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posted on Feb 3, 2009You might not think the words "fish farm" would evoke a great emotional reaction, but let me tell you, some serious sturm und drang went down at last week's Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council meeting with what has proved to be quite a hot-button issue: Should the federal go ...
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posted on Nov 18, 2008in general, the new generation of "jigging" rods reflects some pretty amazing stuff -- much lighter than in the past but rated for amazing strength -- largely because they're designed for braided lines ... same reels that used to mean, say, 30# mono on rods this size now means mor ...
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posted on Nov 10, 2008no doubt about that.... there's not much in fishing to compare with the smoking, gut-wrenching 100-yard run of a big bone over a flat barely covered with water!
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posted on Nov 6, 2008well, you're not alone there, bro'! if you have had a chance to see the big feature in SF, you'll note that the concensus of 68 experts from all over agree with you, rating tarpon the no. 1 game fish of all, inshore, (and in fact you guys voting tarpon and blue marlin have it cove ...
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posted on Nov 5, 2008So which species is it?
There is no such rule of course (so far!) but the point is, per the article in the Nov/Dec issue of SPORT FISHING (and the survey on this site) rating the performance of game fish:
If in fact you had to select just a single type of fish to ta ... -
posted on Oct 4, 2008hey, mike -- i was there last year; you'll see feature that will include BVI bones next year. but for now, i can say that i know there are some flats and there is some bonefishing at V-gorda but not sure the extent. however, we found lots of bonefish at anegada -- the only flat, non-volcani ...
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posted on Sep 23, 2008wow! that's wild, rob! where was this? i have seen rattlers crossing estuarial rivers but haven't heard of anyone nailed by one while fishing.
would love to hear others who have true stories to tell of unhappy encounters with wild critters while fishing. might even pull some to ... -
posted on Sep 22, 2008I just this afternoon finished writing up an item for the November issue's news pages about an "unwelcome visitor" on a poor guy's boat. Seems he was fishing alongside a jetty in a British Columbia seaport, minding his own business, when a black bear ambled down and then ...
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posted on Apr 18, 2008Please Note: We're Talking About Wire Line (i.e. Your Reel Spooled Up With Wire, Not Mono Or Braid) -- not Merely About The Bite Leader.
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posted on Mar 28, 2008
for the record: thanx to tom rosenbauer for a GREAT response and thanx to all the readers who've posted here (and in lots of other forums as well as a zillion emails)!
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