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Tips to Photographing Your Trophy Fish 2008-04-05 01:56:00 When a lake is designated as "trophy fishing only" (or catch and release) it is important for you to be ready to catch your fish, take a prize-winning shot and release your giant back into the water for others to enjoy. Before setting out on your trophy trout fishing trip with your fishing partner or guide, keep these few tips in mind.Bring along a good, reliable camera. It doesn't matter if it is digital or 35 mm, but make sure it has an automatic focus feature. Most casual photographers don't need the pressure of adjusting settings, so an automatic camera is a good choice. In addition, for the sake of safety, it doesn't hurt if your camera is waterproof!With catch and release fishing, the ultimate goal is to return the fish to the water quickly and gently. Touch the fish as little as po Read more:Photographing
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Fishing - Which Lures For Which Fish 2008-04-05 01:54:00 What Lures, What Fish? Spoons Considered the most simple of all other lures, they got their name because they look like the head of a spoon. They act for the bait fish by doing a flickering and wobbling movement or action. Spoons are excellent for starters in lure fishing; easy to use and very affordable. Spinners The spinner is basically a blade wherein it does a rotating action on a spindle when being retrieved or taken back through the water as well as it gives off a flash as light is being reflected on the revolving blade, characterizing the bait fish's scales and movements. This is a lure that is flexible because only can one verify and know the retrieve depth by the period or time frame one leaves before one starts a retrieve, one can also alter the speed of the revolving blade arou Read more:Fishing
Fresh Caught Fish Cooking Preparation 2008-04-05 01:50:00 To maintain the delicate flavor of a newly caught freshwater or saltwater fish, this must be handled properly to avoid spoilage. Not to mention preserving the fish with pleasing odor. There are ways to properly prepare and maintain the quality just after the catch of the fish into a sumptuous fishmeal. Check out the tips below: 1) As soon as the fish lands avoid any contact with hard surfaces to prevent bruising. It should be washed immediately by hosing or bucket rinsing in order to remove the slime and possible bacteria that cause spoilage. Never use water from close proximity marinas, municipal or industrial discharges. To make sure, always use potable water instead. 2) Simply chill the fish to prevent deterioration in less than an hour. With a little advance planning, proper icing can Read more:Caught
Fish for Reel 2008-04-05 01:47:00 Being surrounded by nature's beauty can be fun. One can do it at the beach, in a luxury resort or just traveling out of town. Fishing is another good activity one can choose to do to bond more with either family or friends. 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 needs to get a fishing license since this is requirement by law and the regulations regarding fishing varies from one state to the other. Once that has been acquired, it is time now to get the proper equipment to start reeling in the fish. The fishing reel was invented centuries ago. It dates back to the 17th century though
How to Catch More Fish! 2008-04-05 01:45:00 Have you ever spent hour after unproductive hour fishing on a lake with nothing to show for it? I doubt there's a serious angler anywhere who hasn't had that happen to them. So, if you can relate to that, this article about the advantages of a fish finder might be just what you need. Fish finders utilize sonar. These devices use sound waves to detect the bottom of the lake, calculate the depth, and will also detect anything between the surface and the bottom, such as fish. This technology gives the angler a huge advantage by letting you know right away whether or not there are any fish present. Fish finders have become increasingly more sophisticated in recent years. Early fish finders simply flashed to indicate the presence of fish. But, today, with improved electronics, you can get thing Read more:Catch
Fish Just Don't Care 2008-04-05 01:43:00 Fish Just Don't Care By Dean Carl Quite a few years ago I learned a secret about fishing. The secret is that fish just don't care if it rains. Now we have all joked from time to time that fish live in the water and therefore they are already wet. For me this joke is heard when the rain starts as I am standing on a mossy bank, casting a rooster tail into a slow moving stream. Unlike most fishermen, I have a true tale to back up my joke. It was quite a few years ago when my Dad, Uncle Fred, my Cousin Freddie, and I were fishing some of the creeks and streams of Eastern Oregon. It had been overcast, yet warm for much of the morning. The bite was fair, but nothing much to brag about. We would work a stream for a bit, then hop in our trucks and head up the road to the next spot. The company was
Big Carp Fishing Bait Attraction And Exploiting Fish Senses 2008-04-05 01:39:00 Why not ask yourself how you can stimulate fish senses more in order to excite a more favourable instant and long-term response to your bait? This can be easier to achieve than you might currently think... For those that have not seen fish react to a 'spod' (or bait carrying devise' being cast into the water, this has to be seen to be believed. Fish will actually feed on baits on the way down; often the bigger fish will monopolise this baiting-up 'dinner bell' effect. This way, they can get all the free 'safe food without a hook' they want by gobbling it up as it falls through the top and middle water layers. Few anglers I've spoken to appear to realise this. Until you've caught big fish 'on the drop' when you definitely had a 'PVA stringer' or a 'PVA bag' of bait still attached, it may b Read more:Fishing
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Types Of Fishing - The Excitement Still Continues 2008-04-05 01:36:00 Fishing has always been an exciting and relaxing activity for enthusiasts and fish lovers. Though this is a profession for some, this has also become more of a leisure activity nowadays. To fish at your favorite spot of fishing is therefore a nice experience for such people. No matter if you are a novice or an expert, you can be equally enjoyable for both, as a sport and as a hobby. For people who love it, they can arrange for trips with their friends and family and make most of their vacation. There are fishing resorts to spend vacations and explore new dimensions of their favorite pastime. In fact, these resorts are quite cost-effective; you just need to bring your equipments like fishing gear. There are different styles and types of fishing that can be tried. The foremost is the one tha Read more:Fishing
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Fish Bait on the Cheap! 2008-03-23 22:31:00 How would you like to know how to get your fishing bait on the cheap, from the local supermarket? You can occasionally find some gems tucked away on a shelf at your local supermarket. By the time it gets to late summer most fish would have had enough of the ordinary bait so what if you could go round your local Morrisons or Sainsburys armed with £10, could you find an alternative. Fishing at ponds in particular and with tench and carp on my mind here are some alternatives that I think would work. First I came to chickpeas. Dried chickpeas used to be very fashionable carp bait, but now they no longer feature and at 69p they looked a bargain. This time though I was going to go overboard and buy a bottle of oyster sauce. Soak the peas over night, then let them simmer for about an hour, then Read more:Cheap
Fishing Tackle Box Organization Catches More Fish 2008-03-23 22:30:00 There are all different kinds of fishermen throughout the world. Some have been reeling in the "big one" for decades, whereas others can only dream of the day when the "big one" bites. Many fishermen like freshwater lakes, some like rivers or streams, and then there are those who prefer the ocean. Regardless of age, experience, or preference, there is one must: the right equipment and an organized tackle box. Most fishermen have accumulated various lures, tackle, rods, and reels over the years. They have developed favorites, and they certainly have discovered which equipment works best in which conditions. Being prepared with the right equipment to suit the fishing conditions will make or break a fishing trip. One way to prepare yourself as a fisherman is to have an organized tackle box. O Read more:Fishing
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Fishing for Freshwater Fish 2008-03-23 22:30:00 As you well know, fishing is all about knowing your fishing grounds. Well, you also need to know the fish. Here is a brief summary of common freshwater fish you could go after. Fishing
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Fish When discussing "common" freshwater fish that you might try to catch, one always runs the risk of having a different definition of "common" than others. Since I am writing the article, you will just have to learn to live with this list. The bass is undoubtedly the most common freshwater fish targeted by anglers. There are plenty of variations, but basses tend to break down into two categories - largemouth and smallmouth. Both fish are considered excellent game fish, but the smallmouth is known for putting up a torrid fight. The bass were originally found in the Southeast of the country,
Glowing Lures Simply Catch A Lot of Fish 2008-03-23 22:30:00 The days of threading a worm onto a hook, casting out, and hoping for the best are long gone. Advancing technology has taken fishing to a new level. These days there are all kinds of specialty rods and reels to help you catch more fish. The equipment with the most drastic improvement has got to be fishing lures. There is a different kind of lure for every imaginable situation. One of the latest trends in lures is what is called the glowing lure. Avid fishermen who have had some experience with these types of lures all agree that they simply catch a lot of fish. The secret behind a glowing lure is the light it is able to produce underneath the water. There are two types of glowing lures: those with photoluminescence, like a glow in the dark stick, and those with fluorescent pigments. Many f Read more:Catch
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HOMEMADE CATFISH AND CARP BAITS - - Amazing Predigested Fish and Shellfish Meal ... 2008-03-23 22:29:00 Prepare to see some of the most effective bait ingredients ever! Through the 1960's, work by scientists in Uruguay, stood out above all others. This was part of a global effort, to find a dietary supplement for undernourished and starving children in the third world! Methods of enzyme controlled digestion of fish meal were being tested. The aim was to convert fish meals it into highly digestible protein concentrate, while retaining essential 'omega' oils, for good health. Homemade carp bait makers and commercial bait manufacturers all round the world have benefited from this research ever since! This really started the 'ball rolling,' of the world wide use of preparatory predigested ingredients in carp and catfish baits. In catfish and carp baits, such predigested extracts enhance the nu Read more:Amazing
How to Catch Big Fish in a Mountain Stream 2008-03-23 22:28:00 Great fisherman know the most basic of casting methods. They can tell you how to thread a line and cast using a variety of terms. And while they each may have their own perfect hand tied fly that lands them Moby Dick every time, they all basically cast the same. First he must properly thread his rod. Start out by first moving the line over itself so that it will pass through the small holes easily. You dont even have to have a fly with you at this point. You can just thread your road and tie on a chunk of heavy string with a similar weight of your fly. After threading, practice your cast. Hold the rod in your strong hand, pinch the fly line under your casting hand finger, and then tug a chunk of line off the reel of the rod. After casting, learn to pick up and then lay down your line. T Read more:Catch
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Scuba Diving in Cambodia, More Fish & Less Divers! 2008-03-23 22:28:00 If there is a saying that would speak the loudest for Cambodia
diving it would be More Fish & Less Divers. If you look at a map of South East Asia, Cambodia is surrounded by great scuba diving. You have Vietnam known for its Nudibranch and soft corals, and Thailand known for diving in two different bodies of water, the Adman Sea, famous for its leopard sharks and lion fish, and the Gulf of Thailand with its warm water where whale sharks can be seen, as well as a large assortment of reef fish like wrasses, parrots and angel fish. In Cambodia you have 2 PADI Dive Centers and a few smaller dive shops with instructors from SSI, CMAS, and NAUI. Go to Koh Toa in Thailand and you have on just one small island 35 dive shops. Koh Chiang has over 20 dive shops and is less than 100 miles away as Read more:Scuba
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THE STING - HOME CARP BAITS To Easily Catch More Fish for Less Money 2008-03-23 22:27:00 Many fishermen would like to make their own baits, maybe for the unique satisfaction of catching that new personal best on your own bait, or simply as an alternative to buying expensive shop-bought boilies. Whatever - you can be sure it is certainly well worthwhile! You may be new to the exciting world of making homemade carp baits, or perhaps been making them a while. Those who have been making them a while already know the great benefits there are in doing this. Often the bait that catches the 'bigger carp' is the one that is new or 'different.' It is a proven fact that all baits 'lose their edge' after a while of fish being hooked on them. This is one of the major reasons why shop bait companies are always bringing out new boilies and bait products. The 'average' angler will go to the Read more:Catch
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EXCITING BIG CARP BAITING - Exploiting FISH Greed and Pecking Order 2008-03-23 22:27:00 It has been shown by scientists that chilids (the 'perch-like fish,') establish a life-long feeding, mating and territorial 'pecking-order,' by actually observing the fights and competitive feeding activities of their peers. This is 'mirrored' in carp, and it is especially interesting for us, in big carp; so why not truly exploit this natural behaviour and achieve some exceptional catches! To specifically target those biggest carp, you can really leverage bait and baiting techniques. You can induce a 'competitive' escalation of 'bait excited fish activity' in your swim, right up through the ranks of the more numerous smaller fish and in fact affect the feeding behaviour of the very biggest wariest carp. I call it the accelerated 'bait triangle effect.' You can get these biggest fish 'cha Read more:Greed
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Gang Hooks Simply Catch More Fish 2008-03-23 22:27:00 For those of you who have never heard of the term "gang-hooks", it's probably time for you to take a closer look. A set of gang hooks is fairly simple to tie yourself, or you can buy them, the choice is yours. What's important is that you begin using them for all of your live bait fishing. A set of gang hooks is, by far, the most natural way to present a worm. Gang hooks are simply two small hooks tied in tandem. Hooks that are probably much smaller than you may be accustomed to. I personally prefer size 10 hooks. My preference is 2 size 10 hooks tied on four pound test. And I catch BIG fish with a setup that's this size. I consistently catch Smallmouth Bass up and Rainbow Trout up to five or six pounds on gang hooks setups exactly that size. The only downfall to a gang hook setup is that Read more:Catch
Carp - Learn the facts on this fish that can help you catch the trophies 2008-03-23 22:26:00 One of the most common anglers' catches is the carp, a freshwater fish of the family Cyprinidae, counting in America with many devoted enthusiasts. The best-known species of carp in North America is the common carp (Cyprinus carpio), although the history of this fish comes from Europe. In the Middle Ages, carp were spread by monks for food throughout the Old Continent; from there this tradition was exported worldwide in the 15th century, although the popularity of carp remained intact until the present. In Europe, carp have been the most popular fish over the last 20 years, becoming a billion-dollar industry within the extremely competitive fishing tackle market. In the United States, it was initially considered just one of the exotic species not native to North America, arriving just by a Read more:facts
5 Simple Techniques To Help You Catch More Fish 2008-03-23 22:25:00 In my estimation, many anglers overlook some very simple things that effect their fish catching ability. Like many things in life, it's often the most obvious things that get overlooked, and in most cases these obvious things have a very big impact on our lives, and for the purposes of this article, our fishing. These 5 techniques are going to be focused on the river or stream angler who spends much oh their time wading in the water, trying to catch fish. So if you're a Largemouth Bass angler who fishes from a $20,000 bass boat, these tips probably won't mean much to you. In any case, here are the tips and you can do with them what you will:1) Size Matters - The size of your line matters. In river and stream situations fish are usually much more wary than in a muddy lake with a lot of boat Read more:Catch
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No Fish Fry in Florida 2008-03-23 22:24:00 It looked like the Marlins had a good thing going with Joe Girardi, but he is out and Fredi Gonzalez is in. Girardi led the Marlins to a 78-win season when many expected the fish to lose over 100 games, but butting heads with management got him shipped out. The 2007 Marlins have a chance to improve 5-10 games in my book which will be a great success for this team, but likely only good enough for fourth place in the division. It was supposed to be Dontrelle Willis and a bunch of inexperienced youngsters struggling on the mound in 2006. But Sanchez, Johnson, and Olsen all surprised. Sanchez showed some magic when he threw the first no-hitter in the bigs in 28 months, Johnson nearly won an ERA title before suffering September injury, and Olsen won 12 games as a rookie despite a very slow sta Read more:Florida
BIG FISH BAITS - Not a Question of Luck 2008-03-23 22:23:00 Some days when you're fishing for bigger fish of the carp or catfish kind, it seems like everything you try just won't produce a 'bite.' But then something happens that changes everything. What is that special something? Let's see... You know those days when those fish are seen cruising and sunning themselves and look easy enough to catch in a big net if you got close enough! But to get them to eat a bait seems utterly futile? Generally these hard times can be attributed to the prevailing temperatures and air pressures, or angling pressure, or fish may pre-occupied with spawning rituals and preparation etc. These times can seem pointless when all your tried and trusted rigs and bait changes don't produce anything near a positive feeding response. But the secret may well be that it's just Read more:Question
How To Catch More Fish 2008-03-23 22:23:00 That's what many anglers want to do, right? Catch
more fish? Of course. And one of the best ways to catch more fish is by learning more. The more tips and techniques you can learn the better. You never know when one of them might come in handy. Here's are a few of the best that I've learned in my past 20 years of angling :Use Gang Hooks - One of the best things that can be done to help you catch more fish is to begin using gang hooks rather than 1 single hook for any of your bait fishing, especially with live worms. Gang hooks are the best way to present a live worm. They work very well for Powerbait as well. Powerbait floats, and when rigged with a set of gang hooks that means that you'll have 2 pieces of Powerbait floating off the bottom the next time that you're still fishing, thus doub
How to Get Rid of Fish Smell 2008-03-23 22:22:00 The smell of fish is something that lingers in the fishing boat, in the kitchen, the pots and pans, in your car, on your hands, in your clothes and anywhere else that is touched by the fish. It is not a pleasant smell for most people. I know there are those that say they grew up thinking that fish was supposed to smell like fish, but most find the lingering odor after the fish is long eaten to be unpleasant. There are many home type remedies that are professed to work. Let me list some here for you to try. 1.) Wash or clean with a solution of vinegar and water. 2.) Wash or clean with a solution of bleach and water. 3.) If it is your refrigerator or freezer, empty it and turn it off. Place a container of boiling hot water with a sliced lemon in it. Leave for about an hour. Then make sure al Read more:Smell
Fish With Only the Appropriate Gear 2008-03-23 22:22:00 Before you run out and burn your hard earned cash on fishing rods and fishing tackle, you should consider a few things to make sure you get the best fishing gear for the fish you are fishing for and the places you fish. If you're looking for a great bargain on fishing gear, try to do some fishing for gear and tackle that is out of season or overstocked. Stores will be willing to sell this gear for a discount rather than having to store it until the next season. You might want to spend a few extra dollars though, and get better quality fishing gear. You usually get what you pay for, so spending extra money usually means getting better quality. There is a certain amount of skill that you can use no matter what quality your equipment is though. A good fisherman knows that one of the most imp
Better Carp And Catfish Rigs And Baits For Big Fishing Catches! 2008-04-30 01:06:00 * Some big fish rigs and bait combinations are little known, or with a little adaptation, can bring fantastic rewards! Here are proven rigs and bait combinations to keep those big fish getting hooked! A great little known rig 'edge' for carp is the normal dog biscuit fished on the bottom! Side hook dog biscuits or slide them on a hair as normal, but fish the rig on the bottom, under free offerings on the surface. In summer it is often difficult to get 'takes' on pressured big fish waters on the surface, but many 'free baits end up sinking and being eaten with confidence on the bottom. Try them soaked on amino acids compounds or flavours any time of year where the fish see many of these in the summer months! Using a larger size long-shanked hook and foam or cork as a 'balance or buoyancy ai Read more:Fishing
Secret Fishing Ingredients Of Original Thinking For Big Carp And Catfish 2008-05-04 01:07:00 The big fishing rip-off and how second-hand recommendations of anglers using over used baits and tackle and methods and many which have been'over-sold are very possibly costing you fish big-time and maybe giving you a limiting 'herd mentality!' The biggest part about fishing is being different, everyone appears to say they 'know' this there is a vast difference between understanding a concept and having actually being prepared to constantly takes those incredibly valuable and productive 'risks' with baits methods and items of tackle to keep ahead of the herd ('majority') and be different! What I mean is, the whole modern bait and tackle industries are supposed to be geared towards providing the modern angler with every 'edge'. However the paradox here is that those very 'edges' become the Read more:Fishing
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Catfish And Carp Fishing Special Baits And Ground Bait Tactics 2008-05-06 01:08:00 After a self-enforced period of around one and a half years of practically no fishing i.e. no hooking of carp at all many amazing realisations have come to me. I am back on the highly exciting verge of starting to fish again. One of my primary goals this year is to prove again just to what degree the correct design and application of bait for a variety of big fish and fishing situations can be, as an 'equaliser' of results. (Against full-time and sponsored anglers and those with more time, bait, experience etc!) And also by this, I mean comparatively massive catches of big fish by an 'ordinary angler' out of practice and with average skills, tackle and time. But the leveraging of bait towards this purpose has to be part of a bigger plan. The fact is I'm out of practice so much; I've only c Read more:Fishing
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Choosing The Right Fishing Lure Is No Easy Matter 2008-05-09 01:19:00 Walk into any tackle shop and you can find a single lure model in mind numbing array of shades and patterns. It might be said of any true fisherman that at heart they are "simple men". Given the choice most fishermen would wish that life and fishing were simple, cut and clear. However as in life, picking lures is never that simple. If it was everyone on the water, everyone on the lake would be the "king fisherman". There are just too many things that can change when it comes to fishing and the fishing gods. However if can be said that there are some simple basics and basic principles to consider when choosing your lures for a good day or weekend with your buddies fishing on the lake. First and foremost it's the action of the lure that counts. Lures move and attract fish - hopefully big one Read more:Right
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Fishing Reels Explained For Beginners 2008-05-11 01:09:00 Fishing reels have come a long way over the years from the typical conventional reels that were being made back in the day. It would be very easy for any novice or person just starting out with fishing as a hobby to easily get confused about the astonishing amount of choices on the market today. Just go to any of your local sporting goods store and have a look around at the rows and rows of fishing reels available at your disposal. Hopefully we will be able to dispel some of the fears that you may have if you are just starting to fish and needing to purchase a new fishing reel with an overview of the types of fishing reels on the shelves these days and what you might look at eventually buying. The first reel that I started out with was a closed face fishing reel made by Zebco. These reels Read more:Fishing
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