Monday, October 31, 2011

What Did You Learn Today?

What Did You Learn Today?: "Bluegill sunfish, also known as bream are one of the most colorful sunfish of North America. While they may be small in size, they easily make up for it in character."

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Tips for catching bass in the cooler fall weather

Tips for catching bass in the cooler fall weather: "Fall has arrived and cooler air has moved into much of the United States. Cooler air brings cooler water. And cooler water brings schools of shad swimming frantically just below the water’s surface. And if you have schools of shad, you have schools of bass following right behind."

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» Rigging – Rage Tail Baits News

» Rigging – Rage Tail Baits News: "Rigging

Rage Tail Rigging Tips and Information
To insure top quality, many Rage Tail baits are made with Shape Save Tabs (SST) and most are cradled in a special “clam” holder inside the package to minimize deformation before they get to you, thus providing optimum action and performance. These features combine to achieve “Right Action Guaranteed Everytime”!"

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Sunday, October 30, 2011

HowStuffWorks "Why was Alaskan fishing named the most dangerous job in the world?"

HowStuffWorks "Why was Alaskan fishing named the most dangerous job in the world?": "Most people's brief list of occupational hazards climaxes at Blackberry thumb. A world away­ from corporate cubicles, Alaskan fisherman literally risk life and limb to haul in the millions of tons of seafood that ends up on dinner plates."

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River Monsters : Piranha Fish : Animal Planet

River Monsters : Piranha Fish : Animal Planet: "Tiny But Terrifying: Piranhas may be the smallest of the river monsters to roam the world's freshwaters, but don't be fooled by their size. The mouth of a piranha, no matter how tiny, is packed with sharp, triangular teeth that are tailor-made for puncturing and tearing the flesh of prey. "

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Fish Like A Pro: Line Choice

Fish Like A Pro: Line Choice: "When veteran tournament angler Cliff Pace packs his boat for a fishing trip to the shallow, weed-filled Louisiana Delta, at least a dozen of his 20 rods will be spooled with braided line, but when the Yamaha Pro heads to the clear, deep waters of Table Rock Lake in Missouri, he'll likely leave braid at home and use fluorocarbon instead."

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Saturday, October 29, 2011

Tautog Fishing Tips | iFished

Tautog Fishing Tips | iFished: "Tautog, also know as Blackfish, are extremely tough fighters and very sneaky fish that can be difficult to catch. However, they are great on the dinner table. We will go over some useful information about how to catch these fish."

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Fishing Report - The GoFISHn Line--The Best Catches and Fishing News: Biggest Fish Caught by British Woman, Slamming Salmon and More! | GoFISHn on GoFISHn

Fishing Report - The GoFISHn Line--The Best Catches and Fishing News: Biggest Fish Caught by British Woman, Slamming Salmon and More! | GoFISHn on GoFISHn: "There are a lot of awesome posts on GoFISHn throughout the week. Here are 10 of our most popular GoFISHn updates from the past week:"

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Potential World Record Catches For October 2011

Potential World Record Catches For October 2011: "Every angler dreams that the fish on the other end of the line will be a monster. These anglers all realized that dream and are on the wait list to see if their catch will make the IGFA World Record list."

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Friday, October 28, 2011

Putting Australia's shark attacks in perspective - CNN.com

Putting Australia's shark attacks in perspective - CNN.com: "John West is currently the Manager of Life Sciences Operations at Taronga and Taronga Western Plains Zoos. He is been the Curator of the Australian Shark Attack File supported by the Taronga Conservation Society Australia (TCSA) for the last 30 years."

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Moment 12-story dam that helped power 7,000 houses was blown up so salmon could have a home | Mail Online

Moment 12-story dam that helped power 7,000 houses was blown up so salmon could have a home | Mail Online: "After a huge explosion, a dam which helped power thousands of homes for almost 100 years was partially destroyed - so that endangered fish can swim freely down a river.

Demolition crews detonated explosives in a drain tunnel at the base of the 12-story hydro-power Condit Dam, on the White Salmon River in the Pacific Northwest."

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Reading the water...

Reading the water...: "Why is this important? If what lies below the surf waters was thoroughly understood and embraced, the more success the surf fisherman would have at catching fish! Sounds simple, but truth is reading the water is difficult."

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Thursday, October 27, 2011

Short rocks The Rock | Bassmaster

Short rocks The Rock | Bassmaster: "BRANSON, Mo. — Kevin Short kept plugging away each day and saved his best performance for last to win the season finale Bass Pro Shops Bassmaster Central Open at Table Rock Lake."

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Bobby Lane stays on top of fall lunkers | Bassmaster

Bobby Lane stays on top of fall lunkers | Bassmaster: "Bobby Lane will be fishing his fifth consecutive Bassmaster Classic in 2012 and already has two top-10 finishes in the championship."

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Alabama Rig: Hottest technique in years! | Bassmaster

Alabama Rig: Hottest technique in years! | Bassmaster: "That's what Bassmaster Elite Series pro and 1982 Bassmaster Classic champion Paul Elias said to himself when he first rigged a few soft plastic swimbaits to an "Alabama rig" and pulled them through the pond behind his Mississippi home."

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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Doug Hannon the Bass Professor

Doug Hannon the Bass Professor: "Doug Hannon, a world renowned angler known as “The Bass Professor™ ,” is the inventor of the weedless trolling motor propellor, which revolutionalized the trolling motor industry. Hannon is an award-winning author and photographer, has had hundreds of articles published in outdoor magazines, and has appeared on an internationally syndicated TV show for more than 15 years."

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The Best Fishing Towns in America | Field & Stream

The Best Fishing Towns in America | Field & Stream: "At the eastern end of Long Island, the Atlantic Ocean currents create a virtual highway for some of the most prolific fish migrations (tuna, striped bass, bluefish, and others) found anywhere in North America."

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Fishing the Long Line (Trolling the Fly) | flyguys.net / blog

Fishing the Long Line (Trolling the Fly) | flyguys.net / blog: "Well we’ve heard it before and we’ll hear it again: Trolling isn’t fly fishing. While it’s not truly in the clinical sense fly fishing, i.e.: casting and retrieving from an anchored boat, it IS an effective way to target trout in a lake. Not only is it a good technique but it at times out produces any other method both in size and in numbers of fish!"

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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

Salmon Run Up Dead Glacier : Discovery News

Salmon Run Up Dead Glacier : Discovery News: "“Shrinking glaciers are changing large expanses of northerly coastlines. The speed and pattern of colonization across Stonefly Creek's watershed will aid our understanding of watershed restoration and conservation of biodiversity in a changing climate,” said Alexander Milner, lead researcher from the University of Birmingham in a press release."

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Reel Time Fishing Northwest | Two winter steelhead arrive to Cowlitz River, plus fishing reports from the southwest region | Seattle Times Newspaper

Reel Time Fishing Northwest | Two winter steelhead arrive to Cowlitz River, plus fishing reports from the southwest region | Seattle Times Newspaper: "Lower portions of Abernathy, Cedar (North Fork Lewis tributary), Coal, Germany, Mill (Cowlitz Co.) creeks and Coweeman River - Re-open to fishing for hatchery steelhead and other game fish November 1"

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The World’s #1 Sport | Hooked Magazine

The World’s #1 Sport | Hooked Magazine: "“What? You fish for a living?” is a question I receive all the time. Yes, for the most part I do fish for a living, and have
done so for the last eight years. It’s a job that takes me all over central Canada, it’s a job that allows me to meet all kinds of great people and even greater anglers, but most importantly, it’s a job that allows me to learn and experience so much about the great outdoors."

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Monday, October 24, 2011

Scalloping in Port St. Joe, Fla for Delicious Bay Scallops | Northwest Florida Outdoor Adventure

Scalloping in Port St. Joe, Fla for Delicious Bay Scallops | Northwest Florida Outdoor Adventure: "Scalloping at Port St. Joe in the panhandle of Florida is a fun activity that the entire family can enjoy. Scallop season only lasts a couple of months in Florida, July to September, but during that time St. Joseph’s Bay draws visitors from all over seeking to fill their buckets with succulent scallops. Catching them is easy, cleaning them a bit harder, and feasting on them simply delicious."

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Basic Striped Bass Tips | iFished

Basic Striped Bass Tips | iFished: "The striped bass is highly prized for its size, battle on the line, and culinary merit. Striped bass, also known as the striper or rockfish, are easily identified by the dark horizontal stripes across its silvery body."

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World Record For Striped Bass: North Branford Man Officially Owns World Record For Striped Bass - Courant.com

World Record For Striped Bass: North Branford Man Officially Owns World Record For Striped Bass - Courant.com: "Greg Myerson of North Branford has the world record for the largest striped bass caught: an 81.88-pound fish taken in Long Island Sound in August. Not far behind will be the rewards that come with it."

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Saturday, October 22, 2011

Jim Saric Inducted Into National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame

Jim Saric Inducted Into National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame: "Musky Hunter publisher and television host Jim Saric has been named a Legendary Angler and inducted into the National Fresh Water Fishing Hall of Fame, the international headquarters for education, recognition and promotion of fresh water sportfishing."

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Deepwater Release Techniques for Rockfish | iFished

Deepwater Release Techniques for Rockfish | iFished: "Rockfish caught in deep water often sustain injuries referred to as barotrauma. All rockfishes possess a closed swim bladder (a gas-filled organ that regulates buoyancy). "

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Duncan Loop - StumbleUpon

Duncan Loop - StumbleUpon:

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Friday, October 21, 2011

Further study urged on virus found in Pacific salmon | Reuters

Further study urged on virus found in Pacific salmon | Reuters: "U.S. senators from Alaska and Washington state called on Thursday for more investigation of a contagious and lethal fish virus recently detected for the first time in wild Pacific salmon, alarming marine scientists."

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Salmon virus spreading in Pacific Northwest due to 'infectious salmon anemia'

Salmon virus spreading in Pacific Northwest due to 'infectious salmon anemia': "Anglers hoping to catch some fresh salmon for dinner tonight are now being warned that “a lethal and highly contagious marine virus has been detected in Pacific Northwest salmon."

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Outdoor News at Poorfish.com: A Shimano Casting Rod for Every Angler

Outdoor News at Poorfish.com: A Shimano Casting Rod for Every Angler: "Walking into a tackle shop or outfitting store and you will see casting rods piercing the air in every direction you look and it can give an angler the overwhelming feeling of “where do I even begin?’"

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Thursday, October 20, 2011

Jeff Kriet changes gears for fall bass | Bassmaster

Jeff Kriet changes gears for fall bass | Bassmaster: Jeff Kriet has a reputation for staying put. The Oklahoma Elite pro knows how to find bass, and once he finds them he has little trouble putting them in the boat.

Edwin Evers' 3 ways to beat turnover blues | Bassmaster

Edwin Evers' 3 ways to beat turnover blues | Bassmaster: Fall turnover is baffling to most anglers. Our waters are cooling and mixing. Thermoclines that set up over the summer and restricted bass movement in the water column are gone and the bass are scattered, tournament weights are down and strikes are harder to come by.

Kevin VanDam details his 5 favorite crankbait colors | Bassmaster

Kevin VanDam details his 5 favorite crankbait colors | Bassmaster: James Overstreet

For this installment of My Five Favorite, we went to the cranking authority himself, Kevin VanDam. He’s earned much of his $5.3 million in winnings on these baitfish imitators, and has seen many colors come and go, but here are his five favorites.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

Battle brewing over new salmon farms | Stuff.co.nz

Battle brewing over new salmon farms | Stuff.co.nz: "Lobby groups are rallying to fight Nelson-based NZ King Salmon plans to create eight new salmon farms in the Marlborough Sounds.

The company has applied to the Environmental Protection Authority to create farms at Ruaomoko Point, Kaitapeha Bay and Ngamahau Bay just off Arapawa Island; Richmond Bay, Taipipi, Wymens Bay and White Horse Rock in the Waitata Reach and Papatua in Port Gore."

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Southern Wire Company - Crab Traps & Wire

Southern Wire Company - Crab Traps & Wire: "Southern Wire has thousands of crab traps in stock on a daily basis. Please call to check our inventory for today's shipment. All our crab traps are built with our exclusive products - Pneumatic Air gun and stainless steel C-Rings by experienced full-time builders. We gurantee that there are no loose hog rings on our traps because we do not use hand pliers or hog rings!"

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Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Shallow Crankin' Secrets | Bassmaster

Shallow Crankin' Secrets | Bassmaster: "Turn back the clock to the early '70s. The hottest lures on the BASS Tournament Trail were hand-carved wood crankbaits like the Bagley Balsa B, fat-bodied plugs with short diving lips that triggered hellacious reaction strikes from lunker bass when rooted around shallow wood cover."

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Windy day wisdom | Bassmaster

Windy day wisdom | Bassmaster: "Although writers have long waxed poetic when describing the raw power of the wind and the interconnectedness of wind and water, we bass fishermen usually grumble expletives when a stiff breeze blows."

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The 40 Best Tips, Tactics & Techniques from 'Bassmaster' Magazine | Bassmaster

The 40 Best Tips, Tactics & Techniques from 'Bassmaster' Magazine | Bassmaster: "For more than 40 years, Bassmaster Magazine has been the No. 1 source for the most up-to-date bass fishing information available. Every issue has been chock-full of news about the latest lures, new rigging and presentation techniques, and inside tips from pro anglers — all geared toward making your day on the lake more productive and fun."

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Fall Bass Fishing Tips | Big Fishing Shop

Fall Bass Fishing Tips | Big Fishing Shop: "With the “dog days” of summer behind us, and the daylight hours getting shorter, the air and water temperatures begin to fall. The trees start to take on their beautiful fall colors, and largemouth bass fishermen, like myself, become very excited!"

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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Carp Fishing Tips | iFished

Carp Fishing Tips | iFished: "Good carp fishing can be found in many different types of water. Many find rivers to provide some of the most challenging, but rewarding fishing. "

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Fishing Rods - Selecting The Right One For You | anglerzsupply.com

Fishing Rods - Selecting The Right One For You | anglerzsupply.com: "When it comes to fishing, nothing is more important than selecting the right type of fishing rod. Fishing rod choices are endless. Walk into any discount store, bait and tackle shop, or store specializing in rods, and you will immediately notice the wide selection of brands and styles that are available."

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The Angler's Notebook » Blog Archive » Fall fishing: From pond to plate

The Angler's Notebook » Blog Archive » Fall fishing: From pond to plate: "Fall offers a last chance for many anglers across the United States to get out and do some fishing before the weather changes for the worst.
While many anglers bear the elements as they pursue stream run salmon, steelhead or fish of various species through the ice, many others switch focus to hunting or simply wait for ice-out in the Spring to start fishing again."

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Friday, October 14, 2011

Brush Piles: Habitat and Havens | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Brush Piles: Habitat and Havens | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "As a youngster learning to fish, I dreaded hanging-up in brush. Most of my outings were in small ponds near my home town of Paris, Texas. Much of the time I was wading. Walking to the lure meant disturbing my fishing area. It also cost valuable angling time. That was frustrating to a 12-year-old who had waited all week for this moment."

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Redear Sunfish | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Redear Sunfish | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "A sunfish that can reach several pounds and won't overpopulate? Wow! What can be sweeter music for a pondmeister's ears?"

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The Texas Rigged Plastic Worm | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

The Texas Rigged Plastic Worm | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "First, let us discuss tackle. The rod is the most critical piece of equipment. You are looking for a rod that is very sensitive at the tip yet has a lot of backbone for setting the hook and horsing fish from cover. In today's world, you can find rods specifically made for worm fishing in all price ranges and weights. I personally use All Star WR1 and WR2 rods exclusively."

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Thursday, October 13, 2011

Trout Fishing Rigs

Trout Fishing Rigs: "One of the important basics of trout fishing is that the bait should have a natural look to lure the fish. It also depends on the personal choice whether or not, you want to choose a live bait. Presenting a live bait like worms is very important for trout fishing."

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What’s Scorching with Bass Outdoor? | Largemouth Bass tips | Wahoo Fishing Lures

What’s Scorching with Bass Outdoor? | Largemouth Bass tips | Wahoo Fishing Lures: "For decades firms have rode about the vast interest Striped bass outdoor has earned. Many consumers are hooked, justification the pun, on that subject hobby and possess elevated it to some sport as well as a enthusiasm."

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Sharks Aren't the Only Monster Fish - Animal Planet: Animal Oddities

Sharks Aren't the Only Monster Fish - Animal Planet: Animal Oddities: "It might be Shark Week, but those toothy, cartilagenous fish aren't the only "monsters" lurking below the surface. Recently, a decidely bizarre-looking and record-breaking albino wels catfish was hooked by British angler Chris Grimmer while on a fishing trip on the River Ebro in Spain"

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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Monday, October 10, 2011

Giant Bluegill attack Road Runners in North Carolina | TJ Stallings' Fishing Blog

Giant Bluegill attack Road Runners in North Carolina | TJ Stallings' Fishing Blog: "Cypress trees appeared to grow taller as the mist began its retreat of the sun’s warmth. A Kingfisher swooped low over the water before us as we boarded our boat, a fitting start to our day at King Fisher Society. "

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The Marabou Jig | HeraldNet.com - Sports

The Marabou Jig | HeraldNet.com - Sports: "About 6 million pink salmon are expected in Puget Sound this fall. The Herald's Mike Benbow shows you how to make an effective lure using bright pink marabou feathers, the favorite color of the humpy salmon."

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Best Fishing Reel Choices For a Successful Day of Fishing | anglerzsupply.com

Best Fishing Reel Choices For a Successful Day of Fishing | anglerzsupply.com: "There are many different types, brands and sizes of fishing reels to use for fishing for all different types of fish and bodies of water. Choosing the best fishing reel for the type of fish you are hunting is important, yet can be confusing. This article will discuss the best choices of fishing reels to use for a fun and successful day of fishing."

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Timeless Fishing Tips | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Timeless Fishing Tips | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Bass fishing as we know it is still rather a new thing. Before competition became a part of it, it was a recreation mostly practiced in the springtime and mostly early in the mornings and late in the afternoons."

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Color Perception | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Color Perception | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Crankbaits are effective tools used to produce bass year round, but how do you choose the right lure color in a world full of millions of lures? When you walk into the tackle department of your favorite store you are confronted by a huge selection of baits and displays set up to tantalize you with hundreds of variations of colors and patterns."

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Cold Fronts | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Cold Fronts | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Many articles have been written on cold fronts and how they affect fishing. One thing most anglers do know is that changing weather most definitely changes fishing success. The first cold fronts that hit in the early fall start cooling the water temperature."

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Sunday, October 9, 2011

Fly Fishing Guides - Fly Fishing Tips

Fly Fishing Guides - Fly Fishing Tips: Read these 1 Fly Fishing Guides Tips tips to make your life smarter, better, faster and wiser.

trout fishing tips and techniques…JRWfishing.com

trout fishing tips and techniques…JRWfishing.com: The name of this website includes the initials of our websites cofounders' late father (JRW) who dedicated his life to fishing, specifically ultra light trout fishing and river fishing.

A Big Fish Story We Should Take Seriously (VIDEO) | Care2 Causes

A Big Fish Story We Should Take Seriously (VIDEO) | Care2 Causes: "Almost everyone has a friend or a relative who loves to tell the tale of the “big one” that got away. And more often than not, that fish grows larger and larger with every telling of the story. I have to admit, as an avid angler, I may have been tempted to do this a time or two. But not all fish stories are tall tales."

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Saturday, October 8, 2011

Ice Fishing: Adventure Fishing: Animal Planet

Ice Fishing: Adventure Fishing: Animal Planet: "There's no standard rule of thumb for what kind of person might undertake the sport of ice fishing, aside from being able to deal with bitterly cold weather."

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Fishing Report - Potential Record Black Grouper Caught in Florida's Gulf Coast | GoFISHn on GoFISHn

Fishing Report - Potential Record Black Grouper Caught in Florida's Gulf Coast | GoFISHn on GoFISHn: "This 105-pound black grouper, caught by Matt Snyder in the Gulf of Mexico, might be the new world record for the species caught on 50-pound-test line."

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Friday, October 7, 2011

Fishing Report - Study Shows that Smaller Fish Bounce Back Faster after Release | GoFISHn on GoFISHn

Fishing Report - Study Shows that Smaller Fish Bounce Back Faster after Release | GoFISHn on GoFISHn: "Catch and release is one of the most widely practiced conservation tactics, but survival rates among bass and other fish can vary widely.
But now there's some science shedding light on releasing fish."

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Rod And Reel Gator Gar Fishing #01 - StumbleUpon

Rod And Reel Gator Gar Fishing #01 - StumbleUpon:

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Boy Catches Shark In Fresh Water, 'Today Show' Reports On The Dramatic Capture (VIDEO)

Boy Catches Shark In Fresh Water, 'Today Show' Reports On The Dramatic Capture (VIDEO): "Noel Todd, a 16-year-old boy from Valona, Georgia, recently had the "catch of a lifetime," according to a report on NBC's "The Today Show.""

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Corvina Fishing — White Sea Bass Video! » Incorporating, IntrosExits, Check, Enjoy, Over-all, Pavonas, July, Costa, Rica, This » Addictive Angler

Corvina Fishing — White Sea Bass Video! » Incorporating, IntrosExits, Check, Enjoy, Over-all, Pavonas, July, Costa, Rica, This » Addictive Angler: "This beauty of a video was taken at the end of July in the southern reaches of Costa Rica right along the Pavonas surf break — It was to be a white sea bass day and we quickly found that out as after about 10 minutes anchored out in the water, free spooling some live bait, we got 1 bite, then 2, and then it was a frenzy! Over-all we boated about 10 of 15, Sea bass have sharp little razor blade teeth and some of the big ones snapped a few leaders. Incorporating more special fx and constantly re-working the Intro’s/Exits Check back for more fishing and more fun!"

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Fishing Deep-Diving Crankbaits | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Fishing Deep-Diving Crankbaits | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: Professional anglers are able to locate and catch bass when others are frustrated. From lures to lines and rods to reels, they develop the equipment and methods that consistently produce quality fish, even under the worst conditions.

Are Spinnerbaits Dead? Part 1 | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Are Spinnerbaits Dead? Part 1 | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: Are Spinnerbaits dead? That’s the informal but long contemplated question that was posed to a bass fishing panel of eight men including living legends like Gary Klein, Ken Cook and Kevin VanDam. B.A.S.S. photographer James Overstreet, who has tracked bass fishing’s trends nearly every week for the past six years with his Canon’s lens, was also surveyed.

Are Spinnerbaits Dead? Pt. 2 | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Are Spinnerbaits Dead? Pt. 2 | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: Perhaps the greatest irony in the perceived recent death of spinnerbaits along the Bassmaster Elite Series trail is that the sport’s most dominant angler is the one who seemingly depends on them the most. “Heck no they’re not dead,” exclaims Kevin Van Dam. “I used a spinnerbait as my primary lure all day long during the first day of this past year’s Bassmaster Classic in New Orleans.”

Surprise catch of 575-pound tiger shark could shatter world record

Surprise catch of 575-pound tiger shark could shatter world record: "Brett Sinclair's recent catch of a 575-pound tiger shark is impressive not merely because of the predator's sheer size, but because it was made on fishing line with a breaking strength of only 13 pounds ... aboard a boat that was not much longer than the fearsome beast."

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Big Fishing Shop Fishing Art and Decor | Big Fishing Shop

Big Fishing Shop Fishing Art and Decor | Big Fishing Shop: "For many of us, fishing is not just a sport or pastime, it is a way of life.

Decorating our surroundings with fishing art and decor makes us feel more

at home, and can help us to relax and remember all the great times we have

had while fishing. Fishing art and decor can also stimulate the mind, and

can be great conversation pieces while entertaining guests and friends.

If you have a fishing related business, adding a few pictures and decorative

items can also make your customers or clients feel more comfortable."

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AdvancedAngler.com - Feature Content

AdvancedAngler.com - Feature Content: "here may be no more productive type of the cover in the world than vegetation; there also may not be any that’s more frustrating for an angler to know where to begin. The sight of a massive field of matted grass certainly means bass; but it might also mean a trip to a psychiatrist afterwards for some sedatives."

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Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Lice from farmed salmon imperil wild salmon, new study confirms

Lice from farmed salmon imperil wild salmon, new study confirms: "- A new study on the impacts of lice on wild salmon published today by an independent team of academic researchers in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) confirmed what many previous and unbiased studies have also shown, namely, that lice on farmed salmon can multiply and spread to wild salmon and decrease their survival."

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Freshwater Fishing – Summer Creek Fishing Techniques | Read About Fishing

Freshwater Fishing – Summer Creek Fishing Techniques | Read About Fishing: "By early summer, river and creek fishing has undergone enormous changes. Gone are cool water temperatures and shortages of food. Most species of fish have finished spawning and develop a fairly consistent appetite."

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How to get started with surf fishing - by Mac Pike - Helium

How to get started with surf fishing - by Mac Pike - Helium: "While not impossible, I think it unlikely that the average individual who has never touched a rod or reel in his or her life is going to wake up one morning and shout to the world: "Today I become a surf fisherman!""

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Monday, October 3, 2011

Fishing Report - Is This Tuna Photo From Sport Fishing's Photo Contest for Real? | GoFISHn on GoFISHn

Fishing Report - Is This Tuna Photo From Sport Fishing's Photo Contest for Real? | GoFISHn on GoFISHn: "The internet's full of fishing photos, some more impressive than others, some more realistic than others. "

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Learning How To Fish - Fishing & Weather

Learning How To Fish - Fishing & Weather: "The earth consists of two pressurized environments (Air & Water). Sensible weather, the day-to-day weather that we experience everyday is one of many factors that affects fishing as well as our daily lives. Weather changes are caused by atmospheric changes in pressure (barometric pressure) driven by the fast moving river of air called the jet stream located at about 30,000 feet in the atmosphere!"

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Picture Of The Day: A Man's Gotta Eat | Total Pro Sports

Picture Of The Day: A Man's Gotta Eat | Total Pro Sports: "When I go fishing, I just sit on a boat, throw a line in the water, and hope some fish will come along and eat it. But maybe this guy is on to something. Maybe I’ve been doing it all wrong and I need to be more proactive. Don’t wait for the fish to come to you; you go to the fish. And bring the pain. Stab that fish with a giant spear. Show it who’s boss. Then again, that sounds kind of hard. Maybe I’ll just leave extreme the fishing to this guy. He’s a stud."

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Sunday, October 2, 2011

Bill Dance Fishing Bloopers - Dance launches with trailer - StumbleUpon

Bill Dance Fishing Bloopers - Dance launches with trailer - StumbleUpon:

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Jansik Special - StumbleUpon

Jansik Special - StumbleUpon:

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Pictures of the day: 29 September 2011 - Telegraph

Pictures of the day: 29 September 2011 - Telegraph: "A German fisherman has smashed the halibut world weight record with this 38-and-a-half stone monster caught in the north of Norway. Reinhard Wuhrmann, 62, fought with the monster from the deep for three hours before he and three other fishermen finally landed it"

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Saturday, October 1, 2011

Rainy Lake Smallmouth Bass Fishing at Campfire Island Camp

Rainy Lake Smallmouth Bass Fishing at Campfire Island Camp: "From the day the ice leaves Rainy Lake, the smallmouth bass are on a steady move toward their spawning grounds. The darker water in the South Arm warms up faster than the clearer water of the North Arm."

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Swimming Grubs for Great Lakes or “Any” Lake Smallies | Smallmouth Bass Fishing

Swimming Grubs for Great Lakes or “Any” Lake Smallies | Smallmouth Bass Fishing: "During the past 14 plus years, I’ve had the good fortune and pleasure of spending 150 days chasing smallies in Door County. "

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Georgia Bass Fishing A Bass Fishermen Adventure

Georgia Bass Fishing A Bass Fishermen Adventure:

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