fishing baits usually weigh from ¼ to an ounce to three ounces. The most popular weight preferred by the majority of bait casters is the 5/8-ounce bait, while the average is between ½ and 3 quarters of an ounce. Baits can either be used as a whole or cut into chunks. Anglers can also use dead or live baits.

The Different Types of Bait

There is a wide array of organisms being used as fishing baits. Among the different types used in fishing, the commonly used are the small fishes. These consist of widely used fishing baits such as herring, anchovies, menhaden, and some others that are inborn to certain local waters. Larger fishes are usually used as chunk baits.

Fishing baits can be used whole, chunk, and strips, based on the activities of the type of fishes being chased. The size of the fishing bait is usually well matched with the size of the fish being hunted. Other common organisms used for bait fishing are crabs, worms, shrimps, crabs, clams, sand fleas, eels, and squid. Among all of the organisms mentioned, the crabs and the shrimps are the well-liked organisms to be used as fishing baits.

Shrimp are favorably used as fishing bait and are considered to be very valuable bait for a huge number of saltwater fish, especially those that are considered “inshore fish” like redfish, speckled trout, shook, and a lot more.

Whereas, various crab species, especially the fiddler crab, sand flea, and the blue crab, are perfect fishing baits for many varieties of “inshore fishes” and “bottom fish.” These crabs are usually clasped through their shell, usually on either the right or left of the head.

How to Acquire Fishing Bait?

Fishermen can acquire fishing bait either buying them in bait shops or simply by capturing it themselves.

The advantage of buying fishing bait is convenience, while catching live fishing bait is less expensive and can be more effective in luring fish. Digging for earthworms is another activity. Earthworms make an excellent bait.

Indeed, when it comes to bait fishing, using the proper fishing bait are important and imperative to the success of fishing. Hence, anglers should know the basics of choosing fishing baits in order to save time and money.

Fishing with the Right Line

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There will always be challenges whether one decides to fish either in the river or in the open sea. The important thing to remember is to have patience waiting for the fish and doing the best to catch it when it appears.

To be able to fish, a person would need to get a fishing license since this is requirement by law and the regulations regarding fishing varies from one state to the other.

Getting the right equipment for fishing is also an important factor in making that experience a memorable one. Using the wrong kind of fishing line or one that is made of poor quality will cause many problems such as tangles and lost fish.

There are 4 kinds available in the market. These are monofilament, braided, fused and fluororcarbon.

The Monofilament fishing line is the most popular of the four since it has been around for a very long time. It also works well in different fishing conditions. The problem with this line is that it has “memory.” This means that it has a tendency to keep to a certain shape if stored for some time. If a person does not fish often, it is best to purchase a line that is not very long and it is advisable to change it every time one goes out fishing.

Braided fishing lines are the strongest of the 4 available. These lines don’t stretch and are quite easy to see since the woven nature of the line makes it float. The bad part about this line is also about its strength that causes abrasions on other things like one’s hands, the fishing rod and the line that guides the reel. As such, one should have the right hardware around when using it.

Fused fishing lines are similar to braided fishing lines. The only difference is in the manufacturing process where fused lines are glued together with a coating applied over it instead of woven. This makes fused fishing lines share some of the difficulties with braided fishing lines such as making it difficult to cut without a sharp knife or scissors, its tendency to slide around a bit on the reel spool and its visibility to fish which will make catching fish a bit challenging.

Fluorocarbon fishing lines are getting more popular these days since fish are not able to see it in the water.

Best Lures to Use In Fishing

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The evolution of fishing gear and accessories along with the development of the bass fishing industry brought about the development of various lures specifically used for different fish species.

There are many types or class of lures and they all depend on what type of fish works for them. Many only work for specific types but some cover a wide range of species of fish.

Below are some of the typical lures used for fishing.

Light Standard Casting Lures

For Standard casting lures, they are mostly able to attract a wide range of fish varieties from albacore, bluefish, bonita, oho and crappies. These lures are also excellent for certain species of bass fish and work best when retrieved from water at low to medium speed. They pass through water with undetectably synthetic material.

Their sizes are excellent for lightweight fish and a host of freshwater species. They range from 1/16 oz. to 3 oz.

The hand painted eye is enticing enough to allow schooling of fish. This feature allows for more chances of trapping one of the target fish in the water.

Heavy Standard Casting Lures

Heavy Standard Casting Lures are excellent for quite heavy fish specifically, walleye and bass. While the lightweight lures are used in most circumstances, it was shown that heavy counterparts provide more reliable fishing output.

Moreover, the heavy standard lures are able to catch fish than diamond and light standard casting lures.

Long Casting/Jigging Lures

Perhaps the most popular among the fishing lures are the long, tapered jigging lures. They are perhaps the most commonly used fishing lures among the fishermen in Florida, Mississippi and Louisiana.

Just recently, it was found out that the long casting lures work best for catching trout and pike. They were also found to effectively catch stripers and bluefish. They can catch tuna and walleye in a breeze!

Unlike heavy standard lures, this gear won’t produce good fish-catch output up to 180-200 ft under water but be sure to effectively match your lure color, bait and related accessories to maximize performance.

Deadly Diamond Lures

These lures are one of the smallest with sizes ranging from 1/8 to 1oz. They can seamlessly attract attention among fish and could form a school of fish in a minute!

The reason is it lies on its structural surface formation and cut. The top handle is cut like a diamond and causes the reflection of light striking on its surface. The diamond lures are best for catching bass fish varieties, crappie and stripers although they work on a small range of fish species.

How To Hook Up With The "Fall Speedsters"

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During late summer and early fall, the inshore and near shore waters become inundated with what many people refer to as the "Fall Speedsters". I think of them as miniature "torpedoes". Oceanic Bonito, Green Bonito, False Albacore and Spanish Mackerel come in close to the shore in a feeding frenzy supported by vast amounts of small baitfish. These speedy strong fish are capable of runs that can put a bonefish to shame and they will test the endurance of the angler and his tackle to the maximum limit.

This year is no exception as the waters are loaded with bait and busting schools of these fine gamefish are a common sight. The problem many anglers have with this

fishery is that being related to the tuna family these fish have extremely keen eyesight and are extremely line shy. As a result, hooking up with these fish is difficult if not impossible with typical tackle that might be used to catch other species such as bluefish. In addition, approaching a feeding school is a difficult proposition as their senses are extremely keen and they are capable of moving in any direction at great speed.
How can one expect to be successful in catching such great fish? The answer is actually a combination of things that must all happen at one time. To narrow it down I will reduce it to two things; "Tackle" and "Stalking."

Tackle requires two very important considerations. It must be top quality and terminal gear must be almost invisible. Weather it be light or medium spinning or fly tackle, rods, reels and line must all be in perfect shape. When you do hook up, you can expect a blistering run of up to 100 yards and sometimes more. A bad guide, chaffed line or rough drag will result in an instant break-off. All tackle must be working properly and knots perfectly tied.
I have had great success with spinning gear using a Penn Power Graph rod #PG 5871A teamed up with a Penn Prion #PR2400 reel loaded with #10 or #12 Berkley XL monofilament line. This outfit gives me the casting range, extremely smooth drag and the power needed to subdue these magnificent fish.

The terminal tackle of course is most important for without an effective life-like presentation that will produce a strike the rest of the system would be meaningless. In this case stealth is most important. Fluorocarbon leader material is the heart of the system. At the end of my running line from the reel I tie a very small barrel swivel. I use a "Trilene" knot for all connections. To the other side of the barrel swivel I attach a 15 inch piece of #10 fluorocarbon leader material. I then tie the fluorocarbon leader directly to the lure. My favorite lure is a blue-silver "Crippled Herring" in ½ or ¾ oz. size. This system will not fail to produce a strike if it comes within sight of the fish.
When fly-fishing I am using a Penn International #1090 SPT Graphite rod (9 foot, 10 weight) mated with a Penn 2.5 reel. I am loading it up with as much 30 lb. backing as I can get on the reel and finishing it off with a "Rio Products" intermediate #20250 Tarpon fly line. I hand tie the tapered butt section of the leader keeping it at about 6 feet and add a 15 inch tippet section of #10 fluorocarbon leader with my fly tied directly to the fluorocarbon with a "Trilene" knot. My preferred fly pattern is an olive/white "Clouser Minnow" in 1/0 or 2/0 size. This setup is deadly with just about anything that swims in these waters and does especially well with these tough and wary fish.

With the proper tackle in order, the "Stalk" is the next most important consideration. These fish could never be approached if they were not busily feeding. When they are whipping the water into a froth in a feeding frenzy, they are preoccupied with the chase and can be approached if one is careful. Excessive noise will definitely put the fish down.
The best method is to observe the direction in which the feeding school is moving and set up the boat in the direction they are heading. Move slowly into position and get the rods at ready to make a quick and accurate cast just in front of the moving school. When the lure hits the water let it sink for just a second and make a steady rapid retrieve while holding the tip of the rod near the surface of the water. When fly-fishing I retrieve with a few rapid strips followed by a short pause then more rapid strips. I also keep the rod tip pointed right at the fly with tip at the surface of the water. Do not try to strike the fish with the rod. The constant rapid retrieve with spinning gear and a "strip strike" with fly gear will most effectively set the hook. I have found these techniques to be most effective. I have also found it necessary on most occasions to shut down all sonar recorders. The underwater "pinging" sound they make can spook the fish.
On certain days the fish are very erratic making the "line them up" method previously described very frustrating. In this case a chase will often work. Invariable there are terns or gulls following the schools of fish, waiting for the opportunity to dive in for an easy meal when they chase the bait to the surface. If you watch the birds carefully, you can determine where an unseen underwater school is located. Follow the birds so that you will be close when the fish come to the surface or even blind cast to where you think the school is swimming. All anglers should be ready to make their casts immediately when the opportunity presents itself. When the fish show on the surface, hopefully fairly close to the boat, quickly turn the boat in their direction, take it out of gear, shut down the motor and silently coast in their direction. If the school stays on top long enough you should have a shot at getting the lures in the strike zone.

When all of this comes together you will certainly hook up with these miniature "torpedoes" of the sea. When you do, you will never forget the excitement of that moment and I guarantee that you will become a devotee of this game.

Live Bait - The Terminal End

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Taken out of context, this title may seem redundant. To a fisherman however, it has a special

meaning. There are really two ends to a fishing line. One end is fixed to the reel, rod, and the anxious fisherman. The other end, the terminal end, is the one that is supposed to catch the fish. The terminal end however, will not catch fish unless it has some sort of hook, lure, bait, etc.. These additions are referred to as terminal tackle. The "terminal end" is most important to the fisherman but is often overlooked! Regardless of the investment in boats, rods, reels, time or effort, if terminal tackle is not appropriate to the job at hand, then all of that investment is wasted.

Live-bait fishing for trophy stripers is one of my favorite kinds of fishing. I have specialized in this type of fishing for many years. I have had the opportunity to try all types of tackle and terminal gear. In the course of this investigation I have had many successes and failures, all of which have led me to the combination that works most effectively. This is a natural process, and I am sure that I will continue to experiment to try to improve or adapt to changes as they come. When live-bait fishing, a well balanced, quality rod and reel is an important consideration. I am using a Penn Power Stick, with a Penn 535 graphite Reel, spooled with 25lb Ande line. This combination is light and sporting and yet powerful enough for the biggest of bass. One very important rule I believe in firmly is, "SIMPLE RIG-SHARP HOOK!". What does this mean when it comes to live-bait fishing? It means that the bait itself attracts the fish. Anything else that may distract the attention of the fish will reduce the chance for a pick-up and a hook-up! Keep the rig as basic as possible and always check and sharpen your hooks when necessary.

I do most of my live-bait fishing around the Fire Island Inlet on Long Island in New York. I use a very simple but effective terminal rig. I clinch knot a 3oz. drail to my 25lb line. I tie a double surgeon’s loop at one end of a four foot leader of 50lb mono and clip it to the snap swivel at the trailing end of the drail. I clinch knot the leader to a 6/0 - 8/0 live bait style hook and the rig is complete. The loop at the drail end of the leader allows for a quick replacement when necessary. The only variation to this rig might be an increase or a decrease in drail weight to match the current conditions and water depth. The change that might be required in drail weight is a simple one to accomplish. Simply go up or down by one ounce increments until just enough weight is present to maintain the bait within a few feet of the bottom. If you can lift the rod tip then quickly drop it and feel the drail touch bottom, the weight is sufficient. The most common baits used in live-bait fishing for striped bass are bunker and eels. When fishing eels I use only one type of hook in all situations, a short shank live bait style hook in 6/0 or 7/0 size. These hooks are very strong and usually quite sharp right out of the package. Don’t forget to check the point and put a file to it if it isn’t needle sharp. To hook the eel, the hook is run into the mouth and out an eye socket. This placement of the hook gives it a sure hold in tough tissue and also allows the eel to continue to pass water through its mouth and stay healthy and lively.

Fishing live bunker or any other live, hard bodied baitfish, requires more consideration. In the past, most anglers fished bunker using a 4/0 size treble hook. One point was inserted through the lower jaw, a second point through one nostril and the third remained unattached. This method is no longer acceptable as it results in many gut hooked fish that will not survive when released. A treble hook is almost impossible to remove cleanly once it has been swallowed beyond the narrow throat. In these memorable days of a revived striped bass fishery with size and bag limits, many bass must be returned to the water so that they may survive! The use of treble hooks is therefore not in the best interest of the sport. Considering an alternative to using treble hooks, I tried experimenting with single hook arrangements. I found that when hooked in any body part other than the head, the bait did not swim correctly in a hard running tide. I was not getting many pick-ups due to its unnatural action. I then tried hooking the bait in a non-vital part of the head. The action improved, and I was getting lots of pick-ups. However, due to the tough tissue in the head region of most baitfish, the hook would not pull free from the bait. I was getting pick-ups but pulling the hook on most fish.

Being determined I finally came up with a variation that has proven to work extremely well. I use a large #56 Berkley double-lock snap. I attach the small side of the snap to the eye of a single 7/0 or 8/0 live bait hook. This must be done in an orientation that sets the open large side of the snap turning opposite to the bend in the hook. I then use the hook or a needle to make a small hole in the tough head or nose tissue of the baitfish. The point of the large side of the snap is then passed from the top of the head or nose, through the hole, out the mouth and snapped closed. The hook remains free swinging along the side of the head. Fish caught with this rig are almost always mouth hooked meaning they may be released relatively unharmed. One additional hook arrangement should also be a part of the live-bait fisherman’s arsenal. Big bluefish have a nasty habit of attacking a bait from the tail and are therefore rarely hooked. Even if they do manage to get hooked, they almost always chew through the mono leader and are lost during the fight. For such situations I have devised another little addition to my tackle box. I prepare tail hooks on a short piece of vinyl coated braided or single strand wire. I make them about six inches long with a barrel swivel at one end and a 7/0 hook at the other end. If the bluefish show up I can quickly add the tail hook to my double-lock snap and use a rubber band to fasten the hook to the tail of the bait. I can then have fun catching and beating the bluefish at their game.

One additional point to consider for the safe release of fish in the spirit of conservation or when tagging, gaffing a fish that is going to be released is not acceptable! Fish that are to be released should be carefully netted and handled gently while onboard. Even netting is detrimental to the fish as it removes some of the natural protective slime from the body. When it is possible I use a device called a "BogaGrip" that locks onto the jaw of the fish. I simply lean over the side of the boat while holding the leader and lock it on the lower jaw. I can then remove the hook while the fish is still in the water or gently bring it aboard. It works quite well and it also has a built-in accurate scale for weighing your trophy. If the fish is brought into the boat, a wet towel placed over the head and eyes will keep it calm. Remember to return the fish to the water as soon as possible and not to handle it by the gills. Placing your hand in the gill slits can cause irreparable damage to the fish.

The "terminal end" is a critical part of fishing tackle. I have spent much time developing and perfecting terminal rigs that are effective. I have found this both challenging and rewarding. Experimenting and being innovative is part of what makes fishing so much fun! I hope my suggestions will work well for you.

Good Fishing, Capt. Al Lorenzetti Copyright: Al Lorenzetti ©1990 Published in "The Fisherman" 1990

Rapala-Ultra Lite Kit

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More world record fish have been caught with Rapala lures than any other in the world. Any other! That includes a world record on every continent in the world except Antarctica. Rapala holds the world record for world records.

DESCRIPTION

The Rapala Pro Staff anglers have hand-picked this exclusive combination of Rapala lures, perfect when ultra-lite angling for any species of gamefish. A special bonus of a Rapala Knot Decal and a Rapala Lure Key Ring are included.

SPECIFICATIONS

Model Number- Item Description
ULKT1 -Ultra Lite Kit

Trip Tioman 2 - 2010

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Mukut is a small fishing village at the southernmost tip of Pulau Tioman. It is also one of the most secluded and quiet villages, owing to its inaccessibility and remoteness. The beach over here is rocky at most parts, though there are clear patches good for swimming. Kampung Mukut's appeal to visitors and tourists lies in nature - This place is covered in lush rainforest that hides majestic waterfalls, along with the majestic Twin Peaks Mountain.

Every time me and my fishing friends will rent a boat from the skipper Mukut, namely Mr Raman.

Stinger Butterfly Drift

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Description

The Stinger Drift is a more specialized jig that often used when an extremely erratic and exaggerated action is needed to induce a strike. This jig offers a fish atttracting side to side "drift" action when the jig is dropped or on the upstroke when the actual jigging is done. Upon jigging, the jig actually sits vertically momentarily in the water column making it especially attractive to fish that attack from the below and allowing the jig to stay in the strike zone for a longer period of time. This jig is ideal for targeting large bottom wreck fish such as Groupers, Flame Snappers and Escolars, that will only feed in a specific strike zone in the water column.

Daiwa® Fat Flat Crank

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Daiwa Lures

An internal weight-shift system means longer casts for more water coverage. Flatter shape and higher buoyancy gives rapid-flash action—floats easily over obstacles for fewer hang ups.

Choice Of Diving Depth

3 distinct lip designs give choice of diving depths.

Dead or Alive
Side Swimming Baitfish

Action of the double-jointed wooden body imitates a mortally injured, side-swimming baitfish, an easy target for large predatory gamefish. Also features spinner buzz blade tail for extra vibration and splash, heavy-duty super sharp hooks and realistic 3-D eyes

Daiwa Spinnerbait
With Detailed Head and 3-D Eyes

Highly detailed fish head design with 3-D eyes. Re-inforcement brace at anchor point and welded blade loop for durability. Features red Mustad® hook and ball bearing swivel. Available in two blade styles, Double Willow (DW) or Combination (CB).

Crystal Red Shrimp

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Second Aquarium in my home.This is small planted tank only for shrimp.

The crystal red shrimp is a red color variation of the bee shrimp from China and Hong Kong. It was selectively bred from the bee shrimp (and NOT from the bumblebee shrimp as some erroneously claim) in Japan. It gained huge popularity in Japan and Germany due to its nice colors and excellent algae eating habits. Their colors stay red and white permanently and even young crystal red shrimp (even hatchlings) already show this beautiful coloration. There are several color variations of this shrimp in Japan. There are shrimp with mostly red bodies and thin white stripes (most common), shrimp with wider white stripes, and shrimp with very wide solid white stripes (most sought after). Recently a Japanese breeder has been producing shrimp that are almost solid white from tail to mid-body and show some red in the front. Quite a bit of variation can even occur among siblings as the photos above show.

This shrimp will readily cross with the bee shrimp (crystal black shrimp), chinese zebra shrimp, and the tiger shrimp. The bumblebee shrimp might also cross with this shrimp, but it is less likely to do so since it seems to be a completely different species.

Planted Freshwater Fish Aquarium-Final

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My final planted freshwater aquarium.

Planted Freshwater Fish Aquarium

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This is my new hobbies.I try setting up a large tropical freshwater aquarium in my home.

As much as you want to have a nice, big, attractive freshwater aquarium, you only have a small budget with which to set it up. So it's time to settle for the alternative and go the least expensive route. You can try having a fish bowl, a round-shaped, small fish tank which is far cheaper than a standard-sized fish tank. The important thing that you should bear in mind is not to include too many fish in the fish bowl as this may tend to cause an imbalance in the environment for other fish species. The ideal number of fish pets is one or two per normal-sized fish bowl.

Building your own freshwater fish bowl is as easy as 1, 2, 3. You do not need lots of expensive equipment - you just need clean water, a small guppy and some pieces of ornamentation. You can utilize aquatic plants that live in freshwater aquariums to provide a balance in your tank. As long as you remember a few of the basics, you can set up your favorite fish bowl without the help of professionals. The first thing you need to do is decide where to position your fish bowl. In terms of positioning simply place it on the top of a small table or stand. There is certainly no need for a customized stand. Also, you can save on your home's monthly water costs as a fish bowl only uses approximately a gallon (or less) of clean water. You can also save on electricity costs since you do not need water filters.

If you are the type who prefers to have a medium size fish bowl, you can choose to buy low cost lighting equipment for your tank. Again, this is not expensive. However, if you are not the type of person to settle for a small fish bowl, you can set up a mini aquarium to further accentuate your living room. You just need to have a small water filter that helps maintain your tank's water, certain types of fish species such as Bloodfin Tetra and Guppy, live aquatic plants, decorative rocks and sand, and other ornamentations that you may include based on personal preference.

You also need to choose the type of material for your mini freshwater aquarium. Basically, manufacturers offer glass and acrylic aquariums, but you need to understand the advantages and disadvantages of each type. Since you are working with a small budget, you may opt for glass which is less expensive than acrylic. Generally, acrylic is lighter than glass and more readily fashioned into your own unique shape, but it is more expensive and somewhat more easily scratched than glass. However, some acrylic scratches can be polished out, while scratched glass is all but impossible to fix.

No matter how big or small your freshwater aquarium, it does not matter as long as you keep your tank looking good. It is also important that you keep your fish healthy - the main reason to maintain your freshwater aquarium. Sit back, relax and enjoy the company of your fish, regardless of what size of aquarium you choose.

Live aquatic plants can also be a big help in a tropical freshwater aquarium because plants also help utilize the ammonia and reduce waste levels in the tank. Plants also provide shy or frightened fish with hiding places reducing the amount of stress the fish experience which keeps them healthier. Planted tropical freshwater aquariums are often more stable and contain healthier, happier fish than non-planted aquariums.

As for the stand of your mini aquarium, you can personalize it by using some basic carpentry skills or seeking the help of a friend when building it. This way, you can save a significant amount of money compared to buying a custom-made stand from the manufacturer. Determine how high you want the stand to be - high enough for comfortable viewing, but not so high that the aquarium dominates the room.

Paul the octopus has made his final selections

2010-07-10T13:03:00.006+08:00

As the international tug-of-war between Germans wanting to eat him and Spaniards wanting to protect him to the death does something less than rage on, Paul the Oracle Octopus has continued with his charlatan ways and picked winners of both the third-place match and the World Cup final. Given Paul's perfect record in picking his food out of the box covered with the flag of the team that goes on to win the World Cup match, these choices have now reached gospel status. Television networks in Germany, Spain and the Netherlands interrupted their programming to broadcast their octopus overlord's decisions live on Friday. And then they waited, eager and nervous. For an octopus to eat a piece of food.

First up was the Uruguay vs. Germany third-place match. And according to Reuters, Paul is becoming a bit of a showman:

On Friday Paul first settled on top of the Germany container but after a few minutes shifted to the Uruguay container. Then after about 15 minutes he went back to Germany container, quickly opened the lid and ate the morsel of food inside.

Fifteen minutes to make a pick? Come on, Paul. Don't be like LeBron.

Picking Germany was probably a smart decision, though. Maybe it will quell the death threats and allow Paul to finally get back to a normal life. Yet, we do know that Paul didn't make his pick under duress because, well, he's an octopus and doesn't know what these people are doing to him.

Anyway, which box would Paul select when humbly asked to make a special non-German match second selection? Who will win it all, Paul — Spain or the Netherlands? Tell us so we can bask in your tentacled glory! Spanish television personalities awaited his decision with mild interest...

Spain! Pulpo Paul is attempting to cement his bid to become the new king of Spain — the first step in his deliberate plot to seize absolute power over the entire universe — by picking them to win their first World Cup. And so it is foretold, and so it is written.
Also featured in that Reuters video report at the top is that prognosticating parakeet threat to Paul's crown, and Paul's captor speaking casually about the octopus' rapidly impending death. Assuming, of course, that Paul is like every other mortal octopus and not, in fact, the Highlander.

Shimano Butterfly Jigging System

2010-07-08T08:10:00.006+08:00

Shimano Butterfly Jigging System video Part 1.

Shimano Butterfly Jigging System video Part 2.

Shimano Butterfly Jigging System video Part 3.

Troubled by being able to see the fish on the fish finder but can't get them to bite? Looking for an exciting new way to catch more fish?

The Shimano Butterfly Jigging System could be the answer to your fishing woes. Developed in Japan in the early 1990's to catch Bluefin tuna in depths of up to 500 feet, the Shimano Butterfly Jigging System has been proven to out fish bait in many instances when the fish are finicky and won't bite.

The System is based on four components:

1. A Lure called the Shimano Butterfly Jig, which has a very unique action both on the fall and retrieve.

2. A sensitive, lightweight, very durable rod series named the Trevala.

3. The new generation of super lines.

4. Our high speed, high power reels like Torsa, Trinidad and Stella.

The combination of these products makes catching fish easier, more productive and flat out fun!

To learn more about this new fish catching phenomenon, download the Butterfly Jigging Catalog to see how you can catch more fish when the fishing is tough.

Discover the exciting way to catch more fish!

Jigging Technique

2010-07-05T14:09:00.004+08:00

Jigging Technique from a Drifting Boat

The Butterfly Jigging System uses tackle designed to attract and detect bites from even the most finicky of fish. It's an action/reaction system designed to allow you to savor the invigorating feel of every movement while retrieving the lure. The feel of the bite is similar to the feeling of electricity flowing through the rod with every movement of the fish exaggerated, due to the sensitivity of the tackle.

Follow These Steps

1.Cast the Butterfly Jig down the current, wind, or drift direction.

2.Let the jig sink to the bottom.

3.Begin retrieving with jigging technique motion.

4.Retrieve the jig several yards from the bottom.

5.Let the jig sink to the bottom (Repeat steps 4&5 several times with each cast).

6.Once line is even, or under the boat, retrieve the jig and cast down the current or wind to start process over.

Butterfly - Regular/Flat-Side

Jigging Action: The Butterfly technique requires a precise motion to impart the right fish catching action to the jig. This technique works for both conventional and spinning tackle with the same results.

After the jig is dropped to the desired depth, the rod tip is facing down. With an upward circular motion, the rod tip will be lifted up on the upswing on the reel handle and lowered on the downstroke of the rotation. The reel retrieve is a tight circular motion that is close to the body with the rod butt held loosely under your left armpit. The distance in which the rod tip moves from top to bottom is approximately 10 to 20 inches depending on the desired lure action and retrieval speed. This technique will work on a fast or slow retrieve depending on how the fish are reacting.

Butterfly - Long

Jigging Action: The Butterfly Long Jig is a very productive lure and works well with the standard jigging technique outlined previously, as well as the following Long jig technique explained below.

The Long model jigging technique works with both spinning and conventional tackle. This technique requires the rod butt held loosely under your armpit depending on what type of tackle (spinning or conventional). After the jig reaches its desired depth, the rod tip is facing down. With an upward jerking motion, bring the rod tip up to the 11 o'clock position. Once up there, wind down taking up the slack in the line until it comes tight, which will lower the rod into the starting position then repeat as previously described. You can adjust the speed of retrieve depending on how the fish react.

Bigs Fish Picture

2010-07-04T01:29:00.003+08:00

Some big fish photographs taken by me

Jemuduk

Jemuduk

Pari

Ketarap

Siakap and Kerapu

Asian carp

2010-06-25T11:24:00.003+08:00

CHICAGO – An Asian carp was found for the first time beyond electric barriers meant to keep the voracious invasive species out of the Great Lakes, state and federal officials said Wednesday, prompting renewed calls for swift action to block their advance.

Commercial fishermen landed the 3-foot-long, 20-pound bighead carp in Lake Calumet on Chicago's South Side, about six miles from Lake Michigan, according to the Asian Carp Regional Coordinating Committee.

Officials said they need more information to determine the significance of the find.

"The threat to the Great Lakes depends on how many have access to the lakes, which depends on how many are in the Chicago waterway right now," said John Rogner, assistant director of the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.

But environmental groups said the discovery leaves no doubt that other Asian carp have breached barriers designed to prevent them from migrating from the Mississippi River system to the Great Lakes and proves the government needs to act faster.

"If the capture of this live fish doesn't confirm the urgency of this problem, nothing will," said Andy Buchsbaum, director of the National Wildlife Federation's Great Lakes office.

Scientists and fishermen fear that if the carp become established in the lakes, they could starve out popular sport species and ruin the region's $7 billion fishing industry. Asian Carp can grow to 4 feet and 100 pounds and eat up to 40 percent of their body weight daily.

Rogner, from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, estimated that the male carp was about 3 to 4 years old. It was caught live but has since been killed and will be sent to the University of Illinois to determine if it was artificially raised or naturally bred.

The fish was sexually mature, but Lake Calumet's conditions aren't conducive to reproduction because the water is too still, Rogner said. Even so, the lake is the ideal living environment for the fish because it's quiet and near a river system, he added.

"It fits the model to a T," he said. "They may be concentrated in that area."

Officials said they'll use electrofishing and netting to remove any Asian carp from the lake.

They have been migrating up the Mississippi and Illinois rivers toward the Great Lakes for decades.

There are no natural connections between the lakes and the Mississippi basin. More than a century ago, engineers linked them with a network of canals and existing rivers to reverse the flow of the Chicago River and keep waste from flowing into Lake Michigan, which Chicago uses for drinking water.

Two electric barriers, which emit pulses to scare the carp away or give a jolt if they proceed, are a last line of defense. The Army corps plans to complete another one this year.

"Is it disturbing? Extraordinarily. Is it surprising? No," Joel Brammeier, president of the Alliance for the Great Lakes, said of the carp's discovery beyond the barriers.

He said the capture highlights the need to permanently sever the link between the Mississippi River and the Great Lakes. The Army Corps is studying alternatives, but says the analysis will take years.

"Invaders will stop at nothing short of bricks and mortar, and time is running short to get that protection in place," Brammeier said.

In Michigan, officials renewed their demand to shut down two shipping locks on the Chicago waterways that could provide a path to Lake Michigan. The U.S. Supreme Court has twice rejected the state's request to order the locks closed, but state Attorney General Mike Cox said he was considering more legal action.

"Responsibility for this potential economic and ecological disaster rests solely with President Obama," Cox said. "He must take action immediately by ordering the locks closed and producing an emergency plan to stop Asian carp from entering Lake Michigan."

A Chicago-based industry coalition called Unlock Our Jobs said the discovery of a single carp did not justify closing the locks. Doing so would damage the region's economy and kill jobs without guaranteeing that carp would be unable to reach the lakes, spokesman Mark Biel said.

"A few isolated incidents of Asian carp in this small section of the Illinois Waterway does not mean existing barriers have failed," said Biel, also executive director of the Chemical Industry Council of Illinois. "Additional regulatory controls and river barriers should be explored before permanent lock closure is even considered."

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Flesher reported from New Orleans.

$1-million prize is the one that got away

2010-06-23T15:03:00.002+08:00

If a person gets caught fishing without a license, in most cases, it results in a fine of perhaps a few hundred dollars.

For those aboard Citation, however, the infraction represents a setback of nearly $1 million.

The vessel's anglers had been participating in the 52nd annual Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, June 11-19 off North Carolina. Andy Thomossan landed what was by far the biggest fish: an 883-pound marlin, a tournament record.

The team on Saturday was declared winner of the prestigious competition, and there was plenty of celebration.

However, there also was a post-event lie-detector test, after which it was revealed that one of the hired crew did not possess a valid fishing license, available in North Carolina for only $15, or $30 for non-residents.

That was a violation of tournament rules and after lengthy deliberation, according to Evans Kistler of the Carteret County News-Times, tournament officials late Tuesday disqualified the catch and and denied the Citation team the winning purse.

End of celebration.

"No record. No money. No fish. No nothing. Yep, it's a nice ending to the story isn't it?" Thomossan told the Jacksonville Daily News. "He failed to get a fishing license, but we didn't know it. He told us he had it. He didn't. So you take a man at his word, you know?"

That man is Peter Wann. According to the state's fisheries division, he went out and bought a license after the catch of the monster marlin, bringing more shame to his team. He'll be fined $35 and ordered to pay court costs totaling $125.

The new winners are those who fished aboard the vessel Carnivore and caught the second-largest marlin, weighing 528.3 pounds. They net a grand total of $999,453.

Michael Topp, one of Citation's owners, figured the tournament board would not rule in Citation's favor.

"I think the Big Rock committee is doing what they have to do," he said. "I understand that. I'm a retired colonel. I know about rules."

-- Photo: Angler Andy Thomossan (left) and Capt. Eric Holmes stand alongside 883-pound blue marlin caught during the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament off North Carolina. Credit: Evans Kistler / Carteret County News-Times

Tioman Trip 2010-April

2010-05-14T16:24:00.004+08:00

Tioman Island is an excellent spot for fun-filled water sports activities.

Fishing enthusiasts can enjoy a bountiful catch at Tioman Island, Just hire a boat for a day, anchor outside the Marine Park limits where fishing is permitted. By dusk, you will have a catch large enough for a sumptuous barbecue on the beach. If you want to try something different and challenging, try your hand at deep-sea fishing. Among the species if fishes and crustaceans found here are groupers, morays, tunas, parrotfish, sea-bass, red snappers, stingrays, plaices, soles, cora trouts, blue marlins, squids, cuttlefish, shrimps, crabs, prawns and lobsters.

This is my trip fishing at Tioman-April 2010

Big Fish Video

2010-05-14T16:14:00.004+08:00

Big fish 30 kg - Ketarap-Tioman Trip Fishing

Saltiga Ballistic

2010-01-30T23:16:00.002+08:00

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Tackle Tips

2009-12-25T16:00:00.003+08:00

Video-- How to rig a High Speed Wahoo Lure with an ILlander and a 10/0 double hook-set by Capt. Tony Diguilian

This video demonstrates an effective wahoo lure for high speed trolling. The inline 10/0 Double Hook set is very effective and watch as Capt. Tony Diguilian demonstrates how to rig this deadly lure

Fishing as taking care of health

2009-12-07T09:45:00.004+08:00

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Get Your Reel and Go Fishing

2009-10-29T17:17:00.000+08:00

Nowadays people go for fishing because is a pleasure or for competition .It train people to have patient too.But some people are commercial fishing,they catch fish for eating.

Fishermen often use nets and traps to capture fish some times they even catch Lobster and crab for selling

Fishing need to prepare many equipment.Examples lures ,bait,lines ,rods,reels,hooks,sinkers etc.

Lets talk a bit more about fishing reels

Fishing reels is use to control of the fishing line,mostly is use with fishing rods

Here a little tips of choosing a suitable reels

Before that you need to know what type of water you are going for .There are freshwater reels,saltwater reel etc

Determine the reel to match your fishing rods needs. As you become more experienced in fishing you will figure out which rod and reels suit your fishing style.

A fishing reel is a important device used for the deployment and retrieval of fishing line. They are mostly used in conjunction with a fishing rod, though some specialized reels are mounted directly to boat gunwales.

let talk more about fly fishing

In fact you should realize about fly fishing reels are different from the usual spinning reel. When looking for the correct fly fishing reel, you should look for a reel that suits your fly fishing style. If you are a beginner at fly fishing, you will require a reel that can improve your skill as you become more proficient at fly fishing. If you are more experienced with fly fishing better than a novice, you will need a better professional reel for deeper waters.

Tioman Trip 2009

2009-10-22T15:25:00.006+08:00

Trip memancing Di pulau Tioman pada 18-20 oktober 2009 bersama tekong PakRaman Mukut. Hasil tak bergitu membrangsangkan tapi cukup puas hati bersama ikan Ketarap(Bayan) 30 kg,Ikan Pari ,Gemuduk,Ebek dan lain-lain lagi.

Gps Technology And Fishing

2009-09-11T05:35:00.004+08:00

What fisherman type do you? Do you satisfied out and fall off your fishing line and be totally unconcerned about if you catch something or not? Do time you spent with your family, friends or also by yourself enjoy you nature what journey is actually all about? If you doing not caught anything that your fine is ever possible stop at fish shop in journey, but it would be nice if you catch something.

Or do you feel such as your journey is live ruined because you doing not caught anything, and back disappointed. Or are fishing how you make your life, whether by catch fish or take customers out to fish? If you take a customer out of doing a few deep-sea fishing, it will have been nicer to bring home a happy customer with his catch, may be possible a repeat customer or told his friends about how great his journey bring your extra work.

A disappointed customer will think twice about using your services again and when planning his next trip, might be going to other place and may be steer potentially become far other customers than you. How if there is a way to make sure you go where fish is? How if there is one way to ensure you will catch your limit, be able to ensure that your customers will return happy and raving about your great service.

With GPS technology it now possible to go where fish is and to remember place so that you can relocate it. Another good thing on use one GPS whereas in water were security. You can enter place where you put your boat is inside memory deep water GPS unit you. Most GPS 's units hold at least 500 landmarks or area where you want chance. If you running to you fog or bad weather should can find you route back.

Also if you distance longer than expected you can find you route back in night. If you running to an emergency whereas in water, you can call a person and let they know your coordinates, and then they could find you. Should a person fell outboard a GPS unit can identify real space where the incident happened and kru kru help saviour with their rescue. This allow you to enjoy your day and not worry about reverted land safely.

GPS chart 's a mastermind with map splinter can give you your position relative for soil characteristics, water depths, and entry point port. Use one GPS by one water depths may authorize you to follow policy looking for fish. It may even to leave other person know about one which place you found by using GPS accords.

Often people like to fish around one damage, by one GPS unit you can enter location ruins to can find they easily. Interest knowing where a fault are only part scenario, you must know how in its wreckage is and if there is any your areas must to avoid. Often a trip catch fish start out before day, by one GPS you can identify where you go.

PLAY FISH

2009-09-09T01:46:00.004+08:00

When sense a fish the hook, it struggles get free. This may involve jump, doing one long run, swimming back against line or swimming around barriers. Each fish species fight differently.

Fish hooks shallow waters is more likely to jump and behave more frantically than those hook deep water. Deep water fish often find policy.

It may be to small fish land many only by roll they in. They will fight, but they shaky as line and rod. Use much lighter pulley and you can obtain competition a few of smallest fish in the lake.

If you catch and release fishing, do not fight too long or the fish will die of exhausted before or after you free it.

Bigger fish Fight

Provide Drag

If a fish doing one contest it, do not be alarmed. And do not try to reeled in while the fish is swimming away of your line. Relax and let drag and rod do the job. After you had provided hook, provide your drag. If you use 12 test pound, you should use about 4 pound drag. New only keeping rod at about a 45 angle degree by way of something its water is straight in fish.

When the fish delay and stop take more line, time-it go for work. Best technique for catch is to gently attract rod up and when spindle dropping as you reduce it, use one pumping motion. Do it in small, flat blow from sharp spread large because it would help maintain both tight line and the fish calmer.

If the fish carry out again, let it goes and you will may see this run is shorter and slower. But do not let fish rest. If you never can hear your drag work, you should roll.

Do not be alarmed. Even if you get close fish boat, does not mean it completed fight. If this change and carry out, let it goes. Your line is rather short at the moment, and action pump and spindle could break it.

Fishing rods - 10 Tips To Choose Right

2009-09-08T00:08:00.002+08:00

Fishing rods may be not look become so complicated or difficult to buy to unaccustomed. However, get it wrong could be one expensive mistake.

Know what you need to know so that you can choose fishing rod right.

1. Determine what you will become angling for. If this rod is being your major rod, you may know that you will become fishing for trout or salmon, or that it may be have to be multipurpose. It may be your first fishing rod, and you do not really know what you will become angling for. You may want a rod to confine car so that you always prepared for go fishing.

2. How many can you use your fishing rod? If this holiday a rod, it may just serves to two more weeks a year, or alternatively, it can be used several times a week, weekly.

3. Knowing where you will fish could make one difference too. If you is will fish at sea, your fishing rod conditions no would be similar compared by fishing in a lake.

4. Your rod size would be vital, because you have to be able to handle it. If this too long or too short, when you will not feel comfortable with it, thus it would not be familiarise, mean that it a money wastage.

5. You may like lightweight a rod if you are to stand in a river all day, or you may want firmer a rod his artificial if you are to stay by a lake for one few hours.

6. Comfort would be vital, and how the fishing rod fit your hand and how it feel is important. Even if it a implicit agreement, you will not use it if this not comfortable to use.

7. You might already have one brand preference, perhaps based on your live fishing equipment, or those brands that your friends and anglers people use. Otherwise, why not try as numerous rods and rail as you can, so that you can doing one better decision?

8. Make sure your fishing rod choose is easy used. You probably good put it together in a hot shop, but what about when your hand is cold and wet, after a long day is spent fishing? Do honest fishing rod to maintain? Do it enters his own case? Do it split into parts for storage?

9. You may need to allocate for one new reel, or line too. May be this fishing rod is to a different kind fishing, or you use one different brands for the first time .

10. You would actually be spoilt for choice, when it aware buy one angle new. You may be want to buy on-line, and save most money. However, you will not be able try rod, and would not be have tried whoever alternatives whether. You may want to access a specific fishing shop, and have the inside track their shares and experience. You would be able try many rods, and see are those superlative a for you.

Now you know what find, not right time you buy a fishing rod new?

Two thirsty wheel ring cause

2009-09-07T23:43:00.002+08:00

1. Thirsty in type ring wheeled can be attributed several major factors namely;

a) Wheel does not work or rotating by discontinued caused rust etc. When it does not work, past rope on top will rub continuously. This friction then generate heat and indirectly will be warming wheel and rope. Hot rope will alter and easy scratched and this rope that scratch finally also give effect on ring wheel. If something rough through surface smooth, in the course of time this surface also receive impact coarsening or even more accurate thirsty. Problem will be more pronounced if embroidered string in use as main line. This type rope quicker erode compared catgut.

b) Wheel ring is made from softer material and absorptive heat. As modern ring is made from composite ceramic smooth and heat tolerant, steel type wheel also are otherwise. When rope movement that go through wheel repeatedly, in the course of time wheel would be undermined little by little. This problem may be can be prevented if wheel revolves with effective when invariably past rope above its. Hereby it denies friction between two material and reduce heat generation.

Can we continue embroidered string with catgut perambut use swivel?

2. Continue embroidered string with perambut use swivel nothing obstacle and permitted provided. If set angle used is to activity fishing policy such as estuary, river, pool and sea. Use swivel is necessary because it function as tool reduce twisted rope. I also used this concept to fish estuary or whatever activity fishing normal. However it less suitable for technique jigging (mengunjum), casting (polish) or popping or whatever activity which gives pouncing rudely. Use perambut shock must connected directly with embroidered string as technique reduce tension or extreme pressure sudden on embroidered string.

Deep Sea Fishing

2009-09-07T15:42:00.003+08:00

For a lot of people, mysterious is something deep sea fishing and exotic. Something rich sportsman doing of deck for their yacht. But, in fact, unique sports can be enjoyed by just of anyone.

When you go deep-sea fishing, or sports fishing, goal is to catch biggest fish may be. But you cannot do this only wherever. You have to go out for open ocean, where you most likely to seek out large sea fish similar swordfish, tuna and shark. And, but you having your boat is own, this will usually require you to charter a boat to take you far from land to teach waters waters fishery.

But this not as hard as it may be sounding. New only go to any near, coastal town. More likely of not, you will find a charter service which specialises take same people such as you out of deep-sea fishing delegation. And these services may be cost many less than you would think.

For some people, this may look like many troubles to go for in order to catch a fish. But anyone who have made it will tell you it like no they have been ever experienced before. There no quite like adrenalin sound of wind link one of the large fish. Struggle to reel it in is one exhilarating challenge. And the victory sense and your achievement feel when fish was caught is indescribable.

And the impressive thing are those these feelings never fade. You will feel same enthusiasm catch you fish fiftieth as you doing catch you first. Which is probably why, after go away playing fishing for the first time, many people are hooked.

And what do you do once you have made catch? Good, first, you take a picture beside your prize, so you will be permanently have one memory exciting time. Then, if your really like fish, you can take your catch house, and had enough to feed your area for one week or two. However, enthusiasts fishing many sea let fish go. For them, their enthusiasm felt when they catch fish that was reward enough.

Do you want a fun and unique experience? An experience namely as exciting as it are challenging? Then you should definitely give deep-sea fishing an attempt.

The Clinch Knot

2009-09-02T06:05:00.004+08:00

The diagram below shows what the knot should look like.More Fishing Video http://catchfish-fishing-video.blogspot.com/

Egg Loop Knot

2009-09-02T05:52:00.005+08:00

This diagram below shows a little other way to tie loop egg but it is almost same as video above and will help you get a better idea how tie a loop knot egg. More Fishing Tip Video http://catchfish-fishing-video.blogspot.com/

Fishery code - 3 points consider before you hire

2009-08-26T19:10:00.002+08:00

Flexibility would be vital such as a part of any human life. Men have created many varieties attractive ways to relax, but the fisheries community is undoubtedly most popular advertisement largest in total in America. Fishing has doubtless get edge more other shapes recreation which involves living off land.

Several areas ever looked at more popularity as far fishing go, only pressure higher level the fishery in areas. Fish enters many very form, sizes and varieties; have been something for any angler to choose of. A few choose to specialize a fish particular species and become experts in departments.

To these reasons and many more, people love to take fishing holiday over United States. Many go as far to charter a fishing boat go deep-sea fishing. Rent fishing one day your way can be gate to fishing deep sea even if you doing note have a lot of experience or direct any equipment. Like all Else, you having many rent variety to choose of, so it good has information in different categories available..

Keep these factors at back mind when renting a trip catch fish:

1. Consider what it would go your cost.

Take this as you will whoever financial decision in day you to live day - you need to be know exactly what you will get for your money worth. Get all information such as agreement details the and where you will must sign and about things such as advances and deposit for security. Be well aware those services SHOULD becomes a some agreement. Without this information it susceptibility peeled.

2. Time namely allotted to respective journey fishing

Whoever sense captain such as some fishing before he takes the boat back for dock the. Usually this is fun since you chance learn a tip or a scam of experienced a navy. Just ensure you are do not pay for his overtime although. Managed to clear that if it get thank you late for enthusiasm his fishing you would not be charged for it.It best has a time clear idea started and suffix time charter, so there is not such confusion in end to dampen those spirits.

3. Captain

You will enter best waters and had concern least when you having a good man operate ship. Cuba and get experienced a captain who knows his work well. Usually these people is one liking to meet, and was merely to happy to share their knowledge sea-with customers and customers.

How to Find Fish

2009-08-22T05:35:00.005+08:00

Catch fish is more easy to do when you know where they. In this article on fishing tilt we would give a few your indicator to help you understand where live fish.

Fish is will were being anywhere have been water, food, oxygen, and protection. However there was different types of fish and they all gala its living in different types of water. All need they different amount of oxygen, salt, amounts of food, water temperatures different, in different areas to hide.

Salt is one feature distinctive especially for fish. Fish a few like to be where there will be many salt why whoever | do not want other people direct salt. A few certain fish has salt to survive while others many fresh water one type fish.

Contrary will become like a fish salt water such as you find within one ocean. Your ordinary fish type will find in salt water including cod, flounder, bluefish, trout, and tuna.

Oxygen is one important factor when it aware the types of fish you will find. All fish need a certain amount of oxygen to survive. Trout as example of requirement a larger amount of oxygen to survive. Wherever have been lots your tree will find higher levels of oxygen.

Fish a few needing more food to survive. Certain body of water will have more food of available other people and types of food change also. All fish need eat and the competition number for food the involving the types of fish in the particular area.

Water temperatures change and this determining type the your fish will find also. A few fish teem flexible from others and can be inside life a wide various temperatures.

Fish need other either very hot or cold water to survive. Trout for example will only can be found in cold water. If you find a certain type your fish need to learn its types of water account like before fishing in the area.

Another the human factor can be direct impact is water quality. Keep it net would be vital and good common water fish need to survive.

This is a few tips fishing of how to seek out where live fish. As you can see there were some factors including salt, oxygen, temperature, food, and the water quality really come into play.

5 keys to choose your fishing temptation colour

2009-08-20T22:04:00.005+08:00

When it recognizes catch fish, some usual questions anglers ask is "what do you catch they in" and "what colour do you use"? This are probably 2 of the most common questions that anglers we carry its our vocabulary - and why not, they important.

Does Color Make a Difference?

Yeah, colour doing one difference and could make one big gap. Also when so aggressive and active fish, you may be getting that you catch fish on all colours - but - you may get more fish or bigger fish in "right" colour. Tempt Color is one key to have great days on water.

Tips in Use Silver or Gold Colours

Silver and gold is that you "bread and butter" colours. They your basis colours which will insert all situations. As a general rule, silver is one great colour use of bright, sunny days, where as in darker, cloudy days, would be best gold.

Also, consider your clarity of water are fishing. If your water are fishing in is obviously, when silver will work best. Silver produces bottomless lightning clear water, especially at one hot day. Fish will get to see your temptation form quite a distance.

If your water are fishing is quite "tea stained" or a bit dirty or "cloudy", when gold tempt will become your best option. Gold has reflective qualities devastating in tea stained / dirty water - much better silver.

Keep this two inside simple tips mind when choosing between silver and gold based tempt, and you will definitely has better one day catch fish!

Night tempt dark days and bright tempt bright days

One usually anglers follow is to use bright colour tempt bright days and dark colour tempt dark days. As a general rule, this is quite true, although remember that black will always work, regardless of day.

Temptation and Depth Colour Different

If you are fishing fell 20 legs many inside and infectious fish on a temptation detail, and then the fishing slow down and you know fish have moved deeper - same temptation may not be as effective.

This is because as you go deeper, reflective quality alterations and as such appearance alterations. So your next time ask "what colour do you catch they in" next question should "how very you fishing"?

Choose you colours wisely and try different colours on other days and in different depth. Confine several tips mind said above and you would be able figure a interesting feature!

Until next time, good luck and catch

What suitable equipment to your fishing Box ?

2009-08-19T16:53:00.004+08:00

Now found a lot more fishing gear in market then in the past. Found too much fishing things different has fishing boxes has been bigger and larger. For one Fishermen beginning it could be touched strong to see all your fishing equipment ought in your fishing tackle box.

I would give you a few tips to obtain you in directions that ' quite right and the will save your money and time. It also made easier fishing having this thing in equipment catch fish you. I make this list completed years fishing and its learning hard drive, buy much fishing gear I no need (inexperienced at that time) or I buy twice (could not find it in I exceeding demand fishing box).

Your thing is sure have been deep your pulley box is:

1. Pliers needle 's nose - Stick smell pliers is necessary for every fishermen. They used to get fishing than fish. Try to remove a hook with your hand can destroy journey catch fish you.

2. Additional Spindle Fishing Line - I often forgotten this is last, get place right fishing, good hot weather, no additional spindle fishing line and a in my spindle need back spindle. Journey end catch fish, so ensure you was always at least a spindle addition fishing line with you.

3. Different Tempt - It a the certain fish fact however gnawing a certain temptation. So journey catch fish you will be ruined if you lost your favourite temptation. Was always have several reserve tempt available in your box and had two which differ tempt if they do not want bite your favourite temptation.

4. Different Hook - When you continue a trip catch fish you no know definitely what you will catch. Do the brass not bite, you may be try to fish of other fish by another hook. It so useful has a hook diversity different with you.

5. Hook Mixture - Always have different hook with you. Different sizes for in your mixture is: Barrel weight, bullet weight, egg hook and split hook shot.

6. Spare spools - You sure sure has some spindle spare for you reeled in you Fishing Box. A little tip is here to fill spindle with line so that if they break you ready to go. Imagine it is raining or cold and you must fill your additional spindle with line. It better if you provide it increases before you leaves on journey catch fish you.

7. Flea spray - Always useful if you would go fish to hot sun. It may not good smell but it is better that when eaten life by those mosquitoes when it get twilight.

8. Mobile Phone - If so useful emergency, fishing is about peace and it silence so that turn from or in but rumour.

9. Fire - Taken one lighter or matches and make waterproof they by doing they in a plastic bag. Accessed using when you get stuck somewhere and need a fire.

10. Good knife - A net good, ubiquitous sharp knife useful. Think bait cut, opening tinned, line cut and all other things where you use a knife to.

11. File - A file enter efficient to be sure your knife and hook complete.

12. Toilet Paper - When you need it and it is not there you will know why this is so important to bring during. A sure has.

13. Protector - If you are fishing in your sun will get burnt very easily. Make sure you are protected with a couple protector.

14. Aspirin - Headache and fishing not one good mixture. It can destroy journey catch fish you, so ensure you bring a few for use emergency.

I hope you have the idea which good than what I take my fishing tackle box. Through those years I make this list, I have made journey dozen in several Alaskan fishing lodge. Like fishing I in number hinterland that a being good gear is necessary. Each my time came back in telatap fishing my Alaskan I put a few additional things in list, I am happy to share it with your man!

Fish Egg Loop

2009-08-18T20:28:00.003+08:00

1. Rough two line inch through hook and form eye a loop near hook bend.

2. Hold loop between one thumb and forefinger, bring end sign of forward line and makes about five bandage hook vicinity, wrapping to eye.

3. Bring end sign come back through loop and tighten knot with tension in line in both directions.

4. End product is one knot slide in hook stem so that egg groups and nylon thread may acquire between hook knot and eye.

Shimano Spinning rods - 2009 Directories

2009-08-18T17:35:00.004+08:00

Shimano Spinning rods are free suspicion between the world best and trend inside regulators fishing tackle industry. In corporate with sports fishermen used as experts, they make new products and innovative, for fishing new and attract forms. Regardless of wishes or your purse thickness will find a shimano rotating suitable rod your requirements.

Here is one express presentation shimanos 2009 spinning/ casting rods:

Antares BX Spinning

Upgraded Antares Spinning model, now with new materials and cosmetic alterations elegant. Carbon material transformed into ever more exclusive XT-200 Carbon, in addition to Biofibre have made stick in fact more resilient and light. also Antares BX Spinning will from now on be equipped with Fossil Wood in spindle attachment and in other details has Power Cork tastes and Aero Guide Concept with Fuji rod ring.Those series had been indeed still adjustable spindle attachment micro, rod envelope exclusive and transport tube. Antares BX Spinning enters 6 models from 7 to 11 legs, all 2 divided.

Aspire BX Spinning

How to increase a rod is considered such as a stone stone in rod production? It not easy, but Shimano are accustomed to even challenges. first all there had used Biofibre in rod material to provide low weight and extreme strength. Fuji develops new sizes Low Rider rod ring, and originated Power Cork and Fossil Wood insertion in spindle attachment, those series is one masterpiece.A light, strong, beautiful and long casting extreme rod play fishermen of any level would wear their wish list top. Inhering 4 models and shipped with rod and tube coverage rod with skin details.

Diaflash XT-A Spinning

Diaflash XT-A is complete and innovative a rod series of Shimano, laden new item. This is very attractive rods, where Vibralock construction effective moderation unwanted vibrations in rod materials during casting and work fish. Construction is Shadow Diaflash type with use for XT-200 's graphite, biofibre as materials, TI-Lite rings and Fossil Wood spindle attachment.Lower holder covered with skin, Power Leather, and furthermore found weight for adaptation individual self rods balance. Those series are live in 11 models, is 3 divided (210ML is 2 divided) and shipped with rod and tube envelope rod.

Hope you have got some clues to pick the right shimano spinning rods to your fishing adventures.

How for Fishing Tackle Selected Surf for Life Bait

2009-08-17T21:01:00.003+08:00

When surf fishing with life bait choose right surf fishing tackle may make difference between many actions or a schooling in surf casting. Most surf anglers big like action for one training session of casting surf. If you just getting started you could say benefit from either but I is sure you will more becoming catch fish while your act it.

Start By Gathering Surf Fishing Reports

Before you get pulley and you head to coast need to be gather information of surf fish are those in your surf is current the particular season. Although some salt-water fish species will always be found in your location, several species is migratory so that they not always in surf. It would be different whether you are fishing within one northern climate or heater waters a subtropical climate or tropical.

Choose one angle Surf

Anglers surf which account only start out cannot afford to purchase a few surf rods and active. So you will should complete on a compromise. At the moment you necessarily some idea for size fish, bait and what part of their surf is inside, of fishery reports you gathered. If you need long distance surf rod to achieve fish then your surf rod choose will be longer, 10 or 12 legs. If impossible you can life with 8' rod. I like to think a long surf rod would cover everything deep water .

Choosing a Surf Fishing Reel

Your budget will become determining factor but remember environment surf very hard so that the spindle quality you choose will determine how well it will raise. Surf bobbin are classified by line they size and number will hold. In your most cases would use 20# to 30# test.

Choose Fishing for Life Bait

Only the life bait matter and surf fishing install may be several inside chapters a book so I am not going to get into all possibility in this article. You will get a few bait choice variance with fishery reports you gathered. Have been lots different varieties fishing to choose of. If you stick with circle fishing you can avoid a many problems because they are designed to fishing in mouth which facilitates the catch practice and release.

At the moment you should able:

* Select a fishing rod surf on the basis of what it evaluates to.
* Select fishes active surf based on size and capacity line.
* Select surf fishing hooks based on type and you size to bait.

river fishing techniques

2009-08-17T00:30:00.005+08:00

When you think period 'river fishing' what remember for you? To me 'river fishing' way fishing in a river while wading. Best rivers the to fish while wading is smaller rivers, rivers can be crossed in some place and not in other people.

Both of these river fishing techniques will make you a more successful river angler.

The Jig Technique - The jig technique involves the use of small twister tail or marabou jigs. When I say small, I'm talking about jig heads from 3/16 to 1/4 ounce. If you opt for a twister tail (which is probably the most effective of the 2 jig styles) I suggest Berkley's Gulp Grubs. These grub bodies (twister tails) are impregnated with fish attracting scents and are more effective than traditional soft plastics. The goal is to work your jig with the current, bouncing it along the bottom as it flows naturally with the current. The weight of your jig head will need to be adjusted depending on depth and current flow. Most river anglers think of this technique for smallmouth bass and walleye, but the jig technique works very well for almost all species of trout as well.

The Worm Technique - river fishing technique can be used with either live or synthetic worms (such as Berkley Power or Gulp worms). As with the jig technique, the goal is to bounce your offering along the bottom, as it flows naturally with the current of the river. Of these river fishing tips, this is my personal favorite. To rig up for this technique begin by tying a small barrel swivel onto the end of your line. Then tie on a set of gang hooks. Gang hooks are the most effective way to present a worm while fishing. At this point split shot sinkers are added above the barrel swivel for weight. The number and size of split shot will vary depending on water depth and current flow. Again, the goal is to have your worm "roll" along the bottom as it flows with the current of the river.

Both of these river fishing techniques will make you a more successful river angler. The key to both of these river fishing tips is practice. Don't expect to catch a trophy on your first outing, but once the nuances are learned both of these techniques are very effective.

shimano sunglasses

2009-08-10T23:53:00.004+08:00

Outrigger Brown

New for 2009, the Outrigger BR sunglass comes with a protective case and 100% UV lenses providing a quality and performance product synonymous with the Shimano name.

Native

New for 2009, the Native sunglass comes with a protective case and 100% UV lenses providing a quality and performance product synonymous with the Shimano name.

Cast net

2009-08-10T23:47:00.000+08:00

A cast net, also called a throw net, is a net used for fishing. It is a circular net with small weights distributed around its edge.

The net is caste or thrown by hand in such a manner that it spreads out on the water and sinks. This technique is called net casting or net throwing. Fish are caught as the net is hauled back in. This simple device has been in use, with various modifications, for thousands of years.

Construction and technique

Contemporary cast nets have a radius which ranges from 4 to 12 feet (1.2 to 3.6 metres). Only strong people can manually lift the larger nets once they are filled with fish. The standard size for recreational fishing is four feet. Weights are usually distributed around the edge at about one pound per foot (1.5 kilograms per metre). Attached to the net is a landline, which is a line held by hand when the net is thrown. A retrieval clamp, sometimes called a thimble, closes the net when it is full. The net is retrieved by pulling on the landline. The retrieval clamp works like a wringer on a mop, and closes the net. The net is lifted into a bucket and the clamp is released, dumping the caught fish into the bucket.

Cast nets work best in water no deeper than their radius. Casting is best done in waters free of obstructions. Reeds cause tangles and branches can rip nets. The caster stands holding the net over one arm, with the weights dangling, and with the other hand holding the landline. The line is then thrown out over the water, using both hands, in a circular motion rather as in hammer throwing. The net can be cast from the shore, or by wading, or from a boat. [1]

There are also optional net throwers that can make casting easier. These look like a trash can lid with a handle on top. They have a deep groove around the outside edge. The thrower is loaded with the net around the edges and weights inside the gulley. The net is then tossed into the water using the thrower.

Catch-fish Digital Fishing Magazine Reviews

2009-08-09T12:14:00.005+08:00

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Salt Water Fishing Equipment

2009-08-08T13:03:00.001+08:00

20 Tips To Buy The Right Type

Longline fishing in the lakes of various types, in most cases, simple devices such as a barrel, roll, and bait. Nevertheless, it will be fishing with the use of different methods of fishing.

For fishing in saltwater, it is the experience of working with a real sense and style. Even if they are less well-known that, with regard to fishing in freshwater, marine fishing is fun and interesting for the fish.

These are the basic characteristics of devices on fishing in salt water, they are little different from their freshwater resources on this page:

1. Equipment for fishing in salt water, in general, as well as their correspondents in fresh water, but very strong and more resistant to the action.

2. Equipment for fishing in salt water should be sufficient to support the weight of the fish, which are much heavier than their counterparts in fresh water.

3. These devices are also capable of exposure to salt water.

4. Then you should make sure that the fish that you want, at the corner, that the effect of memory or you are in the amount of rent.

5. Roles for fish in the sea in general are open and not closed.

6. These functions are disclosed in a totally different way compared to freshwater fisheries.

7. Roles in the salt water, usually caused by the duration and stability of metals.

8. These metals are specially treated so that they are against powdery mildew and other diseases.

9. Sustainability, as well as blue Marlene, the coil does not blow up into pieces.

10. In addition, the rods in the salt water is also very strong and sustainable.

11. Manufacturer of reinforced composite materials for marine stalks are strong enough to ensure the structural integrity of the device with the winding of more than 50 pounds of fish.

12. Indeed, as the salt water lakes and seas are full of large fish, so that testing of these lines is also more than fishing.

13. Saltwater fish really need a series of tests at 100 pounds or more, at least, to name just one thing in the ocean.

14. For fishing in the marine devices significantly larger as well.

15. They are durable and reliable for all species of fish, in accordance with the hook.

16. The brackets are used for large saltwater fish of about 10-fold compared to normal, all the hooks.

17. Figures in brackets are also good in the hand to the fish.

18. They are strong enough to withstand the fierce struggle with the load, and fish.

19. In saltwater hooks are made of metal, which is a very good strong metal used in the manufacture of hooks for freshwater fishing.

20. In salt water, usually from hooks baited Minnows and other small fish, which are used for hunting.

Fishing in saltwater is fun, the memories you can treasure for many years. Try it once and feel the experience!

4 Top Lures You Can Use For Fishing

2009-08-08T12:50:00.003+08:00

Today, more especially attracts those who are from different species have already been developed. This was due to the development of various accessories and fishing gear and development of the fishing industry is low.

Classes or types of fish are attracted to the market. It depends on the nature, in the case of fish. Most are based only on certain species of fish, but there are also some that can be used for different fish species.

Here is a list of some of the common fisheries attract

1. Light standard casting lures the capacity to attract fish as crappiest, oho, Bonita, Bluefish and albacore. These species also attract larger fish to fish as low, especially if the water at low to medium speed. In addition to the drive on water in plastic undetectable. 1 / 16 oz 3 oz attracts these sizes are available for large fish, low weight and freshwater species. My eyes, hand painted fish allows education. Thanks to them, more opportunities for catching fish, aiming to achieve.

2.heavy Standard Casting luras serious fish, which seems to be difficult, because the bass and pike minnow fish. His serious consideration allows reliably to fish. In addition, this type of bait has the opportunity to catch more fish than others, as the standard Fang clothing attracts light and diamond attracts.

3. jigging / casting luras long it might be best known, drew the application in the field of fisheries, particularly in Louisiana, Mississippi and Florida. Recently, during Casting draws was considered an excellent trout and pike fishing. It was also established that this type of bait and the effectiveness of catching Bluefish stripers. They may be minnows and pike and tuna. However, they are not attracted to that good navigation at 180-200 m below the water. But for optimum performance, make sure that the accessories to attract bait and color correctly.

4. Diamond attracts fatal. This type of bait in size from 1/8- 1 ounce and is considered one of the smallest species to attract. Deadly Diamond has the ability to attract the fish easy to attract 'attention and helps create a school fish just 1 minute. Its secret lies in its surface structure and cutting. Being on the top handle is cut like a diamond, reflects the light that hit the surface. They are attracted fishing stripers, bluegill sunfish and bass species.

How To Become An Expert Fisher

2009-08-07T10:07:00.001+08:00

The search for the target audience is primarily the fish is first necessary to try the fish. Remember that the fish living in water, where there is sufficient coverage, oxygen and nutrition. Be sure to stay at a distance of exactly this area, and you can surely also of fish, you must pay in search for their patience.

Fish that live there, in a broad spectrum of diversity. Therefore, they do not live in the same areas in the water. Different fish have different conditions for the environment. Various types of fish can tolerate different levels of salt, oxygen, the total amount and type of food, the temperature of the water and areas to hide. Salt is the element that most of the fish. The salt fish is used in order to survive. However, there are fish that can not survive in areas with plenty of salt, but there are also species that can live in both freshwater and saltwater.

Compared with the sea, rivers, ponds and tanks of fresh water bodies is less salt. Most water bodies in North America are freshwater. With this type of water, the fish most of the Carp, Crappie, bass, catfish and bluegrip. However, many species of fish live in salt water of the sea. This may be on their shoulders. Since the kidneys of fish, which will be the ability of a reasonable balance of salt in their bodies. Plaice, sea trout, cod and blue fish are among the most common fish found in salt water.

Oxygen is another factor in the search for a perfect place for fishing. The oxygen level is important for the fish to survive. There are fish that survive, the less oxygen. This is reflected carp species in contrast to trout, which requires sufficient oxygen. The presence of plants in water or on the lake has a significant effect on the level of oxygen in water. These plants increase the oxygen of water through the process of photosynthesis. This process allows the power supply through the use of sunlight. The oxygen will be water in the air above the water surface.

The fish are in water, depending on the type of food in the region. Different areas offer different types of food and amount. Since all the fish have to eat, there is great competition among the fish. And that problem is another factor important to the fish, which in some areas in the water.

The temperature of water is another factor. Various types of fish tolerate different water temperatures. There are fish that are flexible. They are capable of living in different ranges of temperatures. There are also the fish they need, or the cold or warm water to live. This can be determined by the trout. Trout can not survive in cold water. Find just the type of fish, a trick is to know and learn the various settings of the various species of water. In this way, is not a problem to find which types of fish preferred.

As humans, we have the ability to provide one of the factors, apart from where the fish. And 'the quality of water which is the most common factors special place to fish. Us the opportunity to improve water quality. It 'just remember that sufficient oxygen is very important that the fish can survive. Cleaning and contamination of groundwater is another very important factor, but it really is not enough. There are some species that are not only a need for clean water. Carp can live, if not self-clean water. Therefore, cleaning is not sufficient, the quality of water is the most important factor for fish to survive.

Find out the exact places where the goal of fish is important for the success of fishing. There are several factors that affect the place where the fish are in most cases. These are seasoned with salt, oxygen and temperature of the water. Fish are all different and have different needs, too. Therefore, taking account of individual factors to the water sector in which they live, it is important for fishermen like you.

Succesful Fishing With GPS

2009-08-06T10:56:00.003+08:00

The ability of a fish on the boat before the water is the key to a good day on the water. View on a map and may be the bottom of the lake, and the route of the migration of fish, and the food and nutrition, where a map is important. In this way, time for fishing in the productive sectors of the sea cast light and hope for something to come.

Remember, of course, a map is worth it if you take the time to learn to read, good quality. Tackle shops often plastic cards, but they are often not really accurate.

The lines show breaks with the depth of each line indicates that changes in the depth of graduates from the coast of one of the lowest water in the lake. Paused, you can change the desired depth, or a map you can find on the water. During the summer water fish relate to a gradual slope or break and during cold seasons, the water a net drop in the deeper water is their choice.

Maps flows south or north of the water or if you distinguish with meadows, rapids and waterfalls. Maps, the easy way back to the water's edge, the best places to find gas, gear, etc.

Charts
The best graphics card specialist. This information on the transfer of schools, banks and sand can be of crucial importance for the owners and productive for fishermen. Remember that the charts year after year, so that the updates so as not to run based on old maps or lost.

Once the desired location on the map, the situation on the water, the next challenge.

The benefits of GPS to the fish.

GPS technology to your fishing expeditions over reward. States that the "line of sight" or other methods of navigation, a GPS tells you where you are and wherever you want within a few meters. Once considered a luxury, GPS is now an essential element of the Fisher's arsenal.

A GPS is handy and good depth Finder is also useful. To find these places, some by car, but good preparation Lanning with a map and GPS means less time. It is particularly useful if you fish huge expression hinterland and waterways.

Combine the benefits of GPS mapping with digital images on paper or cards for the analysis of GPS mapping software and then give your way along the route.

There are always changes to the basis not on some old maps and these cities are some great fishing. Fewer and fewer people know, these cities, and therefore less pressure on fisheries. GPS, this brand of fishing "Hot Spots", and you can more easily.

Sometimes, the fishermen have good tips for fishing with his friends and other fishermen. The GPS makes it easy to do.

Five types of fishing reels, you should...

2009-08-05T14:42:00.006+08:00

Fishing is an exciting, but sometimes it's pretty boring. But finally, when you decide to try fishing. You should get better with the selection of your equipment for fishing. One of the shadow boxing all fisheries.

Reel Fishing is a very important element of gear. It is used in various styles and types for a variety of manufacturers. Like the other devices of the fishing shadow boxes, fishing can be surprisingly cheap or expensive.

The exact role of the fisheries is a key factor for the success of the fisheries policy. There are certain types of fishing shadow boxes on the market today.

1. Casting Fly Reels

Fly casting reels are very expensive kind of roles. Since the fly-fishing, contains special materials for fishing is also very special.

2. Fly Fishing Reels

Fly Fishing Reels to be easy, so you can throw and smooth. These roles are narrow and in the form of a plate with a special note.

3. Spinning Reels

Spinning Reels on a wide range of varieties. That is something for everyone, from beginner to professional fisherman.

4. Faced Reels closed.

Given closed Reels are simple to use and ideal for beginners. That is because they all have a button that you press and hold to the line and the fishing is in a case attached.

5.Open Faced Reels.

Open Reels view the online exhibition, and usually have a release on bail, you drag the button while you are casting release at the last minute, the fly line.

Once you have reduced it to a coil of the model, you need to set your budget. It is you, if your more precise.

Shadow boxing to fishing, which really for you fishing in your current situation. Later, when the fishery for some time, maybe you have a better idea of fishing shadow boxes, the perfect place for you.

Do You Want To Catch More Fish

2009-08-04T18:26:00.004+08:00

There are hundreds of types of fishing lures, with thousands of inequality within each group. But that the baits are brilliant and fluctuating spoon and masks. It is a real science, in the creation of each.

Here is a high-level description of the most common bait fish used and the characteristics that they succeed.

Spoons are in shape (as the name suggests), like a spoon in the fight against the box, do not expect that also efficiently on catching fish. But if they are in water, it is an incredible work mimics a wounded baitfish. A hook (usually a triple height) is at the end and the weight of the draw makes it ideal for casting and trolling. Spoons are very effective northern pike, a large number of trout and bass.

Crankbaits

Plugs and Crankbaits are often in the form of sporting minnows and hooks on the front, middle and end of the body (depending on length). You can use anywhere from one inch to eight inches long and a masterful job imitating fish in distress. There are a multitude of candles, some of them float on the surface and under water when reeled in, while others are weighted with lower levels of fishing. Male (crankbaits often called) are very popular with Walley fishing, pike fishing and bass fishing.

Spinners are designed for towing and casting slow and do what their name suggests - is spin. The flash point, and vibrations can lead Trout, Walley, and a variety of other fish from predators. These fishing lures are available in a variety of sizes and colors, because they are mass appeal with a variety of different types. Spinners typically have a central body with rings at both ends to attach the hook and line. When pulled through the water, a shiny blade rotates around the body to the predator fish.

Jigs are especially effective in catching Walley, Perch and a variety of fish. Often from a BLOB in the form of a small fish head, have an eye on one end and a hook for the other. Often with a rubber suits or tail bait (minnows, leeches and night crawlers are the most common), the Jig is a favorite memory of fishing for many fishers.

Is made of metal, plastic or some exotic materials (you can imagine, was no evidence) is Business bait to catch fish, period. Match the correct body of water fisheries, and there will be a day full of lasting memories.

Best Rods for saltwater

2009-08-02T00:11:00.001+08:00

Like fishing? Who loves the fishing at all, if you're a girl or boy is not important. Fishing can be fun for all. I know that I love to go fishing as much as possible. Things like job security does not cut the time to go fishing, but this is life.

This article talks about the best salt water fishing and salt water fishing rods. I discovered that I love salt water fishing. I want to live near the ocean, because I want to go all the time. The fish are bigger and tend to be more frequent. I prefer fishing Creek, because it is good to me so much fun. It is miles and miles worth of inlets that can be fished in the ocean shores of the circle. Fish of all sizes, they come up. You can see the big mammals such as dolphins. Also, do not like boats, and we've never been a pet, but this is just something that you do not see where the fresh water fishing.

Water has been largely peaceful, and that means that you can put any size boat. Some people who live in coastal areas, large ships, but I was surprised how many people use small boats can be seen between the ages of lakes throughout the country. Use our 17 foot john boat and 25 hp engine-evenrude.

You can take your cast net and catch all the shrimp you want, and then turn around and catch the big fish for shrimp. We have found that they tend to like shrimp are frozen stuff you buy, but we eat or genre.

What are some salt water fishing rods, which are recommended by expert fishermen? If you are new to fishing or saltwater fishing, and you go to a store looking for you can choose the rod overwhelmed. It is amazing how many bars you can choose from one of the shops.

Here are a couple of sticks I suggest you buy it. Take the right rod, many really big difference, because we have quality rods, such as all, what to buy. The old adage "You get what you pay" which must be borne in mind here.

I suggest that the two beams is a G-Loomis G Loomis Greenwater and CrossCurrent.

Both cylinders offer great features and offers a green clean Greenwater style can be seen immediately. This company has been working with professionals to make them some of the best sticks out there. If you are looking for top-notch rod to select either one or both, you will not be disappointed!

Shore Fishing Safety

2009-08-01T23:45:00.001+08:00

If you are fishing it is probably already well aware of the risks associated with the sport. If you are not familiar with the fishing may be a good idea to learn safety, which is related to it.

If you already know, there is no damage to the advice to read and refresh your memory.

Being aware of

The first thing you must learn to be aware of what is around. Accidents usually happen when someone attempts since stopped paying attention to what happens. With lines, lures, rods and flies over the place where you need to know what is happening at any time.

If you cast your line, see if there is someone behind their own line, or a fire. So you can avoid accidents. I have a very bad incidents involving fishermen are trying to lure the lip, and it is not to be good.

There is also a good idea to look at what everyone does so well. Most of the accidents are caused by others, who do not belong, but if you can help reduce these risks and accidents.

Watch your children

Another thing you can do is to look at their children and pay attention to what they do. Young people are usually prone to the accident, that you should keep an eye on them.

Regardless of how you cast your line and reel
to tell them the basic safety rules and guidelines.
If you try to implement some of these fishing safety tips may help reduce the accidents that occur lake.

Even if someone happens to trouble or pain to be sure, in order to help them out. Thus, we can help and good karma, which continue to go around. Be nice and attentive, and engaged in other fisheries.

LEARN TO POPPING- Light Tackle Popping

2009-07-31T00:55:00.003+08:00

Poppers are a fun way of catching both bass and bluefish. Everyone likes to see a fish come to the top and smash a surface popper to oblivion. It’s heart stopping and it gets your adrenaline pumping.

When most people fish poppers for stripers, they fish them too fast. Having the lure moving slowly and popping will result in a lot more hits than racing it across the top of the water. The faster you move the plug the more bluefish you will attract and the few stripers you will catch.

Some poppers are built to sink, some are built to float and still others will even swim on the surface when reeled in very slowly between pops and splashes. Using or choosing the right one for certain conditions plays a big role in just how many fish you will catch.

Poppers that sink are normally heavier than others of the same type, and thus cast a lot farther than ones of similar size and shape. I like these for beach fishing where distance is sometimes very important. On beaches where there are outer bars, rock piles or rips, it’s often necessary to be able to make a very long cast to reach where the fish are.

Sinking poppers normally requires a rod that is a bit stiffer and longer to get it up on the surface and keep it there so it works properly.

Floating poppers are good in a variety of situations and conditions. In areas where there are lots of rocks and little water depth, such as at the bottom have tide. Floating poppers will come over them and through them better with much less chance of hanging up.

When the wind is calm or there is just a slight ripple on the water surface, floating poppers can bring some explosive strikes. Fish these conditions early in the morning before the sun comes up or late in the evening as it goes down. Being able to keep the lure on the surface and in front of the fish’s face helps immensely when trying to lure him to the surface.

With technology being what it is today, poppers now come with rattles built-in to add sound besides the pops, splashes and gurgles. There are numerous times that rattles can and will make all the difference in the world.

When tying on a popper use a good quality snap swivel like a Duo-Lok, which allows the lure to move as it was designed to do. Attaching a split ring to the front eye will also help in making it work better.

Loop knots are also good to use when fishing poppers. Fly fishermen use loop knots all the time. They are easy to tie and have very good holding strength on almost any mono leader when tied properly. A good knot book will illustrate how to tie one properly. It’s’not at all hard to do.

When fishing for bluefish, remove all the trebles and use one single Siwash Salmon hook on the tail end. Since most blues will attack from the rear first, the big salmon hook usually gets them. It’s a lot easier to deal with a blue with one hook than it is with two or three sets of trebles. It’s also a lot less painful; having been stuck a few times myself. When you take off thousands of fish in the coarse of a season you raise the odds tremendously of getting stuck sooner or later. I also crush the barbs so if you do get stuck it comes out easier than it went in.

If you learn to play and fight the fish properly, you won’t loose any more fish than ones with barbs won’t. In fact, you wind up hooking more since it penetrates much more easily in a boney jaw. Just make sure you keep your hook razor sharp.

For stripers, I’ll put a single salmon hook in the front in place of the treble. Most bass will take the plug headfirst so you need a sharp hook up front. You can dress the tail hook with feathers, bucktail or whatever you like for stripers, but I leave the hook bare most times for bluefish. If you do dress the tail hook for blues, use something synthetic like Ultra hair. It will last longer and be sure to dress it sparsely.

Knot Tying Instructions for Super Braid Fishing Line

2009-07-24T14:01:00.001+08:00

Spectra Fishing Line Facts

Spectra fibre woven into superbraid is the ultimate fishing line for both kite fishing and deepwater jigging for hapuku, bluenose and bass. Many people ask how strong are nylon fishing lines compared to spectra? Incredibly spectra is only around one third the diameter of nylon for the same breaking strain, an important fact to consider when selecting fishing line for deepwater fishing or kite angling.

For example, a kitefisher using a pocket sled or flexiwing fishing kite rig can get three times as much spectra line on their fishing reel and fish three times as far offshore.

When using spectra lines kite fishers using dropper rigs will reduce the work the kite has to do to tow the rig out and keep the line clear of the water by two thirds. This is because the superbraid has only one third of the windage and weight of conventional monofilament or dacron fishing lines. Light wind performance is greatly enhanced.

Spectra braid is also kinder to fishing reels as it only has a stretch factor of around 1% while nylon can have a stretch factor of up to 30% (even dacron fishing line has a 10% stretch factor). Spectra is often called no stretch fishing line, superline, super braid fishing line or spiderwire to reflect it’s small fishing line diameter to strength ratio and low stretch.

When using more conventional fishing methods, such as deepwater fishing from boats for bass, hapuka and bluenose or other deepwater species. Unlike nylon fishing lines, bites can easily be felt even at great depths because of the incredibly low stretch of spectra and its ability to transfer every detail of the bite instantly to the angler.

It also works the other way round, those jigging in very deep water can easily impart real action to the jig or lure even at depths down to 200 metres and beyond. Obviously when the angler strikes, the strike is instantly and positively transmitted to the point of the hook ensuring maximum penetration and fewer missed strikes.

Probably the biggest benefit to deepwater rod and reel fishers is the spectra physics that come into play. Because it is so thin for it’s breaking strain you will only need a third of the amount of lead weight to hold the bottom in deep water or strong currents compared to those who use nylon fishing lines.

Catch and release

2009-07-16T11:49:00.003+08:00

Although most anglers keep their catch for consumption, catch and release fishing is increasingly practiced, especially by fly anglers. The general principle is that releasing fish allows them to survive, thus avoiding unintended depletion of the population. For species such as marlin and muskellunge but, also, among few bass anglers, there is a cultural taboo against killing fish for food. In many parts of the world, size limits apply to certain species, meaning fish below a certain size must, by law, be released. It is generally believed that larger fish have a greater breeding potential. Some fisheries have a slot limit that allows the taking of smaller and larger fish, but requiring that intermediate sized fish be released. It is generally accepted that this management approach will help the fishery create a number of large, trophy-sized fish. In smaller fisheries that are heavily fished, catch and release is the only way to ensure that catchable fish will be available from year to year.

Removing the hook from a Bonito
The practice of catch and release is criticised by some who consider it unethical to inflict pain upon a fish for purposes of sport. Some of those who object to releasing fish do not object to killing fish for food. Adherents of catch and release dispute this charge, pointing out that fish commonly feed on hard and spiky prey items, and as such can be expected to have tough mouths, and also that some fish will re-take a lure they have just been hooked on, a behaviour that is unlikely if hooking were painful. Opponents of catch and release fishing would find it preferable to ban or to severely restrict angling. On the other hand, proponents state that catch-and-release is necessary for many fisheries to remain sustainable, is a practice that that generally has high survival rates, and consider the banning of angling as not reasonable or necessary.[2]
In some jurisdictions, in the Canadian province of Manitoba, for example, catch and release is mandatory for some species such as brook trout. Many of the jurisdictions which mandate the live release of sport fish also require the use of artificial lures and barbless hooks to minimise the chance of injury to fish. Mandatory catch and release also exists in the Republic of Ireland where it was introduced as a conservation measure to prevent the decline of Atlantic salmon stocks on some rivers.[3] In Switzerland, catch and release fishing is considered inhumane and was banned in September 2008.[4]
Barbless hooks, which can be created from a standard hook by removing the barb with pliers or can be bought, are sometimes resisted by anglers because they believe that increased escapement results. Barbless hooks reduce handling time, thereby increasing survival. Concentrating on keeping the line taut while fighting fish, using recurved point or "triple grip" style hooks on lures, and equipping lures that do not have them with split rings can significantly reduce escapement.

HOOKS FOR BAIT FISHING

2009-06-03T20:31:00.004+08:00

1) For live or dead bait fishing no more than two single hooks my be used. Both must be firmly imbedded in or securely attached to the bait. The eyes of the hooks must be no less than a hook's length (the length of the largest hook used) apart and no more than 18 inches (45.72 cm) apart. The only exception is that the point of one hook may be passed through the eye of the other hook.

2) The use of a dangling or swinging hook is prohibited. Double or treble hooks are prohibited.

3) A two-hook rig for bottom fishing is acceptable if it consists of two single hooks on separate leaders or drops. Both hooks must be imbedded in the respective baits and separated sufficiently so that a fish caught on one hook cannot be foul-hooked by the other.

4) A photograph or sketch of the hook arrangement most accompany all record applications made for fish caught on two-hook tackle.
NOT LEGAL as back hook is not firmly imbedded in or securely attached to the bait, and is a dangling or swinging hook.

LEGAL as both hooks are firmly imbedded or securely attached to the bait. Would not be legal if eyes of hooks were more than 18 inches (45.72 cm) apart

Nose rigging

2009-06-03T20:15:00.005+08:00

Nose rigging is a quick way to rig any baitfish for trolling or as a drop back bait. It is particularly well suited to using with circle hooks as it ensures that the hook point is not masked by the bait, and the short trolling 'bridle' allows the bait to be easily turned for swallowing.

You will need a rigging needle (mortician's needles are best) and a length of old Dacron or waxed cotton or linen thread. Dacron works great for me.

For a smallish baitfish such as an Atlantic mackerel or a Mullet use a 4 inch needle and around 20 inches of thread. Scale up to a 6 inch needle and around 30 inches of thread when using something like a Bonito or Skipjack tuna. Secure the thread to the needle with a single half hitch to stop it pulling out of the needle eye.

1) Take the baitfish and insert the needle into the gill cover approximately 1/3 way up from the throat latch at the bottom. Pass the needle right through and exit the opposite gill cover in a similar position.

Pull the Dacron almost all the way through and tie off under the chin using a Surgeons knot. The gill covers are now tied closed.

Trim off the tag end only.

2) Insert the needle up through the lower jaw and out of the RIGHT nostril. Pull to take up any slack. The Dacron from the gill covers will lay neatly in the groove beneath the jaw.

Come around and again pass the needle up through the lower jaw and out of the RIGHT nostril using the same path that you used the first time. Pull tight to close the right side of the mouth.

3) Now it becomes a little (but only a little) more tricky. Insert the needle up through the right side of the lower jaw and out of the LEFT nostril.

Before pulling through the slack Dacron put your index finger against the mouth of the baitfish and take up the slack around your finger. You are forming a towing loop the size of your finger. Again pass the needle up through the same hole in the lower jaw and again out through the left nostril.

Pull tight and the left side of the mouth is now stitched shut.

4) Pass the Dacron around your finger a second time and insert the needle up through the centre of the jaw and out of the upper jaw between the nostrils.

Pull tight and you will now have two towing loops around your finger.

5) Remove your finger from inside the trolling loops and finish with several half hitches around both loops to make things secure.

Baits prepared in this way can be stored in a cooler until required with no chance of tangling.

To attach to a hook, pass the hook point through the two loops, wrap the loops around the hook point once and pass the point through the loops again. The bait should hang about an inch from the bend of the hook.

How to tie the Bimini Twist

2009-06-03T19:57:00.004+08:00

1) Begin by making a loop and twist the line at least 20 times.
Depending on the length you wish to make the double, two people may be required.

2) Alternately, you may attach the double to something (use a cleat or a rod in a holder and place the line over the rod butt) if another pair of hands is not available. In this case stand inside the loop facing away from the rod, and towards the knot. Be careful of line damage at the end of the double if you do use this method.

This example shows a short double being made. The double end can be placed around the knee or your foot for a double a bit longer. Apply steady tension so the twists come together. Ensure that tension is maintained at all times.

3) Keeping tension on the standing end (line to the reel), relax slightly the tag end and let it run down over the original twist. This process can be assisted by placing a finger in the "v" at the bottom of the twist.

4) When the twists are completely wrapped, make a half-hitch around the right leg of the loop and pull tight. This will prevent the knot unraveling temporarily and allow you to proceed to the next step.

5) Complete the knot with a four turn locking hitch around both strands of the loop. Moisten the line with saliva and pull the tag end slowly. Use you thumb and forefinger to draw back the turns as you tighten them. Trim the tag end but leave enough line so the knot doesn't unravel, which may (unlikely if tied correctly) happen if it is constantly moving in and out of rod guides. The unraveling can be prevented by applying super glue to the knot. A rubber type glue such as Aquaseal or Pliobond is also very useful.

Always remember to test all knots before fishing

Make T knot

2009-05-23T00:56:00.003+08:00

How to make T form's bond so that hook, float or pendulum no twist within itself.

Bagaimana hendak membuat ikatan bentuk T supaya mata kail, pelampung atau batu ladung tidak berbelit sesama sendiri.

Langkah 1 - Putarkan tangsi supaya ia terbentuk seperti dalam gambar 1. Ketika proses membentuk, pastikan hala pusingan tangsi berlawanan antara satu sama lain semasa menemukan tangsi ini – lihat anak panah.

Step 1 - Rotating catgut so that it formed as in picture 1. When process of forming, make sure round direction catgut counter between one same other during discover this catgut - see arrow.

Langkah 2 - Apabila membentuk 5 hingga 6 putaran, tegangkan kembali tangsi (seperti gambar 2) dan ketemukan semula lilitan tangsi yang dibuat ketika langkah 1. Proses ini bertujuan supaya lilitan menjadi lebih kemas dan rapat.

Step 2 - When form 5 to 6 revolutions, taut return catgut (such as picture 2) and again meet catgut circumference which made when move 1. This process aimed so that circumference become neater and close.

Langkah 3 - Ulangi langkah 1 dan 2 berulang kali sehingga lilitan yang dikehendaki cukup panjang. Biasanya panjang antara 15 hingga 25 sentimeter atau ukuran sejengkal jari dewasa.

Step 3 - Repeat move 1 and 2 repeatedly until circumference is wanted sufficiently long. Usually long between 15 to 25 centimetres or adult finger distance measure.

Langkah 4 - Berikutnya untuk mematikan simpulan dengan menyilang kedua-dua lingkar (loop) tali sambil jari telunjuk dan jari hantu digunakan sebagai index. Loop yang terbina perlu besar supaya memudahkan kita membuat langkah berikutnya.

Step 4 - Further to kill knot with cross both coil (loop) rope as forefinger and middle finger used as index. Formed Loop must be big so that facilitate we make next step.

Langkah 5 - Gunakan kedua-dua jari telunjuk untuk memutarkan loop yang terbina sebanyak 5 hingga 7 pusingan seperti gambar.

Step 5 - Use both forefinger to rotate loop built as much as 5 to 7 laps such as picture.

Langkah 6 - Apabila mencukupi 7 pusingan, masukkan hujung pintal ke dalam loop melalui tengah-tengah loop.

Step 6 - When enough 7 laps, include end twist into loop through middle loop.

Langkah 7 - Tegangkan tali seperti gambar 7. Sebelum memulakan regangan pastikan hujung pintal perlu ditegangkan sepenuhnya. Lakukan regangan dengan perlahan-lahan supaya ia membentuk sapu simpulan yang sekata. Gunakan pelincir seperti air liur (terbaik) semasa proses regangan ini supaya kita tidak mencalarkan tangsi semasa regangan dibuat.

Step 7 - Taut string-like picture 7. Before starting stretching make sure end twist must stretchy fully. Doing stretching gradually so that it form sweep regular knot. Use lubricant such as saliva (best) during this stretching process so that we no scratch current catgut stretching made.

Langkah 8 - Pasang mata kali pada hujung pintal seperti gambar. Contoh mata kail adalah jenis ‘Gamakatsu Octopus Circle Hook’.

Step 8 - Install multiply eye at end twist such as picture. Hook example was the type ‘Gamakatsu Octopus Circle Hook'.

Langkah 9 - Selesaikan pemasangan mata kail dengan memasukkan hujung mata pada hujung tali yang dipintal seperti gambar.

Step 9 - Solve hook installation by including distal in end of rope spun such as picture.

Langkah 10 - Contoh ikatan T yang siap. Mata kail berada kira-kira 15 sentimeter dari perambut utama dan regangan T dibuat supaya kedudukan mata jauh dari perambut utama.

Step 10 - T bond's example completed. Well off hook about 15 centimetres from perambut major and T's stretching made so that far points standing from perambut major.

Langkah 11 - Hujung tangsi digantung pemberat (ladung) dan hujung satu lagi disambungkan pada tali utama.

Step 11 - Catgut end suspended weight (bob) and another end attaches to main line.

Perambut pancing pantai memadai 1 meter

2009-05-22T01:15:00.000+08:00

Panjang perambut untuk memancing di pantai memadai satu meter kerana jika terlalu panjang maka anda akan mengalami kesukaran untuk lontaran nanti (rujuk lakaran gambar untuk teknik perambut untuk pancing pantai).

Antara umpan pilihan untuk memancing pari ialah udang hidup, ketam angin, anak bebolos sebesar jari manis, sotong kurita, hirisan ikan selayang atau selar kuning, anak gelama, sotong dan udang pasar.

Long perambut to fish at the beach enough a metre because if too long thus you will experience difficulty for throwing later (refer picture sketch for technique perambut to hook coast).

Between choice bait to fish skate was live prawn, sand crab, child bebolos as big as ring finger, octopus, slices of sardine or yellow brand, sea fish spawn, market squid and prawn.

Electric Fishing Reel Systems

2009-05-05T21:44:00.001+08:00

The ELEC-TRA-MATE is for the serious fisherman who demands the ultimate in quality, performance and durability in his equipment, not the bells, whistles, flashing lights and gimmicks of some products today.

The ELEC-TRA-MATE introduces the fisherman to the full enjoyment of fighting the fish and feeling the pull without the hard work and tiring effort of cranking. The angler still sets the drag depending on the line choice and fishing conditions and has the choice of playing the fish by letting the drag hold on the up stroke and winding in on the down stroke or in allowing the motor to do all the work. The only difference between a conventional reel and the ELEC-TRA-MATE is the cranking.

All ELEC-TRA-MATE models are easy to install and are designed for your reel, ranging from small lightweight models to the largest deep sea models.

Currently there are 17 ELEC-TRA-MATE models available to power 19 different sizes of Penn Reels, so the angler can perfectly match the power and retrieve speed to his needs. These products are sold worldwide through quality fishing tackle stores, commercial fishing supply houses, and catalogs.

Hunting and Fishing Cookbook

2009-03-12T16:46:00.005+08:00

Whether you’re an avid hunter or fisherman or someone who cooks for one, this must-have game and fish cookbook is for you!

You’ll find hundreds of mouth-watering ways to turn venison, elk, pheasant, wild turkey, walleye, salmon and more
into meals that will satisfy the whole family and even dinner guests. Plus, there are also hearty camp breakfasts,
most of which can be prepared in just a skillet. We’ve included many sweet and savory recipes for satisfying portable snacks as well as a tasty collection of recipes using wild ingredients that can be picked or gathered. Hundreds of recipes are shown in full color.

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Fish Screensaver

2009-03-10T19:03:00.003+08:00

After years of development, SereneScreen Marine Aquarium 3.5.3 is finally available for download and purchase! This is a Beta-Test version, but your MA3 Key Code will not expire, and entitles you to download all updates through the final version. MA3 is not just an update to previous versions - the entire program has been re-written from the ground up as a full 3D environment, taking advantage of the increased capabilities of modern video cards.

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Fly fishing

2009-03-10T17:14:00.003+08:00

Fly fishing is a distinct and ancient angling method, most renowned as a method for catching trout and salmon, but employed today for a wide variety of species including pike, bass, panfish, and carp, as well as marine species, such as redfish, snook, tarpon, bonefish and striped bass. There are many reports of fly fisherman taking quite unintended species such as chub, bream and rudd while fishing for ‘main target’ species such as trout. There is a growing population of anglers whose aim is to catch as many different species as possible with the fly.

In fly fishing, fish are caught by using artificial flies that are cast with a fly rod and a fly line. The fly line (today, almost always coated with plastic) is heavy enough cast in order to send the fly to the target. Artificial flies can vary dramatically in all morphological characteristics (size, weight, colour, etc.).

Artificial flies are created by tying hair, fur, feathers, or other materials, both natural and synthetic, onto a hook with thread. The first flies were tied with natural materials, but synthetic materials are now extremely popular and prevalent. The flies are tied in sizes, colours and patterns to match local terrestrial and aquatic insects, baitfish, or other prey attractive to the target fish species.

Unlike other casting methods, fly fishing can be thought of as a method of casting line rather than lure. Non-flyfishing methods rely on a lure’s weight to pull line from the reel during the forward motion of a cast. By design, a fly is too light to be cast, and thus simply follows the unfurling of a properly casted fly line, which is heavier and more castable than lines used in other types of fishing. The angler normally holds the flyrod in the dominant hand and manipulates the line with the other close to the reel, pulling line out in small increments as the energy in the line, generated from backward and forward motions, increases. The mechanics of proper rod movement are commonly described as “10 to 2″, meaning that the rod’s movement on the forward cast is arrested at the 10 o’clock position (12 o’clock is rod straight up, 9 o’clock flat forward, 3 o’clock flat backwards) and the backcast at 2 o’clock. In proper casting, loops of line unfurl completely before the angler throws his rod in opposite direction. The effect resembles sending a wave along a garden hose to remove a kink. Newer casting techniques promote minimal wrist movement, a very open stance and movement of the arm parallel to the ground, discouraging the rigid boundaries of the 10 to 2 technique. Proper casting, regardless of technique, requires pauses in both directions (forward and backward) to allow the entirety of the line to unfurl parallel to the water’s surface. As additional line length is desired for farther casts, the angler allows momentum generated by the forward and backcasting to carry slack line previously pulled free from the reel to glide forward through the non-dominant hand. Flyline speed and orientation in three-dimensional space, in both the forward and back cast, yield a tighter or looser unfurling of the “loop” of line. As rhythm and line control improve, longer and more accurate casts can be achieved. Poor casts typically lead to tangled lines that pile up on the water’s surface in front of the angler as he attempts to allow the fly come to rest.

In broadest terms, flies are categorized as either imitative or attractive. Imitative flies resemble a natural food items. Attractive flies trigger instinctive strikes by employing a range of characteristics that do not necessarily mimic prey items. Flies can be fished floating on the surface (dry flies), partially submerged (emergers), or below the surface (nymphs, streamers, and wet flies.) A dry fly is typically thought to represent an insect landing on, or emerging from, the water’s surface as might a grasshopper, dragonfly, mayfly, stonefly or caddisfly. Other surface flies include poppers and hair bugs that might resemble mice, frogs, etc. Sub-surface flies are designed to resemble a wide variety of prey including aquatic insect larvae, nymphs and pupae, baitfish, crayfish, leeches, worms, etc. Wet flies, known as streamers, are generally thought to imitate minnows or leeches.

Fishing Rod Maker

2009-03-05T22:42:00.002+08:00

Wood provides a “classic” look in many ways. It brings back memories and visions of a day gone by. In the old days, fishermen would often have a wood handle on their rod and a wood framed landing net by their side; it was the material that was available. A full wood grip or trim bands on your custom built rod will truly set it off as being custom built. How may wood grips have you seen on the lake or stream?

Born of a love of wood and fishing.

At Classic Custom Wood, we truly custom-make each wood fishing rod grip and landing net to your specifications. The process starts with questions that will assure that you get a “custom” handle or net– made just for you – not a stock items that you just pick off the shelf. Next we’ll build you a virtual grip and send you the picture so you can tweak it to make sure that what you get is what you want. We keep a limited stock of the most popular woods but can get most any exotic woods from one of our suppliers. We only use the highest quality wood.

We can make a grip for the Fuji concealed hood for either spinning or trigger grip bait casting. Common grips, which incorporate a barrel type real seat, are far easier to produce and can be made to your specifications. Half wells, full wells, cigar, western or custom type fly grips can also be done for you fly fishermen. We also produce custom trim bands or partials for you to incorporate into your cork grips as well as plans for you to make your own jigs and build your own.

Be sure to visit the FAQ’s page to find out more about wood as it compares to cork.

If you think you’d like one of these but don’t build rods yourself, click on Tackleworks, or the Custom Rod Builders Guild, in the links page or contact us and we’ll help you find a builder near you.

Sounding a little stuffy isn’t it? As you go on through this site we’ll get to know each other better and I’ll loosen up.

Handle Fish

2009-02-22T16:06:00.002+08:00

Every time you go fishing you become an ambassador for our sport. Your actions on the beach especially, but also on the boat, govern how the public judge us. The most critical factor is our handling of fish.

Most anglers realise also, that it's in our own best interests to preserve that part of the catch that we cannot, or do not want to keep for eating. It may be a small contribution to the overall fish stocks, but nevertheless it is a worthwhile contribution and does not add to further depletion.

We look here, at the best way to handle and conserve the fish we catch, and how to return them safely to the water.

Netting a fish instead of using the gaff

TO GAFF, NET, OR LIFT?

There is a case for using a gaff on massive boat conger and 20lb plus shore eels. But this needs to be done by somebody who understands the need to place that gaff in the underside of the eels jaw where there is soft membrane and little else. A small neat hole here does no harm. Those of you who think such precision is impossible should take a trip out with Newhaven's Terry Lee (Sea Breeze 3) or Glyn Lloyd from Cardiff. Gaffing the conger in the body, as in the old days, is unacceptable now to most anglers and also to those skippers that want to remain respected in angling circles.

Giant skate will also need to be nicked with a gaff in the leading edge of the wing, but again, a neat hole here does no harm and is less of a wound than most that occur naturally on the seabed as fish make their living. Treated like this, the conger and skate can return to their home fit and healthy to fight another day. Stingray and monkfish may need to be gaffed too. Tagged fish, initially gaffed aboard, returned, and then re-caught are the best evidence that careful gaffing does no harm. That's where the need to gaff ends.

Surely sharks will have to be gaffed? No way! Small sharks can be lifted by two men easily enough. One grabs the dorsal and the other the tail and gently lifts the shark aboard for unhooking, then return. Bigger shark are left in the water and the trace cut near the hook. Any regular shark angler knows the numbers of shark swimming around quite happily with long-liners hooks in their jaws. The difference is angling hooks should be bronzed patterns that are quickly shed by the shark, whereas long line hooks have a coated finish that resists corrosion.

Potential record shark to be brought home need only be tailed with a strong rope tailer and then lifted aboard when ready via the tail and dorsal. Besides, tailing is a more secure way to handle big fish, because when gaffing, a simple twist of their powerful body is enough to free them from the gaff. Archaic mid body gaffing procedures are unacceptable in modern behaviour and photography anyway.

Some skippers, like Dave Taylor, who runs "Aldebran" out of Aberystwyth actually "nets" porbeagles up to 90lbs in a massive, purpose built landing net. Once in the net, the netting gives a good grip and spreads the sharks weight. This illustrates the ease with which cod of 40lbs, pollack over 20lbs, ling etc, can be landed. And without that inevitable risk of loss when using the gaff.

Tope can also be secured by grabbing the tail and dorsal and lifting them aboard. Done like this, the body stays supported and you get a good grip. Also, by holding the dorsal you have the tope held in mid body which stops it twisting round and trying to bite you. Huss should be grabbed by the tail and hook trace and lifted, and thornbacks and other rays the same, though use a gloved hand to grab the tail on these.

HANDLING FISH

The priority when landing both boat and shore fish is make sure that they cannot thrash around and injure themselves. You'll find all fish become subdued if you cover their eyes with a damp cloth.

Fish have a protective coating of mucus or slime on the body that is a safeguard from infection, and by handling the fish with a damp cloth or wet hands, this slimy coating is left intact. Handle a fish with normal dry hands and some of that coating will adhere to the hands and leave the fish open to attack.

Some thinking shore anglers have taken to using a large piece of chamois leather, or a coarse fisher's pike\carp bag to lay the fish on whilst the hook is freed. This does less damage than laying the fish down on the sand or shingle.

To see some anglers perform when actually handling a fish makes you wonder why their fishing in the first place, such is their fear of fish. A confident, but gentle grip is essential for clean unhooking. Round fish should be gripped between thumb and fingers over the head and just to the rear of the gill plates. This allows the hand gripping the fish full manoeuvrability.

Dogfish, having that habit of twisting their abrasive tail around your arm, should be held by folding the tail round to touch their head and gripped so for unhooking. Silver eels, there is no easy way, but use a piece of damp chamois leather to grip the main body and gently grip the head between index, middle finger and third finger.

REMOVING HOOKS

The best tool for all hook removal in smaller species is a pair of quality long nosed pliers. Use these every time, because they're far quicker than your fingers for anything other than a light lip hook hold. For tope, shark, rays etc, a long handled pair of normal pliers are good and keep the hands away from any teeth.

The best place to grip a hook is not on the shank, but in the middle of the bend where gentle, but persistent pressure away from the hook hold will lift the hook point free. Twisting the hook does no good at all. If a fish has pulled the hook point fully through the lip, then it's quicker to snip the hook trace off above the hook, and pull the hook through point first followed by the shank.

If a flatfish has got a hook down deep, then it's best to cut the hook off at the knot and free the fish with the hook still in. Consider that flatfish, in fact all fish, will eat broken mussel and razorfish shells and hard backed crab with ease, and you realise just how insignificant a hook is to a fish. Evidence suggests that fish can shed a hook within hours anyway, providing it is a bronze pattern and will corrode. Coated or commercially plated pattern hooks and stainless steel hooks should never be used.

RETURNING FISH

A few inconsiderate anglers persist in throwing unwanted fish back into the water. Some fish like, pout, poor cod, whiting etc, can be damaged this way. The correct method is to walk into water at least a foot deep and preferably beyond the surf if possible, support the fish in the open palms of the hand along the belly and tail facing into the oncoming water, and simply hold it there until it swims away. It takes only a few seconds before the fish readjusts itself and is gone.

Watch out for dogfish which have a habit of swimming back inwards towards you after release. If you walk them out into deeper water this will not occur. Likewise pout!

Rock marks often sees the angler many feet from the water and returning fish like wrasse and pollack needs a different approach. Here, you use any available rock pools that are deep enough and near the low water line to leave the fish in until the flooding tide frees them. They come to no harm and even big fish like huss and conger will stay dormant and patient until the tide arrives.

The boat is the same. Dropping a fish overboard should be avoided. Hold the fish by the tail and pectoral or dorsal fin in the case of tope, smoothounds and the like, or with the open palm supporting the belly with round fish, and just lower it into the water and hold it until it voluntarily swims away of it's own free will. The head should again point into the oncoming tide, ie, towards the bow. This applies to small fish like whiting too, that need to be placed in the water on return, not dropped!

TIPS

If you want to retain fish alive for photographs or weighing, then place them in rock pools, or in a 5 gallon plastic bucket that has fresh sea water changed frequently.

Mustad have introduced a barbless hook based on the Viking pattern but redesigned for tope and ray fishing. This hook, numbered 79514, is being used for all manner of fish now including blue sharks, huss, smoothounds and small conger eels.

When fishing purely for fun, such as when tope fishing, breaming, after rays, or when dogfish are being caught in numbers, if you're using a standard barbed hook, pinch the barbs on your hooks flat. You'll find you lose very few fish but unhooking them is easy.

If you lay an eel on the beach prior to unhooking it will roll up into a slimy ball, but if you hold the hook trace and lift the eel into mid air it will unroll itself and fall straight for ease of handling.

Live Bait

2009-02-22T15:47:00.000+08:00

You've no doubt experienced the scenario on more than one occasion: It's a picture-perfect day on the water. The first five casts in your favorite fishing spot has produced three nice 3-4 lb. speckled trout. But despite repetitious efforts, your lures fail to produce any further results. The fish have simply stopped hitting just as fast as they started.

This prompts you to wonder whether you spooked the fish, or was that the last of them? Those questions are soon squelched as you noticed the boat next to you pulling in trout as fast as their lines hit the water. Upon careful observation your crew finds they're using live bait. With all eyes fixed on the steady action, and realizing mutiny could break out at any moment, you decide it's best to leave the antagonizing scene.

Although it's an arguable matter whether live bait catches more fish than artificials, it's something to consider when the most successful guides won't leave the dock without it. This is because they realize that live bait attracts more, and bigger, fish, which in turn draws more customers.

As is generally known, specks have an assortment of marine life in their diet. But the age of the fish can dictate its preference, such as younger specks choosing shrimp, and the larger ones choosing bait fish. This, of course is a general rule. An example to the contrary is during spring when large trout infiltrate the coastal waters to waylay shrimp.

Adroit surf and bay anglers have often resorted to live minnows or shrimp to catch trout under three pounds. While on the other hand, live baitfish like croaker, mullet, pinfish and porgies (menhaden) are used to catch the larger, yellow-mouth trout up to 9 pounds in offshore waters.

Among the factors that discourage some anglers from using live bait are the lack of availability, too time consuming to catch and the necessity for an aeration system. While these reasons may seem legitimate, benefits far out weigh the obstacles once you know the facts.

Basically there are four methods to obtain live bait, but obviously purchasing it from a bait shop is the simplest. Most find cocahoe minnows to be more readily available through vendors than live shrimp, at least in southeast Louisiana. And, mostly only where competition for patrons is high are you likely to find live shrimp offered at all.

Out of all baitfish, the cocahoe is most highly prized due to its stamina and effectiveness in catching fish. They can be easily caught with a minnow trap placed in a pond or marsh ditch. To lure the minnows into the trap many baits work well, but crushed crab or a can of dog food with holes punched into it is hard to beat. These minnows can also be caught at night with a long-handled bait net used along roadside ditches or launch areas.

porgynet.jpg (46542 bytes)Trawl nets are also used to catch various baits like croaker, pinfish, mullet, porgies and shrimp, but one must limit the trawling time to no more than 10-15 minutes or the bait may drown or become too damaged to keep alive. Often two 10-15 minute drags can yield enough bait for a whole day's trip, if the drags are made around the mouths of canals leading into main bodies of water.

A more convenient an hassle-free method to catch bait is with the use of a cast net. True it does take some practice to master, but once accomplished it can be very productive.

After learning to cast the net, the next thing to learn is where to cast. Along thecastnet.jpg (34415 bytes) Louisiana Gulf coast many dams, ditches and weirs leading from estuaries into salt and brackish water abound throughout. These are the places to focus in on for bait, especially during falling tides. Care must be exercised so as not to get snagged on any part of the dam structure or on any debris that might lie below. Casting in unsure areas has been the cause of many a damaged or lost net.

Much bait can also be caught during the night and early morning darkness where lights illuminate the water around camp sites, piers and launches. Sometimes one or two casts is all it takes in these areas to fill the well with a variety of baits.

One thing you want to be sure of is to catch or purchase enough bait for all aboard. Not having enough live bait can be almost as frustrating as not having it at all. It's good to figure about 30-40 baits per angler, per day when going after trout and reds.

After you have obtained the bait by whatever method, you will have to make sure they stay alive and frisky. This is where properly aerated bait well comes to play. Best suited for this are containers constructed without corners so the bait can swim smoothly along without crowding. Likewise, choose an aeration system that employs water circulation from outside and pumps that are not contained in the tank.

These factors are critical in that it will make the difference in how long the bait will survive. The importance of water temperature and freshly circulated outside water can't be overly emphasized. Tanks with built-in pumps naturally generate too much heat which rob the water of its retention to oxygenate, a factor detrimental to the bait. Also, live bait produces waste matter which is discharged into the water. If this is not alleviated through outside circulation the bait will be short lived as well.

Different baits are more susceptible to the variables than others. Porgies, for example, are great for catching all sorts of fish, but they are very delicate and difficult to keep alive. This is where the live bait system previously mentioned is best; and logically with anything that's "best", it's more expensive.

A less expensive alternative is the 12 volt air pump system with aeration ring. It too works very well on delicate baits. This type of system has an air pump that mounts outside the tank with a flexible air hose running to a large aeration ring located at the bottom of the bait well. This system works on the same principle used for indoor aquariums and is the simplest and best system for the frugal. The only thing you have to periodically do with this system is manually drain off water and add outside water with a bucket to clean out waste matter. A note of caution, however, make sure the same type water the bait thrives in is used. For example, don't dump freshwater into a saltwater environment and visa versa.

Another efficient 12 volt aerator system is the impeller type which incorporates a spinning blade at the bottom of a plastic tube housing. The motor is at the top of the tube out of the water and the impeller blades are driven by way of a thin, solid shaft.

The only pitfall about this system is that shrimp fellers can collect around the impeller shaft and/or blades despite filter cage protection . This usually does not present an immediate problem, but you do have to clean them off after each use or the blade may not properly aerate the water.

Some other factors to keep in mind to preserve the life of your bait are don't mix live shrimp with baitfish unless a separator is installed, don't dump ice into the tank, and always use a dip net to retrieve the baits.

Mixing live shrimp with bait fish is like putting a cat and dog in the same box, they are natural enemies. What happens is the shrimp will continuously stick the bait fish with their horn in this inescapable confinement as often as they make contact, eventually killing them.

To dump ice into a bait well and or retrieve the bait with your hands can also be an expensive mistake. Many forget that chlorine, human oils and salt, and sun lotions are chemicals that can be very poisonous to delicate aquatic life. If you find a need to cool the water temperature, add sealed containers of ice or frozen gel-packs.

Basically, there are two methods most often used when fishing for specks and reds or any other panfish with live bait. The first method is in shallow water along reefs where various type corks are used to suspend the bait below the water. Corks such as weighted or non-weighted popping, clicking or sliding work well depending on what effect you want to achieve.

Clicking corks are particularly useful to simulate the fish-attracting sound of jumping shrimp. Two such corks are the Mansfield Mauler or Cajun Thunder, constructed of a narrow floater with a metal rod with plastic beads on each end.

The Mansfield Mauler was developed in Texas and has become popular throughout the Gulf Coast due to its effectiveness. Other cork designs that work well are the hollow plastic versions with internal metal beads for rattling.

The other two corks, popping and sliding, have two different functions. The popping cork mimics a deep gulping sound of a fish hitting bait on the surface, simultaneously producing a water spray. This water spray gives the effect of fleeing baitfish on the surface.

The sliding cork is probably less popular than all the other corks, yet it is unique in that it allows baits to be suspended in unlimited depths while allowing ease of cast. This cork is designed with a hole through the center and is more of a bulky type floater than the others.

Rigging the sliding cork takes a little more effort than snapping a popping cork to the line. With the sliding cork, in sequence assembly is a must. First slide the plastic bead that comes with the cork up the fishing line followed by the cork. Next slide an egg sinker of appropriate weight (no less than 1 oz.) up the line and tie a no. 5 barrel swivel to the end of the line. After that, make a mono leader of 2 feet and tie one end to the swivel and the other to a hook. To set the depth you want to fish, simply tie a small piece of rubber band around the fishing line at any place above the bead and trim excess ends. After the cast is completed, it will be necessary to feed extra line out from the reel. This will allow the line to pass through the cork only until the rubber band and bead contact the cork, stopping the line at the preset depth.

When fishing larger live bait fish, use a Kahle Horizontal hook in the 2/0 -4/0 size, keeping in mind you want the bait to swim with less weight as possible while not sacrificing hooking efficiency. On smaller baitfish and live shrimp, use a no. 4 treble hook. Line in the 12-20 lb. test is sufficient with the hook tied directly to the line without any other hardware.

Placement of the hook in both shrimp and baitfish is important if you want them to stay alive and swim naturally. On bait fish, place the hook through the upper lip, passing it ahead of its eyes. Don't place the hook behind the eyes or through the eyes as this will kill the bait. In some cases if the baitfish is large, place the hook through its back, below the dorsal fin. On shrimp, place the hook behind the base of its horn.

When fishing offshore waters in deeper ranges, like around oil platforms, a second method is used to get the bait down to the bottom. This method is especially productive when fishing for large trout.

To make this rig tie a hook to an 18 inch piece of 20 lb. mono and on the opposite end tie a no. 5 barrel swivel. Slide an egg sinker up the fishing line, and tie the line to the swivel. Use only enough weight to get the line down. Too much weight or other unnecessary hardware along the line must be avoided or this will hinder the baits movement.

After making the cast, allow enough line to carry the bait down to the bottom. Once contact is made there, reel in line just enough to feel the weight. If after a few minutes no strike occurs, feed a little more line out from the reel so the bait has more room to swim. This will allow the bait more range to move off the bottom, possibly placing it in a more conspicuous area.

Like many professional guides, you too can increase your catch with the use of live bait - don't go fishing without it!

Laut China Selatan Bergelora

2009-01-28T07:38:00.003+08:00

KUALA LUMPUR: Rainy season which reportedly happened every year December in East Coast reported be more 'wild till end this February with wind presence from North-East direction future hit Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Johor Timur.

However, sea condition on November and last December allegedly still cannot serious because still many anglers and fisherman out to the sea hunting chief catch in under around the area 15 nautical mile from offshore.

A story of how even changed since early last January when sea be increased wild until preventing fisherman goes out to catch fish and state expected to last till end next month.

“Kebiasaannya gelora yang berlaku di kawasan tengah menyebabkan ikan pelbagai spesies berpindah ke kawasan yang lebih cetek kerana alunan ombak yang berkurangan serta kurang gangguan,”

Selain itu, laut bergelora yang berlaku sekarang diibaratkan umpama patah tumbuh hilang berganti dengan kehadiran udang kertas di kawasan persisiran pantai sejak beberapa minggu lalu.

“Kehadiran udang sejak beberapa minggu lalu turut memberikan pulangan menggalakkan kepada nelayan yang sudah sekian lama menerima pendapatan tidak menentu kerana laut bergelora sejak pertengahan November lalu,”

Sementara itu, sumber Jabatan Meteorologi menyatakan keadaan Laut China Selatan membabitkan perairan Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang dan Johor Timur diramalkan tidak stabil sehingga akhir Februari.

Bagaimanapun, jabatan berkenaan menjalankan pemantauan dari semasa ke semasa dan sebarang maklumat mengenai cuaca buruk akan disalurkan ke jabatan berkaitan serta penguasa jeti termasuk memberikan amaran kepada nelayan.

Bagi tempoh itu, kelajuan angin di perairan Panatai Timur dijangka mencatatkan bacaan antara 15 hingga 20 knot sejam manakala ketinggian ombak 2.5 meter.

Nelayan serta kaki pancing yang berhasrat untuk ke laut diminta merujuk kepada Jabatan Meteorologi sebelum berbuat demikian dengan menghubungi talian 03-79678119.

Trout Swim Plug

2008-12-17T08:41:00.000+08:00

The Bottom Line

If you are fishing for troply fish, this is an excellent plug. You may not get a lot of bites while fishing with an A.C. Plug but the ones you do get usually will be worth taking a picture. Use these baits if you want to catch a wall hanger.

Pros

* Hand Carved Baits
* Excellent Action
* Very Sharp Owner Hooks
* Large Sizes for Big Fish
* Combination Wooden Body and Soft Plastic Tail

Cons

* Need Heavy Tackle

Description

* A.C. Plugs come in several sizes and colors
* These plugs are hand carved and strong
* Excellent baits for trophy size fish

Guide Review - A. C. Hatchery Trout Swim Plug

A. C. Plugs are great baits for trophy fish. They are a little hard to cast if you are not used to throwing big baits, but they are excellent if you want to catch the big one. They come with very sharp Owner hooks that are heavy enough to handle any fish you hook and are solidly built plugs.

You can get A.C. Plugs in a varitey of colors and patterns including minnow, trout, shad and others as well as a varitey of sizes.

These plugs look very realistic in the water. Based on the pictures of trophy fish on the site, big fish think they look real, too.

Note - A plug was provided to me free of charge to test and use.

Choosing the Right Terminal Tackle

2008-11-28T21:12:00.000+08:00

The right choice depends on the fishing situation at hand

Bottom fishing, whether inshore or in deep offshore waters, necessarily means making a choice on the terminal tackle you plan to use. Many anglers catch fewer fish as a result of a poor choice or no choice at all.

Fish Finder Rigs

Party boats, or head boats, take from 12 to 50 people offshore bottom fishing and provide them with the tackle and bait. More often than not, the terminal tackle provided on the rods will be the fish finder type of rig. Sometimes called a ‘chicken’ rig, these leader- to-hook arrangements will have a pyramid or bank sinker tied to the end of the leader. Anywhere from twelve to twenty-four inches up from the sinker a loop is tied in the leader, to which is tied a hook. Sometimes a second loop and hook are tied above the first loop. Twelve inches above that will be the swivel.

The whole rig can be three feet long, making it extremely difficult to cast. This rig is designed to drop straight down to the bottom. With people fishing less than three feet apart from each other on a party boat, dropping straight down with heavy sinkers prevents lots of tangled lines.

Fish finder rigs are not just for the party boats, however. When fishing over a wreck or artificial reef, there are several species of fish that may not be on the bottom. Vermillion snapper (beeliners) school and suspend in the water column over the structure. Baits going to the bottom with a heavy sinker usually rocket right through the school. Savvy anglers recognize these schools on a fish finder and change their bottom rig accordingly.

Moving from a heavily weighted single hook rig to a smaller double hook rig will produce fish. Smaller baits on the two hooks and a slow descent will almost always result in a double hookup under these circumstances.

Grouper and Snapper Rigs

These two rigs consist of three to five foot monofilament leaders with a hook on one end and a swivel on the other. Grouper rigs have heavier and longer leaders with larger hooks than the snapper rigs.

These rigs are used with an egg sinker that can slide up and down the angler’s line. Bottom fishing straight down with these rigs is difficult in deep water. As the rig goes to the bottom, the weight of the sinker and relative buoyancy of the bait results in some very twisted lines. The sinker heads for the bottom and slides up the line leaving the bait behind to twist and turn.

These rigs do have a place in deep water though. In a current situation, a slower descent will stop the tangles because the current keeps the bait and hook out away from the sinker on the way down.

Even in a no current situation, these rigs can work well with live bait. The live bait swims away from the sinker, and a slow descent can again get the bait to the bottom without a tangle.

Many times large grouper and red or mutton snapper are leader shy. Chicken rigs make them wary and afraid to bite. Often a very long leader with an egg sinker and a live bait can entice a bite from a bigger fish.

Flounder Rigs

Flounder rigs use beaded casting sinkers or trolling sinkers. These sinkers are elongated and streamlined, allowing them to be bumped along the bottom with less chance of hanging on structure. The line is tied directly to one end of the sinker and the leader is tied to the other end. A twelve to eighteen-inch leader ties to a kayle or circle hook.

These rigs are ideal for dragging a live bait slowly along the bottom in search of flounder. Small mullet, mud minnows and other small live fish are ideal flounder bait with this rig.

Wire Leaders

Whether it’s king mackerel, Wahoo, or barracuda, sharp teeth dictate wire leaders. A wire leader can be stranded wire, coated wire, or stainless steel, and it is made in a variety of weight classes. The wire discourages strikes because it can be seen so easily; for that reason, is generally used in trolling situations.

Wire kinks easily if not handled properly, and will develop kinks while fighting a big fish. Take care to change leaders as necessary after a catch.

Free-Lining

Often terminal tackle will be used with little or no weight. The term ‘free-lining’ comes from the description of the bait as it drifts naturally with the current. This method uses a long leader, usually monofilament, and usually a live bait, free to swim where it will.

Choose your terminal tackle according to the prevailing circumstances. Match the weight to the conditions, and match the type of presentation to the target fish. Fish with the smallest weight required to get your bait to the desired strike zone while matching the size of your leader to the targeted fish. ‘Minimize’ should be the buzzword. The right tackle, the right leader, and the right presentation can put fish in your cooler.

Cara membaca pasang surut air laut

2008-11-22T13:26:00.000+08:00

Untuk membaca jadual air pasang sila rujuk kepada contoh di bawah seperti yang biasa tertera dalam sisipan JORAN. Sebagai contoh

Pelabuhan Klang

SABTU

Masa Meter

02.52 1.80848

08.48 4.41518

01.51 1.32128

21.28 4.5

AHAD

Masa Meter

03.38 1.90927

09.27 4.21556

15.56 1.42215

22.15 4.5

Paparan masa adalah 24 jam. Contoh, pada Sabtu jam 2.52 pagi, air berada di paras paling surut dan mula bergerak pasang selepas jam 2.52 pagi. Air akan pasang sepenuhnya pada jam 8.48 pagi dan kembali bergerak surut hingga berhenti jam 3.18 petang. Air kembali pasang dan penuh pada jam 9.28 malam.

Waktu terbaik memancing berdasarkan pada jadual pasang ini ialah pada jam 2 pagi hingga jam 3.30 pagi, jam 8 pagi hingga jam 9 pagi, jam 2.40 petang hingga jam 3.50 petang dan seterusnya.

Pengiraan dibuat berdasarkan kepada pergerakan air piantan (30 minit sebelum dan selepas arus berubah) di mana ikan muara kebiasaannya galak setiap kali berlaku pertukaran arus.

Tetapi tidak bermakna waktu lain kita tidak boleh memancing. Memancing boleh seharian tetapi fokus dan tumpuan perlu diberikan setiap kali arus akan berubah. Persembahan umpan untuk ikan muara seperti jenahak, siakap dan kerapu sebolehnya ikan hidup atau jenis umpan segar. Selain itu pemancing perlu pastikan perambut dan tali utama tidak berbelit ketika umpan dilepaskan ke dasar.

Penggunaan saiz mata kail, kekuatan perambut dan tali utama pula tertakluk saiz ikan yang biasa di pancing di satu-satu lokasi. Secara am peralatan medium 15 paun hingga 30 paun sesuai untuk pancing muara.

Pasang Surut Air Laut Malaysia

FOR FISHING WITH KIDS

2008-11-20T17:56:00.000+08:00

Avoid the kid’s stuff

A quality ultra-light bait cast or spin cast rod and reel combo is usually easier for kids to use.

Small hooks = big catches

Avoid hooks larger than size 10 (hook sizes run backwards - size 12 is smaller than size 10). Fish won’t readily take large hooks unless they are feeding voraciously. Most of the time, a subtle presentation is needed to catch wary fish. Tiny hooks also allow small fish to “inhale” the bait, rather than nibble the bait of the hook. If a fish swallows the hook and you want to return it to the water, simply cut the line as close to the hook as possible and release the fish.

Lighten up your line

Light line will do the job, preferably 6-pound test line or less. Unless you’re targeting monster catfish or marauding muskies, light line is your best bet.

Bag the big bobbers

Bobbers (or floats) are used to suspend your bait in the water and to alert you when to set the hooks. The harder the bobber is to pull under, the harder it will be to hook a fish. Small floats will help convince the fish to take your tasty bait and run. “Slip” bobbers work well for kids. Slip bobber rigs cut down on the amount of line needed at the end of the rod and are easier to cast. Small ice fishing bobbers can provide a light touch any time of year.

Sink it with shot

Sinkers help get your line down to the fish. They can also create “zero buoyancy.” Ideally, you want your bobber to just barely float on the top of the water. Squeeze small BB-sized split shot sinkers onto your line one at a time until your bobber early sinks from the weight. Since there is very little resistance when the fish takes the bait, it is more likely to bite the bait and run.

Great big gobs of worms won’t do

There’s no need to use whole whopping-big, writhing night crawlers on your hook. Keep the bait approximately the size of your hook. Live bait such as worms, beemoths or crickets work best. Cut the bait to fit your hook.

Line Size

2008-11-20T17:46:00.000+08:00

You can Catch More Fish on Smaller Line

How many of you out there use the same tackle with the same line for all of the fishing you do? You never change equipment or line size to accommodate a different fishing situation. Line size, in particular, does make a difference.

I'm not talking about the obvious fact that the big game tackle needed for marlin would not be used for inshore flats fishing. I'm talking about the more subtle differences that a lot of anglers miss.

Fishing offshore last week, several of us were looking for a big catch to supply an upcoming fish fry event. That necessarily meant looking for a lot of average size fish rather than baiting and fishing for th4 one or two good catches we normally pursue.

We anchored over an artificial reef some 28 miles off of Saint Augustine, Florida, and immediately began catching fish. Vermillion snapper and black sea bass were all over this wreck and showed up on the depth finder in great numbers.

The vermillion (we call them beeliners) were up in the water column as usually. With a double hook fish finder rig (a six ounce sinker on the bottom and two branches of leader and hook above) some of us were dropping all the way to the bottom where we lost our baits to small pinfish and grunts. We went right down through and missed the school of snapper.

Several cranks up off the bottom put the bait in a good strike zone where the beeliners were holding. While we caught some of the beeliners with this method, I knew we could do far better.

Beeliners, and snapper in general are wary fish, and the larger ones did not get to be that large by eating every bait in front of them. I have studied snapper underwater in my diving days and watched them approach a bait. Generally, the bigger the fish, the less likely he was to get caught. The bigger ones seemed to lay back and watch the smaller ones tear and run at the bait. Only after they seemed to believe that it was safe would they attack a bait. The trick was - and still is for snapper - to make the bait appear as natural as possible.

The seas were running about three feet with a pretty sporty northeast ground swell. The sea conditions meant that the baits suspended off the bottom would rise and fall, sometimes abruptly, as much a ten feet in either direction. This certainly was not a very natural presentation, and the catch rate was proving just that.

The fish we were after would top out at five or six pounds. There was no need for the 50 pound test line and 100 pound test leaders we were using. So. I took out my eight pound spinning outfit. I tied a twelve inch, twenty pound test fluorocarbon leader to the line using a surgeon's knot and tied a 3/4 ounce. 2/0 jig head to the leader.

The jig head was big enough to get my eight pound line down to eighty feet or so to the fish, yet light enough to actually let the baited jig drift down at a slower rate. As the boat lifted and fell with the seas, I adjusted the line leaving my reel accordingly.

It was pretty easy to watch the line slowly disappear from the surface of the water, and when it quit sinking, I set the hook. A big beeliner had grabbed the naturally sinking bait without hesitation. The great part was that the bait never had a chance to get down to the junk fish. Beeliners were jumping on it before it ever got that deep.

Two things were very apparent to me on this trip, and I believe they will make a difference for you as well. While I didn't catch the biggest fish that day (Jason stumbled onto a nice 20 pound gag grouper), I consistently caught more and bigger fish than the average size being brought aboard.

First, I believe the line size made a difference that took the wariness away from the larger fish. Second, I believe the bait presentation, being more natural because of the line size, was more appealing to the fish.

I watch people every day fishing for small fish with an arsenal that would theoretically catch a whale. They watch me and my parties catch fish right next to them and shake their heads. They simply don't get it! Fish are cold blooded and may not have the brains to think = or so we think. I believe that the right line size makes a major difference in catch rate and overall success.

Best of all, the lighter tackle makes catching them a whole lot more fun!

Kite Fishing

2008-11-05T09:14:00.000+08:00

Procedure:

1. Make up components as individual units, dropline, bottle, bait and trace etc. Use snap swivels for easy attachment.
2. Set up Skymaster and adjust bridle ring until desired angle of attack is achieved. You do this by loosening the larks head knot and sliding the line through the ring and then tightening the knot again. Shortening the left-hand bridle line will make the kite tack to the right and vice-versa. Make small adjustments and fly the kite and keep adjusting until you are satisfied. Let out all the kite line and remove the line from the reel and attach a snap swivel on the end.
3. Now clip the kite line onto the 3-way swivel, which in turn is attached to the fishing reel, drop line, bottle and bait. You will now be controlling everything from the reel.
4. Begin to let out line from the fishing reel taking up the slack from the drop line until you can release the bottle. This is a good time to check that the kite is behaving properly.
5. Keep letting out line from the reel until the bottle, and bait, is the desired distance from shore, this is usually 200m - 500m (650ft - 1,650ft).

NOTE: Don't make the drop-line and trace longer than you can back up on land, otherwise you may not be able to get the fish close enough to gaff. Kite fishing alone is not easy so have a helper at hand.

When I was a kid, one of the favorite summer pastimes was kite flying. We would spend hours adding just enough tail to keep the kite straight, but not so much that it would not reach some altitude. We would ride bicycles with the kite string tied to our waste and the kite suspended in the air 30 or 40 feet above and behind us. On calm days we would run sometimes an entire city block trying to launch our kite.

I still enjoy kite flying, only these days it is from the stern of a boat! And the kites I fly today are a far cry from the newsprint and balsa wood versions we used to make. These high tech kites I use are for one purpose, and that is to catch fish.

The method is relatively easy. It just takes a little practice to keep the boat motion either with the engine or with a drift such that the kite remains in the same relative vertical space all the time.

The kite acts as an outrigger of sorts, although you might better name it and "up" rigger.

The kite is launched and flown from the stern of a boat, usually on a line from a special rod and reel. The fishing line is attached at the kite similar to an outrigger, only instead of keeping the line out, it keeps it up. Boat speed
determines where the bait is in the water.

Usually a slow troll or drift, this fishing is designed for live bait. A live blue runner, or ballyhoo, or other bait fish is suspended from the kite right on the surface of the water. The bait's attempts to get below the surface
coupled with the motion of the kite keep the bait in and out of the water, right on the surface. It really drives billfish in the area crazy!

But don't be fooled into thinking that this is strictly a billfish tactic. King mackerel, cero mackerel and occasionally wahoo are also caught from kite rigs. My fishing partner has even caught yellowfin and blackfin tuna from his kite.

Any one can use this method. The expense involved is minimal, even for the special designed fishing kites. Many fishermen make their own kites to save money, but when they are made from paper, they usually don't last through the first day. So, a vinyl kite made for fishing is recommended. Simply catch your live bait, get to the area you would normally be trolling, and dangle a live bait on the surface under a kite. A nice lazy way of spending a day - no hard fishing, no weeds to clear from the bait, and a whole lot less gasoline used.

Changing Tactics Can Find Fish

2008-11-05T09:00:00.000+08:00

Knowing what to do when the norm changes can save the fishing day

Water temperatures remained at a record low and continued heavy rains were making freshwater runoff a problem in my area. The cold thermocline continued to run the northeast Florida coast, and fishing was tough all around – unless, that is, you took some steps to overcome the problems.

What does this have to do with anglers in other areas, you may ask. Plenty. Adverse conditions, whether weather, temperature or anything else, can plague all of us at any given time. The anglers that know how to deal with these conditions will continue to catch fish despite the adversity.

That was the case for us during this time. Although our efforts went largely unrewarded, the plan of attack was correct, and we fished through the problems. Jason Marsh of Jacksonville and Lt Brian Bartlett, a Navy pilot out of NAS Jacksonville fished with me offshore from St Augustine, looking for some king mackerel.

The kings have yet to show up “on the beach” because of the colder water, and all the recent kingfish tournaments have found fish up to 50 miles offshore. So, we headed for some wrecks and artificial reefs ten to twenty miles off looking for fish.

What we found was no bait. Well, actually there was some bait. We found one pod of Spanish sardines and cigar minnows about nine miles off. It obviously was the only bait around because there were no fewer than twenty boats on that pod catching bait. Tangled Sabiki rigs, boats bumping into each other – it was a circus of sorts. But everyone was kind and we pushed off other boats as they pushed off on us, and caught enough live bait to use trolling.

Ordinarily we would have netted menhaden shad along the beach and used them for bait, but the cold water has run that bait off as well.

The Effects of Water Temperature

2008-11-05T08:51:00.000+08:00

How it can change your fishing decisions

The Change

Water temperature plays such an important part in fishing that every angler needs to pay attention and react to even subtle variances. Fish are no different than a lot of animals when it comes to heat and cold. They want to stay comfortable. Consequently, even a small change or “break” will cause fish to move from one location to another.

Offshore

Fishing offshore presents particular problems. Temperatures can and do change from the surface to the bottom. I have fished in water that was 80°F on the surface and below 60°F on the bottom. What appeared to be ideal water was virtually void of fish – at least those that were in a feeding mood. Be aware of temperatures at varying depths and be prepared to react.

With surface temperatures, fish will often move along temperature breaks where warm and cold water meet. These breaks draw baitfish and feeding fish are close behind.

Inshore

Inshore waters are not as susceptible to temperature breaks, but they do exhibit changes according to the weather. Summer water temperatures as high as 90°F absolutely turn the fish off. Winter temperatures below 50°F do the same. Sometimes in summer, daytime fishing can be fruitless when the water is that hot.

Thermoclines

Pay attention to the NOAA weather maps online. Surface water temperatures are plotted and when cold thermoclines invade a coastline during the summer as they often do, you can see where you need to be fishing. Remember – find the breaks.

Finding the Fish

Look for surface temperature breaks offshore. Pelagics like mahi mahi, king mackerel, wahoo and tuna will run these breaks. Look for median bottom temperatures in deeper water. The fish will be in a comfort zone. If it’s too hot or too cold, they will move to that comfort zone.

Inshore, stay with morning and evening fishing in the hot summer, and rely on mid-day fishing in the winter. Stay away from the extremes of hot and cold. There are numerous warm water discharges from power plants on almost every coast. Winter fishing around this warm water can be excellent. Conversely, summer fishing there can be the pits.

Remember – look for the comfort zones and you will find the fish.

Fishing Without Bait

2008-09-20T07:00:00.000+08:00

Have you ever left the dock and headed out to fish after forgetting your bait?

How many of us have ever left the dock and headed out to fish only to find you left the bait in a cooler on the dock? It’s a long ride back to the dock, and at the price of fuel today, it makes it very expensive to head back and retrieve it.
I have left my bait on several occasions over the years. There were also some days when there was no bait to be found! There are some solutions to a dilemma like this. Being prepared ahead of time can allow you to fish without retrieving that bait.

I always keep several items on the boat. These are things I only remove when I do a complete cleaning, and I make sure they are stowed on the boat again before I finish. They include several Sabiki rigs in a variety of sizes, an unbreakable jar of salt-hardened shrimp pieces, and a cast net.

The Sabiki rigs are a staple item on my boat for catching live bait. The shrimp is what I use to tip my bucktail jigs, and it also can be used alone to catch small fish for bait. The cast net is, of course, the major bait catching item. I keep it stowed in a two gallon plastic bucket, always ready when a school of baitfish comes around.

Improvising also plays an important role on one of these days. I remember one trip in particular when I was growing up in Key West. We had a small skiff and outboard – an 11 hp Wizard from Western Auto – and we did a lot of trolling for barracuda. We trolled because the boat leaked so badly we could only anchor for a few minutes at a time.

The boat was tied to some mangroves in a small creek. A fishing trip entailed buying bait, usually three pounds of whole mullet, and taking all our gear to the boat.

On this particular day, we managed to leave the mullet on the counter at the bait shop. We discovered this fact after we had left the creek and run to the small islands near Sawyer Key, around which we planned to troll. With no bait, my father took his shirt and undershirt off. He tore several strips of cloth from his white undershirt. They were about ten inches long and two inches wide.

Normally we would have taken one filet from the side of a mullet and cut it in half long ways to make two strip baits. This strip bait would be placed on a tandem double hook rig, and trolled slowly behind the boat. Barracuda on the grass flats around these islands could not resist bait like this.

Today, we took the cloth strips and hooked them up just like we did the mullet baits. In short order, we had several fish in the boat. The belly of a barracuda is very nice and white, and my father did not wait very long to slice a few strip baits from the fish we had caught.

It turned out to be a good day, even “without bait”. I even went to “Show and tell” at school the next Monday to tell everyone how we had caught fish on a piece of cloth!

Next time you're on the water with no bait, try a little innovation. It just might work!

Worms as Bait

2008-09-17T22:25:00.001+08:00

Worms are a natural bait for both fresh and saltwater fish. Beach worms and Blood worms make ideal baits for saltwater fish while the common garden worms will catch most species of freshwater fish.

Two methods of attaching worms to hooks work best. The first is to simply thread the hook down through the centre of the worm leaving a 1-2 cm tag each end and lifting the upper portion up over the hooks eye and onto the line, using a small half hitch to hold it in place.

The second method is to thread the worm onto the hook leaving loops or folds. Again leave tags of about 1-2cm each end and use a half hitch at the top to hold the worm up in place. Using this method a number of worms can be placed onto the single hook providing a larger mass of bait

and an excellent bait presentation for larger fish.

Teknik susun umpan

TEKNIK memasang umpan juga penting untuk menarik perhatian ikan. Ini kerana cara menyusun serta meletakkan umpan turut diambil kira supaya mangsa lebih cepat memakan umpan.

Menghimpunkan jumlah umpan yang banyak terutama cacing pada mata kail antara teknik yang boleh digunakan ketika memancing air tawar untuk memikat penghuni sungai ataupun tasik. Cacing adalah antara umpan paling berkesan untuk kebanyakan ikan air tawar. Ia mungkin digunakan seekor atau beberapa ekor sekali gus seperti gambar rajah berikut.

Fishing Games Download

2008-09-10T07:09:00.000+08:00

Catch a boatload of fishy fun in this original arcade challenge! Load up the RV and crisscross the country in a series of tournaments that will put your angling prowess to the test. Cast your line in colorful locations like Bullhorn Lake, Golden Corn Lake, Wicked Mansion Lake, and more. Catch fish to earn points and climb to the top of the rankings in the amateur, pro, and elite circuits.

Your fellow fishers are sure to keep you on your toes, but watch out for surprises swimming just below the surface that will slow you down. Featuring innovative gameplay, colorful full-screen graphics, and hours of fun for the whole family, Fishing Craze is no fish-tale ... it's the real thing! Catch it today!

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Live Prawns

2008-09-10T06:44:00.000+08:00

To attach live prawns, carefully pass the hooks point under the first shell section after the tail. Do not attempt to go for more as the prawn will die. Live prawns are gulfed down by all fish and your hook will take.If your fortunate enough to be able to gather live prawns, your fishing experience is sure to be successful.

They make an excellent bait for virtually every estuary species and many ocean going species too.You'll need a good aerator and continual water changes to keep them alive. If they die, freeze them immediately, however, once thawed, they do not re freeze well.Dead prawns are simply attached by threading the hook up through the body from tail to head.

Make Bait Tips For Jigs

2008-07-25T07:37:00.000+08:00

Here is how to make bait tips from shrimp to add flavor and odor to your jigs.

Difficulty: Easy

Time Required: 30 minutes

Here's How:

1.You will need an empty plastic quart mayonaise jar, a box of table salt, and two pounds of bait shrimp without the heads.

2.Peel all the shrimp so you are left with meat only.

3.Cut the shrimp into pieces no larger than one half inch around.

4.Pour a layer of salt a half inch thick in the bottom of the jar.

5.Place a single layer of shrimp on the salt, and cover that layer with another layer of salt.

6.Alternate layers of salt and shrimp until the jar is filled, and put the lid on tightly.

7.Allow the jar to sit for as long as possible, even for several weeks.

8.You may now open the jar and remove the shrimp, placing them in plastic baggies for storage and use. Or you may simply use the shrimp directly from the jar, disgarding the excess salt.

9.The shrimp will be toughened enough to stay on a hook, small enough not to interfere with jig action, and smelly enough to do wonders attracting fish!

Tips:

1.Make sure to remove all of the shell pieces

2.Make sure to cut the shrimp small enough, but not too small.

What You Need:

*2 pounds of fresh shrimp
*one pound of table salt
*1 plastic quart mayo jar

Looking for Fish in the Right Places

2008-07-21T21:36:00.001+08:00

Do you fish the same areas over, and over again? Those same flats; that same channel cutting through the grass; the same ledge or wreck; you know all of the places you fish sometimes like the back of your hand.

You got to know those places over time by being familiar with them. So how can you go to a completely new area and have a chance at catching fish the first time out? Try some of these tips to get you started.

1-First of all, buy a good chart of the area. If its an inshore location, you will need it for navigation. If you are going offshore, wreck locations, bottom contours, and GPS numbers are on lots of fishing maps.

2-Stop at a good tackle shop and ask a lot of questions. Don't expect a lot of good answers in the early morning when they are busy. Come a little later in the morning when bait buying the rush has slowed, and simply tell the owner you are new to the area and that you would like his or her help in locating some fish. They will be eager to help you, because if you are successful, it is likely they just found a new customer! They will mark a chart up for you if you buy it from them, and that chart can end up being the best investment you can make.

3-When you get your chart, sit down one evening and study it. Find the cuts and channels. Locate the deeper holes or humps. Find the flats that will empty to a nearby channel at low tide. Chart study of this nature is basically eliminating large expanses of water rather than finding specific holes or places to fish. In any given area, there are literally miles of water that are not worth your while fishing. By simply eliminating that water, you can concentrate on more productive water.

4-Find out what the tides will be on the day you plan to fish. When you talk to the local tackle shop be sure to ask which tides to fish.

If all else fails and you have the funds available, hire a guide. One day of fishing with a guide can teach you the areas to fish, the bait to use, and the tides to fish. Granted, the guide may take you to only one location, but you will at least have that location on which to count. Lots of you guides may get angry at me for suggesting this, but let's face it, it's a paid trip and you'll only be giving up one location, not your entire black book!

Fishing Phone Games

2008-07-19T08:39:00.001+08:00

Infinite Dreams Hooked on Creatures of the Deep v0.74 N-GAGE SymbianOS9.1 Cracked-BiNPDA
Lost sense will bored let ' us play this game,

THIS GAME FOR HANDPHONE NOKIA N81,N81 8GB,N82,N95,N95 8GB.

First Download and Install the N-Gage Application at ngage app
and install at your phone.

After install ngage application then install this games follow the instructions.

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Hooked On: Creatures Of The Deep is one of Nokia's flagship first party games, and one of the most eagerly awaited titles of the new N-Gage platform's launch. It's been published by Nokia itself, and the developers are the Polish company Infinite Dreams, who are well-known in the smartphone community for their acclaimed high-quality games such as K-Rally, Sky Force and Super Miners (all of which are available for N-Gage phones, just look for the versions labelled "Symbian S60 3rd Edition").

HO:COTD is a sort of combination of a fishing simulator and a role playing game, with every successful catch earning you experience points (XP) that bring you closer to "levelling up", which unlocks new features, playing areas, items and even mini-games. You can just fish at random if you want, or you can choose to take part in a quest (usually to find a particular object lost underwater, or to catch a certain creature), or you can take part in tournaments which are held several times a day in the game world (they're offline tournaments against computer players, so you don't need an internet connection). All three activities can be done at once, so for example if you get bored of a quest you can go off to join a tournament.

The game takes place in four real-life fishing resorts in Costa Rica, Alaska, Scotland and Thailand. Some of the characters you meet exist in real life, and the resorts themselves are represented by locations in the game based on real maps. You start the game in Costa Rica but as you earn experience you'll unlock the other locations, and you can fly to them from each resort's airport. As you level up, new fishing tackle will be available to you from the resort shop (you don't have to pay for it, just reach the right level of experience and go and collect it).

The controls for the game are very, very simple: you move with the direction pad, and you select things with either the direction pad button or the top gaming button (the A button). You also occasionally have to choose an option with the blue soft keys. The simplicity of the controls means you can play the game just as easily with one hand as two, and the game plays just as well in horizontal/landscape mode as it does in vertical/portrait mode. HO:COTD is suited to practically any phone model with any button layout.

You choose where to fish from a detailed 2D map which you drive your boat around. The map is animated, so for example you can see where other boats are fishing (if there are any), and the depth of the water is visible from the colours of the sea or lake. Once you decide on a place to fish, you just click the button and you're presented with a 3D view of the spot where you can look all round and up and down.

Using a golf style power meter, you press the button to cast your line, and then press it again to choose how far out you want the line to go. If you've managed to obtain a depth meter, you'll see a chart showing how deeply your lure has sunk, which is important as different lures sink at different speeds, and different fish live at different depths. Reeling the lure in keeps it at that depth, though it may drag it away from an interested fish. When a fish does try to take the bait, the game's camera zooms in on the end of your reel, and if the fish is ready to be reeled in a blue icon will appear telling you to press the game button.

This is where the excitement begins: you have to get the fish all the way back to the boat, with that distance represented by a blue bar. At the same time, the fish has to get away from you, so it tries to pull on the line as hard as it can, and the strain on your line is represented by a green and red bar next to the blue bar. If you don't reel the fish in it will get away, but if you do reel the fish in it will cause strain on the line. Your task is to balance the strain with the reeling, and this is where the essence of the game lies, in "playing chicken" with the strain gauge so that it goes as close to breaking point without actually breaking. This is made very difficult by the constant changes in direction of the fish, and you see it spinning you around in the main display, occasionally even jumping out of the water in a rather spectacular manner.
If the above process sounds complicated, it isn't, you get to know the game very quickly and fishing becomes an instinctive process. Catching a fish feels very much like a duel, which is probably as it should be.

If you manage to get a fish reeled all the way in, you receive experience points based on how rare the fish is and how difficult it is to catch. You can then either keep the fish or release it (the game generally rewards you for releasing fish, especially rare species).

Sometimes you'll find a fish is very easy to reel in, and then you'll discover it isn't a fish at all but an object of some kind. It's worth keeping all the man-made objects you find, as you receive bonus experience points for removing rubbish from the water, and the objects may help you solve certain quests. Particularly interesting are the messages in bottles that you catch from time to time, which reveal the back-story to the location you're in at the moment. For example the Costa Rica resort has lots of ancient maps and messages from Christopher Columbus.

You'll also very occasionally catch a creature that isn't a fish, such as a turtle, crocodile or even (if you're lucky) the Loch Ness Monster.

N-Gage Arena

As far as we can tell, the only Arena features on here are online scoreboards, and various in-game actions also earn you N-Gage achievement points for your N-Gage profile.

Overall

Hooked On: Creatures Of The Deep is great fun to play once you've worked out where all the options and status screens are, and it gets even better once you've unlocked things like the depth meter, extra tackle, and the other resort locations. People who invest time in this game will be rewarded.

Unfortunately the game's designers haven't made it very easy to do the things above. The "Pause" menu is far more important than its name suggests, and the "Pocket" menu also needs to be much more prominent so people can easily find some extremely vital things like the tackle box. There really ought to be a tutorial at the beginning of the game taking the player through finding all these features, because progress will get very very difficult without them. Infinite Dreams know how to do tutorials, they have an excellent one at the beginning of Games, so it's a shame they didn't make one for this game too.

Another problem is that the amount of experience required to unlock certain parts of the game is far too high. The main reason this reviewer has taken so long to write this review is because it took about two or three days of long playing sessions to unlock the first extra resort. Considering the average phone gamer is only likely to be playing this on their way to and from work, it may take them weeks to unlock even one extra resort, by which time they could well have become bored as progress seems so slow. It also seems odd to lock these resorts at all, as the player starts on level 1 in all of them and progresses in each resort completely separately.

It's also a shame that N-Gage Arena hasn't been used for more than just scoreboards, and some features touted last year (such as putting your own message in a bottle for other Arena members to read) seem to have been dropped.

This is a frustrating situation because all the ingredients are here for one of our ultra-rare "Mega Game" awards, but unfortunately HO:COTD doesn't quite make it.

However, this is still one of the best phone games out there, it has great gameplay which suits long and short playing sessions, it has wonderful graphics, it has depth and longevity, the controls are simple and intuitive, and it brings a new kind of game to phones too. At 10 euros this is really good value for money, there's so much to discover in HO:COTD that it will keep you going for a long, long time.

We feel very happy to give Hooked On: Creatures Of The Deep our first "Recommended" award for a next gen game, and hope that Nokia will get Infinite Dreams to do lots more N-gage games. If they're this good on their first attempt, they definitely deserve a long term contract.

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How To Keep Your Gear in Working Order

2008-07-15T20:36:00.000+08:00

Tackle is expensive and in salt water it can really take a beating. Here's some simple steps toward saving that tackle.

Difficulty: Easy

Time Required: 30 minutes

Here's How:

1. When you return from a fishing outing wash your rods and reels immediately.
2. Use soapy water and a soft brush. Water from a hose will not break up dried salt. Soap and a brush is the only way.
3. Use the brush and soapy water on all reels and rods. Make sure to get every eye on all the rods.
4. Take every lure and hook that you used and wash them in the soapy water. This prevents the hooks from rusting.
5. The same goes for any tools. Wash pliers, cutters and knives in the soapy water.
6. Make sure everything has dried before you store your tackle. Turn all rods and reels upside down to allow any standing water to drain.
7. A small rag very lightly coated with a good reel oil should be used to wipe everything down after drying.
8. Follow the manufacturer's instruction on reel lubrication. Remember, if you think you are using too much oil, you very probably are. A little goes a long way.

Tips:

1. If you use too much oil in a reel, the oil will ooze and seep on the next trip. You will find your hands coated, and fish do not like the scent of oil!
2. Have a place to hang drying rods and reels upside down so the water will drain.
3. Always store rods vertically either hanging or free standing - never leaning.

The Hook Setting

2008-07-13T19:48:00.000+08:00

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Getting a Good Hook Set is a Key to Catching Fish

With the possible exception of sheepshead, setting the hook on a fish is at once both the easiest and the most misunderstood action that anglers can take. I watch anglers all the time, and I find that different anglers have different techniques even when fishing for the same fish.

Hook Types

If a fish was caught, the hook had to be set; that’s simple enough. But who set the hook? Some anglers are simply lucky enough to catch a fish because the fish itself set the hook running away from the pull of the line. In the case of circle hooks, the fish sets the hook by design. But, on standard hooks, it takes a conscious effort to set the hook on a fish that bites. More important than anything else is probably the condition of your hook. Most anglers fish with the same hook – sometimes on multiple trips. Just how sharp is that hook? It should hang on your fingernail when the point is placed there. Get a good hook sharpener and use it!

Fish Species

All fish differ in at least one aspect. Important to us here is the shape, size and relative strength of their mouths. Seatrout have a very tender mouth, and hooks can easily be pulled if too much pressure is applied. At the other end of the spectrum is the tarpon, whose boney mouth is more often than not unable to be penetrated by a hook. Flounder and fluke present yet another type of hook set. They tend to hold the bait for a short while before getting it all the way into their mouth. Hence, a delayed hook set is necessary. Billfish present an entirely different set of rules because of the way they strike a bait with their bill and then circle around to eat the bait. In between all these we have a whole variety of fish that fall into a general category I call bottom fish.

Bait Types

There is a difference in the way a fish takes, as an example, a cut bait versus a live bait. They can usually inhale a cut bait and the bite that you feel needs a quick hook set. Live bait with a single hook, on the other hand, needs to be eaten; so, the hook set needs to be delayed to enable the fish to get the entire bait into its mouth. Artificial lures need a quick hook set to prevent the fish from spitting the lure when it realizes it has been fooled.

Water Depth, Line Length and Rod Size

Most anglers fish with monofilament line. That line has a stretching quality that can be significant in deep water. If you are fishing relatively deep water (fifty feet or more), you need a longer rod with more backbone. That hook set needs to be hard and long to overcome the stretch in the line, and the longer, beefier rod can help. Braided line can help the stretch problem, but can still be affected by currents that put a bow in the line. Either way, you have to overcome the depth to set that hook.

Basic Rules

So, here are some basics you can follow and questions you can ask yourself to help you set that hook and bring a good fish to the boat or pier.

* Know the fish you are pursuing - does it have a soft mouth or a hard mouth?
* How deep are you fishing?
* What kind of line are you using?
* How about that hook - Circle or standard?
* What kind of bait are you using – can the fish get it all in one bite?

Simple rules make hook setting an easy task. These basics can help if you pay attention and react accordingly. Tight lines!

Fishing Rod Buying Basics

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Fishing Rod Comparison

Many people looking to buy a fishing rod simply show up at the local big box store and pull the first rod that catches their eye off the rack. Others search the Internet for reviews on popular upscale brands. Still others ask a friend, or in my case, write to me asking which rod to buy. Here are some basic rod facts that you need to know before you head out or go online to purchase one.
What Kind of Fishing are you Planning?

* Inshore Fishing

Inshore fishing means relatively shallow water and relatively small fish – under 20 pounds for the most part. So, you need a rod that can handle a good size fish, but not one that weighs so much you can’t even fish with it.

* Casting – Casting rods are used with conventional reels and can be used with lures or bait for light bottom fishing. They also accommodate floats and are good for free-lining live bait.

* Spinning – Spinning rods can usually do the same things that a casting rods does, they simply use a different reel – a spinning reel. Spinning equipment can cast a lighter lure and is not subject to the backlash problems that an inexperienced angler encounters with a casting reel. This is a good choice for a beginning angler.

* Bottom Fishing – Either casting or spinning rods can be used for inshore bottom fishing. The water depth, current, and amount of weight required to get a bait to the bottom helps dictate which size rod to use.

* Fly Fishing – If you are reading this and you are a beginning fisherman, fly fishing may be the last thing on your mind. But, inshore saltwater fly fishing is extremely popular. If you do plan a first time purchase of a saltwater fly outfit, go with a prepackaged complete outfit in a 6 to 8 weight range. This is a good midrange starting point – heavier weights are for larger fish (Tarpon, big stripers, etc.), lighter weights are usually found in freshwater applications.

* Offshore Fishing

* Trolling – The majority of trolling rods are built for conventional reels. While heavy spinning gear is sometimes used trolling for dolphin and king mackerel, conventional tackle is by far the most popular. These rods are usually labeled by line class. The IGFA 30, 50, and 80 class reels match up with the appropriate rod. These rods are usually an investment – they can cost that much. It is not unusual to pay over $1000 for a complete outfit. However, there are some good rods that can be combined with good reels that can come in under $200 for the package.

* Bottom Fishing – These are the “meat” rods that many anglers have used to catch loads of fish. They are heavier and stiffer than a trolling rod, generally longer than a trolling rod, and are able to stand up to the abuses that a big fish can give them.

* Fly Fishing – Fly rods that are used offshore are built for punishment. These are the heavier outfits that have large arbor reels (reels that hold lots of line) and come in weights from 9 to 12. These are very specialized rods for a very specialized type of fishing.

*Surf Fishing

Surf rods are another specialized category. They are made for both spinning and casting reels – the choice is more dependent on angler preference than anything else. These rods are from 9 to 12 or 14 feet in length. They are designed to allow for super long casts that can get a bait out beyond the breakers on the beach. The rod size is also determined by angler preference, and usually means longer, heavier rods when looking for bigger fish.

*Pier Fishing

Almost any inshore rod, including surf rods, can be and are used from piers. Once again, angler preference, casting distance, and fish size will dictate the rod type and size.

Rod Attributes

All rods have a set of attributes that separate them from each other. They may not be limited to this list, but these are the most important ones you need when choosing a rod.

* Length

o- Longer rods usually – not always – mean longer casts.
o- Longer trolling rods will give to a fish when they strike, and are suited for lighter trolling line.
o- Shorter rods generally mean heavier line.
o- Long rods make lure casting easier.
o- Shorter rods are generally better for bottom fishing.

* Guides

o Ceramic guides are more expensive but allow smoother operation, less line fray, and longer casts.
o- Roller guides are used on heavy trolling and bottom fishing rigs.
o- Case hardened stainless steel guides are used for wire line applications.
o- Standard metal guides are least expensive and are suited for most bottom fishing applications.

* Butt Length - The butt of the rod is the part between the reel and the back end of the rod. Casting rods will generally have shorter butts. Spinning rods will have slightly longer butts, and bottom fishing or trolling rods will have much longer butts. The length of the butt on a rod is dependent on how the anger plans to use the rod. Angler preference for comfort and ease of use is also in play here.

* Action (Taper) - Taper is an attribute that most beginning anglers and many experienced anglers overlook. Taper relates to the amount of bend the rod imparts from the tip to the butt. It is measured from slow to extra-fast. In general, the slower the taper, the cheaper the rod blank.

o- Slow - A slow taper means the whole rod, from butt to tip will bend in an arc under pressure – sort of like a big bow. This makes casting a heavy bait difficult and setting a hook even more difficult.

o- Medium - Moving up the scale, a medium taper tends to have the butt section not bend as easily as the top portion of the rod. Most “store bought” rods will be a medium taper. It fits the majority of fishing situations.

o- Fast – A fast taper rod will bend mainly in the upper portion of the rod. It has a lot of strength (backbone) in the lower portion and is more flexible in the upper section of the rod blank.

o- Extra-Fast Taper This taper has the upper 12 to 18 inches of the rod bending with an extremely strong butt section. These rods are generally more expensive, and offer precise casting ability on light artificial lures. They have the flexible rod tip to work a small lure but still have the strength to horse a bigger fish if necessary.

Understanding the terminology and simple attributes of fishing rods can help you make a good choice when looking for a new rod.

Top 4 Casting Rods

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Casting rods are perfect for top water plug action with comparatively heavy line. Their shorter length and heavier backbone allow wrist action to make a plug walk. The better rods will have a fast taper and comfortable hand grip.

1. Shimano Teramar Southeast Casting Rod

This is a highly responsive rod with a TC4 blank that combines a double layer of T Glass with inner and outer spirals of high-modulus graphite, for superior strength without added weight. The action is crisp and dynamic, enhanced with Fuji New Concept Hardloy guides, a Fuji reel seat and Grade A cork handles with hook keeper. It comes with a manufacturer's limited lifetime warranty. Nice rod.

2. Offshore Angler - Inshore Extreme Casting Rod

These rods are custom-built for the inshore angler. Thay are built for the inshore angler pursuing redfish, speckled trout, and snook. The HM-54 graphite blanks are laid up with a new computer-generated design for unsurpassed strength and sensitivity. The actions have been tuned for tossing lightweight lures and popping corks, and a heavy backbone for setting the hook on a speck without ripping his lips off.

3. All Star "Big Boy" Rod

These rods feature the best of everything: premium high modulus IM10X graphite blanks with titanium-coated stainless steel guides, 'Sensa Touch' blank-thru reel seats and premium cork handles. They can move really big fish away from structure and though they appear to be over built and oversized, they're incredibly light and strong.

4. St. Croix Tidemaster Inshore Casting Rods

Made for throwing plugs and bucktails at stripers or blues, ripping tube lures past a voracious barracuda, or subtly dropping a crab on the nose of a permit or bonefish, these rods can do it all. Lightweight. Perfectly balanced. With precise casting accuracy and fish-fighting power. All rods feature premium 1-pc, SCII graphite blanks featuring specialized taper designs to maximize your presentation. Fuji Hardloy guides and Fuji reel seats.

Fishing for Grouper

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The Approaches

There are basically three approaches used when fishing for grouper – straight bottom fishing, free lining live bait, and slow trolling.

1. Let’s talk about the bottom fishing method first. A good rod and reel, with fifty pound test monofilament line can handle almost all the grouper you may encounter. Line much larger than that is overkill that is cumbersome, and, some believe, visible to the fish.

* The terminal tackle consists of a sinker, leader, and hook arranged one of two ways. The first way is called a fish finder rig by most anglers. It is tied with a pyramid or bank sinker on the very end of the leader. Up about eighteen inches from the sinker is a loop tied in the leader. The loop is about twelve inches long and it is to this loop that the hook is tied. A variation of this rig has a longer leader with two loops and hooks.

* The fish finder rig is the favorite bottom rig of almost all the bottom fishing charter boats. It is excellent for fishing straight down under the boat. Even when the rig is dropped right into the bottom structure, it seldom hangs up, something charter captains love.

* The normal bait used on a fish finder is cut bait, either squid or small fish, and occasionally a small live bait. This rig will catch a variety of species, including grouper.

2. More serious grouper anglers will opt for the second approach, called a live bait rig. This one had a sliding egg sinker on the line above the leader. The leader is long, sometimes five or six feet long. The hook of choice on this rig is a circle hook, normally about 8/0 or 9/0 in size (an 8/0 circle hook is about the same size as a 5/0 regular hook).

* Both of these bottom rigs use monofilament leaders. The choice of leader material for most anglers is fluorocarbon. Advertised as virtually invisible to fish, it does seem to draw more strikes that regular monofilament.

* The long leader allows a live bait to swim more freely and naturally than a short leader. The sliding egg sinker allows a fish to take the bait and swim off without feeling the weight of the sinker.

* All of the preparation so far is pretty standard fare for almost any bottom fish. The difference in and secret to grouper fishing comes in how you handle the strike.

* Grouper run out, grab a bait, and head back for cover. This habit will cause many lost fish and hung lines. Serious grouper anglers will crank the drag down on their reel as hard as they can, often using a pair of pliers to lock it down. The idea is to stop the grouper from taking line and returning to his structure home.

* When a grouper strikes, anglers will lay their rod on the rail and start winding as hard as they can. The circle hook will handle hooking itself. The battle now is one of brute strength between angler and fish. More often than not the fish wins!

* When a grouper makes it into a rock or reef, many anglers will simply break off the line and try again. The savvy angler will give the fish a loose line for as long as thirty minutes to allow the fish to relax and possibly swim out from under the structure. It has worked for many anglers on more than one occasion.

The third method for grouper fishing involves trolling, and there are two variations of trolling to use. In the Gulf of Mexico grouper anglers use magnum diving plugs that will go as deep as thirty feet or more. Many areas of Gulf bottom are lined with ledges and rock. Artificial reefs can be found on any good chart from as close in as five miles to as far offshore as fifty miles or more. Anglers slow troll these large artificials over and around this structure.

* The second variation is to troll with Monel wire line using a trolling weight and trolling feather. Strip baits are cut and attached to a double hooked trolling feather. A six-foot leader is tied to a one pound trolling weight and that weight is then tied to the wire line.

* Very heavy tackle, including a rod with case hardened roller guides and roller tip is necessary when fishing with wire line. This makes the fishing outfit heavy and cumbersome at best.

* The wire line method is popular in and around south Florida in the winter when big black grouper move into the shallower reefs. Patch reefs rising off the bottom in twenty feet of water will top out about three feet below the surface. Sometimes thirty yards in diameter, they are an ideal habitat for black grouper. Anglers troll around the edges of these reefs waiting for as strike. When one occurs, the boat moves directly away from the reef to drag the fish away from its hole. The first few yards of wire line are often reeled in with the rod still in the rod holder. This is really meat fishing, with little chance for a real fish battle; but, it is different, and it does put fish in the box!

Keep Your Catch Fresh

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Fresh fish is the best fish, and keeping it fresh on the water is easy if you follow these steps.

1.Take an ice chest with you large enough to hold at least 50 pounds of ice with half of it's volume remaining.

2.Determine how long you plan to fish. Crushed ice will not last as long as block ice.

3.Use crushed ice if you are fishing a half day or less. Use block ice if you are
fishing more than a half day.

4.With crushed ice, cover the fish with ice in the ice chest as you catch them.

5.With block ice, chip off enough ice with an ice pick to cover the fish as you catch them.

6.With a large thick fish, consider gutting the fish while on the water and getting ice into the stomach cavity. On a hot day, fish will spoil from the backbone out because the cold can't penetrate fast enough.

7.If you have a long boat ride and drive home, consider taking a box of table salt along with you. Pour and mix the salt in the ice chest with the fish and melting ice. It has the same effect as salt in an ice cream churn and will keep the fish colder.

8.If you have a large boat with a built in fish box, consider making a salt brine slush with 100 pounds of crushed ice and table salt. This brine will keep fish all day and will actually be act colder than plain ice.

Tips:

1. Contrary to popular belief, fresh fish will only stay fresh for 2 days, and then only if they are handled properly. After two days they must be eaten frozen.

2. Strong flavored or oily fish like bluefish or the mackerel family will become even stronger unless they are kept very cold after being caught and eaten before freezing

Fly Fishing-PDF

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* Grand Slam Time in Resurgent Xcalak.

* Jersey's offshore Bonanza.

* Monster Drum of the Chesapeake.

* Create the perfect tying room.

* Pioneers: Nelson Bryant.

* Wading strategies that work.

* Plus: Tabory talks bluefish.

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Jewels of the Caribbean Sea

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Tour the depths of the Caribbean where, in waters famed for hidden treasures, another kind of wealth lies in abundance. From the coral reefs, across the plains, and through the grasses, stunning underwater photography allows you to get close up to creatures rare and fantastic. National Geographic cameras capture a baby sperm whale romping near the surface, a manatee settling down to sleep, and dolphins playing on the sandy plains. Observe predators such as the Caribbean reef shark and the barracuda hunting the weak and unwary. And witness an array of brightly colored, exotic creatures - nature's own living JEWELS OF THE CARIBBEAN SEA.

National Geographic's hour-long Jewels of the Caribbean Sea is actually much more than a showcase of Mother Nature's collection of precious art treasures. It is also a glimpse into the tireless struggle for life that makes the ocean depths shimmer and glitter so spectacularly. As wondrously beautiful as they may be, coral reefs are also living factories, vast and nearly timeless. To pass through an undulating wall of thimble jellies and descend a few hundred feet down these fantastically colored cities of the sea is to descend through history. Here at the bottom, amidst both microscopic bacteria and mammoth manta rays, life is hard won. While vibrantly colored Caribbean reef squid participate in a ritualistic visual combat for mating rights, the battles of others aren't as aesthetically pleasing. Only the most wary survive. This is not to say, of course, that life here is entirely an every-man-(or fish)-for-himself affair. See for yourself the bizarre relationship between the pearl fish and the sea cucumber. Or, for a slightly less unmentionable example, take the Goby and the black grouper. What's a nutritious lunch for the tiny fish proves to also be some pleasant attention to the larger one's hygiene. Ultimately though, as above, so below. The Caribbean may be more exotic in many aspects, but where the beauty ultimately lies is in the will to live.

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Trolling Lures

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Megabait Holographic Big Game Hi Speed Offshore Trolling Plug

Great High Speed Trolling Plug for Wahoo, Tuna, Kingfish, Dorado, Marlin, Mahi Mahi, Dolphin Fish and more!

Reinforced for rugged saltwater use with wire through construction, braised solid rings, compact extra heavy duty swivels and two single super sharp Mustad hooks!

Features Megabait's exclusive Prism Holographic Finish. Shines, Shimmers, and flashes in rainbow colors like a real fish!

Large 3D Eyes

Features a tight steady side to side swimming action that allows the holographic finish to flash in the water inticing fish to strike from a distance!

Excellent for fast trolling 6 to 12 knots!