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Deep Sea Fishing Rods


Deep-sea fishing rods are the main equipment for catching fish. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned fisherman, the right fishing rod for your deep-sea expedition can make all the difference in your adventure and can help you catch more fish.



Deep-sea fishing rods come in a variety of sizes and colors. They are mostly graphite rods and have a handle to hold them. You can test the grip of the rod by holding it and ensuring that the handle fits snugly in your palm. The length of the rod for deep-sea fishing can be chosen on the basis of type of fish that needs to be caught. For lightweight fish, 4- to 6-foot long rods work best. But for heavier fish, which are found in the deep seas, rods with a length of 6 feet or more are better. Also, the casting line of the rod should be good enough when fishing in the deep-sea. The lighter the weight of the rod, the more comfort it provides while doing fishing. Heavy or bulky rods can put you off the fishing expedition if used for longer durations. And finally, the reels should match the rods that you buy.



It is also essential to check the flexibility of the rod you use for deep-sea fishing. It should be flexible enough to bend gracefully with the weight of the fish. You can test this by holding the rod in your hand as if you are casting, flipping the end, and then watching the tip for movement. Deep-sea fishing rods cost anywhere from $30 to $300. Billy Baits, Penn and Shimano are some of the well-known rod manufacturing companies. You can buy them from any sports store or order them on the Internet. It is always a better idea to check the rod personally for grip and comfort before placing the order. Sometimes used rods are also available at discounted prices. Deep-sea fishing tour operators generally provide rods for your use, so if you are comfortable with their choice, you do not need to buy yours separately.





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Revealed Bass Fishing Secrets

Why is it that so many fishermen are so secretive? Whether they're bass fisherman, fly fisherman, or trout fisherman, it's always the same, they're just keeping all the secrets between them and they're friends. They very rarely reveal any of their little dirty fishing secrets to anyone else. For years, I was literally out on my little aluminum boat probably developing skin cancer from being out on the lake so long and not catching anything except one fish if I were lucky.

Fishing isn't easy! At least that's what I thought during all my fishing trips the past ten or so years. Only recently did I discover I was doing just about everything wrong. About a year ago I came across a fellow who knew just about every bass fishing secret there was in the book. He was a true pro to bass fishing.

I met this fellow while cruising around my favorite fishing lake in Florida. We noticed each other when we saw we had almost identical Alumacraft boats. We had the same red stripe on the side and everything. What a day it was. It was a day which took my little fishing hobby to a whole new level.

Besides trading stories about our little boats, we talked about bass fishing, and how the lake we were on was easy to fish on. There are bass fish just about everywhere in this lake. Shockingly, he told me that the lake we were on had only small amounts of large bass. He only fished here for catching and releasing fish when he wasn't out competing in and winning fishing tournaments. I was in shock. I didn't even want to believe what he was saying! Was I really fishing in the darn lake catching small fish? I thought a five pound bass was a great size for dinner for me and my wife! Okay, so he was only joking. He then told me that during this specific time of day was when there were only smaller fish out and about. The bigger fish come out when... oh, wait it's a secret!

Anyway, meeting this pro was a life changing event. For the wrest of the day on the lake he revealed secret after secret to me. This guy happened to have just about every type of fishing lure you could imagine. I had quiet a collection myself. The weird thing was that he only used about three types of lures, in only a few different colors. These were specifically for bass fishing. This guy really had it down. He had been catching so many fish in his free time he already had found his own secret lures that were guaranteed to catch a bass. These were lures you could buy at any fishing shop, nothing that wasn't available to the public.

There's now secret guide to Bass Fishing out. Most of the pro's don't know about it yet, and the pro's who have discovered it literally want it gotten rid of! It literally gives away the secrets these pro's use during tournaments to catch their record breaking catches. These are the same secrets my friend told me. In fact, this guide reveals so much more!

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Aaron Brandon's hobby was catching one lousy Bass in a single day until he learned all the secrets only the pro fisherman knew about! Several of the secrets are now revealed in this secret bass fishing guide.

Fishing Tackle Box Organization Catches More Fish

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.

Organizing all of your gear, especially what is located in your tackle box, has many advantages. Some of these include:

1. Quick lure exchange. Whether you are in the middle of a tournament or just enjoying a Saturday afternoon, no one likes wasting time changing their lures. With a tackle box that is organized you are bound to spend more time with your line in the water.

2. Many fishermen don't fish in the same fishing spot every time they go out. In fact, some may fish in the ocean one day and on the lake the next. If your gear is organized according to what conditions you will be fishing in, you will most likely have a more successful trip. Better yet, organize two different tackle boxes; one for freshwater fishing and the other for saltwater fishing.

3. No tangled lures! That is the worst; you get out onto the water and are all set to go, only to find that all of your lures are tangled into a huge mess. You end up spending half of your time fixing the jumbled mess. By using a tackle box that is designed to separate lures and keep them from tangling with other lures you are going to save yourself a lot of time.

If you haven't yet bought a tackle box, or are looking into an upgrade for better organizational benefits, consider these aspects before buying:

1. Durability. You definitely don't want your nicely organized tackle box falling apart on you. Pick a strong plastic or a metal that won't rust. Fishing is not for pansies, your tackle box shouldn't be built like one either.

2. Is it waterproof and watertight? Most tackle boxes are made of material that is waterproof, but can water still creep inside through the cracks? This could form mold on your expensive equipment if there is not adequate ventilation. Some boxes come with removable parts to air out wet lures and remove any water that snuck in.

3. The size and function of your tackle box should largely depend on your intended use. Tournament fishermen need to have quick access to different lures and a fairly light box. The same goes for shore fishermen; they have to carry their tackle box to the shore, so it would make sense to consider weight when purchasing a new tackle box. On the other hand, many fishermen use the same boat and prefer to store their tackle box on board. In this case, they can afford to have a bit more weight in exchange for extra storage or waterproofing features.

4. It is always nice to have a little extra space for gear other than lures, weights, etc. A compartment for a pair of pliers (with quick access) is a plus. Some tackle boxes even come with a spot for a flashlight; always handy when fishing at dawn or dusk.

There are many things to think about and prepare before any fishing trip. An organized tackle box will ensure arriving on the water with the right equipment every time!

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TOP QUALITY CARP AND CATFISH FISHING BAITS WIN AGAIN!

Many top anglers have used the so called 'balanced nutritional profile bait' approach and thinking as the basics of their long term success, and some have even turned their secret bait formulas into some of the shop-bought baits seen today.

Using this 'Balanced Nutritional Value' approach, even relative carp fishing beginners can regularly start catching bigger fish far more consistently than using cheap carbohydrate flours based baits , when regularly applied to a water; to take advantage of the carp's feeding habits.

I fished one UK water where an average 80 % of anglers blanked for big fish during 12 to 72 hour sessions! The lake carp record at the time was 39.12 pounds and the big catfish were getting caught less and less frequently due to fishing pressure. I used a nutritional value bait the fish had never seen in this form. The first fish I landed was a 36.8 pound mirror carp, followed by a 68 pound catfish!

The following week I returned and again, I landed a different 36.8 pound mirror, followed by a 58 LB catfish! I consistently applied the bait to the water over an 8 week period. The highlight was catching two different 38.12 pound mirror carp in 24 hours, along with nine 25 pound plus mirrors and commons!

The total for this period was sixty upper 20s, and eleven 30 pounders; some of which were caught twice! (There were estimated to be fifteen 30's in the lake at the time)

To whet your appetite a bit more, I applied my own design 'HNV' bait to a small heavily fished water with the specific intention of selectively catching multiple 40 pound fish in a session; achieving three 40's in three days including a new lake record. After catching five 40's from April up to July of that season, these boilies really proved this theory correct!

You really need a basic understanding of a carp's essential dietary needs, in order to produce a bait that will attract and catch the biggest or often, most wary carp, in both the short and the long term!

Your general aim, is to provide a practicle boilie bait that is quickly and easily digestible, 'complete food source', that is extremely 'energy efficient' to eat, palatable, and gives out excellent strong, sensory signals of its beneficial nutritional values.

This bait could contain all the essential dietary needs a carp can be lacking at any particular time in your particular lake; e.g. even a specific nutrient that it cannot fill by any natural food source (or by anglers' baits!)

Instinct is hardwired into a carp's brain to detect and remember essential food sources. Naturally, carp patrol their environment, constantly unconsciously detecting potential food signals. They are like opportunistic 'cows', grazing the most energy efficient and abundant food. Depending on the individual, it may spend days or even months on one area, monopolizing one or multiple food sources.

The carp go into moods and modes of feeding, that are affected by many combined factors ; dietary needs, water temperatures, time of year and natural food availability, fishing pressure, wind - driven oxygen concentration, light intensity, bodily digestive rhythms, e.g. morning/evening, Solar/lunar cycles, dropping /rising /static air pressure, sudden changes in air pressures, etc.

It's our purpose in designing our bait, to ensure that whatever the carps feeding mood is, the carp have a hard-wired NEED to pick up your bait up. For example, day/night, place and time, slow, cautious, fast, anxious, erratic/confident, etc.

Just like blood worm, snail, mussel, insect larvae, shrimp etc, a carp seems to know where they are and will be, in advance of the correct feeding conditions to occur.

PICTURE THIS!

For example, if it was a very hot, dry mid-summer's afternoon, after 3 weeks of a high pressure anticyclonic system, static over the lake region. Quickly it may become very dark, and a thunderstorm could hit and lash the water with heavy rain and strong North East winds.

However, the carp may not feed at that time! Instead they could drift off the wind, gradually assembling in the opposite area of the lake to the wind-hit end. The wind then drops as the storm passes by. How would they know that the following morning a breeze would start blowing into the area they remained in that night!

Later that afternoon, they go on a sudden half-hour feeding frenzy that stops, just as suddenly as it began, as the sun starts to turn the sky red! The biggest fish in the lake are banked by an angler who judged the condition correctly and estimated in advance that they would feed there.

But why did he catch the very biggest, least seen, most wary and least-caught 3 fish in the lake, when other anglers were also fishing adjacent and on the carp route of travel, fishing regular natural feeding spots? HIS PREFERABLE BAIT!

The successful angler has designed, produced and regularly fed an alternative, highly nutritional bait, whilst fishing the lake over a number of occasions. This bait does not represent danger to the fish to the same degree as other people's boilie baits, because the fish find it different to any they have been caught on before and so consider them safe to eat.

They contain all the carps' essential dietary needs for that particular water. The baits are a different size, feel, buoyancy, density, texture, consistency, color, and shape to the usual found. There is a different smell, taste, aroma; maybe it's something that's missing, or in a reduced amount in its ingredients that makes it unique. Perhaps it's the special herb extracts the angler tracked down, or a protein source the other anglers haven't seen in the bait adverts. Whatever it is, the purpose has been achieved, i.e. the carp liked the new bait so much, that they went looking for it, knowing it would be where it is regularly found.

This process mimics the carps' natural behaviour, except something is not 'right' ... How is it only one angler caught, and why all those big fish in such a short time? It doesn't sound 'normal' does it! An average-ability carp angler can't normally achieve this feat can he?....Um Yes !!! When he really understands the 'Balanced High Nutritional Value Bait' concept and how to make it work for him. He can achieve the incredible.

A carp may be so conditioned by anglers' baits and being hooked, that it is permanently on 'high alert' when near any bait. It may have a 'ritual dance' which may be repeated for hours - even days, before bait will be considered safe to eat. Apparently, the following is one of Terry Hearn's successful strategies; offering small bait amounts by hand, into natural looking feeding spots for days, even months, before fishing. This is to get the carp to eat the bait, feel it is safe to eat, and have it become a 'natural' food source...

The fish pick up the bait because it's attractive and a potential food source, but continue to visit the developed 'naturalized' feeding spot to eat it because they instinctively FEEL it benefits them and is safe! When he notices the baits are being eaten confidently by the target carp in that area of the lake, Terry may only fish for one morning - but catch all his target fish! Such is the power of this approach!!

I've seen a carp travel clean across a six acre lake in about two minutes to locate a preferred bait source!! And this is across many other anglers' baits, with many, varied qualities of nutrition, levels of attraction, and states of breakdown. But it sinks down and begins confidently feeding on one specific type of bait. It's brain via it's senses has MADE it SELECT this bait because it features what none of the others have; the SAFEST, MOST ABUNDANT ENERGY EFFICIENT SOURCE, OF AN ESSENTIAL DIETARY REQUIREMENT, THAT INDIVIDUAL FISH IS DEFICIENT IN, AT THAT TIME! This can happen to you too by regularly baiting, two or three times a week, with the right bait.

For example, in your own secret bait recipe or formula, it could be just one mineral like phosphorus, or one particular essential amino acid like lysine, or it could be a particular group of higher quality and freshness long-chain essential fatty acids, or even, a specific seed, bean, or root extract that it finds almost addictive because of the stimulatory effect on it's digestion, immune system or metabolism. It may be in tiny amounts in the bait, like only 4 milligrams, and form part of a predigested extract powder product, spirulina for example, or perhaps it's a vitamin like B6, found in very high levels in soluble yeasts which also gets the carp highly excited, because of the very high taste enhancing quality of the glutamic acids it contains!...

* Carp prefer ENERGY EFFICIENT FOOD!

Carp aren't that clever that they ignore an essential food source they need!!! Scientific tests prove this beyond any doubt! I hope your homemade bait ideas have been expanded a little now.

By Tim Richardson N.D.C.H. The 'thinking man's fishing author' and bait guru.

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Salmon Fishing

General salmon information and fishing tips:



1. Generally, the best times of the day are during the times when there is low light and so too, on cloudy days. On bright and sunny days, salmon will usually collect and assemble deep in the holes.



2. Take note that salmon do not feed while in the river. When they do strike, it is a behavior that is learned. Salmons are known to be predatory and aggressive when in the lake, up until they go into the river.



3. Set the hook by yanking downstream with your rod three times. To get a better set, pulling on the line with your free hand can help. Sometimes, when you lift the rod straight up, it will pull the fly out of the mouth of the salmon.



4. In order for the hook to go through the thick jaws of the salmon, you should always sharpen your hooks.



5. Fishing with a partner can be enjoyable and at the same time help each other to spot a salmon. While one is fishing, the other can be high up on the other side of the bank observing the reaction of the salmon and where exactly they are. Polarized glasses are very helpful when doing this and would bring satisfying results.



6. Finding a good hole where there are many salmon inside and you can fish there for the whole day!



7. Your weight as well as the length of the tippet should be adjusted so that it matches the holes depth and the depth of the fish. Your weight should not drag, but should only touch the bottom every now and then. Note that a tippet that is three feet long will set the fly six inches up to two feet off the bottom.



8. By adding a foam indicator at the top of your fly, you can get your fly higher in the water column.



Fly fishing tips:



Chuck-n-duck is the most familiar and easiest, method in using a fly rod to fish for salmon.



Popular four line formulas for chuck-n-duck:



The River Guide



100+ yards of 30 pounds backing

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Fly Fishing Accessories - Hanging Stuff Around Your Chest

If you are going fly fishing, you need to have your critical gear with you while wading and casting. One of the critical pieces of equipment is your vest.

Fly Fishing Accessories - Hanging Stuff Around Your Chest

Construction workers have tool belts to hold everything they need while working. Fly fishing anglers have the same thing in the vest. They hold your tools of the fly fishing trade. Without them, you will be endlessly hunting for flies, repellant, grapplers and so on.

This necessary fly fishing clothing comes in a variety of styles. Old school vests are the best in my opinion. They fit and look like regular clothing vests, but are made with mesh pockets and water proofing material. I find they are perfect for holding the necessary fly fishing gear. They are also good because the distribute the weight of your junk...err, gear across your shoulders and back. Any fly fishing gear shop should have them.

Being a consumer society, more than a few companies have come up with advancements in ways to carry around your gear. Typically, they come in the form of modular systems hanging over the shoulder. They look like travel fannypacks hanging off the front of each shoulder. Depending on the brand, they may have a rear or front fanny pack and even both. Some anglers love these more modern gear accessories. Personally, I find them ungainly and annoying, but to each their own. I strongly suggest you fit yourself with one of these new systems before committing to buy them.

When considering how you will hold your stuff, you should give a good bit of thought to what you want it to hold. Personally, I want mine to hold sunscreen for my bald head, insect repellent, clippers, forceps, a poncho for rain, my car keys, line and, of course, flies. I don't like hauling my stuff up and down the shore, so I tend to load up like a Sherpa. You might prefer a less demanding approach. The point is to figure out what is best for you and then buy a version that meets your needs.

If you are going to get serious about angling, you will need to a way to lug your stuff around with you. Figure out what you want to put in yours and then make your selection.

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Title: LOCKPORT CATFISHING EXPERIENCE! Author Norb Wormald

"LOCKPORT CATFISHING EXPERIENCE"

I will say this a good number of the huge Channel cats shown on the IN-FISHERMAN video tapes are from the Red River area of Lockport Manitoba. One of the tapes includes Stu McKay the owner of "Cats On The Red." He is also a fishing guide and has lodge rooms and boats for rent. He will treat you right in all his dealings. I strongly believe that stretch of river holds the largest concentration of huge Channel cats in North America.

Lockport is about 20 miles north of the Winnipeg airport. It takes on about 30 minutes in a car you can rent at the airport. The highway is expressway for about 10 mile and a good 2 lane highway until the last mile. Then it become more of a residential street to Stu's place.

Buy the Conservation license for it is about half the regular license. That is a catch and release of all catfish caught. So by all means take your camera to take photos of these cats as proof. Your pals back home will not believe your stories without the pictures.

You have to use BARBEDLESS hooks up there and can only fish 1 pole at a time. Take plenty of hooks 2/0 - 4/0, flat sinkers 2-3 oz. Take some Styrofoam or cork slip bobbers. Plastic bobber can crack on the rocks in the shallow area by the dam. I learned that lesson the hard way on one of my trips. 20-30lb test line should do the job. A rod with some backbone to help hold the fish in the strong current.

The best bait up there is cut Goldeye. The problem is you have to catch them yourself. They CAN NOT be bought at any bait store for it is use for food up there. They can be caught like skipjacks a jig or curly tail or piece of night crawler with a bobber. There is a limit of 10 per day allowed. That should
provide you with plenty of bait for the day.

Shrimp comes in a good 2nd choice. It is on the expensive side and is cheaper when purchased at the supermarket in Selkirk. Selkirk is a small town about 4 mile north of Stu's place. You can load up on supplies of food and whatever drinks you need in Selkirk as well.
I August a great bait is leopard frogs. They can be caught along t the brush area on the EAST bank of the river in the evening. You have to hold onto your pole when using them for the cats just smash them. It is the cats gets the bait or you hook the fish, there is no little tapping on the line. You can put a small section of plastic worm over the frog's hooked leg to help keep the frog on the hook.

The river is shallow by the dam to about 1 mile north of Stu's place. The deepest spot is only ft. in that area. That is really the main reason you can land those big cats, for they cannot go deep at all. The current is very strong. It really can wear your arms out trying to bring in a 20lb cat with such a strong current. I suggest taking some Bengay rub and aspirin to relieve the sore muscles you will get from fighting those cats. Stu's boat seats if he has any left are not great for support of the back either.

If you are going to be up there more than 3 days I suggest fishing at a steady pace. Fish from around sun rise till around noon. Rest up till around 4p.m. Go back out and fish till dark. Stu's boats do not have running lights so they have to be back at the dock by dark.
If you want you can fish a night from the bank and catch cats. My brother and I caught some right in front of out lodge rooms one night. The boat dock is right by the channel so is a spot to check out. My brother caught his largest cat off the dock a 28 pounder!

I hope this has been of some help to anyone thinking about experiencing hooking into the largest Channel catfish of their life. For more information contact Stu McKay at "Cats on the Red." Fishing season opens around May 20th.

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Fishing for Fortunes. Scam!

Spelt phishing, but pronounced as above, this despicable act is an effort to batter your bankroll or commandeer your cash.
To put it simply, you can get emails from account administrators, which strongly urge you to update details attached to that account.
The issue, though, is the pretence of such mail.

You may not even have such an account as referenced.
It doesnt come from the account provider.
It can use false S.S.L. references, to present an illusion of trust and security.
It can prompt for immediate action on your part, alleging false log-ins by persons unknown, and from countries unknown. If action is not taken, they can impress on you, that the account will be suspended or closed. Indeed, anything likely to work can be fabricated, to get you to the webpage suggested in the link or hyperlink. Note the word suggested.
Likenesses to company logos are used to re-enforce credibility.

In fact, these phishing attempts actually look pretty good or realistic. So much so that any qualms of guilt or stupidity, experienced by a conned party are groundless.

Experience, specific education or forewarning, is all that prevents this type of charade from widening its base of victims.

The goal is to get you to type in your details, complete with credit card number and the rest can be guessed.
Some damage is also absorbed by the organisation or company being misrepresented and they can do little about it but warn their customers what to watch out for, and issue security instructions. Indeed, it is from accounts at reputable companies that most passing trade learn the correct or most secure procedures. It is therefore important to read any material that they offer.

Generally though, reputable companies with a mind to preserve their integrity will tell you to log-in at their main page and proceed from there. Not through a link specific to your account!

Hyperlinks can mask the true domain that youll be brought to, with the text linked to anydomaindotcom (example, only), a replica or fake page. Only going to secure pages where one believes that https will do it, will always help but wholly unreliable. The s is an indication of a secure page, but are you at the right domain?
Place your mouse over the link and the domain attached to such a link, should show itself. Viewing the source code is another way but some knowledge of it is necessary.

Another ploy, sometimes deliberate and sometimes convenient, is inserting a reference to the legitimate company anywhere after the domain name. Ex. https://anydomaindotcom/ebay/aagle/. Unwary victims may overlook the fact that ebay is not the domain, but see it anyway as a directory or file name. Anyone, anywhere can have a file or directory named like that of a company.

To make matters somewhat worse from an easy to identify viewpoint, the source code of the link can be represented as an I.P. address rather than its named counterpart. There are some tools that you can use at centralops/co/ which you can use to type in the I.P. address and cross reference it with the official account domain presented in the e-mail, or web page for that matter. Opening a second window for investigative purposes and re-sizing both to be side by side can be revealing, and comparisons be made between the alleged source and that of the source code.
ebay can be put in one window and suspiciouslyspurious can be put in the other. NOTE; you should be checking domains and ignoring everything that comes after the forward slash at the end of the domain.
A similar test can be done for email viruses, where suspicious email addresses can be searched for some degree of authenticity.

If you are phished, try to learn as much as possible about it as phishing attempts and email viruses have some aspects in common.
Incorrect spelling is one of them. You must understand that the authors can be from anywhere and not necessarily have degrees in English. Legitimate companies can also be from anywhere, with different primary languages, but do perfect their spellings and general grammar.

Attention to upper and lower case can be another giveaway. This is especially true where particular portions of the text are the design of the author, and not just copied and pasted. Typically, these portions are customised to be customer specific in a general sense, and fonts may even be different or out of place. Such special additions are to strengthen the sense of urgency and call to action.

Should you be the recipient of phishy mail, you can forward it to spam@uce.gov

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How To Choose The Fishing Trip Destination That's Right For Your Group

Try doing a web search on the words fishing lodge and you will come up with hundreds of thousands of matches. Visit any major sports show and youll find dozens of outfitters, each offering promises of the trip of a lifetime. How on earth do you narrow it down and find the fishing destination thats just right for you?

Try doing a web search on the words fishing lodge and you will come up with hundreds of thousands of matches. Visit any major sports show and youll find dozens of outfitters, each offering promises of the trip of a lifetime. How on earth do you narrow it down and find the fishing destination thats just right for you?

Identify Your Priorities for you fishing trip...

The first step in selecting a destination is to sit down with everyone else going on the trip and discuss what it is that you want out of the experience. Its not enough to decide you want great fishing, because that can mean very different things from one person to the next.

One person in your party might be delighted to catch 20 fish per day, while another might expect 20 fish an hour. This is the time to be perfectly clear and up-front, because the more honestly you communicate your wishes, the better the chances you will have a great trip.

Some important things to decide right from the beginning include:

What species of fish do you want to catch?
This sounds like a no-brainer, but it definitely needs to be discussed. If one member of your party really wants to catch lake trout and the resort you pick has lousy fishing for them, that person will be very disappointed. If the place you pick has fishing for multiple species, you should decide how much time and effort you want to apply to each. What matters most, and what matters least? Do you want to catch walleye, northern pike, bass, char?

Do you want lots of action? Or trophy fish?
Does great fishing mean catching a fish on every cast? Or would you go all day for one bite, provided that fish was a giant? Of course we would all like fast action with trophy fish, but its important to keep your expectations realistic. So between the two, which is most important? And what honestly constitutes a big fish for you? Would a 20-pound salmon make you smile? Or would it have to be a 50?

How are the fish caught?
Can you sight-fish? Or is it primarily deep trolling? Imagine how disappointing it would be to spend all winter watching people on TV fishing shows hammer big pike on topwaters, then find on your trip of a lifetime the only way to catch them is by deep trolling in 60 feet of water?

What is your realistic budget?
Lets face it; money is a deciding factor for all of us. You need to be honest about what youre prepared to spend, and also how you want to spend it. If you have $1,000 to blow on a trip, do you want a week at Lodge A, or three days at Lodge B which might offer more upscale accommodations or a better shot at a trophy fish?

Once you have decided exactly what kinds of fish you want to catch and how you want to catch them, you need to discuss the accommodations.

In order to get the kind of fishing your group wants, are you willing to rough it in a tent camp where you have to prepare your own food, or is a certain amount of creature comfort also a priority?

How important is a hot shower at the end of the day, or having someone else deal with the cooking and cleaning up? Can you live without a flush toilet? Would you rather bring your own boat?

Again, its important to be honest and realistic right up front.

Once youve established clear priorities for the fishing and the accommodations and set a rough budget, its time to start looking at what different lodges have to offer.

The species of fish you want to catch, the amount of time you want to be away and the amount of cash you have to spend should help focus your search to a general geographic area, while the priorities your group collectively identified should allow you to narrow your search within that geographic area fairly quickly. It's everyone's fishing trip ... so plan it well.

Now, its a matter of contacting fishing lodge operators within that region, and seeing what they have to offer.

Call The Government
State or provincial tourism departments are the best way to find fishing lodges within specific areas. If youve decided your group wants to go to Alaska to fish for salmon and steelhead, then start with a call to the Alaska department of tourism. They can send you all sorts of information on outfitters, general fishing information, plus stuff on license requirements, fishing regulations and such.

Selecting the right fishing trip destination is probably the single most important aspect of planning your fishing trip. Well, choosing the right fishing buddies is pretty important, also.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Dave Cushion is the author of the comprehensive manual "The Ultimate Fishing Trip Guidebook!" For more tips on planning your dream fishing trip, or to just learn how the experts catch more fish, go to fishing-trip-advisor and check out our other articles.

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Granddad's Fishing Buddy

Granddad's Fishing Buddy
It is summer on the lake, and Sara wants to fish with her granddad and his special fishing buddy. She promises that she will keep real quiet so she won’t scare the fish, that she can row a boat without making it turn in circles, and that she can bait a hook . . . maybe. Granddad is convinced and they take a boat out on the water together. There, Sara meets the best fisherman on the lake, learns all of her granddad’s fishing secrets, and creates some of her very own.

Lyrical with touches of spot-on humor, this story captures the fun and loving relationship between a granddaughter and her grandfather, and their interaction with the natural world. Glowingly radiant artwork brings their relationship to life as Sara learns that sometimes the best fishing buddy is not always who you expect!

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In the history of fly tying very few books have changed the course of the art. Tube Flies will make a very large impact. This all-color, large format book will amaze you with the beauty of tube flies, their ease of tying and very effective fishing traits. Tube flies can be used for everything from stream trout and surface steelhead to billfish. The rich vein of tube-fly history, innovation, and tying/angling personalities will amaze you and open up a new dimension to our sport!

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Personal Pontoon Boats - River Fishing

Do you enjoy strapping on your waders, grabbing you ultralight gear and heading out to your favorite river for a morning of fishing? I sure do. As a matter of fact there is no other type of fishing I enjoy more than fishing in the current of a flowing river. Sometimes the river only lets an angler travel so far though. I know on my favorite river, I can wade about a mile upstream and 2 miles downstream, and that's it. Because of the overgrowth along the bank and deep water, I simply can't travel any further. If you're an avid wade fisherman like I am, you've more than likely experienced this exact dilemma.

The solution to this problem is a personal pontoon boat. Yeas, I said personal pontoon boat. These things are like a float tube on steroids. To me a float tube is no fun at all. I feel as if I'm some sort of retarded duck floating around the water. That or I feel as if it's something that my 3 year old daughter should be doing, not a grown man. In any case, the point is that I don't care for float tubes, and a personal pontoon boat is a viable alternative.

Not only is it a viable alternative to a float tube, a personal pontoon boat is a solution to our river fishing dilemma. Obviously, high water will no longer be an issue, but neither will all of the brush on the bank. With a personal pontoon boat, you're floating the river. It's a beautiful thing. When you reach an area that looks promising, you simply pull over, step off of your seat, and begin fishing the area!

For fishing rivers such as I eluded to earlier in this article, personal pontoon boats are the perfect solution. You'll be amazed at the amount of river that can be covered. It's almost as if the use of one of these personal boats opens up whole new worlds of fishing possibilities. That's probably because that's exactly what a personal pontoon boat provides?.entirely new areas (or worlds) to fish.

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Fly Fishing: The Basics

Even though fly-fishing is a natural act?you could, if you wanted to, fly fish with just your arm and a line, but you tire quickly?it helps to have a little gear to make your experience a bit more rewarding. In fly fishing, the rod is simply an extension of your arm. Fly fishing requires a different rod for each different purpose. You?ll choose a 3-weight rod to cast a 3-weight line, and so forth; the bigger the number, the heavier the line that rod will cast.

A large part of your success in playing and landing a fish will depend on you, but a large part will also depend on your reel. The fly fishing reel holds the line and the backing, which fills the spool and allows the line to be retrieved faster. Reel bodies are pressed metal, assembled, or milled. What you want is a reel that will allow a smooth drag. Good maintenance?cleaning and oiling your reel?will help it last decades.

Before you head out to shop for waders, do your homework. Figure out?what will you use the waders for, only fishing, or also for hunting duck and geese? What?s the temperature of the water you?ll be in, when you have the waders on? Answers to these questions can help you choose between neoprene, Gore-Tex, canvas, nylon, or rubber waders. Make sure they fit. And spend as much time thinking about the boots you?ll wear, as you did the waders you?ll wear with them.

And don?t forget your good manners, when you go out fly fishing. If you find someone fishing, that section of water?s theirs?whether they?re active, stationary, or resting. Always yield to the angler who has a fish on their line. Leave gates the way you found them, try not to make tracks, and don?t litter. Obey all the state and local fishing laws.

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More Than Fishing in the Indian River Lagoon

Between the Mosquito Lagoon at Edgewater, Florida and the City of Titusville, Florida lies the Indian River Lagoon. Like the Mosquito Lagoon, it is renowned for its flats fishing in the extensive shallow water, and also for something else. When you go fishing in the Indian River Lagoon, you need to stay alert at what else is around you. For the bottle nose dolphin and the Florida Manatee both hang out there. The Manatees can usually be found near the bridge over Haulover Canal on Florida State Road 3, rather than widely throughout the lagoon - but it's worth heading your boat that way just to have a look at the very large but gentle creatures.

The dolphins, on the other hand, like to swim and play - often in groups - and all over the Lagoon. The bottlenose dolphin is one of the wider known small whales because of its tendency to inhabit coastalwaters.It is also the dolphin you see at places like Sea World.

The large size bottlenose dolphin, ofen reaching 3 meters or more, is usually found out to sea. The small bottlenose is the one often seen in the Lagoon. They live on the average about 25 years, reaching maturity around five or six years old.

By some estimates, the population of bottlenose dolphins in the Indian River Lagoon goes as high as 800 in the summer, with about half as many in the fall.

So while you might be fishing the Lagoon for Redfish or Sea Trout, the two most popular catches, you can also have a free dolphin show if you just keep your eyes peeled. If you are having a slow day catching, you can still motor over to Haulover Canal to see the Manatees, and have a great time just enjoying the beauty of the Lagoon, and the dolphin show.

To learn more about fishing the Indian River Lagoon, go to abouttitusville/outdoors/fishing/IRL1.html

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Parts Of A Fly Fishing Rod

Fly fishing is absolutely never complete without a fly fishing rod. A rod has several specifications and parts as well so before you decide on taking a splash for the fish you just can?t wait to get your hook in to, be sure you have an idea what your rod is really made of.

First, although fly rods have different shapes and sizes; some are longer, heavier or more colorful than the others, the different parts of a rod doesn?t change at all. The important part of the rod is referred to the rod blank. It is the central shaft of the rod and it?s where everything, where the rest of the rod is attached. Rod blanks is also called the tip and then the heavy section is called the butt. Generally, blanks are made of graphite but there are still other materials that can be used.

Next is the reel seat. This is located at the butt of the rod. The purpose of this is for the fly reel; the rings found on this part are meant to lock the reel and the foot in place. The material used for reel seats can be either graphite or metal. Then we have the rod handle. This is located just right above the reel seat. This part of the rod also varies in different sizes and shapes. You can find different materials for this one. For more expensive rods, the usual material used on this part is made of rubber. But for the usual cases, (rods that are less expensive) cork is the more common material.

And lastly, the rod guides. These are attached to the rod blank. The purpose is to ?guide? the fly line through them. As always, this part of the fly fishing rod varies in shapes too. You?ll also notice that the first guide is identical to the ones found on conventional fishing rods. What they are referred to as well is stripping guides. For the rest of the rod, the wire used is thin and it?s usually addressed as snake guides. The last guide found at the tip of the rod is called the tip top.

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Maine Fishing Landlocked Atlantic Salmon

Landlocked Salmon Atlantic Salmon are know only in the State of Maine. Some of the other names are Sebago Salmon or Quananiche and the scientific name is Salmo Salar. The average size is 16-18 inches and 1-2 pounds, but 3-5 pound fish are not uncommon. Adults are generally silvery wiyh a slightly forked tail and small x-shaped marking on the back and iper sides. Juvenile salmon have a dark red spot between each pair of parr marks. Mature males develop a kype or hooked jaw, during the spawning season.

Landlocked salmon are a freshwater form of the sea run Atlantic Salmon. Prior to 1868, landlocked salmon populations occurred in only four river basins in Maine, St.Croix including West Grand Lake in Washington County, the union, including Green Lake in Hancock County, the Penobscot, including Sebec Lake in Piscataquis, County, and the Presumpscot, including Sebago Lake in Cumberland County.

Today, landlocked salmon provide the primary fishery in 176 lakes comprising nearly 500,000 acres. They are present and provide incideatal fisheries in an additional 127 waters comprising about 160,000 acres. Maine supports one of the larges sport fisheries for this species in the world. Landlocked salmon also provide good fisheries in 44 rivers and streams totaling about 290 miles.

Hatchery stockings are needed to maintain fisheries in 127 lakes. These lakes do not sufficient amounts of suitable spawning and nursery areas to produce wild salmon. Without regular stockings, salmon in these lakes would disappear entirely, or their numbers would be very, very low. About 123,000 salmon were stocked annually in Maine lakes from 1996 to 2000.

Natural reproduction supports salmon fisheries in 49 lakes. These are lakes that have sufficient spawning and nursery habitat to produce enough salmon to support good fisheries. Most of these waters are located in western and northern Maine. Salmon spawn in lake outlets or inlets during the period from mid October to late November. Eggs are buried in gravel from 4-12 inches deep and remain there until hatching early the following spring.

Young salmon spend from 1 to 4 years in a stream environment prior to migrating to a lake. Recent studies in Maine show most wild salmon spend 2 years as stream dweelers. In wild salmon populations, most males spawn first at ages 3 and 4, although a few spawn at ages 1 and 2. Females usually spawn first at ages 4 and 5. Spawning runs of wild salmon may be composed of fish ranging in age from 1 to 10 but 3, 4 and 5 year old individuals make up the bulk of most runs. Landlocked salmon may be repeat spawners, but most fish observed on spawning runs are spawning for the first time. Salmon may spawn in consecutive or alternate years, some may spawn in consecutive years then skip a year, and some may skip 2 or 3 years between spawning.

Salmon populations sustained by natural reproduction often more older age fish those supported by stocking, wild salmon usually exhibit slower growth do hatchery salmon, so they reach legal size and harvested 1 or 2 years later. The oldest landlocked salmon on record in Maine was years old.

Rainbow smelts are the principal forage species for salmon in Maine lakes. Without adequate numbers of smelt, salmon growth and body conition will be poor, markedly reducing value as a sportfish. Maintain adequate numbers of smelt for forage is the most important element of salmon management in Maine. Extensive studies conducted in Maine clearly show that salmon growth rates, and consequently the size of fish available to anglers, is best in lakes with excellent water that do not have large populations of other smelt predators, particularly lake trout.

From 1996 to 2000 Maine open water anglers voluntarily released over 60% of their catch of legal salmon, ice anglers released about 25% of their legal salmon catch. Catch and release of salmon has improved fishing in many lakes, but in others it has resulted in depressed smelt populations and smaller salmon, because there are too many salmon. Maine fishery biologists have responded by reducing stocking rates by implementing fishing regulations designed to restore a reasonable balance between numbers of smelts and salmon.

Hatchery salmon generally provide fisheries for larger fish than do wild salmon because the number of smelt predators can be strictly controlled. Therefore, precise management for particular types of fisheries, such as those emphasizing trophy fish, is usually best achieved with hatchery stocks rather than wild stocks.

From 1996 to 2000, the average size of salmon harvested from all Maine lakes was 17.4 inches and 1.7 pounds, the largest since department fishery biologists began conducting scientific creel surveys in the 1950?s.

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Fishing Tackle - Professional Tips

Fishing Tackle Guidelines

Fishing can be an extremely enjoyable and relaxing adventure. As long as you have the right tools, the fishing safety knowledge, and a little bit of support from friends or family, you could perform your fishing successfully.

However, the most overlooked factor in buying equipments is choosing the right fishing tackle. You should follow these simple guidelines in the selection of tackles.

1) You should choose the appropriate fishing flies that you would be using to catch the kind of fish you will be targeting to seize. The basic rule in choosing the kind of fly is to know which is abundant in that actual environment.

2) Once you have determined which fly to use, you should be able to choose the appropriate line to use. The three commonly used tackles are fly-fishing, plug casting and spinning. The difference between the three is that spinning and plug-casting makes use of bait as weight to drag the line from its reel to the target point of your fishing.

3) Fly lines come in four different types - weight-forward, double taper, shooting-taper and level taper. Within the four different types are numerous variations. However, once you have decided what kind of fishing wish to accomplish and what kind of fish you wish to catch, you will be using only a particular fishing line.

The fishing lines have numbers that rank from one to fifteen. However, the most common among anglers are the lines numbered from three to twelve in weight. As a basic rule for optimum catching, the first thirty feet of your line should be weighted and matched to the rod.

4) The next thing you should purchase is the rod and reel. The most suitable equipment for beginners is the spin-casting gears that is easy to operate and provides the least setbacks. For any kind of fishing, the recommended spin-casting reel is mounted on a light-action six-foot casting rod and spooled with an eight-pound test line. The reel and rod could be purchased as a package in many fishing stores. Most professional anglers prefer bait-casting and spinning tackle.

5) You would need sinkers, hooks and bobbers. Sinkers and hooks could be bought in different pack with different styles and sizes. When selecting bobbers, always keep in mind that the smaller the bobber, the better the performance. The struggling of the fish would depend on the size of your bobber.

6) Professional anglers prefer artificial lures. The recommended sizes of lures are 1/8 ounce up to ? ounce.

Remember that the kind of tackle would depend on the fish you prefer to catch. Avoid buying unnecessary fishing items and enjoy your affordable fishing experience.

About the Author

Jay is the web owner of fishing-in Fishing Reports, a website that provides information and resources about fishing, tackle, lures, and fishing trips. You can visit his website at: fishing-in/Georgia Georgia Fishing

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Fly Fishing For Trout - A Quiet Revolution

In a new, innovative and well researched approach to fly fishing, Wayne Smith explores the feeding behaviour of both Brown and Rainbow trout -

The feeding behaviour of trout is the sum of two factors:

Firstly, through the fry and fingerling stages, identification of 'Food Recognition Keys' is ingrained as a result of the repetitive feeding pattern of their natural survival instincts.

Secondly, as they get larger, they can manage larger diet items. Supplementary behaviour is learned as a reactive response to the local fauna of the area in which they are hatched or released. Local knowledge is normally of benefit here and this is what we traditionally focus on when fly fishing.

Rather than studying potentially thousands of insects and the flies imitating them, I've found I need only a few patterns, each designed to do a job in the different circumstances encountered on the water.

Trout Flies induce takes by the use of food 'Recognition Keys,' rather than imitation, hence some patterns are given the label 'Exciter pattern', because quite simply, they resemble nothing. Some of the most well known flies world wide bear no similarity to any insect whatsoever.

Trout behavioural patterns vary significantly between species, size and circumstances. Trout habits change during different times of the day. Feeding habits and behaviour change between fast and slow waters.

As in most modes of angling, there is not just one single, simple answer. If there was, it would have been discovered, and been made common knowledge, long ago.

There are many pieces to the puzzle. The more pieces you have to put together, the more the multiplication factor sees your results soar.

The more time you have spent fishing with incorrect or insufficient knowledge, the more time you have spent developing the mindset that the trout is a vastly superior, cunning and unpredictable adversary, and results like mine become seemingly unattainable. Assumedly, they just do not exist.

Of course, when you lack the very intimate knowledge of these fish necessary for such results, the practical reality remains precisely that.

That's not putting anyone down, it takes years of studying these fish, trial and error with different fly patterns, different fishing techniques, different innovative designs and methods with the right focus to get to a place where you understand these creatures adequately for such results.

However, you can vastly short-cut that time by years and even decades, if you were to carry on using the same methods for long enough, just by finding a good mentor with sufficient time to pass on the finer points of stalking trout.

Unfortunately, there are very few experienced anglers with time and resources available to offer that sort of tuition, let alone those who have the skills to even make them eligible to do so.

Fly Fishing For Trout - A Quiet Revolution, focuses largely on the instinctively learned 'Food Recognition Keys.' They enable anglers to catch trout in any location or situation in which they exist. Local knowledge becomes relatively irrelevant.

This also means flies do not need to imitate anything to catch trout. What!?! Say that again.- Flies do NOT need to imitate anything to catch trout (This is not going to make me popular in some circles, but my results speak for themselves and are online for all to see).

Flies can then be tied to counter stream or water conditions, or to counter, and or take advantage of, various aspects of trout behaviour.

That approach has been enhanced by the use of innovative strategies, tactics and trout fly construction, which have dramatically raised the bar on fly fishing success rates.

That experience and knowledge is now being shared in this groundbreaking new publication, specifically designed to give you the edge in your fly fishing.

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Deep Sea Fishing Tips

Deep sea fishing is a wonderful and extremely enjoyable activity. Here are some tips that will make your salt water fishing adventure even better.

1. Watch the signs

If you see birds e.g. Seagulls that are feasting on small bait-type fishes, there are probably larger game-type fish below the surface of the water. Also, look for floating wood or debris. In most cases when you chance upon a large floating wood, you would find a large game fish in the area even encountering dolphin.

2. Stop, Snook and Listen

Fishing for snooks is quite similar as fishing for bass. Snooks like to be around ledges, posts and rocks.

3. Crabs for full moon

During full moons use soft crab imitations as bait. That's the time when crabs shed their shells and stripers come looking for them.

4. If you're looking for tunas, find the dolphins

Yellowfin tuna are usually found schooling with dolphins. So if you see a group of dolphins, chances are there are some tuna in the area.

5. Cut and Burn

If you have trouble cutting through a spiderwire braid, try using a lighter or a match.

6. Good Reef

The best place to fish is near reefs since big game fish feed on fish that live on reefs.

7. The Circle Hook

Use a circle hook if you would like a higher hook up ratio. These hooks guarantees more catch, because of the minute gap, and the reverse point. They are generally better for the fish since they do not hook in the gut just the lip.

8. Don't have sea legs

Watch the horizon and stay on deck. These would generally help you if you're having trouble with sea sickness: Stay away from the boat fumes, breathing it only exacerbates the problem.

9. Anchors away

When your anchor is stuck at the bottom, try attaching a float to it. Return after the tide has changed in direction. This should be enough to loosen the anchor.

10. Fish where the fish are

A lot of fisherman have the idea that they should be catching their live baits over the reefs before going to deep waters. If the live baits are not in the area you're planning to catch the larger games, then why would you come up with the idea that the large fish are there. Wouldn't they be in the area where the bait fish are?

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