Sunday, January 15, 2012

Gar Anglers Sporting Society How To Catch a Shortnose, Spotted, or Florida Gar

Gar Anglers Sporting Society How To Catch a Shortnose, Spotted, or Florida Gar: "These three gar, shortnose, spotted, and Florida, are relatively easy to catch. Their snouts are wide and therefore provide more of a target to sink a hook. Even with the best techniques, you will miss some of the gar that hit, but they are much more forgiving than the giant alligators or the tricky longnose. "

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Dispelling Snell Knot Theory? | FishStrong

Dispelling Snell Knot Theory? | FishStrong: "If you’ve read my previous article, Snell Knot Test, you may have some doubts about the snell knot. It’s no secret… I’m a little down on the snell knot. A 45% percent hookup ratio is nothing to get excited about. That should never happen as far as I’m concerned. Simply sharing my snell knot statistics is one thing, but explaining why I got those statistics is another."

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Friday, January 13, 2012

Frogs Catch Bass | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Frogs Catch Bass | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "It's no real surprise that lures resembling frogs and toads catch fish. Small ponds and lakes provide frogs with shelter, food, a place to reproduce and raise their young. Although lures which resemble frogs will catch bass almost any time of the year, summer and fall is prime time to be fishing with amphibian shaped lures."

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Are You Ready? | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC

Are You Ready? | The Ultimate Bass Fishing Resource Guide® LLC: "Cold and slow bass fishing. That's what you will face in your tournament fishing at this time of year. On the local and state level, most of you won't start competing until next month."

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Thursday, January 12, 2012

The touching scenes of friendship between Filipino fishermen and the world's biggest fish that show man can be at one with nature | Mail Online

The touching scenes of friendship between Filipino fishermen and the world's biggest fish that show man can be at one with nature | Mail Online: "Like giant goldfish, these massive whale sharks don't mind being fed hand to mouth by their fishermen friends.

Photographed near Oslob in the Philippines, the groundbreaking images show close relationship previously not thought possible.

Captured by conservationist Shawn Heinrichs, the once-in-a-lifetime behaviour of the half dozen whale sharks up to 25ft long and the 12 or so fishermen draws gasps of disbelief from casual observers."

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Putin defends amateur fishing - UPI.com

Putin defends amateur fishing - UPI.com: " Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin says efforts to promote recreational fishing has made the process too bureaucratic."

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Backing to Fly Reel | Killroys Fly Tying

Backing to Fly Reel | Killroys Fly Tying: "Pass tag end of backing around spool hub two times and bring it out again between the same set of reel pillars. Tie an overhand knot in end of line and tighten."

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Wednesday, January 11, 2012

The DIY Double Decker Frugal Fly Box Build! | flyguys.net/blog

The DIY Double Decker Frugal Fly Box Build! | flyguys.net/blog: "This project came about not so much because of the money but because of the inability to find a pre made fly box of the size, quality and configuration that I was looking for. Basically, I was looking to reduce the number of my many little fly boxes down to one single package BUT (big but) I wanted that package to be as compact and efficient as possible. So with that in mind I began my search but, to my disappointment,"

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Common mistakes made when fishing for trout - by Marlin Bressi - Helium

Common mistakes made when fishing for trout - by Marlin Bressi - Helium: "Trout are a very wily and cautious species, easily spooked and often fickle. This, of course, is one reason why they are a favorite game fish of millions of anglers all over the world. Other species may grow larger or fight harder, but the ability to catch trout is a true test of a fisherman's skill, patience, and technique. "

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