He who lives by the rod, shall die by the rod

Fishing is an ancient practice that dates back at least 10,000 years back, the term fishing is applied to hunting for fish or other aquatic animals mostly for consumption. However, the modern fishing now relates a lot to recreational fishing and closely related to the term sport fishing. Recreational fishing has conventions, rules, licensing restrictions and laws that limit the way in which fish may be caught.

The most common form of recreational fishing is done with the use of rod, line and reel and different type range of baits. Lures are commonly use in replacement of baits to replicate the movement and looks of real baits.

Recreational anglers have been known to cause the depletion of fish stocks in commercial lakes, this is due to anglers with poor knowledge of how to protect the fish from damage or stress once out of the water. Hence the term Catch and release was introduced where anglers will release the fish back into the water after it has been caught. This will significantly have a positive effect on the ecosystem of aquatic species. There’s been constant debate on the where some consider it to be unethical to inflict pain on a fish for fun or sport and not for reasons of capturing food. Personally (being an Angler) I find that buying fishes or aquatic species from the market caused more damage to the ecosystem, fish or aquatic species that we buy from the market are usually caught by long nets and other methods whereby other species are also netted and most of the non-targeted species of fish are usually disposed of or made into fish food.

A lot of angles I know will practice catch and release. Some say it does not make much difference especially when you are fishing from the sea/offshore. However freshwater fishing from lakes and rivers will have a significant effect on the particular fish species. I myself usually go for snakehead species (called Toman here) that are a predatory species and the very few freshwater species here that actually take lures. And every single time I have one at the end of my line, it’s just feels exhilarating and exciting, I’m sure a lot of anglers would be able to relate to what I’m referring to. I myself practice catch and release for these species and hope that more people do it as well. I would like my children and the next generations to have a chance to actually know how it feels like when they have a 10pounder on the end of their line! I love this famous quote: “We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, We borrow it from our children”

Most of the anglers I know are really passionate about fishing. (I’m sure most that I don’t know will be as well) Hence I decided to choose the title. I find that a lot of anglers are really so passionate about it that almost everything else is secondary, especially when it comes to getting the correct bait/lure. I remember there was a time where we need to use some flour to mix a particular bait we use for fishing in a pay-pond, and when we go to the store to purchase the flour, it needs to be a particular brand which is more expensive than the usual ones. The interesting thing is, if it was for our own consumption, we would have chosen any brand that comes to mind or that is cheaper. The point is passionate anglers would really go the extra mile as long as it catches the fish.

We have tested all kinds of different baits, and just like any business we have test out different techniques and strategies and it things does not always go according to plan.

I find that these principles are valuable in starting a business as well.


Here's a photo of me with a Snakehead (toman) that I caught on a Spinnerbait!

Now I will tell you why so many of us like fishing....

Why Fishing is Better than Sex?

1. You don't have to hide your fishing magazines.

2. It is perfectly acceptable to pay a professional to fish with you once in a while.

3. Hadith don't say anything about fishing.

4. If your partner takes pictures or videotapes of you fishing, you don't have to worry about them showing up on the Internet if you become famous.

5. Your fishing partner doesn't get upset about people you fished with long ago.

6. It's perfectly respectable to fish with a total stranger.

7. When you see a really good fisherperson, you don't have feel guilty about imagining the two of you fishing together.

8. If your regular fishing partner isn't available, he/she won't object if you fish with someone else.

9. Nobody will ever tell you that you will go blind if you fish by yourself.

10. When dealing with a fishing pro, you never have to wonder if they are really an undercover cop.

11. You can have a fishing calendar on your wall at the office, tell fishing jokes, and invite coworkers to fish with you without getting sued for harassment.

12. There are no fishing-transmitted diseases.

13. If you want to watch fishing on television, you don't have to subscribe to nasty channel.

14. Nobody expects you to fish with the same partner for the rest of your life.

15. Nobody expects you to give up fishing if your partner loses interest in it.

16. Your fishing partner will never say, "Not again? We just fished last week! Is fishing all you ever think about?"

BASS TOURNAMENT SHORTCUTS

by Roger Lee Brown "The Bass Coach"
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Have you ever noticed whether it be Club Tournaments, Divisional Tournaments (B.A.S.S. Federation, Red Man, Anglers Choice, etc.) and even the Pro Tournaments, usually you will see a hand full of the same anglers consistently "In-The-Money" most of the time? Then while you're driving home after fishing some of these tournaments without much success you ask yourself, "What are these anglers doing so different than me?"

There are many different reasons these anglers consistently "Cash-In" or "Place in the money". I hope I can help you with some insight on what keeps these anglers successful when it comes to tournament fishing.

Bass Tournament fishing is a very competitive sport in a multi-billion dollar industry. More and more anglers every day are joining the ranks of the Tournament competitors. With all these new competitors joining the established ones, the competition seems to be getting tougher and tougher, making it harder to stay on top, or consistently be "In-The-Money".

I have outlined several tactics you can use to give you the edge over a good portion of the participants. These can stack the cards in your favor when it comes to tournament preparation.

Understanding Bass

The better that an angler can understand his or her quarry the better or more successful he or she will be at catching it. The most important factors when bass fishing is understanding how a bass reacts to changing conditions and how they use their senses (taste, feel, sight, smell, etc.). There is much to learn about bass, especially when you have to consider water clarity and depth, water temperature and oxygen content, vegetation, seasons, daily conditions, barometric pressure changes, weather fronts, available forage, colors, structure and there's more!

The first rule of thumb to ALWAYS keep in mind is that bass need three elements to survive:

FOOD
OXYGEN
COVER

Understanding these elements and relating them to some of the situations or conditions listed above should help prepare you for the "Pre-Fishing" period of a tournament. This is the start of putting a "Game-Plan" together.

Familiarize Yourself With the Tournament Waters

This can be done by first obtaining a map of the waters you will be fishing. By understanding how to read a map and relate it to bass fishing you can just about "Pre-Fish" any body of water before launching the boat. Just by knowing where the structures are (channels, drops, humps, shallows, flats, depth, points, etc) and by understanding how bass relate to the seasons, daily conditions, and water temperatures, you should be able to eliminate large amounts of water. Understanding the long list of factors I outlined previously, you should be able to key on the areas where bass relate.

Another way to get familiarized with the water is to hire guides or charters. Depending on expenses I would recommend hiring at least two different guides or charters on any given body of water. That way you can take the best of the two days to help find areas and patterns. Being a licensed guide as well as a bass angling instructor, I need to let the truth be known that there are very poor and very good guides on just about every body of water that holds large-scale bass tournaments; buyer beware.

Another way to learn the lake is to "fly the water." Go to a nearby municipal or county airport and find a pilot to fly you over the tournament waters. This doesn't cost very much (normally), but you'd be amazed of what you can see from the air that you can't see while sitting on the water.

Color & Bait Patterns

Probably one of the best ways to learn the color and bait patterns of any given body of water would be to visit as many bait and tackle retailers in the area as possible. Peruse the shelves to see what baits and colors are the best sellers. If you visit several of these retailers you should be able to get a very good idea of what colors and baits to use, based on the average of all these different places combined.

Watch The Locals

One of the best ways I've found some great Honey Holes in the past is just by observing the locals. While you are on the water and see a boat sitting in one spot for a while, just move off in a distance and watch. Remember some of these locals have fished these waters all their life and are not sitting in areas just to eat lunch!

In the morning before you hit the water, try to find the local diner where most of the locals go eat breakfast. Many times I've found some great information just by eating at the same place at the same time, and by sitting as close as possible. Many anglers like to brag! Just by sitting and minding my own, you can't help but over-hear these locals talking between themselves about the 10-pounder they caught off of Truman's Point using a Spook and so on.

Putting A Game Plan Together

Putting a game plan together for a tournament and sticking to it can make or break most of the anglers in the field. The biggest problem many anglers have is not sticking to a game plan.

Several years ago, I had the great pleasure and company of Shaw Grisby Jr. and his Father (Pops) over at my home for dinner. That evening, I asked Shaw's father (A truly great and knowledgeable man) why he thought most anglers can't seem to stay consistent in tournaments, to which he replied, "They always leave the fish!"

To put another way, if you are in an area where there are fish, WHY LEAVE? Give a spot time. The biggest part of pre-fishing is locating fish right? So don't just give a spot a few minutes then leave. I've sat on certain spots for a couple of hours without a bite, then all of a sudden they turn on and I've caught limits. I just had to wait them out.

When making your game plan, select an area where you won't have to run miles and miles to secondary spots. Try to keep at least three or four alternate spots within a few minutes of each other.

As I mentioned before, being a Pro Bass Instructor, I've had several students in the past who attended my 3-day Bass Fishing School that just wanted to learn how to "Pre-Fish" a tournament. By teaching them a better understanding of bass behavior and showing them such things as how to put game plans together, different techniques and patterns, color selection, what proper equipment to use, and how to locate bass, these former students are now consistent money winners.

I hope that this article will help you in all your future tournaments and make you a more consistent angler.

Until next time!.....Take Care & God Bless!

Making Fishing Lures

Making fishing lures may be easy for the seasoned do-it-yourself angler. But the maintenance of these lures is just as important to ensure a tip-top condition.

After buying or making the fishing lures there is still the responsibility of taking care of and repairing them so that they are always in good condition. This requires some effort and time but is usually easy for the angler who makes his own fishing lures.

Fishing lures in general do not require much care when storing them in a home or shop. The best idea is to put them into cabinet drawers or individual boxes so that they can be found easily and can be kept dry. In humid climates or near the seashore it is important not to expose the metal parts to the air; otherwise, hooks will rust and other metals will corrode.

Fishing lures that have feathers or hair should be kept in airtight containers so that moths and other insects or small animals will not get to them. This also applies to new fishing lures that haven't yet been used. Lures which have been used require considerable care if you want to get the maximum use from them. Freshwater fishing lures usually require less care and repair than saltwater ones.

In general, when examining any fishing lure you have made or bought it's a wise policy to repair it if you are the least bit doubtful about its condition. Repairing usually means sandpapering the part of the lure body that is slightly chipped and then touching up with a small brush, using enamels or lacquers.

Replace the hooks with new ones if they are badly rusted. When doing this it is important to use the same size and weight as the old ones so that the action of the fishing lure is not changed in any way. If the damage is too bad and the lure cannot be repaired, throw it away after salvaging any usable parts.

It doesn't pay to take chances with a fishing lure that is weak in any way. You may hook a record fish but lose it if the lure is not dependable. Many anglers who buy their fishing lures in tackle stores often use them until they fall apart, before buying new ones. But if you make your own fishing lures you can afford to use only those that are still in good condition.

It is better to be safe than sorry

Pocket Water Fishing

What is pocket water? Pocket water occurs when water in a river cascades into puffy white pools and it moves in all directions. Trout may hide in areas called lies, where there are edges, rocks, or where the shallow water drops off into deeper pools. Since the water is broken, it's difficult to see the trout, but more importantly, they can't see you. This can enable you to get as close to the lies as possible. Your casts during pocket-water fishing should be tight and short - have a short and manageable amount of line. Keep as much line as possible off the water and keep your rod high. When your fly hits the water, be in position to set the hook. A 50-yard stretch of pocket water may have 100 or 200 fishing opportunities. Be persistent and fish all likely lies.

Joke of the Day

Bigger Breasts

A husband, tired of his wife asking him how she looks, buys her
a full length mirror. This does little to help, as now she
stands in front of the mirror, looking at herslef, asking him
how she looks.

One day fresh out of the shower, she was yet again in front of
the mirror, now complaining that her breasts our too small.
Uncharacteristically, the husband comes up with a suggestion,
"If you want your breasts to grow, then every day get a peice of
toilet paper and rub it between your breasts a few seconds."
Willing to try anything, the wife fetches a peice of toilet
paper, standing in front of the mirror and rubbing it between
her breasts. "How long will this take?" she asks. "Oh, they'll
grow larger over a period of years." he replied. The wife stops.
"Why do you think rubbing a peice of tiolet paper between my
breasts everyday will make my breasts grow over the years?" The
husband shrugs, "It worked for your ass didn't it?"

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REASONS WHY ALCOHOL IS GOOD FOR THE HUMAN SPECIES......

"Sometimes when I reflect back on all the wine I drink
I feel shamed. Then I look into the glass and think
about the workers in the vineyards and all of their hopes
and dreams If I didn't drink this wine, they might be out
of work and their dreams would be shattered. Then I say
to myself, "It is better that I drink this wine and let their
dreams come true than be selfish and worry about my liver."
~ Jack Handy
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may leave you wondering what the
hell
happened to your bra and panties.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

"I feel sorry for people who don't drink. When they
wake up in the morning, that's as good as they're
going to feel all day. "
~Frank Sinatra
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may create the illusion that you
are tougher, smarter, faster and better looking than most people.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading."
~ Henny Youngman
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may lead you to think people are
laughing WITH you.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"24 hours in a day, 24 beers in a case. Coincidence?
I think not."
~ Stephen Wright
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to think you can
sing.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"When we drink, we get drunk. When we get drunk,
we fall asleep. When we fall asleep, we commit no sin.
When we commit no sin, we go to heaven. So, let's all
get drunk and go to heaven!"
~ Brian O'Rourke
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause pregnancy.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants
us to be happy."
~ Benjamin Franklin
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol is a major factor in dancing like
a retard.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Without question, the greatest invention in the
history of mankind is beer. Oh, I grant you that the
wheel was also a fine invention, but the wheel does
not go nearly as well with pizza."
~ Dave Barry
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may cause you to tell your friends
over and over again that you love them.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
To some it's a six-pack, to me it's a Support Group. Salvation in a
can!
~ Dave Howell
WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you can
logically converse with members of the opposite s e x without
spitting.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
And saving the best for last, as explained by Cliff Clavin,
of Cheers. One afternoon at Cheers, Cliff Clavin was explaining the
Buffalo Theory to his buddy Norm.
Here's how it went:

"Well ya see, Norm, it's like this... A herd of buffalo
can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo. And when
the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones
at the back that are killed first This natural selection is
good for the herd as a whole, because the general speed and health of
the whole group keeps improving by the
regular killing of the weakest members. In much the same way, the
human brain can only operate as fast as the
slowest brain cells. Excessive intake of alcohol, as we
know, kills brain cells. But naturally, it attacks the slowest and
weakest brain cells first. In this way, regular consumption of beer
eliminates the weaker brain cells, making the brain a faster and more
efficient machine. That's why you always feel smarter after a few
beers."

WARNING: The consumption of alcohol may make you think you are
whispering when you are not.

MAGIC !!!

 

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the circle of violet circles will soon  DISAPPEAR completely ..  and you will see only the green spot (which is actually violet) 
  
 

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Title: Fly Fishing with Streamers

Author: Cameron Larsen

Article:
Fly fishing streamers is often over looked by fly anglers,
especially trout anglers. Streamers is a category of flies fly
fisherman have given to loosely mean food other than insects.
Generally, being smaller fish, it could also be crayfish,
leeches, and crustaceans. Bass and salt water anglers, are more
familiar with the theory that big fish eat littler fish.
However, as our sport is dominated by trout anglers we think
insect first and many times that is as far as our thought
process goes. However, big fish eat little fish, always have and
always will. Fish are indiscriminate feeders and will eat what
is presented to them. They don't have preferences, they take
what they are given. And the nice thing about little fish is
they are always present.

In most rivers and lakes there will be almost always be fish fry
of one kind or another present. With the predominant season for
fish fry being the spring, they easily will be present until
late fall, and often year around. But even if fry are not
around, minnows are present year around, sculpins, silversides,
alewives, smelt, the list is endless. And even if you say there
are no minnows available where you fish, well, trout are
cannibalistic, if your fishing waters have big trout, then it
also has little trout. In short, the 'hatch' is always on when
you are fishing streamers.

Besides year around availability, another advantage of fishing
streamers, is your average catch is going to be larger. Fish are
masters of energy conservation and expenditure. They will not
pursue food if it costs more energy to catch then they will
receive from its consumption. That is why in the winter they
will not chase food, you literally have to hit them in the nose
with it. This fact, helps us to understand the feeding habits of
large trout. A large trout holed down deep, not particularly
interested in eating, will consume a minnow, if given the
opportunity, no matter what. They might not rise up to devour
size 22 Tricos, unless they are in a feeding mode, but given a
minnow that they only have to lunge for, is an opportunity they
won't turn down very often. That is a lot of energy consumed
without a lot of energy exerted.

Techniques for fishing streamers vary from nymphs somewhat. A
little action imparted by your rod tip, can help convince your
targeted prey that the minnow is injured, thereby increasing
strike potential. If casting into a river, the current will help
you greatly in imparting 'swimming' action onto your streamer.
Raisng and then lowering your rod tip, can also aid in the
action. Vary the tempo until you find something that works. If
fishing in lakes and ponds or from a boat on a river, you will
need to retrieve. Again vary the tempo, using short bursts
followed by a count or two of idleness. Allow your streamer to
fall, often times the strikes happen when your fly is falling.

Favorite trout streamers include Woolly Buggers, both beadhead
and non-beadhead. Mickey Finns, Jannsen's Minnows, and of course
the veritable Muddler Minnow and its cast of imitators. Bass
fisherman have also used the same patterns for years and years.
Saltwater patterns all virtually fall under the streamer
category with perennial favorites being the Lefty's Deceivers,
Clouser Minnows, and Crazy Charlies. As well as various crab and
shrimp patterns.

Trout fisherman might have to bulk up their gear a little,
depending on what they are used to fishing with. 6 wt rods are
usually preferable, with enough stoutness to cast the bigger
fly, and fight those sure to come bigger fish.

About the author:
Cameron Larsen is a retired commericial fly tier and fly fishing
guide. He now operates The Big Y Fly Company.
http://www.bigyflyco.com/flyfishinghome.html He can be reached
at info@bigyflyco.com. This article will appear in the Big Y Fly
Fishing E-Zine at
Http://www.bigyflyco.com/Bigyflyfishingezine.html

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